# 2009 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament

The 2009 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament was the 13th edition of the Big 12 Conference's annual championship tournament, held at the Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma City from March 12 until March 15, 2009. The Tournament Champion, Baylor's Lady Bears, received an automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament.
The single-elimination tournament had four rounds, with the top four seeds receiving byes in the first round. Seeding was based on regular season records. The Tournament has been held every year since 1997. It was run simultaneously with the 2009 Big 12 Conference men's basketball tournament.

## Seeding

2009 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament seeds :
| Seed | School | Conf. | Over. |
| 1 | Oklahoma ‡# | 15–1 | 32–5 |
| 2 | Baylor # | 12–4 | 29–6 |
| 3 | Iowa State # | 11–5 | 27–9 |
| 4 | Texas A&M # | 11–5 | 27–8 |
| 5 | Kansas State | 10–6 | 25–8 |
| 6 | Texas | 8–8 | 21–12 |
| 7 | Texas Tech | 6–10 | 16–15 |
| 8 | Kansas | 6–10 | 22–14 |
| 9 | Nebraska | 6–10 | 15–16 |
| 10 | Oklahoma State | 4–12 | 17–16 |
| 11 | Missouri | 4–12 | 13–17 |
| 12 | Colorado | 3–13 | 11–18 |
| ‡ – Big 12 Conference regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed. # – Received a single-bye in the conference tournament. Overall records include all games played in the Big 12 Conference tournament. ||||||||||

## Schedule

| Session | Game | Time | Matchup | Television | Attendance |
| First round – Thursday, March 12 ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 11:00 am | #5 Kansas State 68 vs #12 Colorado 51 | Cox Cable | 4,513 |
| 1 | 2 | 1:30 pm | #8 Kansas 61 vs #9 Nebraska 56 | Cox Cable | 4,513 |
| 2 | 3 | 5:00 pm | #6 Texas 62 vs #11 Missouri 59 | Cox Cable | 4,166 |
| 2 | 4 | 7:30 pm | #10 Oklahoma State 63 vs #7 Texas Tech 57 | Cox Cable | 4,166 |
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 13 ||||||
| 3 | 5 | 11:00 am | #1 Oklahoma 76 vs #8 Kansas 59 | FSN | 7,634 |
| 3 | 6 | 1:30 pm | #4 Texas A&M 65 vs #5 Kansas State 63 | FSN | 7,634 |
| 4 | 7 | 5:00 pm | #2 Baylor 67 vs #10 Oklahoma State 62 | FSN | 5,659 |
| 4 | 8 | 7:30 pm | #3 Iowa State 59 vs #6 Texas 55 | FSN | 5,659 |
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 14 ||||||
| 5 | 9 | 12:00 pm | #4 Texas A&M 74 vs #1 Oklahoma 62 | FSN | 9,203 |
| 5 | 10 | 2:30 pm | #2 Baylor 63 vs #3 Iowa State 57 | FSN | 9,203 |
| Final – Sunday, March 15 ||||||
| 6 | 11 | 12:30 pm | #2 Baylor 72 vs #4 Texas A&M 63 | FSN | 4,340 |
| Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed ||||||

## Tournament bracket

* Times listed are Central Standard Time zone.
| First round (March 12) | First round (March 12) | First round (March 12) | Quarterfinals (March 13) | Quarterfinals (March 13) | Quarterfinals (March 13) | Semifinals (March 14) | Semifinals (March 14) | Semifinals (March 14) | Championship (March 15) | Championship (March 15) | Championship (March 15) |
| | | | 1 | Oklahoma | 76 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Kansas | 59 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Kansas | 61 | 8 | Kansas | 59 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Nebraska | 56 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Nebraska | 56 | | | | 1 | Oklahoma | 62 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Texas A&M | 74 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Texas A&M | 65 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Kansas State | 63 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Kansas State | 68 | 5 | Kansas State | 63 | | | | | | |
| 12 | Colorado | 51 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Colorado | 51 | | | | | | | 4 | Texas A&M | 63 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Baylor | 72 |
| | | | 2 | Baylor | 67 | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Oklahoma State | 52 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Texas Tech | 57 | 10 | Oklahoma State | 52 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Oklahoma State | 63 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Oklahoma State | 63 | | | | 2 | Baylor | 63 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Iowa State | 57 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Iowa State | 59 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Texas | 55 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Texas | 62 | 6 | Texas | 55 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Missouri | 59 | | | | | | | | | |

## All-Tournament team

Most Outstanding Player – Jessica Morrow, Baylor
| Player | Team |
| Jessica Morrow | Baylor |
| Morghan Medlock | Baylor |
| Jhasmin Player | Baylor |
| Courtney Paris | Oklahoma |
| Danielle Gant | Texas A&M |