# 2017 Big Ten women's basketball tournament

The 2017 Big Ten women's basketball tournament was the postseason tournament held from March 1–5, 2017 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

## Seeds

All 14 Big Ten schools participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by 2016–17 Big Ten Conference women's basketball season record. The top 10 teams received a first-round bye and the top 4 teams received a double bye.
Seeding for the tournament was determined at the close of the regular conference season:
| Seed | School | Conf | Tiebreak 1 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 15–1 | 1–0 vs. Maryland |
| 2 | Maryland | 15–1 | 0–1 vs. Ohio State |
| 3 | Michigan | 11–5 | |
| 4 | Indiana | 10–6 | 1–0 vs. Purdue |
| 5 | Purdue | 10–6 | 0–1 vs. Indiana |
| 6 | Michigan State | 9–7 | 1–0 vs. Penn State |
| 7 | Penn State | 9–7 | 0–1 vs. Michigan State |
| 8 | Iowa | 8–8 | 1–0 vs. Northwestern |
| 9 | Northwestern | 8–8 | 0–1 vs. Iowa |
| 10 | Minnesota | 5–11 | |
| 11 | Wisconsin | 3–13 | 3–1 vs. Ill, Neb, Rutg |
| 12 | Illinois | 3–13 | 2–1 vs. Wisc, Neb, Rutg |
| 13 | Nebraska | 3–13 | 1–2 vs. Wisc, Ill, Rutg |
| 14 | Rutgers | 3–13 | 1–3 vs. Wisc, Ill, Neb |

## Schedule

| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup$^#$ | Television | Attendance | Score |
| First round - Wednesday, March 1 |||||||
| 1 | 1 | 1:30 pm | #13 Nebraska vs. #12 Illinois | BTN | 4,830 | 70–79 |
| 1 | 2 | 4:00 pm | #14 Rutgers vs. #11 Wisconsin | BTN | 4,830 | 55–61 |
| Second round - Thursday, March 2 |||||||
| 2 | 3 | 12:00 pm | #9 Northwestern vs. #8 Iowa | BTN | 3,570 | 78–73 |
| 2 | 4 | 2:30 pm | #12 Illinois vs. #5 Purdue | BTN | 3,570 | 58–72 |
| 3 | 5 | 6:30 pm | #10 Minnesota vs. #7 Penn State | BTN | 3,431 | 70–64 |
| 3 | 6 | 9:00 pm | #11 Wisconsin vs. #6 Michigan State | BTN | 3,431 | 63-70 |
| Quarterfinals - Friday, March 3 |||||||
| 4 | 7 | 12:00 pm | #9 Northwestern vs. #1 Ohio State | BTN | 5,004 | 68–99 |
| 4 | 8 | 2:30 pm | #5 Purdue vs. #4 Indiana | BTN | 5,004 | 66–60 |
| 5 | 9 | 6:30 pm | #10 Minnesota vs. #2 Maryland | BTN | 4,065 | 80–92 |
| 5 | 10 | 9:00 pm | #6 Michigan State vs. #3 Michigan | BTN | 4,065 | 74–64 |
| Semifinals - Saturday, March 4 |||||||
| 6 | 11 | 3:00 pm | #5 Purdue vs. #1 Ohio State | BTN | 5,408 | 71–60 |
| 6 | 12 | 5:30 pm | #6 Michigan State vs. #2 Maryland | BTN | 5,408 | 100–89 |
| Championship - Sunday, March 5 |||||||
| 7 | 13 | 7:00 pm | #5 Purdue vs. #2 Maryland | ESPN2 | 6,109 | 74–64 |
*Game times in Eastern Time. #Rankings denote tournament seeding.

## Bracket

| First round Wednesday, March 1 BTN | First round Wednesday, March 1 BTN | First round Wednesday, March 1 BTN | Second round Thursday, March 2 BTN | Second round Thursday, March 2 BTN | Second round Thursday, March 2 BTN | Quarterfinals Friday, March 3 BTN | Quarterfinals Friday, March 3 BTN | Quarterfinals Friday, March 3 BTN | | | Semifinals Saturday, March 4 BTN | Semifinals Saturday, March 4 BTN | Semifinals Saturday, March 4 BTN | Championship Sunday, March 5 ESPN2 | Championship Sunday, March 5 ESPN2 | Championship Sunday, March 5 ESPN2 |
| | | | | | | 1 | Ohio State | 99 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Iowa | 73 | 9 | Northwestern | 68 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Northwestern | 78 | | | | | | 1 | Ohio State | 60 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 5 | Purdue | 71 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Indiana | 60 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Purdue | 72 | 5 | Purdue | 66 | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Illinois | 79 | 12 | Illinois | 58 | | | | | | | | 5 | Purdue | 64 |
| 13 | Nebraska | 70 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | 2 | Maryland | 74 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Maryland | 92 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Penn State | 64 | 10 | Minnesota | 80 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Minnesota | 70 | | | | | | 2 | Maryland | 100 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 6 | Michigan State | 89 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Michigan | 64 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Michigan State | 70 | 6 | Michigan State | 74 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Wisconsin | 61 | 11 | Wisconsin | 63 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Rutgers | 55 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |