# 2014 Big Ten women's basketball tournament

The 2014 Big Ten women's basketball tournament was a tournament from March 6 through March 9 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN. The first round, quarterfinals and semifinals games was televised on the Big Ten Network and the championship was on ESPN. Nebraska defeated Iowa to win their first Big Ten Title in women's basketball history. With that win, the Cornhuskers received the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA tournament.

## Seeds

All 12 Big Ten schools participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by 2013–14 Big Ten Conference season record. The top 4 teams received a first-round bye.
Seeding for the tournament was determined at the close of the regular conference season:
| Seed | School | Conf | Tiebreak 1 |
| #1 | Penn State | 13–3 | 1–0 vs. Mich St. |
| #2 | Michigan State | 13–3 | 0–1 vs. Penn St. |
| #3 | Nebraska | 12–4 | |
| #4 | Purdue | 11–5 | 1–0 vs. Iowa |
| #5 | Iowa | 11–5 | 0–1 vs. Purdue |
| #6 | Minnesota | 8–8 | 1–0 vs. Mich |
| #7 | Michigan | 8–8 | 0–1 vs. Minn |
| #8 | Ohio State | 5–11 | 2–0 vs. Ind, NW |
| #9 | Northwestern | 5–11 | 1–1 vs. Ind, Ohio St. |
| #10 | Indiana | 5–11 | 0–2 vs. NW, Ohio St. |
| #11 | Wisconsin | 3–13 | |
| #12 | Illinois | 2–14 | |

## Schedule

| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup$^#$ | Television | Score |
| First Round - Thursday, March 6 ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 12:00pm | Northwestern vs. Ohio State | BTN | 77–86 |
| 1 | 2 | 2:30pm | Illinois vs. Iowa | BTN | 62–81 |
| 2 | 3 | 6:30pm | Indiana vs. Michigan | BTN | 57–82 |
| 2 | 4 | 9:00pm | Wisconsin vs. Minnesota | BTN | 68–74$^{OT}$ |
| Quarterfinals - Friday, March 7 ||||||
| 3 | 5 | 12:00pm | Ohio State vs. Penn State | BTN | 99–82 |
| 3 | 6 | 2:30pm | Iowa vs. Purdue | BTN | 87–80 |
| 4 | 7 | 6:30pm | Michigan vs. Michigan State | BTN | 58–61 |
| 4 | 8 | 9:00pm | Minnesota vs. Nebraska | BTN | 67–80 |
| Semifinals - Saturday, March 8 ||||||
| 5 | 9 | 3:30pm | Ohio State vs. Iowa | BTN | 73–77 |
| 5 | 10 | 6:00pm | Nebraska vs. Michigan State | BTN | 86–58 |
| Championship Game - Sunday, March 9 ||||||
| 6 | 11 | 1:00pm | Iowa vs. Nebraska | ESPN | 65–72 |
| Games times in Eastern Time. #Rankings denote tournament seeding. ||||||

## Bracket

| First round Thursday, March 6 BTN | First round Thursday, March 6 BTN | First round Thursday, March 6 BTN | Quarterfinals Friday, March 7 BTN | Quarterfinals Friday, March 7 BTN | Quarterfinals Friday, March 7 BTN | Semifinals Saturday, March 8 BTN | Semifinals Saturday, March 8 BTN | Semifinals Saturday, March 8 BTN | Championship Sunday, March 9 ESPN | Championship Sunday, March 9 ESPN | Championship Sunday, March 9 ESPN |
| | | | 1 | Penn State | 82 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Ohio State | 99 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Ohio State | 86 | 8 | Ohio State | 99 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Northwestern | 77 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Northwestern | 77 | | | | 8 | Ohio State | 73 | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | Iowa | 77 | | | |
| | | | 5 | Iowa | 87 | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Purdue | 80 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Iowa | 81 | 4 | Purdue | 80 | | | | | | |
| 12 | Illinois | 62 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Illinois | 62 | | | | | | | 5 | Iowa | 65 |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Nebraska | 72 |
| | | | 2 | Michigan State | 61 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Michigan | 57 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Michigan | 82 | 7 | Michigan | 57 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Indiana | 57 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Indiana | 57 | | | | 2 | Michigan State | 58 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Nebraska | 86 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Nebraska | 80 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Minnesota | 67 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Minnesota | 74$^{OT}$ | 6 | Minnesota | 67 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Wisconsin | 68 | | | | | | | | | |