# 2018 Big Ten women's basketball tournament

The 2018 Big Ten women's basketball tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the Big Ten Conference during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. It was held from February 28 through March 4, 2018 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Ohio State defeated Maryland 79–69 in the championship game to win the tournament, and received the Big Ten's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA tournament.

## Seeds

All 14 Big Ten schools participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by 2017–18 Big Ten Conference 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 | Tiebreak 2 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 13–3 | | |
| 2 | Maryland | 12–4 | | |
| 3 | Nebraska | 11–5 | 2–0 vs Iowa | |
| 4 | Minnesota | 11–5 | 1–1 vs. NEB | 1–0 vs. MD |
| 5 | Iowa | 11–5 | 1–1 vs. NEB | 0–1 vs. MD |
| 6 | Michigan | 10–6 | | |
| 7 | Indiana | 9–7 | 2–0 vs. PUR | |
| 8 | Purdue | 9–7 | 0–2 vs. IND | |
| 9 | Rutgers | 7–9 | 1–0 vs. MSU | |
| 10 | Michigan State | 7–9 | 0–1 vs. RU | |
| 11 | Penn State | 6–10 | | |
| 12 | Northwestern | 3–13 | | |
| 13 | Wisconsin | 2–14 | | |
| 14 | Illinois | 0–16 | | |

## Schedule

| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup$^#$ | Television | Attendance | Score |
| First Round – Wednesday, February 28 |||||||
| 1 | 1 | 1:30 pm | #13 Wisconsin vs. #12 Northwestern | RSN | 3,119 | 63–68 |
| 1 | 2 | 4:00 pm | #14 Illinois vs. #11 Penn State | RSN | 3,119 | 57–83 |
| Second Round – Thursday, March 1 |||||||
| 2 | 3 | 12:00 pm | #9 Rutgers vs. #8 Purdue | RSN | 3,447 | 62–60 |
| 2 | 4 | 2:30 pm | #12 Northwestern vs. #5 Iowa | RSN | 3,447 | 45–55 |
| 3 | 5 | 6:30 pm | #10 Michigan State vs. #7 Indiana | RSN | 3,813 | 109–111$^{4OT}$ |
| 3 | 6 | 9:00 pm | #11 Penn State vs. #6 Michigan | RSN | 3,813 | 48–77 |
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 2 |||||||
| 4 | 7 | 12:00 pm | #9 Rutgers vs. #1 Ohio State | RSN | 5,274 | 82–57 |
| 4 | 8 | 2:30 pm | #5 Iowa vs. #4 Minnesota | RSN | 5,274 | 89–90 |
| 5 | 9 | 6:30 pm | #7 Indiana vs. #2 Maryland | RSN | 5,538 | 54–67 |
| 5 | 10 | 9:00 pm | #6 Michigan vs. #3 Nebraska | RSN | 5,538 | 54–61 |
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 3 |||||||
| 6 | 11 | 6:00 pm | #1 Ohio State vs. #4 Minnesota | BTN | 7,499 | 90–88 |
| 6 | 12 | 8:30 pm | #2 Maryland vs. #3 Nebraska | BTN | 7,499 | 66–53 |
| Championship – Sunday, March 4 |||||||
| 7 | 13 | 7:00 pm | #1 Ohio State vs. #2 Maryland | ESPN2 | 4,519 | 79–69 |
*Game times in Eastern Time. #Rankings denote tournament seeding.

## Bracket

* All times are Eastern.
| First round Wednesday, February 28 RSN/BTN2Go 1:30 pm 3:55 pm | First round Wednesday, February 28 RSN/BTN2Go 1:30 pm 3:55 pm | First round Wednesday, February 28 RSN/BTN2Go 1:30 pm 3:55 pm | Second round Thursday, March 1 RSN/BTN2Go 12 pm 2:25 pm 6:30 pm 8:55 pm | Second round Thursday, March 1 RSN/BTN2Go 12 pm 2:25 pm 6:30 pm 8:55 pm | Second round Thursday, March 1 RSN/BTN2Go 12 pm 2:25 pm 6:30 pm 8:55 pm | Quarterfinals Friday, March 2 RSN/BTN2Go 12 pm 2:25 pm 6:30 pm 8:55 pm | Quarterfinals Friday, March 2 RSN/BTN2Go 12 pm 2:25 pm 6:30 pm 8:55 pm | Quarterfinals Friday, March 2 RSN/BTN2Go 12 pm 2:25 pm 6:30 pm 8:55 pm | | | Semifinals Saturday, March 3 BTN 6 pm 8:25 pm | Semifinals Saturday, March 3 BTN 6 pm 8:25 pm | Semifinals Saturday, March 3 BTN 6 pm 8:25 pm | Championship Sunday, March 4 ESPN2 7 pm | Championship Sunday, March 4 ESPN2 7 pm | Championship Sunday, March 4 ESPN2 7 pm |
| | | | | | | 9 | Rutgers | 57 | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Rutgers | 62 | 1 | Ohio State | 82 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Purdue | 60 | | | | | | 1 | Ohio State | 90 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 4 | Minnesota | 88 | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | Iowa | 89 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 13 | Northwestern | 45 | 4 | Minnesota | 90 | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Northwestern | 68 | 5 | Iowa | 55 | | | | | | | | 1 | Ohio State | 79 |
| 12 | Wisconsin | 63 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 2 | Maryland | 69 |
| | | | | | | 7 | Indiana | 54 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Michigan State | 109 | 2 | Maryland | 67 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Indiana | 111$^{4OT}$ | | | | | | 2 | Maryland | 66 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Nebraska | 53 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Michigan | 54 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 11 | Penn State | 48 | 3 | Nebraska | 61 | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Illinois | 57 | 6 | Michigan | 77 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Penn State | 83 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |