# 2022 Big Ten women's basketball tournament

The 2022 Big Ten women's basketball tournament was a postseason tournament held from March 2–6, 2022 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The winner of this tournament, Iowa, earned an automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.

## Seeds

All 14 Big Ten schools are participating in the tournament. Teams will be seeded by 2021–22 Big Ten Conference season record. The top 10 teams receive a first-round bye and the top four teams receive a double bye.
| Seed | School | Conf | Tiebreaker |
| 1 | Ohio State‡## | 14–4 | 1–0 vs. Iowa |
| 2 | Iowa‡## | 14–4 | 0–1 vs. Ohio State |
| 3 | Michigan## | 13–4 | 2–0 vs. Maryland |
| 4 | Maryland## | 13–4 | 0–2 vs. Michigan |
| 5 | Indiana# | 11–5 | |
| 6 | Nebraska# | 11–7 | |
| 7 | Northwestern# | 8–8 | |
| 8 | Michigan State# | 8–9 | |
| 9 | Purdue# | 7–11 | 1–0 vs. Minnesota |
| 10 | Minnesota# | 7–11 | 0–1 vs. Purdue |
| 11 | Wisconsin | 5–13 | 1–0 vs. Penn State |
| 12 | Penn State | 5–13 | 0–1 vs. Wisconsin |
| 13 | Rutgers | 3–14 | |
| 14 | Illinois | 1–13 | |
| ‡ – Big Ten Conference regular season champions. ## – Received a double bye in the conference tournament. # – Received a first-round bye in the conference tournament. Overall record are as of the end of the regular season. ||||

## Schedule

| Game | Time* | Matchup$^#$ | Score | Television | Attendance |
| First round – Wednesday, March 2 ||||||
| 1 | 2:00 pm | No. 12 Penn State vs. No. 13 Rutgers | 50−75 | BTN | 0 |
| 2 | 4:30 pm | No. 11 Wisconsin vs. No. 14 Illinois | 66−75 | BTN | 0 |
| Second round – Thursday, March 3 ||||||
| 3 | 11:30 am | No. 8 Michigan State vs. No. 9 Purdue | 73−69 | BTN | 0 |
| 4 | 25 min. after game 3 | No. 5 Indiana vs. No. 13 Rutgers | 66−54 | BTN | 0 |
| 5 | 6:30 pm | No. 7 Northwestern vs. No. 10 Minnesota | 65−60 | BTN | 0 |
| 6 | 25 min. after game 5 | No. 6 Nebraska vs. No. 14 Illinois | 92−74 | BTN | 0 |
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 4 ||||||
| 7 | 11:30 am | No. 1 Ohio State vs. No. 8 Michigan State | 74−58 | BTN | 0 |
| 8 | 25 min. after game 7 | No. 4 Maryland vs. No. 5 Indiana | 51−62 | BTN | 0 |
| 9 | 6:30 pm | No. 2 Iowa vs. No. 7 Northwestern | 72−59 | BTN | 0 |
| 10 | 25 min. after game 9 | No. 3 Michiganvs. No. 6 Nebraska | 73−76 | BTN | 0 |
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 5 ||||||
| 11 | 3:30 pm | No. 1 Ohio State vs. No. 5 Indiana | 62−70 | BTN | 7,749 |
| 12 | 6:00 pm | No. 2 Iowa vs. No. 6 Nebraska | 83−66 | BTN | 7,749 |
| Championship – Sunday, March 6 ||||||
| 13 | 4:00 pm | No. 5 Indiana vs. No. 2 Iowa | 67−74 | ESPN2 | 8,709 |
| *Game times in Eastern Time. #Rankings denote tournament seeding. ||||||

## Bracket

* All times are Eastern.
| First round Wednesday, March 2 BTN | First round Wednesday, March 2 BTN | First round Wednesday, March 2 BTN | Second round Thursday, March 3 BTN | Second round Thursday, March 3 BTN | Second round Thursday, March 3 BTN | Quarterfinals Friday, March 4 BTN | Quarterfinals Friday, March 4 BTN | Quarterfinals Friday, March 4 BTN | | | Semifinals Saturday, March 5 BTN | Semifinals Saturday, March 5 BTN | Semifinals Saturday, March 5 BTN | Championship Sunday, March 6 ESPN2 | Championship Sunday, March 6 ESPN2 | Championship Sunday, March 6 ESPN2 |
| | | | | | | 1 | Ohio State | 74 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Michigan State | 73 | 8 | Michigan State | 58 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Purdue | 69 | | | | | | 1 | Ohio State | 62 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 5 | Indiana | 70 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Maryland | 51 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Indiana | 66 | 5 | Indiana | 62 | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Penn State | 50 | 13 | Rutgers | 54 | | | | | | | | 5 | Indiana | 67 |
| 13 | Rutgers | 75 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | 2 | Iowa | 74 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Iowa | 72 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Northwestern | 65 | 7 | Northwestern | 59 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Minnesota | 60 | | | | | | 2 | Iowa | 83 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 6 | Nebraska | 66 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Michigan | 73 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Nebraska | 92 | 6 | Nebraska | 76 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Wisconsin | 66 | 14 | Illinois | 74 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Illinois | 75 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
* denotes overtime period

## All-Tournament team

* Caitlin Clark, Iowa – Most Outstanding Player
* Monika Czinano, Iowa
* Grace Berger, Indiana
* Nicole Cardaño-Hillary, Indiana
* Jacy Sheldon, Ohio State