# 2005 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament

The 2005 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament, known for sponsorship reasons as the 2005 Phillips 66 Big 12 Women's Basketball Championship, was the 2005 edition of the Big 12 Conference's championship tournament. The tournament was held at the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City from 8 March until 12 March 2005. The Quarterfinals, Semifinals, and Finals were televised on the ESPN family of networks. The championship game, held on March 12, 2005, featured the number 1 seeded Baylor Lady Bears, and the number 3 seeded Kansas State Wildcats. Baylor won the contest by a 68-55 margin.

## Seeding

2005 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament seeds :
| Seed | School | Conf. | Over. |
| 1 | Baylor ‡# | 14–2 | 33–3 |
| 2 | Texas # | 13–3 | 22–9 |
| 3 | Kansas State # | 12–4 | 24–8 |
| 4 | Texas Tech # | 12–4 | 24–8 |
| 5 | Iowa State | 12–4 | 23–7 |
| 6 | Nebraska | 8–8 | 18–14 |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 8–8 | 17–13 |
| 8 | Kansas | 5–11 | 12–16 |
| 9 | Missouri | 4–12 | 11–18 |
| 10 | Texas A&M | 4–12 | 16–15 |
| 11 | Oklahoma State | 2–14 | 7–20 |
| 12 | Colorado | 2–14 | 9–19 |
| ‡ – 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 – Tuesday, March 8 ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 12:00 pm | #9 Missouri 62 vs #8 Kansas 57 | | 3,251 |
| 1 | 2 | 2:30 pm | #5 Iowa State 64 vs #12 Colorado 62 | | 3,251 |
| 2 | 3 | 6:00 pm | #7 Oklahoma 86 vs #10 Texas A&M 65 | | 4,345 |
| 2 | 4 | 8:30 pm | #6 Nebraska 60 vs #11 Oklahoma State 45 | | 4,345 |
| Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 9 ||||||
| 3 | 5 | 12:00 pm | #1 Baylor 70 vs #9 Missouri 52 | FSN | 5,119 |
| 3 | 6 | 2:30 pm | #4 Texas Tech 61 vs #5 Iowa State 59 | FSN | 5,119 |
| 4 | 7 | 6:00 pm | #2 Texas 65 vs #7 Oklahoma 59 | FSN | 4,038 |
| 4 | 8 | 8:30 pm | #3 Kansas State 71 vs #6 Nebraska 45 | FSN | 4,038 |
| Semifinals – Thursday, March 10 ||||||
| 5 | 9 | 6:00 pm | #1 Baylor 58 vs #4 Texas Tech 57 | FSN | 4,068 |
| 5 | 10 | 8:30 pm | #3 Kansas State 72 vs #2 Texas 69 | FSN | 4,068 |
| Final – Saturday, March 12 ||||||
| 6 | 11 | 6:00 pm | #1 Baylor 68 vs #3 Kansas State 55 | FSN | 6,108 |
| Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed ||||||

## Tournament bracket

| First round (March 8) | First round (March 8) | First round (March 8) | Quarterfinals (March 9) | Quarterfinals (March 9) | Quarterfinals (March 9) | Semifinals (March 10) | Semifinals (March 10) | Semifinals (March 10) | Finals (March 12) | Finals (March 12) | Finals (March 12) |
| | | | 1 | Baylor | 70 | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Missouri | 52 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Kansas | 57 | 9 | Missouri | 52 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Missouri | 62 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Missouri | 62 | | | | 1 | Baylor | 58 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Texas Tech | 57 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Texas Tech | 61 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Iowa State | 59 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Iowa State | 64 | 5 | Iowa State | 59 | | | | | | |
| 12 | Colorado | 62 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Colorado | 62 | | | | | | | 1 | Baylor | 68 |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Kansas State | 55 |
| | | | 2 | Texas | 65 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Oklahoma | 59 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 86 | 7 | Oklahoma | 59 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Texas A&M | 65 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Texas A&M | 65 | | | | 2 | Texas | 69 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Kansas State | 72 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Kansas State | 71 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Nebraska | 45 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Nebraska | 60 | 6 | Nebraska | 45 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Oklahoma State | 45 | | | | | | | | | |

## All-Tournament team

Most Outstanding Player – Sophia Young, Baylor
| Player | Team |
| Sophia Young | Baylor |
| Steffanie Blackmon | Baylor |
| Kendra Wecker | Kansas State |
| Megan Mahoney | Kansas State |
| Tiffany Jackson | Texas |