# 2020 Big Ten women's basketball tournament

The 2020 Big Ten women's basketball tournament was a postseason tournament scheduled for March 4–8, 2020 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

## Seeds

All 14 Big Ten schools are participating in the tournament. Teams will be seeded by 2019–20 Big Ten Conference season record. The top 10 teams receive a first-round bye and the top 4 teams receive a double bye.
Seeding for the tournament will be determined at the close of the regular conference season:
| Seed | School | Conf | Tiebreak 1 | Tiebreak 2 |
| 1 | Maryland$^{‡##}$ | 16–2 | 1–1 vs. NW | 1–1 vs. IOWA |
| 2 | Northwestern$^{‡##}$ | 16–2 | 1–1 vs. MD | 0–1 vs. IOWA |
| 3 | Iowa$^{##}$ | 14–4 | | |
| 4 | Indiana$^{##}$ | 13–5 | | |
| 5 | Rutgers$^#$ | 11–7 | 1–0 vs. OSU | |
| 6 | Ohio State$^#$ | 11–7 | 0–1 vs. RUTG | |
| 7 | Michigan$^#$ | 10–8 | | |
| 8 | Michigan State$^#$ | 9–9 | | |
| 9 | Purdue$^#$ | 8–10 | | |
| 10 | Nebraska$^#$ | 7–11 | | |
| 11 | Minnesota | 5–13 | | |
| 12 | Wisconsin | 3–15 | | |
| 13 | Illinois | 2–16 | | |
| 14 | Penn State | 1–17 | | |
| ‡ – 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

| Session | Game | Time | Matchup$^#$ | Television | Attendance | Score |
| First Round – Wednesday, March 4 |||||||
| 1 | 1 | 2:00 pm | #13 Illinois vs. #12 Wisconsin | BTN | 3,793 | 55–71 |
| 1 | 2 | 4:30 pm | #14 Penn State vs. #11 Minnesota | BTN | 3,793 | 65–85 |
| Second Round – Thursday, March 5 |||||||
| 2 | 3 | 12:00 pm | #9 Purdue vs. #8 Michigan State | BTN | 4,158 | 72–63 |
| 2 | 4 | 2:30 pm | #12 Wisconsin vs. #5 Rutgers | BTN | 4,158 | 55–63 |
| 3 | 5 | 6:30 pm | #10 Nebraska vs. #7 Michigan | BTN | 4,349 | 75–81 |
| 3 | 6 | 9:00 pm | #11 Minnesota vs. #6 Ohio State | BTN | 4,349 | 56–77 |
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 6 |||||||
| 4 | 7 | 12:00 pm | #9 Purdue vs. #1 Maryland | BTN | 5,711 | 62–74 |
| 4 | 8 | 2:30 pm | #5 Rutgers vs. #4 Indiana | BTN | 5,711 | 60–78 |
| 5 | 9 | 6:30 pm | #7 Michigan vs. #2 Northwestern | BTN | 4,798 | 67–59 |
| 5 | 10 | 9:00 pm | #6 Ohio State vs. #3 Iowa | BTN | 4,798 | 87–66 |
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 7 |||||||
| 6 | 11 | 6:30 pm | #4 Indiana vs. #1 Maryland | BTN | 7,213 | 51–66 |
| 6 | 12 | 9:00 pm | #7 Michigan vs. #6 Ohio State | BTN | 7,213 | 60–66 |
| Championship – Sunday, March 8 |||||||
| 7 | 13 | 6:00 pm | #1 Maryland vs. #6 Ohio State | ESPN2 | 4,687 | 82–65 |
*Game times in Eastern Time. #Rankings denote tournament seeding.

## Bracket

* All times are Eastern.
| First round Wednesday, March 4 BTN | First round Wednesday, March 4 BTN | First round Wednesday, March 4 BTN | Second round Thursday, March 5 BTN | Second round Thursday, March 5 BTN | Second round Thursday, March 5 BTN | Quarterfinals Friday, March 6 BTN | Quarterfinals Friday, March 6 BTN | Quarterfinals Friday, March 6 BTN | | | Semifinals Saturday, March 7 BTN | Semifinals Saturday, March 7 BTN | Semifinals Saturday, March 7 BTN | Championship Sunday, March 8 ESPN2 | Championship Sunday, March 8 ESPN2 | Championship Sunday, March 8 ESPN2 |
| | | | | | | 1 | Maryland | 74 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Michigan State | 63 | 9 | Purdue | 62 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Purdue | 72 | | | | | | 1 | Maryland | 66 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 4 | Indiana | 51 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Indiana | 78 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Rutgers | 63 | 5 | Rutgers | 60 | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Wisconsin | 71 | 12 | Wisconsin | 55 | | | | | | | | 1 | Maryland | 82 |
| 13 | Illinois | 55 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 6 | Ohio State | 65 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Northwestern | 59 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Michigan | 81 | 7 | Michigan | 67 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Nebraska | 75 | | | | | | 7 | Michigan | 60 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 6 | Ohio State | 66 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Iowa | 66 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Ohio State | 77 | 6 | Ohio State | 87 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Minnesota | 85 | 11 | Minnesota | 56 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Penn State | 65 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
* denotes overtime period