# 2023 Big Ten women's basketball tournament

The 2023 Big Ten women's basketball tournament was held from March 1–5, 2023 at Target Center in Minneapolis. As the tournament winner, Iowa received the conference's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. This was the last year of the tournament in which the preliminary rounds were broadcast on Big Ten Network and the final was broadcast on ESPN, as in 2024 these would move to Peacock and CBS, respectively.

## Seeds

All 14 Big Ten schools participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by 2022–23 Big Ten Conference season record. The top 10 teams received a first-round bye and the top four teams received a double bye.
| Seed | School | Conf | Tiebreak 1 | Tiebreak 2 |
| 1 | Indiana‡## | 16–2 | | |
| 2 | Iowa## | 15–3 | 1–1 vs. Maryland | 1–1 vs. Indiana |
| 3 | Maryland## | 15–3 | 1–1 vs. Iowa | 0–1 vs. Indiana |
| 4 | Ohio State## | 12–6 | | |
| 5 | Michigan# | 11–7 | 1–0 vs. Illinois | |
| 6 | Illinois# | 11–7 | 0–1 vs. Michigan | |
| 7 | Purdue# | 9–8 | | |
| 8 | Nebraska# | 8–10 | | |
| 9 | Michigan State# | 7–10 | | |
| 10 | Wisconsin# | 6–12 | | |
| 11 | Rutgers | 5–13 | | |
| 12 | Minnesota | 4–14 | 2–0 vs. Penn State | |
| 13 | Penn State | 4–14 | 0–2 vs. Minnesota | |
| 14 | Northwestern | 2–16 | | |
| ‡ – 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 1 ||||||
| 1 | 2:00 pm | No. 12 Minnesota vs. No. 13 Penn State | 67−72 | BTN | 4,890 |
| 2 | 4:30 pm | No. 11 Rutgers vs. No. 14 Northwestern | 63−59 | BTN | 4,890 |
| Second round – Thursday, March 2 ||||||
| 3 | 12:30 pm | No. 8 Nebraska vs. No. 9 Michigan State | 64−67 | BTN | 4,908 |
| 4 | 25 min. after game 3 | No. 5 Michigan vs. No. 13 Penn State | 63−61 | BTN | 4,908 |
| 5 | 6:30 pm | No. 7 Purdue vs. No. 10 Wisconsin | 57−55 | BTN | 5,124 |
| 6 | 25 min. after game 5 | No. 6 Illinois vs. No. 11 Rutgers | 81−55 | BTN | 5,124 |
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 3 ||||||
| 7 | 12:30 pm | No. 1 Indiana vs. No. 9 Michigan State | 94−85 | BTN | 5,544 |
| 8 | 3:20pm | No. 4 Ohio State vs. No. 5 Michigan | 81−79 | BTN | 5,544 |
| 9 | 6:30 pm | No. 2 Iowa vs. No. 7 Purdue | 69−58 | BTN | 8,577 |
| 10 | 25 min. after game 9 | No. 3 Maryland vs. No. 6 Illinois | 73−58 | BTN | 8,577 |
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 4 ||||||
| 11 | 2:30 pm | No.1 Indiana vs. No. 4 Ohio State | 75−79 | BTN | 9,375 |
| 12 | 5:00 pm | No. 2 Iowa vs. No. 3 Maryland | 89−84 | BTN | 9,375 |
| Championship – Sunday, March 5 ||||||
| 13 | 5:00 pm | No. 4 Ohio State vs. No. 2 Iowa | 72−105 | ESPN | 9,505 |
| *Game times in Eastern Time. #Rankings denote tournament seeding. |||||

## Bracket

* All times are Eastern.
| First round Wednesday, March 1 BTN | First round Wednesday, March 1 BTN | First round Wednesday, March 1 BTN | Second round Thursday, March 2 BTN | Second round Thursday, March 2 BTN | Second round Thursday, March 2 BTN | Quarterfinals Friday, March 3 BTN | Quarterfinals Friday, March 3 BTN | Quarterfinals Friday, March 3 BTN | | | Semifinals Saturday, March 4 BTN | Semifinals Saturday, March 4 BTN | Semifinals Saturday, March 4 BTN | Championship Sunday, March 5 ESPN | Championship Sunday, March 5 ESPN | Championship Sunday, March 5 ESPN |
| | | | | | | 1 | Indiana | 94 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Nebraska | 64 | 9 | Michigan State | 85 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Michigan State | 67 | | | | | | 1 | Indiana | 75 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 4 | Ohio State | 79 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Ohio State | 81 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Michigan | 63 | 5 | Michigan | 79 | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Minnesota | 67 | 13 | Penn State | 61 | | | | | | | | 4 | Ohio State | 72 |
| 13 | Penn State | 72 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 2 | Iowa | 105 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Iowa | 69 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Purdue | 57 | 7 | Purdue | 58 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Wisconsin | 55 | | | | | | 2 | Iowa | 89 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Maryland | 84 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Maryland | 73 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Illinois | 81 | 6 | Illinois | 58 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Rutgers | 63 | 11 | Rutgers | 55 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Northwestern | 59 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
* denotes overtime period

## All-Tournament team

* Caitlin Clark, Iowa – Most Outstanding Player
* Monika Czinano, Iowa
* Gabbie Marshall, Iowa
* Diamond Miller, Maryland
* Cotie McMahon, Ohio State
* Taylor Thierry, Ohio State