# 2015 Big Ten women's basketball tournament

The 2015 Big Ten women's basketball tournament was held from March 4–8, 2015 at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, IL.

## Seeds

All 14 Big Ten schools participate in the tournament. Teams were seeded by 2014–15 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 |
| #1 | Maryland | 18–0 | |
| #2 | Iowa | 14-4 | |
| #3 | Ohio State | 13-5 | |
| #4 | Northwestern | 12-6 | 1-0 vs. Rutgers |
| #5 | Rutgers | 12-6 | 0-1 vs. Northwestern |
| #6 | Minnesota | 11-7 | |
| #7 | Nebraska | 10-8 | |
| #8 | Michigan | 8–10 | |
| #9 | Michigan State | 7–11 | |
| #10 | Illinois | 6–12 | |
| #11 | Wisconsin | 5-13 | |
| #12 | Indiana | 4-14 | |
| #13 | Penn State | 3-15 | 1-0 vs. Purdue |
| #14 | Purdue | 3-15 | 0-1 vs. Penn State |

## Schedule

| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup$^#$ | Television | Score |
| First round - Wednesday, March 4 ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 5:00 pm | #13 Penn State vs. #12 Indiana | | 63-68 |
| 1 | 2 | 7:30 pm | #14 Purdue vs. #11 Wisconsin | | 58-56 |
| Second round - Thursday, March 5 ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 11:30 am | #9 Michigan State vs. #8 Michigan | BTN | 69-49 |
| 2 | 4 | 2:00 pm | #12 Indiana vs. #5 Rutgers | BTN | 52-63 |
| 3 | 5 | 6:00 pm | #10 Illinois vs. #7 Nebraska | BTN | 71-86 |
| 3 | 6 | 8:30 pm | #14 Purdue vs. #6 Minnesota | BTN | 78-82 |
| Quarterfinals - Friday, March 6 ||||||
| 4 | 7 | 11:30 am | #9 Michigan State vs. #1 Maryland | BTN | 60-70 |
| 4 | 8 | 2:00 pm | #5 Rutgers vs. #4 Northwestern | BTN | 57-62 |
| 5 | 9 | 6:00 pm | #7 Nebraska vs. #2 Iowa | BTN | 65-74 |
| 5 | 10 | 8:30 pm | #6 Minnesota vs. #3 Ohio State | BTN | 71-83 |
| Semifinals - Saturday, March 7 ||||||
| 6 | 11 | 6:00 pm | #4 Northwestern vs. #1 Maryland | BTN | 63-74 |
| 6 | 12 | 8:30 pm | #3 Ohio State vs. #2 Iowa | BTN | 91-85 OT |
| Championship - Sunday, March 8 ||||||
| 7 | 13 | 6:00pm | #3 Ohio State vs. #1 Maryland | ESPN | 74-77 |
*Game times in Central Time. #Rankings denote tournament seeding.

## Bracket

| First round Wednesday, March 4 | First round Wednesday, March 4 | First round Wednesday, March 4 | 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 ESPN | Championship Sunday, March 8 ESPN | Championship Sunday, March 8 ESPN |
| | | | | | | 1 | Maryland | 70 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Michigan | 49 | 9 | Michigan State | 60 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Michigan State | 69 | | | | | | 1 | Maryland | 74 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 4 | Northwestern | 63 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Northwestern | 62 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Rutgers | 63 | 5 | Rutgers | 57 | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Indiana | 68 | 12 | Indiana | 52 | | | | | | | | 1 | Maryland | 77 |
| 13 | Penn State | 63 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 3 | Ohio State | 74 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Iowa | 74 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Nebraska | 86 | 7 | Nebraska | 65 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Illinois | 71 | | | | | | 2 | Iowa | 85 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Ohio State | 91$^{OT}$ | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Ohio State | 83 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Minnesota | 82 | 6 | Minnesota | 71 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Wisconsin | 56 | 14 | Purdue | 78 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Purdue | 58 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## All-Tournament Team

* Lexie Brown, Guard, Maryland (Most Outstanding Player)
* Bethany Doolittle, Center, Iowa
* Alexa Hart, Forward, Ohio State
* Kelsey Mitchell, Guard, Ohio State
* Amanda Zahui B., Center, Minnesota