# 2019 Big Ten women's basketball tournament

The 2019 Big Ten women's basketball tournament was a postseason tournament that was held from March 6–10, 2019 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Iowa won the tournament championship game over Maryland, 90–76.

## Seeds

All 14 Big Ten schools are participating in the tournament. Teams will be seeded by 2018–19 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 | Tiebreak 3 |
| 1 | ‡## – Maryland | 15–3 | | | |
| 2 | ## – Iowa | 14–4 | | | |
| 3 | ## – Rutgers | 13–5 | | | |
| 4 | ## – Michigan | 11–7 | | | |
| 5 | # – Ohio State | 10–8 | | | |
| 6 | # – Nebraska | 9–9 | 3–1 vs. MINN, NW, MSU | | |
| 7 | # – Minnesota | 9–9 | 3–2 vs. NEB, NW, MSU | | |
| 8 | # – Northwestern | 9–9 | 2–3 vs. NEB, MINN, MSU | | |
| 9 | # – Michigan State | 9–9 | 1–3 vs. NEB, MINN, NW | | |
| 10 | # – Indiana | 8–10 | 1–1 vs. PUR | 0-1 vs. MD | 1-0 vs. IA |
| 11 | Purdue | 8–10 | 1–1 vs. IND | 0-1 vs. MD | 1-1 vs. IA |
| 12 | Penn State | 5–13 | | | |
| 13 | Wisconsin | 4–14 | | | |
| 14 | Illinois | 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

| Session | Game | Time | Matchup$^#$ | Television | Attendance | Score |
| First Round – Wednesday, March 6 |||||||
| 1 | 1 | 1:30 pm | #13 Wisconsin vs. #12 Penn State | BTN | 3,014 | 65–57 |
| 1 | 2 | 4:00 pm | #14 Illinois vs. #11 Purdue | BTN | 3,014 | 60–72 |
| Second Round – Thursday, March 7 |||||||
| 2 | 3 | 12:00 pm | #9 Michigan State vs. #8 Northwestern | BTN | 3,173 | 68–52 |
| 2 | 4 | 2:30 pm | #13 Wisconsin vs. #5 Ohio State | BTN | 3,173 | 73–63 |
| 3 | 5 | 6:30 pm | #10 Indiana vs. #7 Minnesota | BTN | 3,445 | 66–58 |
| 3 | 6 | 9:00 pm | #11 Purdue vs. #6 Nebraska | BTN | 3,445 | 75–71 |
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 8 |||||||
| 4 | 7 | 12:00 pm | #9 Michigan State vs.#1 Maryland | BTN | 4,014 | 55–71 |
| 4 | 8 | 2:30 pm | #13 Wisconsin vs. #4 Michigan | BTN | 4,014 | 65–73 $^{2OT}$ |
| 5 | 9 | 6:30 pm | #10 Indiana vs. #2 Iowa | BTN | 4,325 | 61–70 |
| 5 | 10 | 9:00 pm | #11 Purdue vs. #3 Rutgers | BTN | 4,325 | 49–64 |
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 9 |||||||
| 6 | 11 | 5:00 pm | #1 Maryland vs. #4 Michigan | BTN | 4,415 | 73–72 |
| 6 | 12 | 7:30 pm | #2 Iowa vs. #3 Rutgers | BTN | 4,415 | 72–67 |
| Championship – Sunday, March 10 |||||||
| 7 | 13 | 6:00 pm | #1 Maryland vs. #2 Iowa | ESPN2 | 4,427 | 76–90 |
*Game times in Eastern Time. #Rankings denote tournament seeding.

## Bracket

* All times are Eastern.
| First round Wednesday, March 6 BTN | First round Wednesday, March 6 BTN | First round Wednesday, March 6 BTN | Second round Thursday, March 7 BTN | Second round Thursday, March 7 BTN | Second round Thursday, March 7 BTN | Quarterfinals Friday, March 8 BTN | Quarterfinals Friday, March 8 BTN | Quarterfinals Friday, March 8 BTN | | | Semifinals Saturday, March 9 BTN | Semifinals Saturday, March 9 BTN | Semifinals Saturday, March 9 BTN | Championship Sunday, March 10 ESPN2 | Championship Sunday, March 10 ESPN2 | Championship Sunday, March 10 ESPN2 |
| | | | | | | 1 | Maryland | 71 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Northwestern | 52 | 9 | Michigan State | 55 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Michigan State | 68 | | | | | | 1 | Maryland | 73 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 4 | Michigan | 72 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Michigan | 73** | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Ohio State | 63 | 13 | Wisconsin | 65 | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Penn State | 57 | 13 | Wisconsin | 73 | | | | | | | | 1 | Maryland | 76 |
| 13 | Wisconsin | 65 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 2 | Iowa | 90 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Iowa | 70 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Minnesota | 58 | 10 | Indiana | 61 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Indiana | 66 | | | | | | 2 | Iowa | 72 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Rutgers | 67 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Rutgers | 64 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Nebraska | 71 | 11 | Purdue | 49 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Purdue | 72 | 11 | Purdue | 75 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Illinois | 60 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
* denotes overtime period