# 2023 Big East women's basketball tournament

The 2023 Big East women's basketball tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the Big East Conference to be held March 3 to 6, 2023, at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. After four days of play, the #1 seed UConn Huskies defeated #2 seed Villanova Wildcats 67–56, thereby receiving the conference's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA tournament.

## Seeds

All 11 Big East schools were scheduled to participate in the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record with tie-breaking procedures to determine the seeds for teams with identical conference records. The top five teams received first-round byes. Seeding for the tournament was determined at the close of the regular conference season.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
| 1 | UConn | 18-2 | |
| 2 | Villanova | 17-3 | |
| 3 | Creighton | 15-5 | |
| 4 | St. John's | 13-7 | 1-1 vs. Marquette; 1-1 vs. Creighton |
| 5 | Marquette | 13-7 | 1-1 vs. St. John's; 0-2 vs. Creighton |
| 6 | Seton Hall | 10-10 | |
| 7 | DePaul | 8-12 | |
| 8 | Butler | 6-14 | 2-0 vs. Georgetown |
| 9 | Georgetown | 6–14 | 0-2 vs. Butler |
| 10 | Providence | 4-16 | |
| 11 | Xavier | 0-20 | |

## Schedule

| Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television | Attendance |
| First round – Friday, March 3 ||||||
| 1 | 11:00 am | No. 8 Butler vs. No. 9 Georgetown | 46–53 | SNY | 4,687 |
| 2 | 1:30 pm | No. 7 DePaul vs. No. 10 Providence | 67–54 | SNY | 4,687 |
| 3 | 4:00 pm | No. 6 Seton Hall vs. No. 11 Xavier | 84–58 | SNY | 4,687 |
| Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 4 ||||||
| 4 | 12:00 pm | No. 1 UConn vs. No. 9 Georgetown | 69–39 | FS1 | 7,407 |
| 5 | 2:30 pm | No. 4 St. John's vs. No. 5 Marquette | 47–57 | FS2 | 7,407 |
| 6 | 7:00 pm | No. 2 Villanova vs. No. 7 DePaul | 71–70 | FS2 | 5,017 |
| 7 | 9:30 pm | No. 3 Creighton vs. No. 6 Seton Hall | 75–74$^{OT}$ | FS2 | 5,017 |
| Semifinals – Sunday, March 5 ||||||
| 8 | 3:00 pm | No. 1 UConn vs. No. 5 Marquette | 81–52 | FS1 | 7,712 |
| 9 | 5:30 pm | No. 2 Villanova vs. No. 3 Creighton | 63–61 | FS1 | 7,712 |
| Championship – Monday, March 6 ||||||
| 10 | 7:00pm | No. 1 UConn vs. No. 2 Villanova | 67–56 | FS1 | 7,808 |
| Game times in Eastern Time. Rankings denote tournament seed. ||||||

## Bracket

| First round Friday, March 3 SNY | First round Friday, March 3 SNY | First round Friday, March 3 SNY | Quarterfinals Saturday, March 4 FS1/FS2 | Quarterfinals Saturday, March 4 FS1/FS2 | Quarterfinals Saturday, March 4 FS1/FS2 | Semifinals Sunday, March 5 FS1 | Semifinals Sunday, March 5 FS1 | Semifinals Sunday, March 5 FS1 | Championship Monday, March 6 FS1 | Championship Monday, March 6 FS1 | Championship Monday, March 6 FS1 |
| | | | 1 | UConn | 69 | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Georgetown | 39 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Butler | 46 | 9 | Georgetown | 39 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Georgetown | 53 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Georgetown | 53 | | | | 1 | UConn | 81 | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | Marquette | 52 | | | |
| | | | 4 | St. John's | 47 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Marquette | 57 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | UConn | 67 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Villanova | 56 |
| | | | 2 | Villanova | 71 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | DePaul | 70 | | | | | | |
| 7 | DePaul | 67 | 7 | DePaul | 70 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Providence | 54 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Providence | 54 | | | | 2 | Villanova | 63 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Creighton | 61 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Creighton | 75* | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Seton Hall | 74 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Seton Hall | 84 | 6 | Seton Hall | 74 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Xavier | 58 | | | | | | | | | |
Note: * denotes overtime