# 2001 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament

The 2001 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament was held March 6–10, 2001, at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, MO.
Number 3 seed Iowa State defeated number 1 seed Oklahoma 68–65 to win their 2nd championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA tournament.

## Seeding

The Tournament consisted of a 12 team single-elimination tournament with the top 4 seeds receiving a bye.
2001 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament seeds :
| Seed | School | Conf. | Over. |
| 1 | Oklahoma ‡# | 15–1 | 28–6 |
| 2 | Texas Tech # | 13–3 | 25–7 |
| 3 | Iowa State # | 12–4 | 27–6 |
| 4 | Colorado # | 11–5 | 22–9 |
| 5 | Missouri | 10–6 | 22–10 |
| 6 | Baylor | 9–7 | 21–9 |
| 7 | Texas | 7–9 | 20–13 |
| 8 | Oklahoma State | 6–10 | 16–15 |
| 9 | Kansas | 5–11 | 12–17 |
| 10 | Nebraska | 4–12 | 12–18 |
| 11 | Kansas State | 2–14 | 12–16 |
| 12 | Texas A&M | 2–14 | 12–16 |
| ‡ – Big 12 Conference regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed. # – Received a single-bye in the conference tournament. Overall records include all games played in the Big 12 Conference tournament. ||||||||||

## Schedule

| Session | Game | Time | Matchup | Television | Attendance |
| First round – Tuesday, March 6 ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 12:00 pm | #9 Kansas 66 vs #8 Oklahoma State 56 | CSSW | 6,077 |
| 1 | 2 | 2:20 pm | #5 Missouri 75 vs #12 Texas A&M 65 | CSSW | 6,077 |
| 2 | 3 | 6:00 pm | #7 Texas 77 vs #10 Nebraska 60 | CSSW | 2,454 |
| 2 | 4 | 8:20 pm | #6 Baylor 60 vs #11 Kansas State 44 | CSSW | 2,454 |
| Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 7 ||||||
| 3 | 5 | 12:00 pm | #1 Oklahoma 80 vs #9 Kansas 61 | CSSW | 3,221 |
| 3 | 6 | 2:20 pm | #4 Colorado 83 vs #5 Missouri 72 | CSSW | 3,221 |
| 4 | 7 | 6:00 pm | #2 Texas Tech 71 vs #7 Texas 58 | CSSW | 6,408 |
| 4 | 8 | 8:20 pm | #3 Iowa State 73 vs #6 Baylor 48 | CSSW | 6,408 |
| Semifinals – Thursday, March 8 ||||||
| 5 | 9 | 5:00 pm | #1 Oklahoma 102 vs #4 Colorado 93 | FSN | 5,518 |
| 5 | 10 | 7:30 pm | #3 Iowa State 73 vs #2 Texas Tech 62 | FSN | 5,518 |
| Final – Saturday, March 10 ||||||
| 6 | 11 | 7:00 pm | #3 Iowa State 68 vs #1 Oklahoma 65 | FSN | 8,153 |
| Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed ||||||

## Tournament

| First round Tuesday, March 6 | First round Tuesday, March 6 | First round Tuesday, March 6 | Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 7 | Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 7 | Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 7 | Semifinals Thursday, March 8 | Semifinals Thursday, March 8 | Semifinals Thursday, March 8 | Finals Saturday, March 10 | Finals Saturday, March 10 | Finals Saturday, March 10 |
| | | | 1 | Oklahoma | 80 | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Kansas | 61 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Oklahoma State | 56 | 9 | Kansas | 61 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Kansas | 66 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Kansas | 66 | | | | 1 | Oklahoma | 102 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Colorado | 93 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Colorado | 83 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Missouri | 72 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Missouri | 75 | 5 | Missouri | 72 | | | | | | |
| 12 | Texas A&M | 65 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Texas A&M | 65 | | | | | | | 1 | Oklahoma | 65 |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Iowa State | 68 |
| | | | 3 | Iowa State | 73 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Baylor | 48 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Baylor | 60 | 6 | Baylor | 48 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Kansas State | 44 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Kansas State | 44 | | | | 3 | Iowa State | 73 | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Texas Tech | 62 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Texas Tech | 71 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Texas | 58 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Texas | 77 | 7 | Texas | 58 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Nebraska | 60 | | | | | | | | | |

## All-Tournament team

Most Outstanding Player – Angie Welle, Iowa State
| Player | Team |
| Angie Welle | Iowa State |
| Megan Taylor | Iowa State |
| Lindsey Wilson | Iowa State |
| Stacey Dales | Oklahoma |
| Rosalind Ross | Oklahoma |