2021 B1G Women's BBall Tournament - 3/9 - 3/13

[Class of '66 Old Fart 80,940]

The Big Ten Conference has announced the full bracket for the 28th Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament that will take place March 9-13 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
 
Maryland (21-2, 17-1 Big Ten) is the No. 1 seed for this year’s tournament after securing the outright Big Ten Championship, its third in a row and sixth in seven years with Saturday’s 88-61 win at home over Penn State. Along with their six conference titles, the Terrapins have won four Big Ten Tournament championships (2015, 2016, 2017, 2020) since joining the conference prior to the 2014-15 season.
 
Maryland will open tournament play at 11 a.m. (ET) Thursday with a quarterfinal contest against the winner of the second-round game between No. 8 seed Nebraska and No. 9 seed Minnesota.
 
Indiana (18-4, 16-2) is the No. 2 seed for this year’s Big Ten Tournament after the Hoosiers finished second in the conference standings, their highest placement since sharing the Big Ten title in 1982-83 and set a school record for conference wins in a season. Indiana, which advanced to the Big Ten Tournament semifinals last year for the first time since 2006, will tip off its postseason schedule at 6:30 p.m. (ET) Thursday with a tournament quarterfinal game against the winner of the second-round matchup between No. 7 seed Michigan State and 10th-seeded Penn State.
 
Rutgers (14-3, 10-3) earned the No. 3 seed for the Big Ten Tournament, ending the regular season on a nine-game winning streak to match the program’s highest finish (third) since joining the Big Ten in 2014-15. The Scarlet Knights will play in the last Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal against either No. 6 seed Iowa or No. 11 seed Purdue on Thursday night, 25 minutes following the completion of Indiana’s quarterfinal.
 
Rounding out the top four seeds in this year’s Big Ten Tournament is Michigan (14-4, 9-4), which claimed the last of the tournament’s double-byes into the quarterfinal round by virtue of Saturday’s home win over Northwestern. The Wolverines have advanced to the Big Ten Tournament semifinals the past two years and will open this year’s tournament slate Thursday afternoon in the quarterfinals against No. 5 seed Northwestern, No. 12 seed Illinois or No. 13 seed Wisconsin, playing 25 minutes after Maryland’s game has concluded.
 
All 12 games of this year’s Big Ten Tournament will be televised live to a national audience, with the first round and opening two second-rounds games on Tuesday and Wednesday broadcast on BTN. FS2 then takes over as the presenting broadcast outlet, televising the remaining two second-round games, as well as the quarterfinals and semifinals from Wednesday through Friday. All BTN and FS2 games can also be seen live on the FOX Sports app. The Big Ten Tournament championship game will be played at 2 p.m. (ET) March 13 and will be televised live on ESPNU, as well as the ESPN app.
 
The Big Ten Conference has announced it will allow a limited number of fans to attend the 2021 Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament. Following approval by the Marion County Health Department, the decision to allow a limited capacity of 2,500 attendees was made jointly by the Big Ten Conference Directors of Athletics and the Council of President and Chancellors in consultation with the conference office.

A limited number of single-session tickets are now on sale to the general public through Ticketmaster and in-person at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse box office.

 

[Aaron 4,147]

Michigan State is ideal. They are a fringe tournament team but not talented enough to beat the best teams in conference. They are basically a poor man's Iowa as they have beaten everyone they are supposed to and can hang tough with the best teams, but ultimately don't have enough to get over the top.  

Spartans are just good enough to provide a slight resume boost, but bad enough to most likely not be able to compete with us for full 40 minutes. This is in contrast to Nebraska who is completely bipolar and has the talent to hang with every good team and beaten several, but not the discipline to beat the bad teams and as a result are nowhere near NCAA Tournament. 

 

[Class of '66 Old Fart 80,940]

Posted earlier in a different IUWBB thread.

Limited attendance allowed for B1G Women's Tournament.

The Big Ten Conference will allow a limited number of fans to attend the 2021 Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament, which will be played March 9-13 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Following approval by the Marion County Health Department, the decision to allow a limited capacity of 2,500 attendees was made jointly by the Big Ten Conference Directors of Athletics and the Council of President and Chancellors in consultation with the conference office.
 
A limited number of single-session tickets will go on sale to the general public through Ticketmaster on Thursday, March 4 at Noon ET. Further details can be found at http://www.bigten.org/wbbt.
 
The Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament will utilize mobile tickets only. Arena gates will open one hour prior to each session of the tournament to accommodate early arriving fans.
 
Fans attending the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament are encouraged to become familiar with health and safety procedures at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. The venue has instituted numerous health and safety procedures for all events, including requirements for fans and arena employees on game days. These procedures were designed to meet local and CDC guidelines to help limit the spread of COVID-19 as the health and safety of our student-athletes, coaches, officials, fans and campus communities remain our highest priority.
 
For more details on Bankers Life Fieldhouse’s health and safety protocols and additional details on ticket sales, please visit http://www.bigten.org/wbbt.