2017 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament


The 2017 Big Ten Conference Women's Basketball Tournament was the postseason tournament held from March 1–5, 2017 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

Seeds

All 14 Big Ten schools participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by 2016–17 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:
SeedSchoolConfTiebreak 1Tiebreak 2
1Ohio State15–11–0 vs. Maryland
2Maryland15–10–1 vs. Ohio State
3Michigan11–5
4Indiana10–61–0 vs. Purdue
5Purdue10–60–1 vs. Indiana
6Michigan State9–71–0 vs. Penn State
7Penn State9–70–1 vs. Michigan State
8Iowa8–81–0 vs. Northwestern
9Northwestern8–80–1 vs. Iowa
10Minnesota5–11
11Wisconsin3–133–1 vs. Ill, Neb, Rutg
12Illinois3–132–1 vs. Wisc, Neb, Rutg
13Nebraska3–131–2 vs. Wisc, Ill, Rutg
14Rutgers3–131–3 vs. Wisc, Ill, Neb

Schedule