INDIANAPOLIS — The 2025 Big Ten Women’s Tournament bracket is finally set. Beginning on Wednesday, March 5, a total of 14 games will be played across five days as 15 teams pursue their dream of winning a Big Ten Tournament title and securing a berth in the NCAA Tournament.
This was the first year in which teams have missed the Big Ten Tournament. With expansion to an 18-team league, only 15 teams earned a spot in the event. The three teams that missed out on this year’s tournament were Purdue, Northwestern and Penn State.
Games will be played from March 5-9 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
Throughout the 2025 tournament, we’ll continue to keep you updated with matchups, tipoff times, television information, results and plenty more. Below is our bracket tracker for the 2025 Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament.
Game 1: No. 13 Minnesota (20-10, 8-10 Big Ten) vs. No. 12 Washington (18-12, 9-9 Big Ten)
Game 2: No. 15 Rutgers (11-18, 3-15 Big Ten) vs. No. 10 Nebraska (19-10, 10-8 Big Ten)
Game 3: No. 14 Wisconsin (13-16, 4-14 Big Ten) vs. No. 11Iowa (20-9, 10-8 Big Ten)
Game 4: No. 9 Indiana (18-11, 10-8 Big Ten) vs. No. 8 Oregon (19-10, 10-8 Big Ten)
Game 5: Game 1 winner vs. No. 5 Michigan (20-9, 11-7 Big Ten)
Game 6: Game 2 winner vs. No. 7 Illinois (21-8, 11-7 Big Ten)
Game 7: Game 3 winner vs. No. 6 Michigan State (21-8, 11-7 Big Ten)
Game 8: Game 4 winner vs. No. 1 USC (26-2, 17-1 Big Ten)
Game 9: Game 5 winner vs. No. 4 Maryland (23-6, 13-5 Big Ten)
Game 10: Game 6 winner vs. No. 2 UCLA (27-2, 16-2 Big Ten)
Game 11: Game 7 winner vs. No. 3 Ohio State (24-5, 13-5)
Game 12 (semifinals): Game 8 winner vs. Game 9 winner
Game 13 (semifinals): Game 10 winner vs. Game 11 winner
Game 14 (championship): Game 12 winner vs. Game 13 winner
The 2025 Big Ten Women’s Basketball Conference Tournament bracket is officially set. 🍿🍿
The Minnesota Golden Gophers will tip-off the tournament on Wednesday against Washington at 3:30 p.m. CT. pic.twitter.com/s66QPXsR0X
— Tony Liebert (@TonyLiebert) March 2, 2025
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