ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference has announced the full bracket for the 2025 TIAA Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament, which will take place March 5-9 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
Single-session tickets are still on sale and available online at Ticketmaster.com for $15-$40, depending on the session. All seating is reserved for the 2025 TIAA Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament. All ticket packages are subject to Ticketmaster and facility fees. Fans are encouraged to visit the official Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament website (bigten.org/WBBT) and follow Big Ten Women’s Basketball on X (@B1GWBBall) throughout the 2024-25 season for more information on events surrounding the tournament.
All 14 games of this year’s Big Ten Tournament will be broadcast live to a national audience, starting with the opening round being streamed on Peacock. The Big Ten Network (and the FOX Sports app) will broadcast the second round through semifinal games from Thursday to Saturday. The championship game on Sunday, March 9 will tip off at 4:30 p.m. ET on CBS and will be the second time the network has carried the title game.
USC (26-2, 17-1 Big Ten) is the No. 1 seed for this year’s tournament after clinching its first-ever Big Ten regular season crown by defeating rival UCLA, 80-67, in front of a sellout crowd at Pauley Pavilion and a national television audience on FOX. The Trojans have been ranked in the top 10 of the Associated Press (AP) and the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA)/USA Today polls all season, rising as high as No. 3. USC also earned the No. 3 national seed in the NCAA Committee’s final top 16 reveal on Thursday.
The Trojans will open Big Ten Tournament play on Friday with a quarterfinal outing at 12 p.m. ET live on the Big Ten Network against the winner of the second-round game between No. 8 seed Oregon and No. 9 seed Indiana.
UCLA (27-2, 16-2 Big Ten) claimed the No. 2 seed for its inaugural Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament. The Bruins are ranked No. 2 in both major national polls and garnered the overall No. 1 seed in the NCAA Committee’s reveal. The squad had spent 12 consecutive weeks at No. 1 in the AP Top 25, which set a Big Ten women’s basketball record. UCLA’s postseason journey begins at 6:30 p.m. ET Friday with a quarterfinal game on the Big Ten Network. The winner of the first-round matchup between No. 10 seed Nebraska and No. 15 seed Rutgers will meet seventh-seeded Illinois in the second round to battle for a chance to face the Burins in the quarterfinals.
Ohio State (24-5, 13-5 Big Ten) earned the No. 3 seed for the tournament (by virtue of the tiebreaker with Maryland) and has remained in the top 15 of the national polls throughout the year, currently sitting at No. 12 in both. The Buckeyes, who were tabbed as a No. 4 seed in the NCAA Committee’s reveal, own five Big Ten Tournament titles. Ohio State will open its postseason slate on Friday night against No. 6 seed Michigan State, No. 11 seed Iowa or No. 14 seed Wisconsin in the last quarterfinal on the Big Ten Network, 25 minutes following the completion of UCLA’s quarterfinal.
Rounding out the top four seeds is Maryland (23-6, 13-5 Big Ten) with the last of the tournament’s double-byes into the quarterfinal round. The Terrapins, who have been in the top 20 of the national polls this season, are seeking their sixth tournament crown after winning their first title in 2015. Maryland’s postseason bid starts Friday afternoon against No. 5 seed Michigan, No. 12 seed Washington or No. 13 seed Minnesota in the quarterfinals, playing on the Big Ten Network 25 minutes after USC’s game has ended.
The 2025 TIAA Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament schedule is as follows:
Wednesday, March 5 – First Round
Game 1 | #12 Washington vs. #13 Minnesota | 3:30 p.m. ET | Peacock
Game 2 | #10 Nebraska vs. #15 Rutgers | 25 minutes following Game 1 | Peacock
Game 3 | #11 Iowa vs. #14 Wisconsin | 25 minutes following Game 2 | Peacock
Thursday, March 6 – Second Round
Game 4 | #8 Oregon vs. #9 Indiana | 12 p.m. ET | BTN
Game 5 | #5 Michigan vs. G1 Winner | 25 minutes following Game 4 | BTN
Game 6 | #7 Illinois vs. G2 Winner | 6:30 p.m. ET | BTN
Game 7 | #6 Michigan State vs. G3 Winner | 25 minutes following Game 6 | BTN
Friday, March 7 – Quarterfinals
Game 8 | #1 USC vs. G4 Winner | 12 p.m. ET | BTN
Game 9 | #4 Maryland vs. G5 Winner | 25 minutes following Game 8 | BTN
Game 10 | #2 UCLA vs. G6 Winner | 6:30 p.m. ET | BTN
Game 11 | #3 Ohio State vs. G7 Winner | 25 minutes following Game 10 | BTN
Saturday, March 8 – Semifinals
Game 12 | G8 Winner vs. G9 Winner | 3 p.m. ET | BTN
Game 13 | G10 Winner vs. G11 Winner | 5:30 p.m. ET | BTN
Sunday, March 9 – Championship
Game 14 | G12 Winner vs. G13 Winner | 4:30 p.m. ET | CBS
NOTES: All times are Eastern (local to site), approximate and subject to change…BTN games are also available on the FOX Sports app…CBS games are available on Paramount+, CBSSports.com and CBS Sports HQ…for more information, please visit the tournament central at bigten.org/WBBT.
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