Big Ten Conference Women's Basketball Tournament

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The Big Ten Conference women's basketball tournament is held annually at the end of the women's college basketball regular season. The tournament has been played each year since 1995. The winner of the tournament is designated the Big Ten Tournament Champion, and receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA women's basketball tournament. The finals of the tournament are typically held immediately before the field for the NCAA tournament is announced.

The Big Ten did not begin sponsoring women's basketball until the 1982-83 basketball season. In February 1982 during the 1981-82 season, the conference held a tournament at Michigan State in which Ohio State defeated Illinois 69-66 in the championship game. The conference has listed this in some publications as a regular season championship.

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[edit] Results

Year Champion Score Runner-up Most Outstanding Player Site
1995 Penn State 68-63 Ohio State Missy Masley Penn St Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana
1996 Penn State 71-69 Purdue Angie Potthoff Penn St Hinkle Fieldhouse
1997 Iowa 63-56 Illinois Angela Hamblin Iowa RCA Dome Indianapolis
1998 Purdue 59-49 Penn State Andrea Garner Penn St RCA Dome
1999 Purdue 80-76 Illinois Stephanie White Purdue RCA Dome
2000 Purdue 71-63 Penn State Helen Darling Penn St Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis
2001 Iowa 75-70 Purdue Cara Consuegra Iowa Van Andel Arena Grand Rapids, Michigan
2002 Indiana 75-72 Penn State Heather Cassady Indiana Conseco Fieldhouse
2003 Purdue 67-65 Ohio State Shereka Wright Purdue Conseco Fieldhouse
2004 Purdue 59-58 Penn State Shereka Wright Purdue Conseco Fieldhouse
2005 Michigan State 55-49 Minnesota Kristin Haynie Michigan St Conseco Fieldhouse
2006 Ohio State 63-60 Purdue Brandie Hoskins Ohio St Conseco Fieldhouse
2007 Purdue 64-52 Ohio State Katie Gearlds Purdue Conseco Fieldhouse
2008 Purdue 58-56 Illinois FahKara Malone Purdue Conseco Fieldhouse
2009 Conseco Fieldhouse
2010 Conseco Fieldhouse
2011 Conseco Fieldhouse
2012 Conseco Fieldhouse

[edit] Championships by school

School Big Ten
Championships		 Last
Big Ten
Championship
Illinois 0 ---
Indiana 1 2002
Iowa 2 2001
Michigan 0 ---
Michigan State 1 2005
Minnesota 0 ---
Northwestern 0 ---
Ohio State 1 2006
Penn State 2 1996
Purdue 7 2008
Wisconsin 0 ---


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NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Conference Tournaments
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