2017 Big East women's basketball tournament

2017 Big East women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2016–17
Teams10
SiteAl McGuire Center
Milwaukee, WI
ChampionsMarquette (1st title)
Winning coachCarolyn Kieger (1st title)
MVPAmani Wilborn (Marquette)
Attendance12,546
TelevisionFS1
← 2016
2018 →
2016–17 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 19 DePaul* 16 2   .889 27 8   .771
Creighton 16 2   .889 24 8   .750
Marquette 13 5   .722 25 8   .758
St. John's 11 7   .611 22 12   .647
Villanova 11 7   .611 20 14   .588
Georgetown 9 9   .500 17 13   .567
Providence 4 14   .222 12 18   .400
Xavier 4 14   .222 12 18   .400
Seton Hall 4 14   .222 12 19   .387
Butler 2 16   .111 6 25   .194
2017 Big East tournament winner
* Tournament #1 seed
As of March 29, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

The 2017 Big East women's basketball tournament, also known as the 2017 Big East championship, was a tournament held from March 4 to 7, 2017, at Al McGuire Center on the Marquette University campus in Milwaukee. The host Marquette Golden Eagles won the tournament and with it an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament.

Seeds

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2017 Big East women's basketball tournament seeds and results
Seed School Conf. Over. Tiebreaker
1 DePaul†‡ 16–2 24–6 2–0 vs. Creighton
2 Creighton† 16–2 22–6 0–2 vs. DePaul
3 Marquette 13–5 22–7
4 Villanova 11–7 16-13 2–0 vs. St. John's
5 St. John's 11–7 19-10 0–2 vs. Villanova
6 Georgetown 9–9 17–11
7 Xavier 4–14 12-17 2–0 vs. Providence, 1–1 vs. Seton Hall
8 Seton Hall 4–14 11–18 1–1 vs. Xavier, 1–1 vs. Providence
9 Providence 4–14 12–17 0–2 vs. Xavier, 1–1 vs. Seton Hall
10 Butler 2–16 5–24
‡ – Big East regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed.
† – Received a single-bye in the conference tournament.
Overall records include all games played in the Big East tournament.

Schedule

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Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance
First round – Saturday, March 4
1 4:00 PM #7 Xavier vs #10 Butler BEDN 2,132
2 6:30 PM #8 Seton Hall vs #9 Providence
Quarterfinals – Sunday, March 5
3 12:00 PM #2 Creighton vs #10 Butler FS2 2,815
4 2:30 PM #3 Marquette vs #6 Georgetown
5 6:00 PM #1 DePaul vs #8 Seton Hall 1,922
6 8:30 PM #4 Villanova vs #5 St. John's
Semifinals – Monday, March 6
7 3:00 PM #2 Creighton vs. #3 Marquette FS1 2,511
8 5:30 PM #1 DePaul vs #5 St John's
Championship – Tuesday, March 7
9 8:00 PM #3 Marquette vs. #1 DePaul FS1 3,166
*Game Times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed

Source:[1]

Bracket

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Opening Round
March 4, 2017
Quarterfinals
March 5, 2017
Semifinals
March 6, 2017
Championship
March 7, 2017
            
1 DePaul 92
8 Seton Hall 60
8 Seton Hall 73
9 Providence 60
1 DePaul 59
5 St John's 41
4 Villanova 40
5 St. John's 56
1 DePaul 78
3 Marquette 86
2 Creighton 64
10 Butler 55
7 Xavier 66
10 Butler 68
2 Creighton 65
3 Marquette 72
3 Marquette 80
6 Georgetown 66

See also

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