2018 Big East women's basketball tournament

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2018 Big East women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2017–18
Teams10
SiteWintrust Arena
Chicago, IL
ChampionsDePaul (3rd title)
Winning coachDoug Bruno (3rd title)
MVPAmarah Coleman (DePaul)
Attendance10,544
TelevisionFS1, FS2, BEDN
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2019 →
2017–18 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
DePaul 15 3   .833 27 8   .771
Marquette 15 3   .833 24 10   .706
Villanova 12 6   .667 23 9   .719
Creighton 11 7   .611 19 13   .594
St. John's 9 9   .500 19 15   .559
Georgetown 9 9   .500 16 16   .500
Seton Hall 7 11   .389 16 16   .500
Butler 6 12   .333 15 17   .469
Xavier 3 15   .167 10 20   .333
Providence 3 15   .167 10 21   .323
2018 Big East tournament winner
As of 25 March 2018
Rankings from AP poll

The 2018 Big East Women's Basketball Tournament ended the 2017–18 season of Big East Conference women's basketball. The event was held March 3–6, 2018 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago.[1] Big East regular-season co-champion and tournament host DePaul won the tournament and with it the Big East's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament.

Seeds

2018 Big East Women's Basketball Tournament seeds and results
Seed School Conf. Over. Tiebreaker
1 Marquette 15-3 21-8 1-1 vs DePaul, 2-0 vs. Villanova
2 DePaul 15-3 23-7 1-1 vs Marquette, 1-1 vs. Villanova
3 Villanova 12-6 22-7
4 Creighton 11-7 17-11
5 St. John's 9-9 16-13 2-0 vs. Georgetown
6 Georgetown 9-9 14-14 0-2 vs. St. John's
7 Seton Hall 7-11 15-14
8 Butler 6-12 14-16
9 Providence 3-15 10-20 1-1 vs. Xavier, 0-2 vs. Marquette, 0-2 vs. DePaul, 0-2 vs. Villanova, 0-2 vs. Creighton, 2-0 vs. St. John's
10 Xavier 3-15 10-19 1-1 vs. Providence, 0-2 vs. Marquette, 0-2 vs. DePaul, 0-2 vs. Villanova, 0-2 vs. Creighton, 0-2 vs. St. John's
‡ – 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

Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance
First Round – Saturday, March 3
1
4:00 PM
#9 Providence vs. #8 Butler
BEDN
1,950
2
6:30 PM
#10 Xavier vs. #7 Seton Hall
Quarterfinals – Sunday, March 4
3
12:00 PM
#1 Marquette vs. #8 Butler
FS2
1,991
4
2:30 PM
#4 Creighton vs. #5 St John's
5
6:00 PM
#2 DePaul vs. #7 Seton Hall
2,147
6
8:30 PM
#3 Villanova vs. #6 Georgetown
Semifinals – Monday, March 5
7
3:00 PM
#1 Marquette vs. #4 Creighton
FS1
2,192
8
5:30 PM
#2 DePaul vs. #6 Georgetown
Championship – Tuesday, March 6
9
6:00 PM
#1 Marquette vs. #2 DePaul
FS1
2,264
*Game Times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed

Source:[1]

Bracket

First Round
March 3
Quarterfinals
March 4
Semifinals
March 5
Championship
March 6
            
1 Marquette 73
8 Butler 61
8 Butler 73*
9 Providence 67
1 Marquette 76
4 Creighton 70
4 Creighton 66
5 St. John's 58
1 Marquette 63
2 DePaul 98
2 DePaul 78
7 Seton Hall 52
7 Seton Hall 66
10 Xavier 42
2 DePaul 85
6 Georgetown 53
3 Villanova 58
6 Georgetown 63

* denotes overtime period

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