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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference has released the full bracket for the 2025 TIAA Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament, which is slated for March 5-9 at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, with Illinois set to serve as the No. 7 seed.
Earning a first-round bye for the third straight season, the Fighting Illini will begin postseason play on Thursday, March 6, at 5:30 p.m. CT against the winner of the first-round matchup between [10] Nebraska and [15] Rutgers.
The Illini have secured single-digit seeds in three consecutive conference tournaments for the first time since doing so in six straight seasons from 2005-10.
All 14 games of this year’s Big Ten Tournament will be broadcast live to a national audience, 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 3:30 p.m. CT on CBS.
Tickets for the 2025 TIAA Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament are available on Ticketmaster.
Wednesday, March 5 (First Round)
Game 1 (#12 Washington vs. #13 Minnesota) – 2:30 p.m. CT (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) – 11 a.m. CT (BTN)
Game 5 (#5 Michigan vs. Game 1 winner) – 25 minutes following Game 4 (BTN)
Game 6 (#7 Illinois vs. Game 2 winner) – 5:30 p.m. CT (BTN)
Game 7 (#6 Michigan State vs. Game 3 winner) – 25 minutes following Game 6 (BTN)
Friday, March 7 (Quarterfinals)
Game 8 (#1 USC vs. Game 4 winner) – 11 a.m. CT (BTN)
Game 9 (#4 Maryland vs. Game 5 winner) – 25 minutes following Game 8 (BTN)
Game 10 (#2 UCLA vs. Game 6 winner) – 5:30 p.m. CT (BTN)
Game 11 (#3 Ohio State vs. Game 7 winner) – 25 minutes following Game 10 (BTN)
Saturday, March 8 (Semifinals)
Game 12 (Game 8 vs. Game 9 winner) – 2 p.m. CT (BTN)
Game 13 (Game 10 vs. Game 11 winner) – 4:30 p.m. CT (BTN)
Sunday, March 9 (Championship)
Game 14 (Game 12 vs. Game 13 winner) – 3:30 p.m. CT (CBS)
NOTES: All times are approximate and subject to change. BTN games are also available on the FOX Sports app. For more information, visit the tournament website at BigTen.org/wbb/tournament/.
