The 1997 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament was held March 4–8, 1997, at
Municipal Auditorium in
Kansas City, MO
Kansas City (abbreviated KC or KCMO) is the largest city in Missouri by population and area. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 508,090 in 2020, making it the 36th most-populous city in the United States. It is the central ...
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Number 3 seed defeated number 5 seed 54–44 to win their first championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the
1997 NCAA tournament.
Seeding
The Tournament consisted of a 12 team
single-elimination
A single-elimination, knockout, or sudden death tournament is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match-up is immediately eliminated from the tournament. Each winner will play another in the next round, until the final matc ...
tournament with the top 4 seeds receiving a bye.
Schedule
Tournament
All-Tournament team
Most Outstanding Player – Andria Jones, ''Kansas State''
See also
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1997 Big 12 Conference men's basketball tournament
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1997 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
The 1997 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament began on March 14, 1997, and concluded on March 30, 1997, when Tennessee won the national title. The Final Four was held at Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati on March 28–30, 1997. Tennessee, ...
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1996–97 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
References
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Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament
Tournament
A tournament is a competition involving at least three competitors, all participating in a sport or game. More specifically, the term may be used in either of two overlapping senses:
# One or more competitions held at a single venue and concentr ...
Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament
Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament