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carried all games except the championship game which was aired by

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won the tournament and received an automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA tournament.

Seeds

All 12 Big Ten schools participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by 2012–13 Big Ten Conference women's basketball season record. The top four teams received a first round bye.

Schedule

Bracket

* All times are Eastern.

References

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