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regular season in the United States. The tournament has been played each year since 1995. The winner of the tournament is designated the

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Tournament Champion, and receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA women's basketball tournament. The tournament is typically held the first week of March with games played Wednesday through Sunday. The Big Ten did not begin sponsoring women's basketball until the 1982–83 basketball season. In February 1982 during the 1981–82 season, the conference held a tournament at Michigan State in which Ohio State defeated Illinois 69–66 in the championship game. The conference has listed this in some publications as a regular season championship. Maryland and Rutgers joined the Big Ten Conference for the 2014–15 season, bringing the conference to 14 teams. The 2015 Big Ten Conference tournament was the first for each school, with Maryland winning its first tournament title in its debut season. The Big Ten expanded to 18 teams for the 2024–25 season with the arrival of

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. Originally, Big Ten Network broadcast the first round, second round, quarterfinals and semifinals of the tournament, with the championship game on the ESPN family of networks. Starting in 2024, the first round will air on

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and the final will air on

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Results

Championship game results by school

* Michigan, Northwestern, Oregon, Rutgers, Washington and Wisconsin have not made an appearance in a championship game. * Ohio State's 2018 championship was later vacated by the NCAA due to sanctions imposed for impermissible benefits provided by an assistant coach.

References

External links

2007 Bracket showing seed matchups and television schedule
{{Big Ten Conference women's basketball navbox Basketball in Indianapolis

Results

Championship game results by school

See also

References

External links