2017 Big East Women's Basketball Tournament

The 2017 Big East Women's Basketball Tournament, officially known as the 2017 Big East Championship, was a tournament held from March 4 to 7, 2017, at Al McGuire Center on the Marquette University campus in Milwaukee. The host Marquette Golden Eagles won the tournament and with it an automatic trip to the NCAA Women's Tournament.

2017 Big East Women's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2016–17
Teams10
SiteAl McGuire Center
Milwaukee, WI
ChampionsMarquette (1st title)
Winning coachCarolyn Kieger (1st title)
MVPAmani Wilborn (Marquette)
Attendance12,546
TelevisionFS1
2016–17 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 19 DePaul*16–2 .889  27–8  .771
Creighton16–2 .889  24–8  .750
Marquette†13–5 .722  25–8  .758
St. John's11–7 .611  22–12  .647
Villanova11–7 .611  20–14  .588
Georgetown9–9 .500  17–13  .567
Providence4–14 .222  12–18  .400
Xavier4–14 .222  12–18  .400
Seton Hall4–14 .222  12–19  .387
Butler2–16 .111  6–25  .194
† 2017 Big East Tournament winner
*Tournament #1 seed
As of March 29, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

Seeds

2017 Big East Women's Basketball Tournament seeds and results
Seed School Conf. Over. Tiebreaker
1 DePaul†‡ 16–2 24–6 2–0 vs. Creighton
2 Creighton† 16–2 22–6 0–2 vs. DePaul
3 Marquette 13–5 22–7
4 Villanova 11–7 16-13 2–0 vs. St. John's
5 St. John's 11–7 19-10 0–2 vs. Villanova
6 Georgetown 9–9 17–11
7 Xavier 4–14 12-17 2–0 vs. Providence, 1–1 vs. Seton Hall
8 Seton Hall 4–14 11–18 1–1 vs. Xavier, 1–1 vs. Providence
9 Providence 4–14 12–17 0–2 vs. Xavier, 1–1 vs. Seton Hall
10 Butler 2–16 5–24
‡ – 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 4
1
4:00 PM
#7 Xavier vs #10 Butler
BEDN
2,132
2
6:30 PM
#8 Seton Hall vs #9 Providence
Quarterfinals – Sunday, March 5
3
12:00 PM
#2 Creighton vs #10 Butler
FS2
2,815
4
2:30 PM
#3 Marquette vs #6 Georgetown
5
6:00 PM
#1 DePaul vs #8 Seton Hall
1,922
6
8:30 PM
#4 Villanova vs #5 St. John's
Semifinals – Monday, March 6
7
3:00 PM
#2 Creighton vs. #3 Marquette
FS1
2,511
8
5:30 PM
#1 DePaul vs #5 St John's
Championship – Tuesday, March 7
9
8:00 PM
#3 Marquette vs. #1 DePaul
FS1
3,166
*Game Times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed

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Bracket

  Opening Round
March 4, 2017
Quarterfinals
March 5, 2017
Semifinals
March 6, 2017
Championship
March 7, 2017
                                     
       
  1 DePaul 92  
    8 Seton Hall 60  
8 Seton Hall 73
9 Providence 60  
  1 DePaul 59  
  5 St John's 41  
       
       
  4 Villanova 40
    5 St. John's 56  
     
       
  1 DePaul 78
  3 Marquette 86
       
       
  2 Creighton 64
    10 Butler 55  
7 Xavier 66
10 Butler 68  
  2 Creighton 65
  3 Marquette 72  
       
       
  3 Marquette 80
    6 Georgetown 66  
     

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