2018 Big East women's basketball tournament
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{{Infobox NCAA Basketball Conference tournament
| Year=2018
| Conference=Big East
| Division=I
| Gender=Women's
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| Teams=10
| Arena=Wintrust Arena
| City=Chicago, IL
| Champions=DePaul
| TitleCount=3rd
| Coach=Doug Bruno
| CoachCount=3rd
| MVP= Amarah Coleman
| MVPTeam=DePaul
| Attendance= 10,544
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| Television=FS1, FS2, BEDN
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{{2017–18 Big East Conference women's basketball standings}}
The 2018 Big East women's basketball tournament ended the 2017–18 season of Big East Conference women's basketball. The event was held March 3–6, 2018, at Wintrust Arena in Chicago.[http://www.bigeast.com/tournaments/?id=63 2018 Big East Women's Basketball Tournament] Big East regular-season co-champion and tournament host DePaul won the tournament and with it the Big East's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.
Seeds
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| colspan="10" style="text-align:center; background:#DDDDDD; font:#000000" | 2018 Big East women's basketball tournament seeds and results |
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! Seed ! School ! Conf. ! Over. ! Tiebreaker |
| 1
|Marquette | 15-3 | 21-8 | 1-1 vs DePaul, 2-0 vs. Villanova |
| 2
|DePaul |15-3 | 23-7 | 1-1 vs Marquette, 1-1 vs. Villanova |
| 3
|Villanova | 12-6 | 22-7 | |
| 4
|Creighton | 11-7 | 17-11 | |
| 5
|St. John's | 9-9 | 16-13 | 2-0 vs. Georgetown |
| 6
|Georgetown | 9-9 | 14-14 |0-2 vs. St. John's |
| 7
|Seton Hall | 7-11 | 15-14 | |
| 8
|Butler | 6-12 | 14-16 | |
| 9
|Providence | 3-15 | 10-20 | 1-1 vs. Xavier, 0-2 vs. Marquette, 0-2 vs. DePaul, 0-2 vs. Villanova, 0-2 vs. Creighton, 2-0 vs. St. John's |
| 10
|Xavier | 3-15 | 10-19 | 1-1 vs. Providence, 0-2 vs. Marquette, 0-2 vs. DePaul, 0-2 vs. Villanova, 0-2 vs. Creighton, 0-2 vs. St. John's |
| colspan="10" style="text-align:left;|‡ – 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
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| Game
!Time* !Matchup# !Television !Attendance |
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| colspan=5| First round – Saturday, March 3 |
| 1
|4:00 PM |#9 Providence vs. #8 Butler |rowspan=2|BEDN |rowspan=2|1,950 |
| 2
|6:30 PM |#10 Xavier vs. #7 Seton Hall |
| colspan=6| Quarterfinals – Sunday, March 4 |
| 3
|12:00 PM |#1 Marquette vs. #8 Butler |rowspan=4|FS2 |rowspan=2|1,991 |
| 4
|2:30 PM |#4 Creighton vs. #5 St John's |
| 5
|6:00 PM |#2 DePaul vs. #7 Seton Hall |rowspan=2|2,147 |
| 6
|8:30 PM |#3 Villanova vs. #6 Georgetown |
| colspan=6| Semifinals – Monday, March 5 |
| 7
|3:00 PM |#1 Marquette vs. #4 Creighton |rowspan=2|FS1 |rowspan=2|2,192 |
| 8
|5:30 PM |#2 DePaul vs. #6 Georgetown |
| colspan=6| Championship – Tuesday, March 6 |
| 9
|6:00 PM |#1 Marquette vs. #2 DePaul |FS1 |2,264 |
| colspan=6| *Game Times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed |
Bracket
{{4RoundBracket-Byes
|RD1=First round
March 3
|RD2=Quarterfinals
March 4
|RD3=Semifinals
March 5
|RD4=Championship
March 6
| RD1-seed03=8
| RD1-team03=Butler
| RD1-score03=73*
| RD1-seed04=9
| RD1-team04=Providence
| RD1-score04=67
| RD1-seed11=7
| RD1-team11=Seton Hall
| RD1-score11=66
| RD1-seed12=10
| RD1-team12=Xavier
| RD1-score12=42
| RD2-seed01=1
| RD2-team01=Marquette
| RD2-score01=73
| RD2-seed02=8
| RD2-team02=Butler
| RD2-score02=61
| RD2-seed03=4
| RD2-team03=Creighton
| RD2-score03=66
| RD2-seed04=5
| RD2-team04=St. John's
| RD2-score04=58
| RD2-seed05=2
| RD2-team05=DePaul
| RD2-score05=78
| RD2-seed06=7
| RD2-team06=Seton Hall
| RD2-score06=52
| RD2-seed07=3
| RD2-team07=Villanova
| RD2-score07=58
| RD2-seed08=6
| RD2-team08=Georgetown
| RD2-score08=63
| RD3-seed01=1
| RD3-team01=Marquette
| RD3-score01=76
| RD3-seed02=4
| RD3-team02=Creighton
| RD3-score02=70
| RD3-seed03=2
| RD3-team03=DePaul
| RD3-score03=85
| RD3-seed04=6
| RD3-team04=Georgetown
| RD3-score04=53
| RD4-seed01=1
| RD4-team01=Marquette
| RD4-score01=63
| RD4-seed02=2
| RD4-team02=DePaul
| RD4-score02=98
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See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.bigeast.com/tournaments/?id=22 Big East website]
{{Big East women's basketball tournament navbox}}
{{2018 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament navbox}}
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