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College basketball tournament
2023 Big East women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2022–23
Teams11
SiteMohegan Sun Arena
Uncasville, Connecticut
ChampionsUConn (21st title)
Winning coachGeno Auriemma (21st title)
MVPAaliyah Edwards (UConn)
Attendance32,631
TelevisionSNY, FS1, FS2
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2022–23 Big East women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 UConn† 18 – 2   .900 31 – 6   .838
No. 10т Villanova 17 – 3   .850 30 – 7   .811
Creighton 15 – 5   .750 22 – 9   .710
St. John's 13 – 7   .650 23 – 9   .719
Marquette 13 – 7   .650 21 – 11   .656
Seton Hall 10 – 10   .500 19 – 14   .576
DePaul 8 – 12   .400 16 – 17   .485
Georgetown 6 – 14   .300 14 – 17   .452
Butler 6 – 14   .300 11 – 19   .367
Providence 4 – 16   .200 13 – 19   .406
Xavier 0 – 20   .000 7 – 23   .233
† 2023 Big East tournament winner
As of March 24, 2023
Rankings from AP poll

The 2023 Big East women's basketball tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the Big East Conference to be held March 3 to 6, 2023, at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. After four days of play, the #1 seed UConn Huskies defeated #2 seed Villanova Wildcats 67–56, thereby receiving the conference's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA tournament.

Seeds

All 11 Big East schools were scheduled to participate in the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record with tie-breaking procedures to determine the seeds for teams with identical conference records. The top five teams received first-round byes. Seeding for the tournament was determined at the close of the regular conference season.

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
1 UConn 18-2
2 Villanova 17-3
3 Creighton 15-5
4 St. John's 13-7 1-1 vs. Marquette; 1-1 vs. Creighton
5 Marquette 13-7 1-1 vs. St. John's; 0-2 vs. Creighton
6 Seton Hall 10-10
7 DePaul 8-12
8 Butler 6-14 2-0 vs. Georgetown
9 Georgetown 6–14 0-2 vs. Butler
10 Providence 4-16
11 Xavier 0-20

Schedule

Game Time Matchup Score Television Attendance
First round – Friday, March 3
1 11:00 am No. 8 Butler vs. No. 9 Georgetown 46–53 SNY 4,687
2 1:30 pm No. 7 DePaul vs. No. 10 Providence 67–54
3 4:00 pm No. 6 Seton Hall vs. No. 11 Xavier 84–58
Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 4
4 12:00 pm No. 1 UConn vs. No. 9 Georgetown 69–39 FS1 7,407
5 2:30 pm No. 4 St. John's vs. No. 5 Marquette 47–57 FS2
6 7:00 pm No. 2 Villanova vs. No. 7 DePaul 71–70 5,017
7 9:30 pm No. 3 Creighton vs. No. 6 Seton Hall 75–74
Semifinals – Sunday, March 5
8 3:00 pm No. 1 UConn vs. No. 5 Marquette 81–52 FS1 7,712
9 5:30 pm No. 2 Villanova vs. No. 3 Creighton 63–61
Championship – Monday, March 6
10 7:00pm No. 1 UConn vs. No. 2 Villanova 67–56 FS1 7,808
Game times in Eastern Time. Rankings denote tournament seed.

Bracket

First round
Friday, March 3
SNY 		Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 4
FS1/FS2 		Semifinals
Sunday, March 5
FS1 		Championship
Monday, March 6
FS1
            
1 UConn 69
9 Georgetown 39
8 Butler 46
9 Georgetown 53
1 UConn 81
5 Marquette 52
4 St. John's 47
5 Marquette 57
1 UConn 67
2 Villanova 56
2 Villanova 71
7 DePaul 70
7 DePaul 67
10 Providence 54
2 Villanova 63
3 Creighton 61
3 Creighton 75*
6 Seton Hall 74
6 Seton Hall 84
11 Xavier 58

Note: * denotes overtime

References

  1. ^ "2023 BIG EAST Women's Basketball Tournament - Big East Conference". www.bigeast.com. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
  2. https://bigeastconf_ftp.sidearmsports.com/custompages/sports/w-baskbl/2022-2023/23bet3.htm
  3. https://bigeastconf_ftp.sidearmsports.com/custompages/sports/w-baskbl/2022-2023/23bet5.htm
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