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2024 Big East women's basketball tournament

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2024 Big East women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2023–24
Teams11
SiteMohegan Sun Arena
Uncasville, Connecticut
ChampionsUConn (22nd title)
Winning coachGeno Auriemma (22nd title)
MVPPaige Bueckers (UConn)
Attendance34,965
TelevisionFloSports, FS1, FS2
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2023–24 Big East women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 UConn 18 0   1.000 33 6   .846
No. 23 Creighton 15 3   .833 26 6   .813
St. John's 11 7   .611 18 15   .545
Villanova 11 7   .611 22 13   .629
Marquette 11 7   .611 23 9   .719
Georgetown 9 9   .500 23 12   .657
Seton Hall 8 10   .444 17 15   .531
Butler 6 12   .333 15 17   .469
Providence 6 12   .333 13 21   .382
DePaul 4 14   .222 12 20   .375
Xavier 0 18   .000 1 27   .036
2024 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2024 Big East Women's Basketball Tournament is the postseason women's basketball tournament for the Big East Conference to be held March 8-11, 2024, at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.[1] After four days of play, the #1 seed UConn Huskies defeated the #8 seed Georgetown Hoyas 78–42, thereby receiving the conference's automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA Tournament.

Seeds

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

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

Schedule

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Game Time Matchup Score Television Attendance
First round – Friday, March 8
1 11:00 a.m. No. 8 Butler vs. No. 9 Providence 60–75 BEDN 4,898
2 1:30 p.m. No. 7 Seton Hall vs. No. 10 DePaul 71–64
3 4:00 pm No. 6 Georgetown vs. No. 11 Xavier 62–40
Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 9
4 12:00 pm No. 1 UConn vs. No. 9 Providence 86–53 FS1 8,524
5 2:30 pm No. 4 Villanova vs. No. 5 Marquette 48–50 FS2
6 7:00 pm No. 2 Creighton vs. No. 7 Seton Hall 72–65 5,622
7 9:30 pm No. 3 St. John's vs. No. 6 Georgetown 44–53
Semifinals – Sunday, March 10
8 2:30 pm No. 1 UConn vs. No. 5 Marquette 58–29 FS1 8,003
9 5:00 pm No. 2 Creighton vs. No. 6 Georgetown 46–55
Championship – Monday, March 11
10 7:00 p.m. No. 1 UConn vs. No. 6 Georgetown 78–42 FS1 7,918
Game times in Eastern Time. Rankings denote tournament seed.

Bracket

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First round
Friday, March 8
FloSports
Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 9
FS1/FS2
Semifinals
Sunday, March 10
FS1
Championship
Monday, March 11
FS1
            
1 UConn 86
9 Providence 53
8 Butler 60
9 Providence 75
1 UConn 58
5 Marquette 29
4 Villanova 48
5 Marquette 50
1 UConn 78
6 Georgetown 42
2 Creighton 72
7 Seton Hall 65
7 Seton Hall 71
10 DePaul 64
2 Creighton 46
6 Georgetown 55
3 St. John's 44
6 Georgetown 53
6 Georgetown 62
11 Xavier 40

Source:[2]

References

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  1. ^ "2024 BIG EAST Women's Basketball Tournament - Big East Conference". www.bigeast.com. Retrieved 2024-02-13.
  2. ^ "WBB Bracket (PDF) - Big East Conference" (PDF). www.bigeast.com. Retrieved 2024-02-13.