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Husker Women Seeded Second in Big 10 Tournament
By John Nixon
Copyright: Many Signals Communications
03/05/2013

 The Big Ten Conference announced the bracket on Sunday for the 2013 Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament. With its win over Nebraska on Sunday night, Penn State secured its second consecutive outright Big Ten Championship and the No. 1 seed in the tournament. The tournament is set for March 7-10 at Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Ill.

 After finishing the season with a 14-2 mark in Big Ten play, Penn State receives the tournament’s top seed for the second consecutive year and sixth time in school history.

They will play their first tournament game in Friday’s second session at 6 p.m. CT.

Nebraska enters the tournament as the No. 2 seed after compiling a 12-4 conference record and a 22-7 mark overall this season. The Huskers face their first competition in Friday’s first game at 11:30 a.m. CT.


Michigan State and Purdue both put together 10-6 conference records, creating a tie for third place. The defending tournament champion Boilermakers won the tiebreaker based on their record against Nebraska and enter as the No. 3 seed after earning a 21-8 overall mark.

Fourth-seeded Michigan State finished its campaign with a 22-7 overall record, marking its 10th straight campaign of 20 or more wins.

Michigan enters as the fifth seed after putting together a 9-7 record in conference play.

Illinois enters the tournament as the No. 6 seed after finishing 9-7 in the conference.

Iowa receives the No. 7 seed after closing out the regular season with an 8-8 record in conference play.

Minnesota enters the tournament as the No. 8 seed and is slated to take on Ohio State, which holds the No. 9 spot.

 

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