2014 Big East women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2013–14
Teams10
SiteMcGrath-Phillips Arena
Chicago, IL
Finals siteAllstate Arena
Rosemont,IL
ChampionsDePaul (1st title)
Winning coachDoug Bruno (1st title)
MVPJasmine Penny (DePaul)
TelevisionFS1
2013–14 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 23 DePaul†15–3 .83329–7  .806
St. John's13–5 .72223–11  .676
Creighton12–6 .66720–14  .588
Villanova12–6 .66723–9  .719
Marquette11–7 .61122–11  .667
Butler10–8 .55615–16  .484
Seton Hall8–10 .44420–14  .588
Georgetown4–14 .22211–21  .344
Xavier3–15 .1678–23  .258
Providence2–16 .1117–23  .233
† 2014 Big East Basketball Tournament winner
As of March 11, 2014
Rankings from AP poll[1][2]

The 2014 Big East women's basketball tournament, officially known as the 2014 Big East championship, was the 35th overall edition of the Big East women's basketball tournament, but the first of the current Big East Conference. It determined the recipient of the conference's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA tournament.

The 2013 tournament was the last tournament for the Big East in its original form. Following a prolonged period of turnover in the conference membership, culminating in a split of the conference along football lines effective in July 2013, the Big East name was assumed by the seven schools of the original Big East that do not sponsor FBS football (a group colloquially called either the "Basketball 7" or the "Catholic 7"). The new Big East tournament was hosted by DePaul University, with the First round taking place on the school's Chicago campus at McGrath-Phillips Arena while the quarterfinals through the finals took place at Allstate Arena in suburban Rosemont. The semifinals and the championship aired nationwide on Fox Sports 1. The FBS schools of the old Big East retained the original conference structure with a new name, American Athletic Conference.

Seeds

2014 Big East women's basketball tournament seeds and results
Seed School Conf. Over. Tiebreaker
1 DePaul 15-3 24-6
2 St. John's 13-5 20-9
3 Creighton 12-6 18-12 1-1 vs. DePaul
4 Villanova 12-6 22-7 0-2 vs DePaul
5 Marquette 11-7 20-9
6 Butler 10-8 15-14
7 Seton Hall 8-10 17-12
8 Georgetown 4-14 10-20
9 Xavier 3-15 8-22
10 Providence 2-16 7-22
‡ – 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 8
1
 5:00 PM
#7 Seton Hall vs #10 Providence
2
 7:30 PM
#8 Georgetown vs #9 Xavier
Quarterfinals – Sunday, March 9
3
 1:00 PM
#2 St John's vs Game 1 Winner
4
 3:30 PM
#3 Creighton vs #6 Butler
5
 7:00 PM
#1 DePaul vs Game 2 Winner
6
 9:30 PM
#4 Villanova vs #5 Marquette
Semifinals – Monday, March 10
7
 4:00 PM
#2 St John's vs #3 Creighton
 FS1
8
 6:30 PM
#1 DePaul vs #5 Marquette
 FS1
Championship – Tuesday, March 11
9
 8:00 PM
#1 DePaul vs #2 St John's
 FS1
*Game Times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

Opening Round
March 8, 2014 		Quarterfinals
March 9, 2014 		Semifinals
March 10, 2014 		Championship
March 11, 2014
            
1 DePaul 78
8 Georgetown 54
8 Georgetown 56
9 Xavier 37
1 DePaul 100
5 Marquette 90
4 Villanova 53
5 Marquette 56
1 DePaul 65
2 St. John's 57
2 St. John's 66
7 Seton Hall 60
7 Seton Hall 88
10 Providence 79
2 St. John's 68
3 Creighton 632OT
3 Creighton 61
6 Butler 52

References

  1. ↑ "NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Standings - 2013-14". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
  2. ↑ "2014 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings - AP Top 25 Postseason (Mar. 17)". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
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