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2010 Big East women's basketball tournament
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Year | 2010 |
| Conference | Big East |
| Division | I |
| Gender | Women's |
| Image | Bigeast WBB Tour Logo 2010.jpg |
| ImageSize | 240px |
| Caption | Tournament Logo |
| Teams | 16 |
| Arena | XL Center |
| City | Hartford, Connecticut |
| Champions | Connecticut |
| TitleCount | 16th |
| Coach | Geno Auriemma |
| CoachCount | 16th |
| MVP | Kalana Greene |
| MVPTeam | Connecticut |
| Television | BE.tv, ESPN360.com, ESPNU, ESPN |
The 2010 Big East women's basketball tournament took place in March 2010 at the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut. The winner will receive the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA tournament. This was the second consecutive year Big East tournament to include all 16 of the conference's teams. The teams finishing 9 through 16 in the regular season standings played first round games, while teams 5 through 8 received byes to the second round. The top 4 teams during the regular season received double-byes to the quarterfinals.
During the tournament, top-ranked Connecticut broke its own NCAA record for consecutive wins. The Huskies extended their streak to a record-setting 71 with a 59–44 win over Notre Dame in the semifinals. The Huskies went on to win the tournament with a 60–32 pasting of West Virginia.
Final regular season standings
| Seed | School | Conf | Overall | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Connecticut‡ | 16-0 | 30-0 | |
| #2 | West Virginia | 13-3 | 26-4 | 1-0 vs GTWN |
| #3 | Georgetown | 13-3 | 25-5 | 0-1 vs WVU |
| #4 | St. John's | 12-4 | 24-5 | 1-0 vs ND |
| #5 | Notre Dame | 12-4 | 25-4 | 0-1 vs STJ |
| #6 | Rutgers | 9-7 | 17-13 | 1-0 vs DPL |
| #7 | DePaul | 9-7 | 20-10 | 0-1 vs RUT |
| #8 | Providence | 7-9 | 16-13 | 1-0 vs SYR |
| #9 | Syracuse | 7-9 | 20-9 | 0-1 vs PROV |
| #10 | Marquette | 6-10 | 15-14 | 1-0 vs USF |
| #11 | South Florida | 6-10 | 15-14 | 0-1 vs MARQ |
| #12 | Pittsburgh | 5-11 | 16-13 | 1-0 vs LOU |
| #13 | Louisville | 5-11 | 13-16 | 0-1 vs PITT |
| #14 | Cincinnati | 4-12 | 11-17 | |
| #15 | Villanova | 3-13 | 14-15 | |
| #16 | Seton Hall | 1-15 | 9-20 |
‡ Regular season Big East champion
Bracket
Saturday, March 6 Sunday, March 7 Monday, March 8 | RD1-seed01=12 | RD1-team01= Pittsburgh | RD1-score01=71 | RD1-seed02=13 | RD1-team02= Louisville | RD1-score02=79 | RD1-seed09=9 | RD1-team09= Syracuse | RD1-score09=65 | RD1-seed10=16 | RD1-team10= Seton Hall | RD1-score10=42 | RD2-seed01=13 | RD2-team01= Louisville | RD2-score01=49 | RD2-seed02=5 | RD2-team02= Notre Dame | RD2-score02=89 | RD2-seed05=9 | RD2-team05= Syracuse | RD2-score05=76 | RD2-seed06=8 | RD2-team06= Providence | RD2-score06=71 | RD3-seed01=5 | RD3-team01= Notre Dame | RD3-score01=75 | RD3-seed02=4 | RD3-team02= St. John's | RD3-score02=67 | RD3-seed03=9 | RD3-team03= Syracuse | RD3-score03=41 | RD3-seed04=1 | RD3-team04= Connecticut | RD3-score04=77 | RD4-seed01=5 | RD4-team01= Notre Dame | RD4-score01=44 | RD4-seed02=1 | RD4-team02=Connecticut | RD4-score02=59
Saturday, March 6 Sunday, March 7 Monday, March 8 | RD1-seed01=10 | RD1-team01= Marquette | RD1-score01=53 | RD1-seed02=15 | RD1-team02= Villanova | RD1-score02=49 | RD1-seed09=11 | RD1-team09= South Florida | RD1-score09=51 | RD1-seed10=14 | RD1-team10= Cincinnati | RD1-score10=63 | RD2-seed01=10 | RD2-team01= Marquette | RD2-score01=54 | RD2-seed02=7 | RD2-team02= DePaul | RD2-score02=64 | RD2-seed05=14 | RD2-team05= Cincinnati | RD2-score05=44 | RD2-seed06=6 | RD2-team06= Rutgers | RD2-score06=70 | RD3-seed01=7 | RD3-team01= DePaul | RD3-score01=41 | RD3-seed02=2 | RD3-team02= West Virginia | RD3-score02=47 | RD3-seed03=6 | RD3-team03= Rutgers | RD3-score03= 632OT | RD3-seed04=3 | RD3-team04= Georgetown | RD3-score04= 56 | RD4-seed01=2 | RD4-team01=West Virginia | RD4-score01=56 | RD4-seed02=6 | RD4-team02= Rutgers | RD4-score02=49
Championship game
| RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1=Connecticut | RD1-score1=60 | RD1-seed2=2 | RD1-team2=West Virginia | RD1-score2=32
References
References
- Caldwell, Dave. (March 8, 2010). "Record Win for UConn; Moral One for the Irish". [[The New York Times]].
- Elliott, Rich. (March 9, 2010). "UConn women make history, win 71st straight". [[Connecticut Post]].
- Elliott, Rich. (March 10, 2010). "UConn soars to another Big East tournament title". [[Connecticut Post]].
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