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2012 Big East women's basketball tournament
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Year | 2012 |
| Conference | Big East |
| Division | I |
| Gender | Women's |
| Image | 2012BigEastWomen'sBballTournament.PNG |
| ImageSize | 200px |
| Caption | Tournament Logo |
| Teams | 16 |
| Arena | XL Center |
| City | Hartford, Connecticut |
| Champions | Connecticut |
| TitleCount | 18th |
| Coach | Geno Auriemma |
| CoachCount | 18th |
| Television | BigEast.tv, ESPN3, ESPNU, ESPN |
The 2012 Big East women's basketball tournament took place in March 2012 at the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut. The winner will receive the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA tournament. This was the third 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.
Final regular season standing
| Seed | School | Conf | Overall | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | ‡†Notre Dame | 15-1 | 28-2 | |
| #2 | †St. John's | 13-3 | 21-8 | **1-0 vs CONN** |
| #3 | †[Connecticut](2011-12-connecticut-huskies-women-s-basketball-team) | 13-3 | 26-4 | **0-1 vs STJ** |
| #4 | †Georgetown | 11-5 | 22-7 | **1-0 vs WVU** |
| #5 | #West Virginia | 11-5 | 21-8 | **0-1 vs GU** |
| #6 | #Rutgers | 10-6 | 21-8 | **1-0 vs LOU** |
| #7 | #Louisville | 10-6 | 21-8 | **0-1 vs RUT** |
| #8 | #DePaul | 9-7 | 21-9 | |
| #9 | South Florida | 8-8 | 16-14 | |
| #10 | Villanova | 6-10 | 16-13 | **1-0 vs CIN** |
| **1-0 vs SYR** | ||||
| #11 | Cincinnati | 6-10 | 15-14 | **0-1 vs NOVA** |
| **1-0 vs SYR** | ||||
| #12 | Syracuse | 6-10 | 17-13 | **0-1 vs NOVA** |
| **0-1 vs CIN** | ||||
| #13 | Providence | 5-11 | 13-16 | |
| #14 | Marquette | 4-12 | 13-16 | |
| #15 | Seton Hall | 1-15 | 8-22 | |
| #16 | Pittsburgh | 0-16 | 8-21 | |
| ‡ – Big East regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed. | ||||
| † – Received a double-bye in the conference tournament. | ||||
| # – Received a single-bye in the conference tournament. | ||||
| Overall records are as of the end of the regular season. | ||||
| [2012 NCAA Tournament Selection](2012-ncaa-women-s-division-i-basketball-tournament) | ||||
| [2012 WNIT Tournament Selection](2012-women-s-national-invitation-tournament) |
‡ Regular season Big East champion
Bracket
Saturday, March 3, 2012 BETV Sunday, March 4, 2012 ESPNU Monday, March 5, 2012 ESPNU Tuesday, March 6, 2012 ESPN | RD1-seed07=12 | RD1-team07=Syracuse | RD1-score07=57 | RD1-seed08=13 | RD1-team08=Providence | RD1-score08=47 | RD1-seed15=9 | RD1-team15=South Florida | RD1-score15=60 | RD1-seed16=16 | RD1-team16=Pittsburgh | RD1-score16=59 | RD1-seed23=10 | RD1-team23=Villanova | RD1-score23=61 | RD1-seed24=15 | RD1-team24=Seton Hall | RD1-score24=60 | RD1-seed31=11 | RD1-team31=Cincinnati | RD1-score31=51 | RD1-seed32=14 | RD1-team32=Marquette | RD1-score32=54
| RD2-seed01=4
| RD2-team01=Georgetown
| RD2-score01=
| RD2-seed02=
| RD2-team02=BYE
| RD2-score02=
| RD2-seed03=5
| RD2-team03=West Virginia
| RD2-score03=63
| RD2-seed04=12
| RD2-team04=Syracuse
| RD2-score04=48
| RD2-seed05=1
| RD2-team05=Notre Dame
| RD2-score05=
| RD2-seed06=
| RD2-team06=BYE
| RD2-score06=
| RD2-seed07=8
| RD2-team07=DePaul
| RD2-score07=76
| RD2-seed08=9
| RD2-team08=South Florida
| RD2-score08=62
| RD2-seed09=2
| RD2-team09=St. John's
| RD2-score09=
| RD2-seed10=
| RD2-team10=BYE
| RD2-score10=
| RD2-seed11=7
| RD2-team11=Louisville
| RD2-score11=63
| RD2-seed12=10
| RD2-team12=Villanova
| RD2-score12=47
| RD2-seed13=3
| RD2-team13=Connecticut
| RD2-score13=
| RD2-seed14=
| RD2-team14=BYE
| RD2-score14=
| RD2-seed15=6
| RD2-team15=Rutgers
| RD2-score15=52
| RD2-seed16=14
| RD2-team16=Marquette
| RD2-score16=43
| RD3-seed01=4 | RD3-team01=Georgetown | RD3-score01=32 | RD3-seed02=5 | RD3-team02=West Virginia | RD3-score02=39 | RD3-seed03=1 | RD3-team03=Notre Dame | RD3-score03= 69 | RD3-seed04=8 | RD3-team04=DePaul | RD3-score04=54 | RD3-seed05=2 | RD3-team05=St. John's | RD3-score05=68OT | RD3-seed06=7 | RD3-team06=Louisville | RD3-score06=61 | RD3-seed07=3 | RD3-team07=Connecticut | RD3-score07= 49 | RD3-seed08=6 | RD3-team08=Rutgers | RD3-score08=34
| RD4-seed01=5 | RD4-team01=West Virginia | RD4-score01=45 | RD4-seed02=1 | RD4-team02=Notre Dame | RD4-score02=73 | RD4-seed03=2 | RD4-team03=St. John's | RD4-score03=43 | RD4-seed04=3 | RD4-team04=Connecticut | RD4-score04=74
| RD5-seed01=1 | RD5-team01=Notre Dame | RD5-score01=54 | RD5-seed02=3 | RD5-team02=Connecticut | RD5-score02=63
- OT - Denotes Overtime Game
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