Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament Preview

This year’s Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament expands for the first time to include the additions of former Pac-12 schools Oregon, UCLA, USC, and Washington. You will see the tournament referred to as the TIAA Women’s Tournament. TIAA is the sponsor of the men’s and women’s tournaments, and refers to the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America, a private provider of retirement financial services.

The field is 15 of the 18 teams in the conference. The bottom three teams in the conference - Penn State, Northwestern, and Purdue - did not qualify to play in the tournament, and their seasons have ended. (Purdue and Rutgers tied for 15th place, and the tiebreaker allows Rutgers…