2001 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament

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2001 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams12
SiteMunicipal Auditorium
Kansas City, Missouri
ChampionsIowa State (2nd title)
Winning coachBill Fennelly (2nd title)
MVPAngie Welle (Iowa State)
Attendance31,831 (overall)
8,153 (championship)
TelevisionCSSW, FSN
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2002 →
2000–01 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 Oklahoma 15 1   .938 28 6   .824
No. 13 Texas Tech 13 3   .813 25 7   .781
No. 8 Iowa State 12 4   .750 27 6   .818
No. 20 Colorado 11 5   .688 22 9   .710
Missouri 10 6   .625 22 10   .688
No. 23 Baylor 9 7   .563 21 9   .700
Texas 7 9   .438 20 13   .606
Oklahoma State 6 10   .375 16 15   .516
Kansas 5 11   .313 12 17   .414
Nebraska 4 12   .250 12 18   .400
Kansas State 2 14   .125 12 16   .429
Texas A&M 2 14   .125 12 16   .429
2001 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll [1]

The 2001 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament was held March 6–10, 2001, at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, MO.[2]

Number 3 seed Iowa State defeated number 1 seed Oklahoma 68–65 to win their 2nd championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA tournament.

Seeding[edit]

The Tournament consisted of a 12 team single-elimination tournament with the top 4 seeds receiving a bye.[3]

2001 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament seeds
Seed School Conf. Over. Tiebreaker
1 Oklahoma ‡# 15–1 28–6
2 Texas Tech # 13–3 25–7
3 Iowa State # 12–4 27–6
4 Colorado # 11–5 22–9
5 Missouri 10–6 22–10
6 Baylor 9–7 21–9
7 Texas 7–9 20–13
8 Oklahoma State 6–10 16–15
9 Kansas 5–11 12–17
10 Nebraska 4–12 12–18
11 Kansas State 2–14 12–16
12 Texas A&M 2–14 12–16
‡ – Big 12 Conference 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 12 Conference tournament.[4]

Schedule[edit]

Session Game Time Matchup Television Attendance
First round – Tuesday, March 6
1 1 12:00 pm #9 Kansas 66 vs #8 Oklahoma State 56 CSSW 6,077
2 2:20 pm #5 Missouri 75 vs #12 Texas A&M 65
2 3 6:00 pm #7 Texas 77 vs #10 Nebraska 60 2,454
4 8:20 pm #6 Baylor 60 vs #11 Kansas State 44
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 7
3 5 12:00 pm #1 Oklahoma 80 vs #9 Kansas 61 CSSW 3,221
6 2:20 pm #4 Colorado 83 vs #5 Missouri 72
4 7 6:00 pm #2 Texas Tech 71 vs #7 Texas 58 6,408
8 8:20 pm #3 Iowa State 73 vs #6 Baylor 48
Semifinals – Thursday, March 8
5 9 5:00 pm #1 Oklahoma 102 vs #4 Colorado 93 FSN 5,518
10 7:30 pm #3 Iowa State 73 vs #2 Texas Tech 62
Final – Saturday, March 10
6 11 7:00 pm #3 Iowa State 68 vs #1 Oklahoma 65 FSN 8,153
Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed[5][6]

Tournament[edit]

First round
Tuesday, March 6
Quarterfinals
Wednesday, March 7
Semifinals
Thursday, March 8
Finals
Saturday, March 10
            
1 Oklahoma 80
9 Kansas 61
8 Oklahoma State 56
9 Kansas 66
1 Oklahoma 102
4 Colorado 93
4 Colorado 83
5 Missouri 72
5 Missouri 75
12 Texas A&M 65
1 Oklahoma 65
3 Iowa State 68
3 Iowa State 73
6 Baylor 48
6 Baylor 60
11 Kansas State 44
3 Iowa State 73
2 Texas Tech 62
2 Texas Tech 71
7 Texas 58
7 Texas 77
10 Nebraska 60

All-Tournament team[edit]

Most Outstanding Player – Angie Welle, Iowa State[7]

Player Team
Angie Welle Iowa State
Megan Taylor Iowa State
Lindsey Wilson Iowa State
Stacey Dales Oklahoma
Rosalind Ross Oklahoma

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–6. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  2. ^ "Phillips 66 Big 12 Women's Basketball Championship Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. March 3–6, 2017. p. 29. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  3. ^ "2016-17 Women's Basketball" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 2–3. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
  4. ^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–6. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  5. ^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 57–62. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  6. ^ "2001 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament Box Scores" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  7. ^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. p. 64. Retrieved June 14, 2020.