2010 BIG EAST Women's Basketball Tournament

The XL Center has been the home of the BIG EAST Women’s Basketball Championship since March 2004, and will continue to host the event through the 2011 tournament. For the first five years, the championship has resulted in unparalleled success for the Conference, leading all leagues nationally in average attendance. The BIG EAST unveils a new tournament format for its women’s basketball championships in 2009, with all 16 teams invited to battle for the conference’s automatic NCAA tournament bid. The women’s tournament and championship game will be played in March 6. All games will be played at the XL Center in Hartford, Conn. The top four teams in the final regular-season standings will receive byes through two rounds of tournament play. The No. 5-8 seeds will earn first-round byes.

The BIG EAST is the largest and most diverse Division I conference in the country.  It was formed in 1979 and represents the athletic interests of 16 member institutions including the University of Cincinnati, University of Connecticut, DePaul University, Georgetown University, University of Louisville, Marquette University, University of Notre Dame, University of Pittsburgh, Providence College, Rutgers University, St. John’s University, Seton Hall University, University of South Florida, Syracuse University, Villanova University and West Virginia University. The BIG EAST Conference has captured 25 national championships in six different sports and is a founding member of the Bowl Championship Series.  For more information on the Conference and its membership, please visit www.bigeast.org.