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2010 Big East women's basketball tournament
2010 Big East women's basketball tournament
	Tournament Logo
Classification	Division I
Season	2009–10
Teams	16
Site	XL Center; Hartford, Connecticut
Champions	Connecticut (16th title)
Winning coach	Geno Auriemma (16th title)
MVP	Kalana Greene (Connecticut)
Television	BE.tv, ESPN360.com, ESPNU, ESPN
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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.^[1]^[2] The Huskies went on to win the tournament with a 60–32 pasting of West Virginia.^[3]

Final regular season standings

Seed	School	Conf	Overall	Tiebreaker
2009–10 Big East Women's Basketball standings
#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

First round Friday, March 5			Second round Saturday, March 6			Quarterfinals Sunday, March 7			Semifinals Monday, March 8

12	Pittsburgh	71
13	Louisville	79	13	Louisville	49
			5	Notre Dame	89
						5	Notre Dame	75
						4	St. John's	67


									5	Notre Dame	44
9	Syracuse	65							1	Connecticut	59
16	Seton Hall	42	9	Syracuse	76
			8	Providence	71
						9	Syracuse	41
						1	Connecticut	77

First round Friday, March 5			Second round Saturday, March 6			Quarterfinals Sunday, March 7			Semifinals Monday, March 8

10	Marquette	53
15	Villanova	49	10	Marquette	54
			7	DePaul	64
						7	DePaul	41
						2	West Virginia	47


									2	West Virginia	56
11	South Florida	51							6	Rutgers	49
14	Cincinnati	63	14	Cincinnati	44
			6	Rutgers	70
						6	Rutgers	63^2OT
						3	Georgetown	56

Championship game

Big East tournament Final Tuesday, March 9

1	Connecticut	60

2	West Virginia	32

References

^ Caldwell, Dave (March 8, 2010). "Record Win for UConn; Moral One for the Irish". The New York Times. Retrieved February 5, 2024. (registration required)
^ Elliott, Rich (March 9, 2010). "UConn women make history, win 71st straight". Connecticut Post. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
^ Elliott, Rich (March 10, 2010). "UConn soars to another Big East tournament title". Connecticut Post. Retrieved February 5, 2024.

[1] Caldwell, Dave (March 8, 2010). "Record Win for UConn; Moral One for the Irish". The New York Times. Retrieved February 5, 2024. (registration required)

[2] Elliott, Rich (March 9, 2010). "UConn women make history, win 71st straight". Connecticut Post. Retrieved February 5, 2024.

[3] Elliott, Rich (March 10, 2010). "UConn soars to another Big East tournament title". Connecticut Post. Retrieved February 5, 2024.

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