2010 Big East Women's Basketball Tournament
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.
| 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 |
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. The Huskies went on to win the tournament with a 60–32 pasting of West Virginia.
Final regular season standings
| 2009–10 Big East Women's Basketball standings | ||||||
| Seed | School | Conf | Overall | Tiebreaker | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #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 | 632OT | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Georgetown | 56 | ||||||||||||||||
Championship Game
| Big East Tournament Final Tuesday, March 9 | ||||
| 1 | Connecticut | 60 | ||
| 2 | West Virginia | 32 | ||