2005 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament

2005 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	12
Site	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
Champions	Baylor (1st title)
Winning coach	Kim Mulkey (1st title)
MVP	Sophia Young (Baylor)
Attendance	26,929 (overall) 6,108 (championship)
Television	FSN
Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournaments

2004–05 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 5 Baylor †	14	–	2		.875			33	–	3		.917
No. 13 Texas	13	–	3		.813			22	–	9		.710
No. 16 Kansas State	12	–	4		.750			24	–	8		.750
No. 14 Texas Tech	12	–	4		.750			24	–	8		.750
No. 19 Iowa State	12	–	4		.750			23	–	7		.767
Nebraska	8	–	8		.500			18	–	14		.563
Oklahoma	8	–	8		.500			17	–	13		.567
Kansas	5	–	11		.313			12	–	16		.429
Missouri	4	–	12		.250			11	–	18		.379
Texas A&M	4	–	12		.250			16	–	15		.516
Oklahoma State	2	–	14		.125			7	–	20		.259
Colorado	2	–	14		.125			9	–	19		.321
† 2005 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2005 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament, known for sponsorship reasons as the 2005 Phillips 66 Big 12 Women's Basketball Championship, was the 2005 edition of the Big 12 Conference's championship tournament. The tournament was held at the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City from 8 March until 12 March 2005. The Quarterfinals, Semifinals, and Finals were televised on the ESPN family of networks. The championship game, held on March 12, 2005, featured the number 1 seeded Baylor Lady Bears, and the number 3 seeded Kansas State Wildcats. Baylor won the contest by a 68-55 margin.

Seeding

2005 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament seeds
Seed	School	Conf.	Over.	Tiebreaker
1	Baylor ‡#	14–2	33–3
2	Texas #	13–3	22–9
3	Kansas State #	12–4	24–8
4	Texas Tech #	12–4	24–8
5	Iowa State	12–4	23–7
6	Nebraska	8–8	18–14
7	Oklahoma	8–8	17–13
8	Kansas	5–11	12–16
9	Missouri	4–12	11–18
10	Texas A&M	4–12	16–15
11	Oklahoma State	2–14	7–20
12	Colorado	2–14	9–19
‡ – 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.

Schedule

Session	Game	Time	Matchup	Television	Attendance
First round – Tuesday, March 8
1	1	12:00 pm	#9 Missouri 62 vs #8 Kansas 57		3,251
	2	2:30 pm	#5 Iowa State 64 vs #12 Colorado 62
2	3	6:00 pm	#7 Oklahoma 86 vs #10 Texas A&M 65		4,345
	4	8:30 pm	#6 Nebraska 60 vs #11 Oklahoma State 45
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 9
3	5	12:00 pm	#1 Baylor 70 vs #9 Missouri 52	FSN	5,119
	6	2:30 pm	#4 Texas Tech 61 vs #5 Iowa State 59
4	7	6:00 pm	#2 Texas 65 vs #7 Oklahoma 59		4,038
	8	8:30 pm	#3 Kansas State 71 vs #6 Nebraska 45
Semifinals – Thursday, March 10
5	9	6:00 pm	#1 Baylor 58 vs #4 Texas Tech 57	FSN	4,068
	10	8:30 pm	#3 Kansas State 72 vs #2 Texas 69
Final – Saturday, March 12
6	11	6:00 pm	#1 Baylor 68 vs #3 Kansas State 55	FSN	6,108
Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed

Tournament bracket

	First round (March 8)					Quarterfinals (March 9)					Semifinals (March 10)					Finals (March 12)
						1	Baylor	70
						9	Missouri	52
	8	Kansas	57
	9	Missouri	62
											1	Baylor	58
											4	Texas Tech	57
						4	Texas Tech	61
						5	Iowa State	59
	5	Iowa State	64
	12	Colorado	62
																1	Baylor	68
																3	Kansas State	55
						2	Texas	65
						7	Oklahoma	59
	7	Oklahoma	86
	10	Texas A&M	65
											2	Texas	69
											3	Kansas State	72
						3	Kansas State	71
						6	Nebraska	45
	6	Nebraska	60
	11	Oklahoma State	45

All-Tournament team

Most Outstanding Player – Sophia Young, Baylor

Player	Team
Sophia Young	Baylor
Steffanie Blackmon	Baylor
Kendra Wecker	Kansas State
Megan Mahoney	Kansas State
Tiffany Jackson	Texas

See also

• 2005 Big 12 Conference men's basketball tournament
• 2005 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
• 2004–05 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings