BTN.com staff, March 13, 2017
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Four Big Ten teams made the 2017 NCAA women's tournament, it was announced Monday night.
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Big Ten tournament champion Maryland paces the conference with a No. 3 seed, while Big Ten regular-season champion Ohio State claims a No. 5 seed. Michigan State and Purdue are both No. 9 seeds.
Get BTN analyst Christy Winters-Scott's reaction to the berth in the video below, and hear from Maryland coach Brenda Frese below.
MARYLAND
The Terps are a three seed and will face Bucknell to open #MarchMadness on Friday! #FearTheTurtle #WeAreMaryland pic.twitter.com/r6oBOs3uGK
— Maryland Women?s Basketball (@TerpsWBB) March 13, 2017
MICHIGAN STATE
The Spartans are the No. 9 seed and will head to Columbia, SC to play No. 8 seed Arizona State #SelectionMonday #ncaaW pic.twitter.com/gTpct57JYe
— Michigan State Women's Basketball (@MSU_WBasketball) March 13, 2017
OHIO STATE
We're in! Buckeyes headed to Lexington to take on Western Kentucky in the opening round #NCAATournament #GoBucks pic.twitter.com/6VSqlX9X3d
— Ohio State Women?s Basketball (@OhioStateWBB) March 13, 2017
PURDUE
We're dancing… #BoilerUp pic.twitter.com/OJwfM4TSxm
— Purdue Women's Basketball (@PurdueWBB) March 13, 2017