For the fourth time in five years, Maryland women’s basketball is ready to begin the Big Ten tournament as the top seed in the field.
Since joining the conference, the Terrapins have been the best program by far, winning four regular-season titles in five tries and three of four conference tournaments (Ohio State claims the other, beating Maryland in the title game last season).
As the No. 1 seed, the Terps were granted the luxury of a double bye, giving them an extra day’s rest over their opponent, No. 9 Michigan State, which just defeated No. 8 Northwestern 68-52 in the matinee on Thursday.