The tournament was hosted by the higher seeded team for the Quarterfinals and then at Lower.com Field in Columbus, Ohio for the Semifinals and Final.
[1] The eight team-team single-elimination tournament consisted of two rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play.
[3][4] The conference tournament title was the second for the Iowa women's soccer program, both of which have come under head coach Dave DiIanni.
Michigan State and Nebraska tied for first place with 7–1–2 records during regular season conference play.
Rutgers earned the sixth seed by virtue of their 1–0 win over Ohio State on October 19.