1996 Big Ten softball tournament

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1996 Big Ten
softball tournament
Teams4
Format Double-elimination
Finals site
Champions Michigan  (2nd title)
Runner-up Minnesota (1st title game)
Winning coach Carol Hutchins  (2nd title)
1996 Big Ten Conference softball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 7 Michigan  y2040 .83351140 .785
No. 19 Minnesota  y1760 .73943180 .705
No. 4 Iowa  y1770 .70849190 .721
No. 23 Indiana  y1670 .69637240 .607
Michigan State  14100 .58337190 .661
Purdue  12110 .52236210 .632
Northwestern  8160 .33319330 .365
Ohio State  6180 .25019430 .306
Penn State  5180 .21724260 .480
Wisconsin  3210 .12514391 .269
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament

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As of June 1996 [11]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

Contents

The 1996 Big Ten softball tournament was held at Alumni Field on the campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. [12] As the tournament winner, Michigan earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 1996 NCAA Division I softball tournament. This was the second of four consecutive Big Ten softball tournaments that Michigan won from 1995–1998.

Format and seeding

The 1996 tournament was a four team double-elimination tournament. The top four teams based on conference regular season winning percentage earned invites to the tournament.

Tournament

First round Semi-finals Finals
          
1 Michigan 3
4 Indiana 1
1Michigan3
2 Minnesota 2
3 Iowa 6
2 Minnesota 8
1Michigan6
2 Minnesota 4
3Iowa2
4 Indiana 0
3 Iowa 0
2Minnesota3

References

  1. 1996 IND Season
  2. 1996 IA Season
  3. 1996 MICH Season
  4. 1996 MSU Season
  5. 1996 MINN Season
  6. 1996 NOR Season
  7. 1996 OSU Season
  8. 1996 PSU Season
  9. 1996 PUR Season
  10. 1996 WIS Season
  11. "Big Ten Softball Standings" (PDF). BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  12. "Big Ten Softball Record Book" (PDF). BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. May 10, 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 11, 2021. Retrieved May 26, 2022.