1998 Big Ten softball tournament

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1998 Big Ten
softball tournament
Teams4
Format Double-elimination
Finals site
Champions Michigan  (4th title)
Runner-up Iowa (3rd title game)
Winning coach Carol Hutchins  (4th title)
1998 Big Ten Conference softball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 6 Michigan  y2210 .9575670 .889
Northwestern  1590 .62534190 .642
No. 16 Minnesota  y1490 .60948210 .696
No. 19 Iowa  y1490 .60938200 .655
Michigan State  11130 .45834200 .630
Ohio State  10140 .41733230 .589
Penn State  8140 .36421281 .430
Purdue  8160 .33329300 .492
Wisconsin  8160 .33319311 .382
Indiana  7160 .30413311 .300
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament

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As of June 1998 [11]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

Contents

The 1998 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 1998 NCAA Division I softball tournament. This was the last of four consecutive Big Ten softball tournaments that Michigan would win from 1995–1998.

Format and seeding

The 1998 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 1
4 Minnesota 0
1 Michigan 0
3Iowa1
3 Iowa 5
2 Northwestern 2
3 Iowa 1 1
1Michigan65
4Minnesota6
2 Northwestern 0
4 Minnesota 0
1Michigan4

References

  1. 1998 IND Season
  2. 1998 IA Season
  3. 1998 MICH Season
  4. 1998 MSU Season
  5. 1998 MINN Season
  6. 1998 NOR Season
  7. 1998 OSU Season
  8. 1998 PSU Season
  9. 1998 PUR Season
  10. 1998 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.