2001 Big Ten Softball Tournament

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2001 Big Ten Softball Tournament
Classification Division I
Teams6
Format Double-elimination
Site
Champions Iowa  (1st title)
Winning coach Gayle Blevins  (1st title)
Runner-up Michigan  (8th title game)
2001 Big Ten Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Michigan  y1730 .85043171 .713
Iowa  y1640 .80049140 .778
Ohio State  1460 .70046180 .719
Illinois  1280 .60049230 .681
Penn State  y9110 .45036260 .581
Wisconsin  y9110 .45033270 .550
Purdue  9110 .45034241 .585
Northwestern  8120 .40013180 .419
Minnesota  7130 .35036221 .619
Michigan State  5150 .25021390 .350
Indiana  4160 .20016360 .308


Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 30, 2001 [1] ; Rankings from NFCA

The 2001 Big Ten Softball tournament was held at Alumni Field on the campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. As the tournament winner, Iowa earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament.

Contents

Format and seeding

The 2001 tournament was a six team double-elimination tournament. [2] The top six teams based on conference regular season winning percentage earned invites to the tournament. This was the first tournament that Illinois participated in, as it was also the first season for the Illinois softball team competing at the varsity level in the Big Ten. [3]

Tournament

First round Second round Semi-Finals Finals
            
1 Michigan 2
5 Penn State 0
4 Illinois 1
5 Penn State 6
1Michigan6
2 Iowa 1
2 Iowa 8
6 Wisconsin 0
3 Ohio State 1
6 Wisconsin 2
1 Michigan 1
2Iowa2
2Iowa11
4 Illinois 2
4Illinois3
6 Wisconsin 0
4Illinois4
5 Penn State 1
5Penn State5
3 Ohio State 4

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References

  1. "Big Ten Softball Standings" (PDF). BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  2. "Big Ten Softball Standings" (PDF). BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  3. "Illinois opens softball season". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. February 7, 2001. Retrieved May 26, 2022.