2016 Big Ten Softball Tournament

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2016 Big Ten Softball Tournament
Classification Division I
Teams12
Format Single-elimination
Site
Champions Minnesota  (3rd title)
Winning coach Jessica Allister  (2nd title)
Runner-up Michigan  (14th title game)
MVP Sara Groenewegen (Minnesota)
Television BTN

The 2016 Big Ten Softball tournament was held at Beard Field on the campus of Penn State University in State College, Pennsylvania from May 12 through May 14, 2016. [1] As the tournament winner, Minnesota earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament. All tournament games aired on BTN.

Contents

Tournament

2016 Big Ten Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 Michigan  y212 .913527 .881
No. 20 Minnesota  y193 .8644314 .754
Northwestern  y158 .6522728 .491
Penn State  149 .6093024 .556
Nebraska  y139 .5913521 .625
Ohio State  y139 .5913420 .630
Illinois  y1211 .5223623 .610
Wisconsin  1111 .5002824 .538
Indiana  1013 .4352925 .537
Michigan State  815 .3482728 .491
Purdue  815 .3482728 .491
Rutgers  815 .3482433 .421
Maryland  419 .1741240 .231
Iowa  320 .1301339 .250
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 6, 2016 [2] ; Rankings from NFCA
1st Round
May 12th
BTN
Quarterfinals
May 13th
BTN
Semifinals
May 14th
BTN
Finals
May 14th
BTN
            
1 Michigan 10
9 Indiana 0
8 Wisconsin 0
9 Indiana 4
1Michigan6
4 Penn State 1
4 Penn State 8
5 Nebraska 7
5 Nebraska 8
12 Purdue 0(5)
1 Michigan 3
2Minnesota4(10)
2 Minnesota 2
7 Illinois 0
7 Illinois 3
10 Michigan State 2
2Minnesota8
3 Northwestern 4
3 Northwestern 3
6 Ohio State 1
6 Ohio State 5
11 Rutgers 0

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