Teams | 12 |
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Format | Single-elimination |
Finals site |
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Champions | Minnesota (4th title) |
Runner-up | Ohio State (3rd title game) |
Winning coach | Jessica Allister (3rd title) |
MVP | Sara Groenewegen (Minnesota) |
Television | Big Ten Network |
The 2017 Big Ten softball tournament was held at Wilpon Complex on the campus of University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan, from May 11 through May 13, 2017. As the tournament winner, Minnesota earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I softball tournament. All games of the tournament aired on BTN.
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No. 2 Minnesota‡ | 22 | – | 1 | – | 0 | .957 | 51 | – | 3 | – | 0 | .944 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Michigan | 20 | – | 3 | – | 0 | .870 | 41 | – | 10 | – | 1 | .798 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 15 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .652 | 33 | – | 15 | – | 0 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 14 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .636 | 36 | – | 17 | – | 0 | .679 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 13 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .565 | 24 | – | 29 | – | 0 | .453 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 11 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .500 | 33 | – | 14 | – | 0 | .702 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 11 | – | 12 | – | 0 | .478 | 30 | – | 21 | – | 0 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 10 | – | 13 | – | 0 | .435 | 25 | – | 28 | – | 0 | .472 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 9 | – | 14 | – | 0 | .391 | 23 | – | 31 | – | 0 | .426 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 9 | – | 14 | – | 0 | .391 | 19 | – | 32 | – | 0 | .373 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 9 | – | 14 | – | 0 | .391 | 20 | – | 36 | – | 0 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn State | 8 | – | 15 | – | 0 | .348 | 23 | – | 32 | – | 0 | .418 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 5 | – | 18 | – | 0 | .217 | 14 | – | 37 | – | 0 | .275 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 4 | – | 19 | – | 0 | .174 | 11 | – | 39 | – | 1 | .225 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
‡ – Tournament champion As of May 9, 2017 [1] Rankings from NFCA |
1st Round May 11th BTN | Quarterfinals May 12th BTN | Semifinals May 13th BTN | Finals May 13th BTN | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Minnesota | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Northwestern | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Northwestern | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | Purdue | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Minnesota | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Illinois | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Illinois | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
12 | Penn State | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Nebraska | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
12 | Penn State | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Minnesota | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Ohio State | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Michigan | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Michigan State | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Michigan State | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Indiana | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Michigan State | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Ohio State | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Ohio State | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Wisconsin | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Wisconsin | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
11 | Iowa | 0 |
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