Teams | 8 |
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Format | Double-elimination |
Finals site | |
Champions | Minnesota (10th title) |
Winning coach | John Anderson (10th title) |
MVP | Jordan Kozicky (Minnesota) |
Television | BTN |
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No. 15 Minnesota †‡ | 18 | – | 4 | .818 | 41 | – | 13 | .759 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 27 Purdue | 17 | – | 6 | .739 | 37 | – | 19 | .661 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 15 | – | 8 | .652 | 33 | – | 21 | .611 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 15 | – | 9 | .625 | 33 | – | 20 | .623 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 14 | – | 9 | .609 | 38 | – | 17 | .691 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 13 | – | 9 | .591 | 33 | – | 20 | .623 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 14 | – | 10 | .583 | 36 | – | 22 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 11 | – | 12 | .478 | 20 | – | 32 | .385 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 9 | – | 14 | .391 | 24 | – | 30 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 8 | – | 14 | .364 | 24 | – | 28 | .462 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 7 | – | 16 | .304 | 25 | – | 25 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 6 | – | 18 | .250 | 17 | – | 32 | .347 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn State | 3 | – | 21 | .125 | 15 | – | 34 | .306 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
‡ – Tournament champion As of May 27, 2018 [1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
The 2018 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament was held at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska, from May 23 through 27. [2] The event aired on the Big Ten Network. The event was held in Bloomington for one year before returning to Omaha, Nebraska, site of the College World Series. [3] [4]
The 2018 tournament was an 8 team double-elimination tournament. The top eight teams based on conference regular season winning percentage earned invites to the tournament. The teams then played a double-elimination tournament leading to a single championship game.
First round | Second round | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Minnesota | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
8 | Michigan State | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Minnesota | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Illinois | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Illinois | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | Indiana | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Minnesota | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
7 | Ohio State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
8 | Michigan State | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | Indiana | 610 | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | Indiana | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Illinois | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Minnesota | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Purdue | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Purdue | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
7 | Ohio State | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Purdue | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | Michigan | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | Michigan | 210 | ||||||||||||||||||
6 | Iowa | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Purdue | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Illinois | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
6 | Iowa | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
7 | Ohio State | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
7 | Ohio State | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | Michigan | 3 |
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