2018 Big Ten softball tournament

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2018 Big Ten
softball tournament
Teams12
Format Single-elimination
Finals site
Champions Minnesota  (5th title)
Runner-up Northwestern (6th title game)
Winning coach Jamie Trachsel  (1st title)
MVP Maddie Houlihan (Minnesota)
Television Big Ten Network

The 2018 Big Ten softball tournament was held at Goodman Softball Complex on the campus of University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wisconsin from May 10 through May 12, 2018. As the tournament winner, Minnesota earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Division I softball tournament. All games of the tournament aired on BTN.

Contents

Tournament

2018 Big Ten Conference softball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 17 Michigan  ‍†‍‍y18–3 .85743–11 .796
No. 25 Minnesota  ‍‍‡‍y17–4 .81036–15 .706
Indiana  ‍‍‍17–6 .73925–29 .463
Ohio State  ‍‍‍y14–8 .63634–13 .723
Northwestern  ‍‍‍y14–8 .63636–16 .692
Illinois  ‍‍‍13–8 .61936–17 .679
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍y11–9 .55027–20 .574
Michigan State  ‍‍‍10–12 .45524–25 .490
Nebraska  ‍‍‍9–13 .40931–22 .585
Purdue  ‍‍‍7–15 .31816–39 .291
Maryland  ‍‍‍7–16 .30418–36 .333
Iowa  ‍‍‍6–16 .27320–31 .392
Penn State  ‍‍‍5–18 .2179–41 .180
Rutgers  ‍‍‍4–16 .20019–31 .380
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 7, 2018 [1]
Rankings from NFCA
1st Round
May 10th
BTN 		Quarterfinals
May 11th/12th
BTN 		Semifinals
May 12th
BTN 		Finals
May 13th
BTN
            
1 Michigan 0
8 Michigan State7
8 Michigan State 4
9 Nebraska 3
8 Michigan State 0
4 Northwestern11(5)
4 Northwestern 2(8)
12 Iowa 1
5 Ohio State 1
12 Iowa 5
4 Northwestern 6
2 Minnesota9
2 Minnesota 6
7 Wisconsin 0
7 Wisconsin 8(5)
10 Purdue 0
2 Minnesota9
3 Indiana 4
3 Indiana 2
6 Illinois 1
6 Illinois 5
11 Maryland 3

Schedule

GameTime*Matchup#TelevisionTV Announcers [2] Attendance
First Round – Thursday, May 10
112:00 p.m.#7 Wisconsin vs. #10 Purdue Big Ten Network Lisa Byington & Carol Bruggeman
22:30 p.m.#6 Illinois vs. #11 Maryland
35:30 p.m.#8 Michigan State vs. #9 NebraskaDean Linke & Jennie Ritter
48:00 p.m.#5 Ohio State vs. #12 Iowa
Quarterfinals – Friday, May 11
512:00 p.m.#2 Minnesota vs. #7 Wisconsin Big Ten Network Lisa Byington & Carol Bruggeman–
68:45 p.m.#3 Indiana vs. #6 Illinois
711 p.m.#1 Michigan vs. #8 Michigan StateDean Linke & Jennie Ritter–
Quarterfinals – Saturday, May 12
811:30 a.m.#4 Northwestern vs. #12 Iowa Big Ten Network Lisa Byington & Carol Bruggeman–
Semifinals – Saturday, May 12
92:00 p.m.#2 Minnesota vs. #3 Indiana Big Ten Network Lisa Byington & Carol Bruggeman–
104:30 p.m.#4 Northwestern vs. #8 Michigan State
Championship – Sunday, May 13
1111:00 a.m.#2 Minnesota vs. #4 Northwestern Big Ten Network Lisa Byington & Carol Bruggeman–
*Game times in EDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed.

References

  1. ↑ "Softball". Big Ten Conference. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
  2. ↑ "#MAYhem: College Softball's Biggest Month Begins with More than 60 Conference Tournament Games, 11 Championship Games on ESPN's Networks". ESPN Media Zone. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
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