2022 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament

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2022 Big Ten Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams8
Format Double-elimination
Finals site
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Television BTN
2022 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Illinois  00 00 
Indiana  00 00 
Iowa  00 00 
Maryland  00 00 
Michigan  00 00 
Michigan State  00 00 
Minnesota  00 00 
Nebraska  00 00 
Northwestern  00 00 
Ohio State  00 00 
Penn State  00 00 
Purdue  00 00 
Rutgers  00 00 
Tournament champion
As of February 4, 2022 [1] ; Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2022 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament will be held at Charles Schwab Field Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska from May 25 through 29. [2] [3] The event will air on the Big Ten Network.

Contents

The event has been held since 1981 except for 2020 and 2021, with Minnesota and defending champion Ohio State each winning 10 times, most of all teams. Michigan follows closely with 9 championships. Original members Michigan State and Northwestern have never won the event, while more recent additions Penn State (1991), Nebraska (2011), Maryland (2015) and Rutgers (2015) have never won the tournament. Wisconsin discontinued its baseball program in 1991 without winning the title.

Format and seeding

The 2022 tournament will be an 8 team double-elimination tournament. The top eight teams based on conference regular season winning percentage earn invites to the tournament. The teams will then play a double-elimination tournament leading to a single championship game.

Bracket

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References

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