2023 Big Ten softball tournament

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2023 Big Ten
softball tournament
Teams12
FormatSingle-elimination tournament
Finals site
Champions Northwestern  (2nd title)
Runner-up Indiana (1st title game)
Winning coach Kate Drohan  (2nd title)
MVP Danielle Williams (Northwestern)
Television Big Ten Network
2023 Big Ten Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 15 Northwestern  ‍†‍‡‍y20–3 .87042–13 .764
Indiana  ‍‍‍y18–5 .78344–18 .710
Minnesota  ‍‍‍y17–6 .73938–18 .679
Nebraska  ‍‍‍y13–10 .56536–22 .621
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍12–10 .54527–20 .574
Ohio State  ‍‍‍12–11 .52233–20 .623
Maryland  ‍‍‍11–11 .50038–19 .667
Penn State  ‍‍‍11–11 .50031–16 .660
Iowa  ‍‍‍10–13 .43535–27 .565
Michigan  ‍‍‍10–13 .43526–25 .510
Rutgers  ‍‍‍9–14 .39132–25 .561
Illinois  ‍‍‍6–16 .27329–27 .518
Purdue  ‍‍‍6–17 .26123–30 .434
Michigan State  ‍‍‍4–19 .17414–32 .304
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 28, 2023 [1]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

The 2023 Big Ten softball tournament was held at Eichelberger Field in Champaign, Illinois from May 10 through May 13, 2023. As the tournament winner, Northwestern earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA Division I softball tournament. All games of the tournament were aired on BTN. [2] [3]

Contents

Seeds

The top 12 Big Ten schools participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record, with the top four teams receiving a first-round bye. [4] [5] [6]

Schedule

GameTime*Matchup#ScoreTelevision
First Round – Wednesday, May 10
111:00 a.m.No. 6 Ohio State vs. No. 11 Rutgers7–4 Big Ten Network
21:30 p.m.No. 7 Penn State vs. No. 10 Michigan3–2
34:30 p.m.No. 8 Maryland vs. No. 9 Iowa1–7
47:00 p.m.No. 5 Wisconsin vs. No. 12 Illinois4–8
Quarterfinals – Thursday, May 11
511:00 a.m.No. 3 Minnesota vs. No. 6 Ohio State3–2(8) Big Ten Network
61:30 p.m.No. 2 Indiana vs. No. 7 Penn State5–4(9)
74:30 p.m.No. 1 Northwestern vs. No. 9 Iowa3–1
87:00 p.m.No. 4 Nebraska vs. No. 12 Illinois1–0
Semifinals – Friday, May 12
95:00 p.m.No. 3 Minnesota vs. No. 2 Indiana3–5 Big Ten Network
107:30 p.m.'No. 1 Northwestern vs. No. 4 Nebraska8–0(5)
Championship – Saturday, May 13
113:00 p.m.No. 2 Indiana vs. No. 1 Northwestern1–2 Big Ten Network
*Game times in EDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed. [7]

Bracket

1st Round
May 10
BTN 		Quarterfinals
May 11
BTN 		Semifinals
May 12
BTN 		Finals
May 13
BTN
            
2 Indiana 5(9)
7 Penn State 4
7 Penn State 3
10 Michigan 2
2Indiana5
3 Minnesota 3
3 Minnesota 3(8)
6 Ohio State 2
6 Ohio State 7
11 Rutgers 4
2 Indiana 1
1Northwestern2
1 Northwestern 3
9 Iowa 1
8 Maryland 1
9 Iowa 7
1Northwestern8(5)
4 Nebraska 0
4 Nebraska 1
12 Illinois 0
5 Wisconsin 4
12 Illinois 8

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