2024 Big Ten baseball tournament

2024 Big Ten
baseball tournament

Teams	8
Format	Double-elimination
Finals site	Charles Schwab Field Omaha Omaha, Nebraska
Champions	Nebraska  (1st title)
Winning coach	Will Bolt  (1st title)
Television	BTN
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2024 Big Ten Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Illinois  ‍†‍‍y	18	–	6	–	0		.750			35	–	21	–	0		.625
Nebraska  ‍‍‡‍y	16	–	8	–	0		.667			40	–	22	–	0		.645
Indiana  ‍‍‍y	15	–	9	–	0		.625			33	–	26	–	1		.558
Iowa  ‍‍‍	14	–	10	–	0		.583			31	–	23	–	0		.574
Michigan  ‍‍‍	14	–	10	–	0		.583			32	–	28	–	0		.533
Purdue  ‍‍‍	13	–	11	–	0		.542			33	–	24	–	0		.579
Ohio State  ‍‍‍	12	–	12	–	0		.500			29	–	26	–	0		.527
Penn State  ‍‍‍	12	–	12	–	0		.500			29	–	24	–	0		.547
Minnesota  ‍‍‍	11	–	13	–	0		.458			25	–	23	–	0		.521
Michigan State  ‍‍‍	11	–	13	–	0		.458			24	–	27	–	0		.471
Maryland  ‍‍‍	10	–	14	–	0		.417			34	–	22	–	0		.607
Rutgers  ‍‍‍	6	–	18	–	0		.250			28	–	25	–	0		.528
Northwestern  ‍‍‍	4	–	20	–	0		.167			18	–	34	–	0		.346
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 26, 2024 [1] Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2024 Big Ten baseball tournament was held at Charles Schwab Field Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska, from May 21 through May 26, and aired on the Big Ten Network. ^[2] As the tournament winner, Nebraska earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

Format and seeding

The 2024 tournament was a double-elimination tournament among the top eight Big Ten Conference baseball teams with the best regular season winning percentage. These eight teams received tournament seeds, numbered one through eight, according to the team's final placement in the regular season standings. In terms of tournament games played per day, the tournament used a 3-2-3-2-4-1 format, with competition beginning one day earlier than in past years to allow for flexibility in case having to suspend play due to inclement weather. ^[3]

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Semifinals						Finals
	1	Illinois	4
	8	Penn State	8
						8	Penn State	9
						4	Michigan	5
	4	Michigan	3(10)
	5	Iowa	2
											8	Penn State	7(10)	–
											4	Michigan	6	–
	1	Illinois	4(10)
	5	Iowa	2
						1	Illinois	2
						4	Michigan	4
																	8	Penn State	1
																	2	Nebraska	2
	2	Nebraska	2(7)
	7	Ohio State	15
						7	Ohio State	7
						3	Indiana	14
	3	Indiana	8
	6	Purdue	6
											3	Indiana	2	4
											2	Nebraska	4	10
	6	Purdue	2
	2	Nebraska	6
						2	Nebraska	12
						7	Ohio State	5

Schedule

Game	Time*	Matchup#	Score	Television
Tuesday, May 21
1	5:00 p.m.	No. 3 Indiana vs. No. 6 Purdue	8–6	BTN
2	9:00 p.m.	No. 2 Nebraska vs. No. 7 Ohio State	15–2(7)
Wednesday, May 22
3	11:00 a.m.	No. 1 Illinois vs. No. 8 Penn State	4–8	BTN
4	2:00 p.m.	No. 4 Michigan vs. No. 5 Iowa	3–2(10)
5	7:00 p.m.	No. 6 Purdue vs. No. 2 Nebraska	2–6
Thursday, May 23
6	10:00 a.m.	No. 1 Illinois vs. No. 5 Iowa	4–2(10)	BTN
7	2:00 p.m.	No. 3 Indiana vs. No. 7 Ohio State	14–7
8	6:00 p.m.	No. 8 Penn State vs. No. 4 Michigan	9–5
Friday, May 24
9	2:00 p.m.	No. 2 Nebraska vs. No. 7 Ohio State	12–5	BTN
10	7:00 p.m.	No. 1 Illinois vs. No. 4 Michigan	2–4
Semifinals - Saturday, May 25
11	9:00 a.m.	No. 3 Indiana vs. No. 2 Nebraska	2–4	BTN
12	6:00 p.m.	No. 3 Indiana vs. No. 2 Nebraska	4–10
13	2:00 p.m.	No. 8 Penn State vs. No. 4 Michigan	7–6(10)
Championship – Sunday, May 26
14	11:00 a.m.	No. 8 Penn State vs. No. 2 Nebraska	1–2	BTN
*Game times in CDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed. [4]

References

1. "Big Ten Conference standings". BigTen.org. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
2. "Big Ten extends baseball tournament in Omaha". NCAA. April 23, 2016. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
3. "Big Ten 2022–2023 Championship/Tournament Schedule". Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on August 5, 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
4. "Big Ten Conference Announces 2024 Baseball Tournament Bracket". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. May 22, 2024. Retrieved May 22, 2024.