Teams | 12 |
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Format | Single-elimination tournament |
Finals site |
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Champions | Michigan (11th title) |
Runner-up | Indiana (2nd title game) |
Winning coach | Bonnie Tholl (1st title) |
MVP | Lauren Derkowski (Michigan) |
Television | Big Ten Network |
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No. 25 Northwestern †y | 19 | – | 3 | .864 | 35 | – | 13 | .729 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan ‡y | 18 | – | 5 | .783 | 43 | – | 18 | .705 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 14 | – | 9 | .609 | 33 | – | 22 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 12 | – | 9 | .571 | 30 | – | 23 | .566 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 13 | – | 10 | .565 | 28 | – | 25 | .528 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana y | 12 | – | 11 | .522 | 40 | – | 20 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn State y | 12 | – | 11 | .522 | 35 | – | 20 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 12 | – | 11 | .522 | 31 | – | 20 | .608 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 11 | – | 12 | .478 | 25 | – | 27 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 8 | – | 15 | .348 | 24 | – | 30 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 8 | – | 15 | .348 | 21 | – | 31 | .404 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 7 | – | 15 | .318 | 21 | – | 31 | .404 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 7 | – | 16 | .304 | 21 | – | 30 | .412 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 6 | – | 17 | .261 | 18 | – | 28 | .391 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of May 19, 2024 [1] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today |
The 2024 Big Ten softball tournament was held at Pearl Field in Iowa City, Iowa from May 8 through May 11, 2024. As the tournament winner, Michigan earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA Division I softball tournament. All games of the tournament were aired on BTN. [2]
The top 12 Big Ten schools participate in the tournament. Teams are seeded by conference record, with the top four teams receiving a first-round bye. [3]
Game | Time* | Matchup# | Score | Television | ||
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First Round – Wednesday, May 8 | ||||||
1 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 8 Indiana vs. No. 9 Purdue | 6–3 | Big Ten Network | ||
2 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 5 Minnesota vs. No. 12 Illinois | 10–7(9) | |||
3 | 4:30 p.m. | No. 7 Penn State vs. No. 10 Maryland | 1–3(9) | |||
4 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 6 Ohio State vs. No. 11 Wisconsin | 1–5 | |||
Quarterfinals – Thursday, May 9 | ||||||
5 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 1 Northwestern vs. No. 8 Indiana | 3–4 | Big Ten Network | ||
6 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 4 Nebraska vs. No. 5 Minnesota | 11–2(5) | |||
7 | 4:30 p.m. | No. 2 Michigan vs. No. 10 Maryland | 10–0(5) | |||
8 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 3 Rutgers vs. No. 11 Wisconsin | 3–7 | |||
Semifinals – Friday, May 10 | ||||||
9 | 5:00 p.m. | No. 8 Indiana vs. No. 4 Nebraska | 9–5(8) | Big Ten Network | ||
10 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 2 Michigan vs. No. 11 Wisconsin | 6–4 | |||
Championship – Saturday, May 11 | ||||||
11 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 8 Indiana vs. No. 2 Michigan | 1–3 | Big Ten Network | ||
*Game times in CDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed. [4] |
1st Round May 8th BTN | Quarterfinals May 9th BTN | Semifinals May 10th BTN | Finals May 11th BTN | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Michigan | 10(5) | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Maryland | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Penn State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Maryland | 3(9) | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Michigan | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
11 | Wisconsin | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Rutgers | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
11 | Wisconsin | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Ohio State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
11 | Wisconsin | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Michigan | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Indiana | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Northwestern | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Indiana | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Indiana | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | Purdue | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Indiana | 9(8) | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Nebraska | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Nebraska | 11(5) | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Minnesota | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Minnesota | 10(9) | |||||||||||||||||
12 | Illinois | 7 |
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