2024 Big Ten softball tournament

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2024 Big Ten
softball tournament
Teams12
FormatSingle-elimination tournament
Finals site
Champions Michigan  (11th title)
Runner-up Indiana (2nd title game)
Winning coach Bonnie Tholl  (1st title)
MVP Lauren Derkowski (Michigan)
Television Big Ten Network
2024 Big Ten Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 25 Northwestern  ‍†‍‍19–3 .86433–11 .750
Michigan  ‍‍‡‍y18–5 .78341–16 .719
Rutgers  ‍‍‍14–9 .60933–22 .600
Nebraska  ‍‍‍12–9 .57130–23 .566
Minnesota  ‍‍‍13–10 .56528–25 .528
Indiana  ‍‍‍12–11 .52240–18 .690
Penn State  ‍‍‍12–11 .52234–18 .654
Ohio State  ‍‍‍12–11 .52231–20 .608
Purdue  ‍‍‍11–12 .47825–27 .481
Maryland  ‍‍‍8–15 .34824–30 .444
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍8–15 .34821–31 .404
Illinois  ‍‍‍7–15 .31821–31 .404
Michigan State  ‍‍‍7–16 .30421–30 .412
Iowa  ‍‍‍6–17 .26118–28 .391
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 11, 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]

Contents

Seeds

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]

Schedule

GameTime*Matchup#ScoreTelevision
First Round – Wednesday, May 8
111:00 a.m.No. 8 Indiana vs. No. 9 Purdue6–3 Big Ten Network
21:30 p.m.No. 5 Minnesota vs. No. 12 Illinois10–7(9)
34:30 p.m.No. 7 Penn State vs. No. 10 Maryland1–3(9)
47:00 p.m.No. 6 Ohio State vs. No. 11 Wisconsin1–5
Quarterfinals – Thursday, May 9
511:00 a.m.No. 1 Northwestern vs. No. 8 Indiana3–4Big Ten Network
61:30 p.m.No. 4 Nebraska vs. No. 5 Minnesota11–2(5)
74:30 p.m.No. 2 Michigan vs. No. 10 Maryland10–0(5)
87:00 p.m.No. 3 Rutgers vs. No. 11 Wisconsin3–7
Semifinals – Friday, May 10
95:00 p.m.No. 8 Indiana vs. No. 4 Nebraska9–5(8)Big Ten Network
107:30 p.m.No. 2 Michigan vs. No. 11 Wisconsin6–4
Championship – Saturday, May 11
113:00 p.m.No. 8 Indiana vs. No. 2 Michigan1–3Big Ten Network
*Game times in CDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed. [4]

Tournament

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)
2Michigan6
11 Wisconsin 4
3 Rutgers 3
11Wisconsin7
6 Ohio State 1
11 Wisconsin 5
2Michigan3
8 Indiana 1
1 Northwestern 3
8Indiana4
8 Indiana 6
9 Purdue 3
8Indiana9(8)
4 Nebraska 5
4 Nebraska 11(5)
5 Minnesota 2
5 Minnesota 10(9)
12 Illinois 7

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References

  1. ↑ "Big Ten Softball Standings". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
  2. ↑ "2024 Big Ten Softball Tournament presented by DirecTV". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. May 4, 2024. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
  3. ↑ "2024 Big Ten Softball Tournament Tiebreaker Procedures". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. March 20, 2023. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
  4. ↑ "2024 Big Ten Softball Tournament Bracket Released". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. May 5, 2024. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
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