2025 Big Ten softball tournament

2025 Big Ten
softball tournament

Teams	12
Format	Single-elimination tournament
Finals site	Bittinger Stadium West Lafayette, Indiana
Champions	Michigan  (12th title)
Runner-up	UCLA (1st title game)
Winning coach	Bonnie Tholl  (2nd title)
MVP	Lauren Derkowski (Michigan)
Television	BTN
← 2024 Softball Tournament 2026 →

2025 Big Ten Conference softball standings

v t e	Conf.									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
No. 4 Oregon  ‍†‍‍	19	–	3	–	0		.864			47	–	7	–	0		.870
No. 19 Nebraska  ‍‍‍	17	–	5	–	0		.773			39	–	13	–	0		.750
No. 9 UCLA  ‍‍‍	17	–	5	–	0		.773			49	–	10	–	0		.831
Northwestern  ‍‍‍	16	–	6	–	0		.727			29	–	18	–	1		.615
No. 22 Ohio State  ‍‍‍	16	–	6	–	0		.727			43	–	12	–	1		.777
Iowa  ‍‍‍	15	–	7	–	0		.682			35	–	18	–	0		.660
Washington  ‍‍‍	12	–	9	–	0		.571			34	–	17	–	0		.667
Michigan  ‍‍‡‍y	11	–	11	–	0		.500			38	–	19	–	0		.667
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍	11	–	11	–	0		.500			33	–	21	–	0		.611
Indiana  ‍‍‍	11	–	12	–	0		.478			33	–	18	–	0		.647
Penn State  ‍‍‍	10	–	12	–	0		.455			25	–	27	–	0		.481
Purdue  ‍‍‍	9	–	14	–	0		.391			30	–	23	–	0		.566
Illinois  ‍‍‍	6	–	15	–	0		.286			22	–	28	–	0		.440
Michigan State  ‍‍‍	6	–	16	–	0		.273			16	–	29	–	0		.356 {{CBSB standings entry|Minnesota |5|17|0|20|30|038
Maryland  ‍‍‍	3	–	19	–	0		.136			18	–	31	–	0		.367
Rutgers  ‍‍‍	3	–	19	–	0		.136			20	–	36	–	0		.357
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of May 10, 2025 [1] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

The 2025 Big Ten softball tournament was held at Bittinger Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana from May 7 through May 10, 2025. As the tournament winner, Michigan earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2025 NCAA Division I softball tournament. All games of the tournament will be aired on BTN. ^[2]

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]

Seed	School	W–L	Pct	GB No. 1
1	Oregon	19–3	.864	–
2	UCLA	17–5	.773	2
3	Nebraska	17–5	.773	2
4	Ohio State	16–6	.727	3
5	Northwestern	16–6	.727	3
6	Iowa	15–7	.682	4
7	Washington	12–9	.571	7
8	Michigan	11–11	.500	8
9	Wisconsin	11–11	.500	8
10	Indiana	11–12	.478	9
11	Penn State	10–12	.455	9
12	Purdue	9–13	.409	10
DNQ	Illinois	6–15	.286	13
DNQ	Michigan State	6–16	.273	13
DNQ	Minnesota	5–17	.227	14
DNQ	Maryland	3–19	.136	16
DNQ	Rutgers	3–19	.136	16

Schedule

Game	Time*	Matchup#	Score	Television
First Round – Wednesday, May 7
1	11:00 a.m.	No. 11 Penn State vs. No. 6 Iowa	6–2	BTN
2	1:30 p.m.	No. 10 Indiana vs. No. 7 Washington	2–0
3	4:30 p.m.	No. 9 Wisconsin vs. No. 8 Michigan	2–3
4	7:00 p.m.	No. 12 Purdue vs. No. 5 Northwestern	4–2
Quarterfinals – Thursday, May 8
5	11:00 a.m.	No. 3 Nebraska vs. No. 11 Penn State	9–1(5)	BTN
6	1:30 p.m.	No. 2 UCLA vs. No. 10 Indiana	5–4
7	4:30 p.m.	No. 1 Oregon vs. No. 8 Michigan	0–5
8	7:00 p.m.	No. 4 Ohio State vs. No. 12 Purdue	6–14
Semifinals – Friday, May 9
9	5:00 p.m.	No. 3 Nebraska vs. No. 2 UCLA	2–4	BTN
10	7:30 p.m.	No. 8 Michigan vs. No. 12 Purdue	4–2
Championship – Saturday, May 10
11	4:00 p.m.	No. 2 UCLA vs. No. 8 Michigan	0–2	BTN
*Game times in EDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed. [4]

Tournament

	1st Round May 7th BTN					Quarterfinals May 8th BTN					Semifinals May 9th BTN					Finals May 10th BTN
						3	Nebraska	9(5)
						11	Penn State	1
	11	Penn State	6
	6	Iowa	2
											3	Nebraska	2
											2	UCLA	4
						2	UCLA	5
						10	Indiana	4
	10	Indiana	2
	7	Washington	0
																2	UCLA	0
																8	Michigan	2
						1	Oregon	0
						8	Michigan	5
	9	Wisconsin	2
	8	Michigan	3
											8	Michigan	4
											12	Purdue	2
						4	Ohio State	6
						12	Purdue	14
	12	Purdue	4
	5	Northwestern	2

References

1. "Big Ten Softball Standings". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved May 9, 2025.
2. "2025 Big Ten Softball Tournament". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. May 4, 2025. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
3. "2024 Big Ten Softball Tournament Tiebreaker Procedures". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. March 20, 2023. Archived from the original on May 7, 2023. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
4. "2025 Big Ten Softball Tournament Bracket Released". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. May 4, 2025. Retrieved May 4, 2025.