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| Awarded for | the most outstanding softball coach in the Big Ten Conference |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| History | |
| First award | 1985 |
| Most recent | Kate Drohan, Northwestern |
The Big Ten Conference Coach of the Year is a college softball award given to the Big Ten Conference's most outstanding coach. The award has been given annually since 1985.
† | Co-Coaches of the Year |
| School | Winners | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 18 | 1985, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2021 |
| Northwestern | 7 | 1987, 1995, 2005, 2006, 2019, 2022, 2023 |
| Iowa | 3 | 1989, 1997, 2000 |
| Minnesota | 3 | 1988, 1991, 2017 |
| Ohio State | 3 | 1990, 2002, 2007 |
| Michigan State | 2 | 1986, 2003 |
| Indiana | 1 | 1994 |
| Illinois | 1 | 2010 |
| Nebraska | 1 | 2014 |
| Penn State | 1 | 1999 |
| Maryland | 0 | — |
| Purdue | 0 | — |
| Rutgers | 0 | — |
| Wisconsin | 0 | — |
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