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Awarded for | the most outstanding college softball player in the Big Ten Conference |
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Country | United States |
History | |
First award | 1985 |
Most recent | Jordy Bahl, Nebraska |
The Big Ten Conference Player of the Year is a college softball award given to the Big Ten Conference's most outstanding player. The award was first given following the 1985 season, with both pitchers and position players eligible. After the 1992 season, the Big Ten Conference Softball Pitcher of the Year award was created to honor the most outstanding pitcher.
* | Awarded a College National Player of the Year award: the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year |
School | Winners | Years |
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Michigan | 19 | 1987, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2021 |
Northwestern | 8 | 1985, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2022 |
Minnesota | 5 | 1986, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2024 |
Iowa | 3 | 1990, 1991, 1997 |
Indiana | 2 | 1994, 2023 |
Nebraska | 1 | 2025 |
Ohio State | 1 | 2002 |
Wisconsin | 1 | 2019 |
Illinois | 0 | — |
Maryland | 0 | — |
Michigan State | 0 | — |
Penn State | 0 | — |
Purdue | 0 | — |
Rutgers | 0 | — |