2016 Big Ten baseball tournament

2016 Big Ten Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsOhio State (9th title)
Winning coachGreg Beals (1st title)
MVPRonnie Dawson[1] (Ohio State)
TelevisionBTN
2016 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Minnesota  ‍†‍‍y 16 – 7 – 0   .696 35 – 21 – 0   .625
Nebraska  ‍‍‍y 16 – 8 – 0   .667 37 – 22 – 0   .627
Ohio St.  ‍‍‡‍y 15 – 9 – 0   .625 44 – 20 – 1   .685
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 15 – 9 – 0   .625 32 – 24 – 0   .571
Michigan  ‍‍‍ 13 – 10 – 0   .565 36 – 21 – 0   .632
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 13 – 11 – 0   .542 36 – 20 – 0   .643
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 13 – 11 – 0   .542 30 – 27 – 0   .526
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12 – 0   .500 28 – 23 – 0   .549
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12 – 0   .500 30 – 26 – 0   .536
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12 – 0   .500 28 – 27 – 0   .509
Rutgers  ‍‍‍ 9 – 15 – 0   .375 27 – 28 – 0   .491
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 7 – 17 – 0   .292 15 – 39 – 0   .278
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 2 – 22 – 0   .083 10 – 44 – 0   .185
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 5, 2016[2]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2016 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament was held at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska, from May 25 through 29.[3] Ohio State claimed the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. The event aired on the Big Ten Network.[4]

Format and seeding

The 2016 tournament will be an 8 team double-elimination tournament. The top eight teams based on conference regular season winning percentage earn invites to the tournament. The teams will then play a double-elimination tournament leading to a single championship game. Ties were broken, first, on the basis of head-to-head play (when the tied teams played each other) and, after that, on the basis of record against common opponents. Because Penn State, Illinois, and Iowa did not all play each other, the tie was broken first on common opponents, and, once Penn State was eliminated from the 3-way tie, on the head-to-head series between Iowa and Illinois.

Seed Team W L Pct GB 1st Tiebreak 2nd Tiebreak 3rd Tiebreak
1 Minnesota 16 7 .696 —
2 Nebraska 16 8 .667 .5
3 Indiana 15 9 .625 1.5 0–0 vs. OSU 10–5 vs. comm. opp.
4 Ohio State 15 9 .625 1.5 0–0 vs. IND 9–6 vs. comm. opp.
5 Michigan 13 10 .565 3
6 Maryland 13 11 .542 3.5 2–1 vs. MSU
7 Michigan State 13 11 .542 3.5 1–2 vs. UMD
8 Iowa 12 12 .500 4.5 (did not play PSU) 2–1 vs. comm. opp. 2–1 vs. ILL
— Illinois 12 12 .500 4.5 — 2–1 vs. comm. opp. 1–2 vs. IA
— Penn State 12 12 .500 4.5 (did not play IA) 1-2 vs. comm. opp. —
— Rutgers 9 15 .375 7.5
— Northwestern 7 17 .292 9.5
— Purdue 2 22 .083 14.5

Tournament

First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinal
1Minnesota2
8Iowa8
8Iowa5
4Ohio State4
4Ohio State8
5Michigan3
8Iowa11-
6Maryland0-
3Indiana6
2Nebraska23Indiana0
6Maryland3
8Iowa7
2Nebraska1
4Ohio State8
7Michigan State5
7Michigan State4
6Maryland3
3Indiana3
6Maryland5
7Michigan State23
4Ohio State37
1Minnesota2
5Michigan34Ohio State11
5Michigan4

Schedule

Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance
Wednesday, May 25
1 10:00 a.m. #3 Indiana vs. #6 Maryland Big Ten Network —
2 2:00 p.m. #2 Nebraska vs. #7 Michigan State —
3 6:00 p.m. #1 Minnesota vs. #8 Iowa —
4 10:00 p.m. #4 Ohio State vs. #5 Michigan 9,866
Thursday, May 26
5 10:00 a.m. #3 Indiana vs. #2 Nebraska Big Ten Network —
6 2:00 p.m. #1 Minnesota vs. #5 Michigan —
Friday, May 27
7 10:00 a.m. #6 Maryland vs. #7 Michigan State Big Ten Network —
8 2:00 p.m. #8 Iowa vs. #4 Ohio State —
9 6:00 p.m. #3 Indiana vs. #6 Maryland —
10 10:00 p.m. #5 Michigan vs. #4 Ohio State —
Saturday, May 28
11 10:00 a.m. #8 Iowa vs. #6 Maryland Big Ten Network —
10 (cont) 2:00 p.m. #5 Michigan vs. #4 Ohio State —
12 6:00 p.m. #7 Michigan State vs. #4 Ohio State 4,810
14^ 10:00 a.m. (5/29) #4 Ohio State vs. #7 Michigan State —
Championship – Sunday, May 29
15 2:00 p.m. #8 Iowa vs. #4 Ohio State Big Ten Network —
*Game times in EDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed. ^If necessary

Games 7 and 8, originally scheduled for May 26, were postponed to May 27 due to inclement weather. Games 9 and 10 were moved to later start times on May 27. Game 10 postponed in-game on May 27 due to inclement weather, moved to May 28.

References

  1. ^ "Ohio State Wins Big Ten Baseball Tournament Title". Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on June 2, 2016. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
  2. ^ "Big Ten Conference - 2016 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  3. ^ "Big Ten 2015–2016 Championship/Tournament Schedule". Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on January 1, 2016. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  4. ^ "Baseball Tournament Returns to Omaha in 2016 and 2018". Big Ten Conference. November 11, 2014. Archived from the original on January 14, 2016. Retrieved January 5, 2016.