2016 Big Ten softball tournament

2016 Big Ten
softball tournament
Teams12
FormatSingle-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsMinnesota (3rd title)
Runner-upMichigan (14th title game)
Winning coachJessica Allister (2nd title)
MVPSara Groenewegen (Minnesota)
TelevisionBTN

The 2016 Big Ten softball tournament was held at Beard Field on the campus of Penn State University in State College, Pennsylvania from May 12 through May 14, 2016.[1] As the tournament winner, Minnesota earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I softball tournament. All tournament games aired on BTN.

Tournament

2016 Big Ten Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Michigan  ‍†‍‍y 21 – 2   .913 52 – 7   .881
No. 20 Minnesota  ‍‍‡‍y 19 – 3   .864 43 – 14   .754
Northwestern  ‍‍‍y 15 – 8   .652 27 – 28   .491
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 14 – 9   .609 30 – 24   .556
Nebraska  ‍‍‍y 13 – 9   .591 35 – 21   .625
Ohio State  ‍‍‍y 13 – 9   .591 34 – 20   .630
Illinois  ‍‍‍y 12 – 11   .522 36 – 23   .610
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 11 – 11   .500 28 – 24   .538
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 10 – 13   .435 29 – 25   .537
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 15   .348 27 – 28   .491
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 8 – 15   .348 27 – 28   .491
Rutgers  ‍‍‍ 8 – 15   .348 24 – 33   .421
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 4 – 19   .174 12 – 40   .231
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 3 – 20   .130 13 – 39   .250
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 6, 2016[2]
Rankings from NFCA
1st Round
May 12th
BTN 		Quarterfinals
May 13th
BTN 		Semifinals
May 14th
BTN 		Finals
May 14th
BTN
            
1 Michigan 10
9 Indiana 0
8 Wisconsin 0
9 Indiana 4
1 Michigan 6
4 Penn State 1
4 Penn State 8
5 Nebraska 7
5 Nebraska 8
12 Purdue 0(5)
1 Michigan 3
2 Minnesota 4(10)
2 Minnesota 2
7 Illinois 0
7 Illinois 3
10 Michigan State 2
2 Minnesota 8
3 Northwestern 4
3 Northwestern 3
6 Ohio State 1
6 Ohio State 5
11 Rutgers 0
  • All times listed are Eastern Daylight Time.[3]
  • Only the top 12 participate in the tournament, therefore Maryland and Iowa were not eligible to play.

Announcers

References

  1. ^ "THIS WEEK IN THE BIG 10". Radio Troy. Archived from the original on June 2, 2016. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
  2. ^ "Big Ten Softball Standings". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
  3. ^ "2016 Big Ten softball tournament Field" (PDF). BigTen.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 27, 2016. Retrieved May 9, 2016.