2024 Big Ten softball tournament

2024 Big Ten
softball tournament
Teams12
FormatSingle-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsMichigan (11th title)
Runner-upIndiana (2nd title game)
Winning coachBonnie Tholl (1st title)
MVPLauren Derkowski (Michigan)
TelevisionBig Ten Network
2024 Big Ten Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 25 Northwestern  ‍†‍‍y 19 – 3   .864 35 – 13   .729
Michigan  ‍‍‡‍y 18 – 5   .783 43 – 18   .705
Rutgers  ‍‍‍ 14 – 9   .609 33 – 22   .600
Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 12 – 9   .571 30 – 23   .566
Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 13 – 10   .565 28 – 25   .528
Indiana  ‍‍‍y 12 – 11   .522 40 – 20   .667
Penn State  ‍‍‍y 12 – 11   .522 35 – 20   .636
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 12 – 11   .522 31 – 20   .608
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 11 – 12   .478 25 – 27   .481
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 8 – 15   .348 24 – 30   .444
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 8 – 15   .348 21 – 31   .404
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 7 – 15   .318 21 – 31   .404
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 7 – 16   .304 21 – 30   .412
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 6 – 17   .261 18 – 28   .391
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 19, 2024[1]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

The 2024 Big Ten softball tournament was held at Pearl Field in Iowa City, Iowa from May 8 through May 11, 2024. As the tournament winner, Michigan earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA Division I softball tournament. All games of the tournament were 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]

Schedule

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

Tournament

1st Round
May 8th
BTN 		Quarterfinals
May 9th
BTN 		Semifinals
May 10th
BTN 		Finals
May 11th
BTN
            
2 Michigan 10(5)
10 Maryland 0
7 Penn State 1
10 Maryland 3(9)
2 Michigan 6
11 Wisconsin 4
3 Rutgers 3
11 Wisconsin 7
6 Ohio State 1
11 Wisconsin 5
2 Michigan 3
8 Indiana 1
1 Northwestern 3
8 Indiana 4
8 Indiana 6
9 Purdue 3
8 Indiana 9(8)
4 Nebraska 5
4 Nebraska 11(5)
5 Minnesota 2
5 Minnesota 10(9)
12 Illinois 7

References

  1. ^ "Big Ten Softball Standings". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  2. ^ "2024 Big Ten Softball Tournament presented by DirecTV". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. May 4, 2024. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
  3. ^ "2024 Big Ten Softball Tournament Tiebreaker Procedures". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. March 20, 2023. Retrieved May 5, 2024.[dead link‍]
  4. ^ "2024 Big Ten Softball Tournament Bracket Released". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. May 5, 2024. Retrieved May 5, 2024.