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2024 Big Ten softball tournament - Wikipedia

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2024 Big Ten
softball tournament
Teams	12
Format	Single-elimination tournament
Finals site	Pearl Field Iowa City, Iowa
Champions	Michigan (11th title)
Runner-up	Indiana (2nd title game)
Winning coach	Bonnie Tholl (1st title)
MVP	Lauren Derkowski (Michigan)
Television	Big Ten Network
← 2023 Softball Tournament 2025 →

2024 Big Ten Conference softball standings
v t e	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	Big Ten Network
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

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

v t e 2024 NCAA Division I softball tournaments
Conference	America East American Atlantic 10 ACC Atlantic Sun Big 12 Big East Big Sky Big South Big Ten Colonial Conference USA Horizon Ivy MAAC Mid-American MEAC Missouri Valley Northeast Ohio Valley Pac-12 Patriot SEC Southern Southland SWAC Summit League Sun Belt WAC
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