2024 Big Ten softball tournament

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

2024 Big Ten Conference softball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 25 Northwestern  ‍†‍‍y	19	–	3		.864			33	–	11		.750
Michigan  ‍‍‡‍y	18	–	5		.783			41	–	16		.719
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	–	18		.690
Penn State  ‍‍‍y	12	–	11		.522			34	–	18		.654
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 11, 2024 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.

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.

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.

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