1982 Big Ten softball tournament

1982 Big Ten
softball tournament
Teams	7
Format	Double-elimination tournament
Finals site	Alumni Field; Ann Arbor, Michigan;
Champions	Northwestern (1st title)
Runner-up	Michigan (1st title game)
	; Softball Tournament; 1995 →;

The 1982 Big Ten softball tournament was the inaugural Big Ten softball tournament held at Alumni Field on the campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan, from April 16 to 17, 1982.^[1] Northwestern was the winner of the inaugural softball tournament.^[2]

Format and seeding

The 1982 tournament was a seven team double-elimination tournament. All seven of the ten (at the time) Big Ten schools that put together a team earned invitations to the tournament. Illinois, Purdue, and Wisconsin did not participate, and would not field teams until 2001, 1995, and 1996, respectively.

Tournament


Upper round 1		Upper round 2		Upper final				Final



		Michigan	5

		Iowa	1
Iowa	2

Michigan State	0
				Michigan	4

				Northwestern	6
Ohio State	3

Minnesota	2
		Ohio State	0

		Northwestern	4
Northwestern	2

Indiana	0
								Northwestern	4	—

								Michigan	2	—

Lower round 1		Lower round 2		Lower round 3		Lower final



		Indiana	5

Minnesota	6	Iowa	0			Ohio State	1

Indiana	9			Indiana	2	Michigan	2⁽⁸⁾

				Ohio State	3

		Michigan State	0

		Ohio State	5

References

^ 1982 Big Ten softball tournament program cover, courtesy of the University of Michigan Bentley Historical Library
^ "Big Ten Softball Record Book" (PDF). BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. May 10, 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 11, 2021. Retrieved May 26, 2022.

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[1] 1982 Big Ten softball tournament program cover, courtesy of the University of Michigan Bentley Historical Library

[2] "Big Ten Softball Record Book" (PDF). BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. May 10, 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 11, 2021. Retrieved May 26, 2022.

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