2010 Big Ten baseball tournament

The 2010 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament was held at Huntington Park in Columbus, Ohio, from May 23 through 26. Minnesota won their ninth tournament championship and earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

2010 Big Ten Conference
baseball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination with single bye for top two teams
Finals site
ChampionsMinnesota (9th title)
TelevisionBTN
2010 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 15 9   .625 32 30   .516
Michigan  ‍‍‍ 14 10   .583 35 22   .614
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 13 11   .542 30 28   .517
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 13 11   .542 24 32   .429
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 12 12   .500 33 24   .579
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 12 12   .500 28 27   .509
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 11 13   .458 34 19   .642
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 11 13   .458 28 23   .549
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 10 14   .417 26 26   .500
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 9 15   .375 22 30   .423
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
As of June 30, 2010[1]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll

Regular season results

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The top six teams (based on conference results) from the conference earn invites to the tournament.

Team W L PCT GB Seed
Minnesota 15 9 .625
1
Michigan 14 10 .583
1
2
Iowa 13 11 .542
2
3
Northwestern 13 11 .542
2
4
Purdue 12 12 .500
4
5
Indiana 12 12 .500
4
6
Michigan State 11 13 .458
5
Ohio State 11 13 .458
5
Illinois 10 14 .417
5
Penn State 9 15 .375
6

Format

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The 2010 tournament was a 6-team double-elimination tournament. The top two seeds received a single bye into the semifinals (2nd Round). The 1 seed played the lowest seeded Round 1 winner, while the 2 seed played the highest seeded Round 1 winner.

Bracket

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Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
2Michigan18
4Iowa74Iowa4
5Purdue52Michigan3
1Minnesota4
1Minnesota10
3Northwestern06Indiana8
6Indiana5
1Minnesota15
4Iowa5
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
2Michigan8
4Iowa84Iowa11
6Indiana55Purdue3
5Purdue115Purdue15
3Northwestern1

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References

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  1. ^ "2010 Big Ten Baseball Standings". bigten.org. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  2. ^ 2011-12 Big Ten Records Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 107. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 2, 2012. Retrieved June 29, 2012.