2017 Big Ten softball tournament

2017 Big Ten
softball tournament
Teams	12
Format	Single-elimination
Finals site	Wilpon Complex; Ann Arbor, Michigan;
Champions	Minnesota (4th title)
Runner-up	Ohio State (3rd title game)
Winning coach	Jessica Allister (3rd title)
MVP	Sara Groenewegen (Minnesota)
Television	Big Ten Network
	← 2016; Softball Tournament; 2018 →;

The 2017 Big Ten softball tournament was held at Wilpon Complex on the campus of University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan, from May 11 through May 13, 2017. As the tournament winner, Minnesota earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I softball tournament. All games of the tournament aired on BTN.

Tournament

2017 Big Ten Conference softball standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
No. 2 Minnesota‡ ‍‍‍	22	–	1	–	0	.957	51	–	3	–	0	.944
No. 17 Michigan ‍‍‍	20	–	3	–	0	.870	41	–	10	–	1	.798
Ohio State ‍‍‍	15	–	8	–	0	.652	33	–	15	–	0	.688
Illinois ‍‍‍	14	–	8	–	0	.636	36	–	17	–	0	.679
Nebraska ‍‍‍	13	–	10	–	0	.565	24	–	29	–	0	.453
Wisconsin ‍‍‍	11	–	11	–	0	.500	33	–	14	–	0	.702
Michigan State ‍‍‍	11	–	12	–	0	.478	30	–	21	–	0	.588
Northwestern ‍‍‍	10	–	13	–	0	.435	25	–	28	–	0	.472
Indiana ‍‍‍	9	–	14	–	0	.391	23	–	31	–	0	.426
Iowa ‍‍‍	9	–	14	–	0	.391	19	–	32	–	0	.373
Purdue ‍‍‍	9	–	14	–	0	.391	20	–	36	–	0	.357
Penn State ‍‍‍	8	–	15	–	0	.348	23	–	32	–	0	.418
Rutgers ‍‍‍	5	–	18	–	0	.217	14	–	37	–	0	.275
Maryland ‍‍‍	4	–	19	–	0	.174	11	–	39	–	1	.225

‡ – Tournament champion As of May 9, 2017^[1] Rankings from NFCA

1st Round May 11th BTN			Quarterfinals May 12th BTN			Semifinals May 13th BTN			Finals May 13th BTN

			1	Minnesota	5

			8	Northwestern	1
8	Northwestern	6

9	Purdue	1
						1	Minnesota	6

						4	Illinois	5



			4	Illinois	3

			12	Penn State	0
5	Nebraska	0

12	Penn State	5
									1	Minnesota	6

									3	Ohio State	0



			2	Michigan	4

			7	Michigan State	5
7	Michigan State	8

10	Indiana	7
						7	Michigan State	3

						3	Ohio State	4



			3	Ohio State	3

			6	Wisconsin	2
6	Wisconsin	3

11	Iowa	0

Only the top 12 participate in the tournament, therefore Rutgers and Maryland were not eligible to play.

References

^ "Big Ten Conference standings". BigTen.org. Retrieved May 12, 2017.

[1] "Big Ten Conference standings". BigTen.org. Retrieved May 12, 2017.

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