2022 Big Ten softball tournament

The 2022 Big Ten softball tournament was held at Secchia Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan, from May 11 through May 14, 2022. As the tournament winner, Nebraska earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I softball tournament. All games of the tournament were aired on BTN. This was the first tournament since 2019, after the previous two tournaments were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2022 Big Ten
softball tournament

Teams	12
Format	Single-elimination tournament
Finals site	Secchia Stadium East Lansing, Michigan
Champions	Nebraska (1st title)
Runner-up	Michigan (16th title game)
Winning coach	Rhonda Revelle (1st title)
MVP	Cam Ybarra (Nebraska)
Television	Big Ten Network

2022 Big Ten Conference softball standings

	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
No. 10 Northwestern  ‍†‍‍y	19	–	4	–	0		.826			45	–	13	–	0		.776
Nebraska  ‍‍‡‍y	17	–	5	–	0		.773			41	–	16	–	0		.719
Illinois  ‍‍‍y	15	–	7	–	0		.682			34	–	22	–	0		.607
Maryland  ‍‍‍	14	–	8	–	0		.636			29	–	23	–	0		.558
No. 24 Michigan  ‍‍‍y	14	–	8	–	0		.636			38	–	18	–	0		.679
Ohio State  ‍‍‍y	13	–	9	–	0		.591			36	–	17	–	0		.679
Penn State  ‍‍‍	13	–	10	–	0		.565			32	–	22	–	0		.593
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍y	12	–	11	–	0		.522			30	–	21	–	0		.588
Minnesota  ‍‍‍y	11	–	12	–	0		.478			27	–	26	–	1		.509
Indiana  ‍‍‍	10	–	13	–	0		.435			27	–	22	–	0		.551
Purdue  ‍‍‍	7	–	15	–	0		.318			24	–	31	–	0		.436
Michigan State  ‍‍‍	4	–	16	–	0		.200			24	–	28	–	0		.462
Rutgers  ‍‍‍	3	–	17	–	0		.150			25	–	30	–	0		.455
Iowa  ‍‍‍	3	–	20	–	0		.130			21	–	31	–	0		.404
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 5, 2022 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

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 11
1	11:00 a.m.	#7 Penn State vs. #10 Indiana	2–1(8)	Big Ten Network
2	1:30 p.m.	#6 Ohio State vs. No. 11 Purdue	8–0(5)
3	4:30 p.m.	#8 Wisconsin vs. #9 Minnesota	2–0
4	7:00 p.m.	#5 Maryland vs. #12 Michigan State	7–1
Quarterfinals – Thursday, May 12
5	11:00 a.m.	#2 Nebraska vs. #7 Penn State	3–1	Big Ten Network
6	1:30 p.m.	#3 Illinois vs. #6 Ohio State	1–5
7	4:30 p.m.	#1 Northwestern vs. #8 Wisconsin	5–2
8	7:00 p.m.	#4 Michigan vs. #5 Maryland	7–0
Semifinals – Friday, May 13
9	2:00 p.m.	#2 Nebraska vs. #6 Ohio State	7–1	Big Ten Network
10	5:00 p.m.	#1 Northwestern vs. #4 Michigan	1–2
Championship – Saturday, May 11
11	11:00 a.m.	#2 Nebraska vs. #4 Michigan	3–1(8)	Big Ten Network
*Game times in EDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed.

Bracket

	1st Round May 11 BTN					Quarterfinals May 12 BTN					Semifinals May 13 BTN					Finals May 14 BTN
						2	Nebraska	3
						7	Penn State	1
	7	Penn State	2(8)
	10	Indiana	1
											2	Nebraska	2
											6	Ohio State	1
						3	Illinois	1
						6	Ohio State	5
	6	Ohio State	8(6)
	11	Purdue	0
																2	Nebraska	3(8)
																4	Michigan	1
						1	Northwestern	5
						8	Wisconsin	2
	8	Wisconsin	2
	9	Minnesota	0
											1	Northwestern	1
											4	Michigan	2
						4	Michigan	7
						5	Maryland	0
	5	Maryland	7
	12	Michigan State	1