2024 Big Ten softball tournament

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.

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			35	–	13		.729
Michigan  ‍‍‡‍y	18	–	5		.783			43	–	18		.705
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	–	20		.667
Penn State  ‍‍‍y	12	–	11		.522			35	–	20		.636
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 19, 2024 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 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