2024 Big Ten baseball tournament

2024 Big Ten
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsNebraska (1st title)
Winning coachWill Bolt (1st title)
TelevisionBTN
2024 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Illinois ‍†‍‍y 18 – 6 – 0   .750 35 – 21 – 0   .625
Nebraska ‍‍‡‍y 16 – 8 – 0   .667 40 – 22 – 0   .645
Indiana ‍‍‍y 15 – 9 – 0   .625 33 – 26 – 1   .558
Iowa ‍‍‍ 14 – 10 – 0   .583 31 – 23 – 0   .574
Michigan ‍‍‍ 14 – 10 – 0   .583 32 – 28 – 0   .533
Purdue ‍‍‍ 13 – 11 – 0   .542 33 – 24 – 0   .579
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12 – 0   .500 29 – 26 – 0   .527
Penn State ‍‍‍ 12 – 12 – 0   .500 29 – 24 – 0   .547
Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13 – 0   .458 25 – 23 – 0   .521
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13 – 0   .458 24 – 27 – 0   .471
Maryland ‍‍‍ 10 – 14 – 0   .417 34 – 22 – 0   .607
Rutgers ‍‍‍ 6 – 18 – 0   .250 28 – 25 – 0   .528
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 4 – 20 – 0   .167 18 – 34 – 0   .346
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 26, 2024[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2024 Big Ten baseball tournament was held at Charles Schwab Field Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska, from May 21 through May 26, and aired on the Big Ten Network.[2] As the tournament winner, Nebraska earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

Format and seeding

The 2024 tournament was a double-elimination tournament among the top eight Big Ten Conference baseball teams with the best regular season winning percentage. These eight teams received tournament seeds, numbered one through eight, according to the team's final placement in the regular season standings. In terms of tournament games played per day, the tournament used a 3-2-3-2-4-1 format, with competition beginning one day earlier than in past years to allow for flexibility in case having to suspend play due to inclement weather.[3]

Bracket

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
             
1 Illinois 4
8 Penn State 8
8 Penn State 9
4 Michigan 5
4 Michigan 3(10)
5 Iowa 2
8 Penn State 7(10) –
4 Michigan 6 –
1 Illinois 4(10)
5 Iowa 2
1 Illinois 2
4 Michigan 4
8 Penn State 1
2 Nebraska 2
2 Nebraska 2(7)
7 Ohio State 15
7 Ohio State 7
3 Indiana 14
3 Indiana 8
6 Purdue 6
3 Indiana 2 4
2 Nebraska 4 10
6 Purdue 2
2 Nebraska 6
2 Nebraska 12
7 Ohio State 5

Schedule

Game Time* Matchup# Score Television
Tuesday, May 21
1 5:00 p.m. No. 3 Indiana vs. No. 6 Purdue 8–6 BTN
2 9:00 p.m. No. 2 Nebraska vs. No. 7 Ohio State 15–2(7)
Wednesday, May 22
3 11:00 a.m. No. 1 Illinois vs. No. 8 Penn State 4–8 BTN
4 2:00 p.m. No. 4 Michigan vs. No. 5 Iowa 3–2(10)
5 7:00 p.m. No. 6 Purdue vs. No. 2 Nebraska 2–6
Thursday, May 23
6 10:00 a.m. No. 1 Illinois vs. No. 5 Iowa 4–2(10) BTN
7 2:00 p.m. No. 3 Indiana vs. No. 7 Ohio State 14–7
8 6:00 p.m. No. 8 Penn State vs. No. 4 Michigan 9–5
Friday, May 24
9 2:00 p.m. No. 2 Nebraska vs. No. 7 Ohio State 12–5 BTN
10 7:00 p.m. No. 1 Illinois vs. No. 4 Michigan 2–4
Semifinals - Saturday, May 25
11 9:00 a.m. No. 3 Indiana vs. No. 2 Nebraska 2–4 BTN
12 6:00 p.m.
 No. 3 Indiana vs. No. 2 Nebraska 4–10
13 2:00 p.m. No. 8 Penn State vs. No. 4 Michigan 7–6(10)
Championship – Sunday, May 26
14 11:00 a.m. No. 8 Penn State vs. No. 2 Nebraska 1–2 BTN
*Game times in CDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Big Ten Conference standings". BigTen.org. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  2. ^ "Big Ten extends baseball tournament in Omaha". NCAA. April 23, 2016. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
  3. ^ "Big Ten 2022–2023 Championship/Tournament Schedule". Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on August 5, 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  4. ^ "Big Ten Conference Announces 2024 Baseball Tournament Bracket". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. May 22, 2024. Retrieved May 22, 2024.