The Big Ten baseball tournament is the conference championship tournament in baseball for the NCAA Division I Big Ten Conference. The winner of the tournament receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
History The Big Ten baseball tournament began in 1981. From 1981 to 1999, the tournament was a 4-team double-elimination tournament. In 2000, the tournament expanded to a 6-team double elimination format, then 8 teams in 2014.
From 1981 until 1987, the Big Ten Conference was split into two divisions, named the 'East' and the 'West'. The top two teams in each division at the end of the regular season participated in the tournament. In 1988, the conference eliminated the divisions, and the tournament's field was determined by the four (later six, then eight) teams with the best conference rankings.
Champions
By year Year Champion Site Most Outstanding Player 1981 Michigan Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI Gerry Hool, Michigan 1982 Old Illinois Field • Champaign, IL Terry Steinbach, Minnesota / Jeff King, Ohio State 1983 Michigan Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI Barry Larkin, Michigan 1984 Michigan Siebert Field • Minneapolis, MN Kurt Zimmerman, Michigan 1985 Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI Jon Beckman, Minnesota 1986 Siebert Field • Minneapolis, MN Tim McIntosh, Minnesota 1987 Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI Greg Everson, Michigan 1988 Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI Vince Palyan Minnesota 1989 Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI Rich Capparelli, Illinois 1990 Duane Banks Field • Iowa City, IA Bob Christensen, Illinois 1991 Trautman Field • Columbus, OH Keith Klodnick, Ohio State 1992 Trautman Field • Columbus, OH Scott Bakkum, Minnesota 1993 C. O. Brown Stadium • Battle Creek, MI Matt Beaumont, Ohio State 1994 C. O. Brown Stadium • Battle Creek, MI Mike Repasky, Ohio State 1995 Trautman Field • Columbus, OH Shane Gunderson, Minnesota / Scott Kaczmar, Ohio State 1996 Beaver Field • State College, PA Dan Ferrell, Indiana 1997 Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI Mike Lockwood, Ohio State 1998 Illinois Field • Champaign, IL Mark Groebner, Minnesota 1999 Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, OH Bobby Scales, Michigan 2000 Siebert Field • Minneapolis, MN Jason Anderson, Illinois 2001 Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, OH Jack Hannahan, Minnesota 2002 Siebert Field • Minneapolis, MN Joe Wilkins, Ohio State 2003 Siebert Field • Minneapolis, MN Brett Garrard, Ohio State 2004 Siebert Field • Minneapolis, MN Glen Perkins, Minnesota 2005 Illinois Field • Champaign, IL Steve Caravati, Ohio State 2006 Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI Adam Abraham, Michigan 2007 Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI Cory Luebke, Ohio State 2008 Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI Michael Powers, Michigan 2009 Huntington Park • Columbus, OH Matt Bashore, Indiana 2010 Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, OH Kyle Knudson, Minnesota 2011 Huntington Park • Columbus, OH Adam Davis, Illinois 2012 Purdue Huntington Park • Columbus, OH Kevin Plawecki, Purdue 2013 Indiana Target Field • Minneapolis, MN Sam Travis Indiana 2014 Indiana TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE Kyle Schwarber, Indiana 2015 Target Field • Minneapolis, MN Jake Cronenworth, Michigan 2016 TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE Ronnie Dawson, Ohio State 2017 Bart Kaufman Field • Bloomington, IN Chris Whelan, Iowa 2018 TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE Jordan Kozicky, Minnesota 2019 TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NEAndrew Magno, Ohio State 2020Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021 2022 MichiganCharles Schwab Field Omaha • Omaha, NE Clark Elliott, Michigan 2023 Maryland Nick Lorusso, Maryland 2024 Nebraska Josh Caron, Nebraska 2025 Nebraska Roch Cholowsky, UCLA 2026 UCLA Mulivai Levu, UCLA
By school Updated as of 2026 season School Appearances W-L Pct Tourney Titles Title Years Notes Minnesota 31 69–45 10 1982, 1985, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2010, 2018 Michigan 30 59–45 10 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1999, 2006, 2008, 2015, 2022 Ohio State 31 61–48 10 1991, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2016, 2019 Indiana 17 30–27 4 1996, 2009, 2013, 2014 Illinois 26 31–44 4 1989, 1990, 2000, 2011 Nebraska 8 15–12 2 2024, 2025Joined Big Ten in 2012UCLA26–112026Joined Big Ten in 2025 Maryland 6 14–9 1 2023Joined Big Ten in 2015 Purdue 19 23–35 1 2012 Iowa 16 19–30 1 2017Oregon23–20Joined Big Ten in 2025USC22–2.5000Joined Big Ten in 2025 Penn State 12 16–23 0 Rutgers 4 4–6 0Joined Big Ten in 2015Washington22–30Joined Big Ten in 2025 Michigan State 17 18–33 0 Wisconsin 1 1–2 0 Dropped baseball in 1991 Northwestern 8 7–16 0
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