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.
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 GameTime*Matchup#ScoreTelevision 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.
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