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. 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.
Bracket
Schedule GameTime*Matchup#ScoreTelevision 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 Iowa4–2(10) BTN 7 2:00 p.m. No. 3 Indiana vs. No. 7 Ohio State14–7 8 6:00 p.m. No. 8 Penn State vs. No. 4 Michigan9–5 Friday, May 24 9 2:00 p.m. No. 2 Nebraska vs. No. 7 Ohio State12–5 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.
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