The 2025 Big Ten softball tournament was held at Bittinger Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana from May 7 through May 10, 2025. As the tournament winner, Michigan earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2025 NCAA Division I softball tournament. All games of the tournament will be 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.
SeedSchoolW–LPctGB No. 11 Oregon19–3 –2 UCLA17–523 Nebraska17–524 Ohio State16–635 Northwestern16–636 Iowa15–747 Washington12–978 Michigan11–1189 Wisconsin11–11810 Indiana11–12911 Penn State10–12912 Purdue9–1310DNQ Illinois6–1513DNQ Michigan State6–1613DNQ Minnesota5–1714DNQMaryland3–1916DNQRutgers3–1916
Schedule GameTime*Matchup#ScoreTelevision First Round – Wednesday, May 7 1 11:00 a.m. No. 11 Penn State vs. No. 6 Iowa 6–2 BTN 2 1:30 p.m. No. 10 Indiana vs. No. 7 Washington 2–0 3 4:30 p.m. No. 9 Wisconsin vs. No. 8 Michigan 2–3 4 7:00 p.m. No. 12 Purdue vs. No. 5 Northwestern 4–2 Quarterfinals – Thursday, May 8 5 11:00 a.m. No. 3 Nebraska vs. No. 11 Penn State 9–1(5) BTN 6 1:30 p.m. No. 2 UCLA vs. No. 10 Indiana 5–4 7 4:30 p.m. No. 1 Oregon vs. No. 8 Michigan 0–5 8 7:00 p.m. No. 4 Ohio State vs. No. 12 Purdue 6–14 Semifinals – Friday, May 9 9 5:00 p.m. No. 3 Nebraska vs. No. 2 UCLA 2–4 BTN 10 7:30 p.m. No. 8 Michigan vs. No. 12 Purdue 4–2 Championship – Saturday, May 10 11 4:00 p.m. No. 2 UCLA vs. No. 8 Michigan 0–2 BTN *Game times in EDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed.
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