The 2026 Big Ten softball tournament was held at Maryland Softball Stadium in College Park, Maryland from May 6 through May 9, 2026. As the tournament winner, Nebraska earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2026 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.
SeedSchoolW–LPctGB No. 11 Nebraska23–1 —2 Oregon20–433 UCLA20–434 Indiana17–765 Washington16–876 Northwestern16–877 Wisconsin14–1098 Ohio State13–11109 Michigan11–131210 Purdue11–131211 Penn State11–131212 Minnesota7–1716DNQ Iowa7–1716DNQRutgers6–1817DNQMaryland5–1918DNQ Michigan State3–2019DNQ Illinois3–2019
Schedule GameTime*Matchup#ScoreTelevision First Round – Wednesday, May 6 1 11:00 a.m. No. 12 Minnesota vs. No. 5 Washington 2–4 BTN 2 1:30 p.m. No. 9 Michigan vs. No. 8 Ohio State 9–0(5) 3 4:30 p.m. No. 10 Purdue vs. No. 7 Wisconsin 3–4 4 7:00 p.m. No. 11 Penn State vs. No. 6 Northwestern 11–5 Quarterfinals – Thursday, May 7 5 11:00 a.m. No. 4 Indiana vs. No. 5 Washington 9–2 BTN 6 1:30 p.m. No. 1 Nebraska vs. No. 9 Michigan 4–2 7 4:30 p.m. No. 2 Oregon vs. No. 7 Wisconsin 9–11 8 7:00 p.m. No. 3 UCLA vs. No. 11 Penn State 6–1 Semifinals – Friday, May 8 9 5:00 p.m. No. 4 Indiana vs. No. 1 Nebraska 0–5 BTN 10 7:30 p.m. No. 7 Wisconsin vs. No. 3 UCLA 5–19(5) Championship – Saturday, May 9 11 4:00 p.m. No. 1 Nebraska vs. No. 3 UCLA 7–2 BTN *Game times in EDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed.
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