2024 Big Ten baseball tournament

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.[2] As the tournament winner, Nebraska earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

2024 Big Ten
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsNebraska (1st title)
Winning coachWill Bolt (1st title)
TelevisionBTN
2024 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Illinois ‍‍‍y 18 6 0   .750 34 19 0   .642
Nebraska ‍‍y 16 8 0   .667 39 20 0   .661
Indiana ‍‍‍y 15 9 0   .625 32 24 1   .570
Iowa ‍‍‍ 14 10 0   .583 33 24 0   .579
Michigan ‍‍‍ 14 10 0   .583 32 28 0   .533
Purdue ‍‍‍ 13 11 0   .542 33 24 0   .579
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 12 12 0   .500 29 26 0   .527
Penn State ‍‍‍ 12 12 0   .500 29 24 0   .547
Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 11 13 0   .458 25 23 0   .521
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 11 13 0   .458 24 27 0   .471
Maryland ‍‍‍ 10 14 0   .417 34 22 0   .607
Rutgers ‍‍‍ 6 18 0   .250 28 25 0   .528
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 4 20 0   .167 18 34 0   .346
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 26, 2024[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

Format and seeding edit

The 2024 tournament was a double-elimination tournament comprised of 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.[3]

Bracket edit

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
             
1 Illinois 4
8 Penn State 8
8 Penn State 9
4 Michigan 5
4 Michigan 3(10)
5 Iowa 2
8 Penn State 7(10)
4 Michigan 6
1 Illinois 4(10)
5 Iowa 2
1 Illinois 2
4 Michigan 4
8 Penn State 1
2 Nebraska 2
2 Nebraska 2(7)
7 Ohio State 15
7 Ohio State 7
3 Indiana 14
3 Indiana 8
6 Purdue 6
3 Indiana 2 4
2 Nebraska 4 10
6 Purdue 2
2 Nebraska 6
2 Nebraska 12
7 Ohio State 5

Schedule edit

Game Time* Matchup# Score Television
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 Iowa 4–2(10) BTN
7 2:00 p.m. No. 3 Indiana vs. No. 7 Ohio State 14–7
8 6:00 p.m. No. 8 Penn State vs. No. 4 Michigan 9–5
Friday, May 24
9 2:00 p.m. No. 2 Nebraska vs. No. 7 Ohio State 12–5 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.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "Big Ten Conference standings". BigTen.org. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  2. ^ "Big Ten extends baseball tournament in Omaha". NCAA. April 23, 2016. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
  3. ^ "Big Ten 2022–2023 Championship/Tournament Schedule". Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on August 5, 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  4. ^ "Big Ten Conference Announces 2024 Baseball Tournament Bracket". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. May 22, 2024. Retrieved May 22, 2024.