2015 Big Ten softball tournament

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2015 Big Ten
softball tournament
Teams12
FormatSingle-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsMichigan (9th title)
Runner-upNebraska (1st title game)
Winning coachCarol Hutchins (9th title)
MVPSierra Romero (Michigan)
TelevisionBTN

The 2015 Big Ten softball tournament was held at Buckeye Field on the campus of Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio from May 7 through May 9, 2015. As the tournament winner, Michigan earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I softball tournament.[1] All but the first two games of the tournament aired on BTN. The first two games were streamed online on BTN+.

Tournament[edit]

2015 Big Ten Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Michigan  ‍y 21 2   .913 60 8   .882
No. 15 Minnesota  ‍‍‍y 20 3   .870 49 11   .817
Nebraska  ‍‍‍y 17 6   .739 35 23   .603
Northwestern  ‍‍‍y 14 8   .636 28 23   .549
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 14 9   .609 26 27   .491
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 12 11   .522 30 22   .577
Rutgers  ‍‍‍ 11 12   .478 29 20   .592
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 9 14   .391 29 28   .509
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 9 14   .391 27 27   .500
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 8 15   .348 19 40   .322
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 7 14   .333 31 25   .554
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 7 14   .333 17 39   .304
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 5 17   .227 21 31   .404
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 4 19   .174 19 36   .345
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 5, 2015[2]
Rankings from NFCA
1st Round
May 7th
BTN+ & BTN
Quarterfinals
May 8th
BTN
Semifinals
May 9th
BTN
Finals
May 9th
BTN
            
1 Michigan 16
9 Penn State 1(5)
8 Maryland 6
9 Penn State 10
1 Michigan 9
4 Northwestern 0(5)
4 Northwestern 3
12 Purdue 0
5 Illinois 2
12 Purdue 3
1 Michigan 6
3 Nebraska 1
2 Minnesota 0
10 Iowa 2
7 Rutgers 3
10 Iowa 5
10 Iowa 6
3 Nebraska 9
3 Nebraska 5
6 Ohio State 2
6 Ohio State 24
11 Indiana 1(5)
  • All times listed are Eastern Daylight Time.
  • Only the top 12 participate in the tournament, therefore Wisconsin and Michigan State were not eligible to play.

Announcers[edit]

Thursday

  • Matt McGreevy & Ryan Reese

Friday

Saturday

  • Lisa Byington & Carol Bruggeman

Notes[edit]

  • Ohio State's 24 runs is a tournament record

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Michigan softball beats Nebraska 6-1 to win B1G tourney". Detroit Free Press. May 9, 2015. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  2. ^ "Big Ten Softball Standings". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved May 11, 2019.