1982 Big Ten softball tournament

The 1982 Big Ten softball tournament was the inaugural Big Ten softball tournament held at Alumni Field on the campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan, from April 16 to 17, 1982.[1] Northwestern was the winner of the inaugural softball tournament.[2]

1982 Big Ten
softball tournament
Teams7
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsNorthwestern (1st title)
Runner-upMichigan (1st title game)

Format and seeding

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The 1982 tournament was a seven team double-elimination tournament. All seven of the ten (at the time) Big Ten schools that put together a team earned invitations to the tournament. Illinois, Purdue, and Wisconsin did not participate, and would not field teams until 2001, 1995, and 1996, respectively.

Tournament

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Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
Michigan5
Iowa1
Iowa2
Michigan State0
Michigan4
Northwestern6
Ohio State3
Minnesota2
Ohio State0
Northwestern4
Northwestern2
Indiana0
Northwestern4
Michigan2
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
Indiana5
Minnesota6Iowa0Ohio State1
Indiana9Indiana2Michigan2(8)
Ohio State3
Michigan State0
Ohio State5

References

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  1. ^ 1982 Big Ten softball tournament program cover, courtesy of the University of Michigan Bentley Historical Library
  2. ^ "Big Ten Softball Record Book" (PDF). BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. May 10, 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 11, 2021. Retrieved May 26, 2022.