2015 Big Ten softball tournament

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+.

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

Tournament

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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

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Thursday

  • Matt McGreevy & Ryan Reese

Friday

Saturday

  • Lisa Byington & Carol Bruggeman

Notes

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  • Ohio State's 24 runs is a tournament record

References

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  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.