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2016 Big Ten Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
TelevisionBTN
2016 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Minnesota  ‍‍‍y 16 7 0   .696 35 21 0   .625
Nebraska  ‍‍‍y 16 8 0   .667 37 22 0   .627
Ohio St.  ‍‍y 15 9 0   .625 44 20 1   .685
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 15 9 0   .625 32 24 0   .571
Michigan  ‍‍‍ 13 10 0   .565 36 21 0   .632
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 13 11 0   .542 36 20 0   .643
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 13 11 0   .542 30 27 0   .526
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 12 12 0   .500 28 23 0   .549
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 12 12 0   .500 30 26 0   .536
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 12 12 0   .500 28 27 0   .509
Rutgers  ‍‍‍ 9 15 0   .375 27 28 0   .491
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 7 17 0   .292 15 39 0   .278
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 2 22 0   .083 10 44 0   .185
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 5, 2016[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2016 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament will be held at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska from May 25 through 29.[2] The winner will claim the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. The event will be aired on the Big Ten Network.[3]

Format and seeding

The 2016 tournament will be an 8 team double-elimination tournament. The top eight teams based on conference regular season winning percentage earn invites to the tournament. The teams will then play a double-elimination tournament leading to a single championship game.

Team W L Pct GB Seed
Minnesota 16 7 .696
1
Nebraska 16 8 .667
.5
2
Indiana 15 9 .625
1.5
3
Ohio State 15 9 .625
1.5
4
Michigan 13 10 .565
3
5
Michigan State 13 11 .542
3.5
6
Maryland 13 11 .542
3.5
7
Iowa 12 12 .500
4.5
8
Penn State 12 12 .500
4.5
Illinois 12 12 .500
4.5
Rutgers 9 15 .375
7.5
Northwestern 7 17 .292
9
Purdue 2 22 .083
14

Tournament

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Schedule

Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance
Wednesday, May 25
1 10:00 a.m. #3 Indiana vs. #6 Maryland Big Ten Network
2 2:00 p.m. #2 Nebraska vs. #7 Michigan State
3 6:00 p.m. #1 Minnesota vs. #8 Iowa
4 10:00 p.m. #4 Ohio State vs. #5 Michigan
Thursday, May 26
5 10:00 a.m. #3 Indiana vs. #2 Nebraska Big Ten Network
6 2:00 p.m. #1 Minnesota vs. #5 Michigan
7 6:00 p.m. #6 Maryland vs. #7 Michigan State
8 10:00 p.m. #8 Iowa vs. #4 Ohio State
Friday, May 27
9 4:30 p.m. #3 Indiana vs. Loser Game 7 Big Ten Network
10 8:30 p.m. Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 8
Saturday, May 28
11 10:00 a.m. Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 9 Big Ten Network
12 2:00 p.m. Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 10
13^ 6:00 p.m. Winner Game 11 vs. Loser Game 11
14^ 10:00 p.m. Winner Game 12 vs. Loser Game 12
Championship – Sunday, May 29
15 2:00 p.m. Championship Big Ten Network
*Game times in EDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed. ^If necessary

References

  1. ^ "Big Ten Conference - 2016 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  2. ^ "Big Ten 2015-2016 Championship/Tournament Schedule". Big Ten Conference. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  3. ^ "Baseball Tournament Returns to Omaha in 2016 and 2018". Big Ten Conference. November 11, 2014. Retrieved January 5, 2016.