2023 Big Ten softball tournament

2023 Big Ten
softball tournament

Teams	12
Format	Single-elimination tournament
Finals site	Eichelberger Field Champaign, Illinois
Champions	Northwestern (2nd title)
Runner-up	Indiana (1st title game)
Winning coach	Kate Drohan (2nd title)
MVP	Danielle Williams (Northwestern)
Television	Big Ten Network

2023 Big Ten Conference softball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 15 Northwestern  ‍†‍‡‍y	20	–	3		.870			42	–	13		.764
Indiana  ‍‍‍y	18	–	5		.783			44	–	18		.710
Minnesota  ‍‍‍y	17	–	6		.739			38	–	18		.679
Nebraska  ‍‍‍y	13	–	10		.565			36	–	22		.621
Wisconsin ‍‍‍	12	–	10		.545			27	–	20		.574
Ohio State ‍‍‍	12	–	11		.522			33	–	20		.623
Maryland ‍‍‍	11	–	11		.500			38	–	19		.667
Penn State ‍‍‍	11	–	11		.500			31	–	16		.660
Iowa ‍‍‍	10	–	13		.435			35	–	27		.565
Michigan ‍‍‍	10	–	13		.435			26	–	25		.510
Rutgers ‍‍‍	9	–	14		.391			32	–	25		.561
Illinois ‍‍‍	6	–	16		.273			29	–	27		.518
Purdue ‍‍‍	6	–	17		.261			23	–	30		.434
Michigan State ‍‍‍	4	–	19		.174			14	–	32		.304
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of May 28, 2023 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

The 2023 Big Ten softball tournament was held at Eichelberger Field in Champaign, Illinois from May 10 through May 13, 2023. As the tournament winner, Northwestern earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA Division I softball tournament. All games of the tournament were aired on BTN.

Seeds

The top 12 Big Ten schools participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record, with the top four teams receiving a first-round bye.

Schedule

Game	Time*	Matchup#	Score	Television
First Round – Wednesday, May 10
1	11:00 a.m.	No. 6 Ohio State vs. No. 11 Rutgers	7–4	Big Ten Network
2	1:30 p.m.	No. 7 Penn State vs. No. 10 Michigan	3–2
3	4:30 p.m.	No. 8 Maryland vs. No. 9 Iowa	1–7
4	7:00 p.m.	No. 5 Wisconsin vs. No. 12 Illinois	4–8
Quarterfinals – Thursday, May 11
5	11:00 a.m.	No. 3 Minnesota vs. No. 6 Ohio State	3–2(8)	Big Ten Network
6	1:30 p.m.	No. 2 Indiana vs. No. 7 Penn State	5–4(9)
7	4:30 p.m.	No. 1 Northwestern vs. No. 9 Iowa	3–1
8	7:00 p.m.	No. 4 Nebraska vs. No. 12 Illinois	1–0
Semifinals – Friday, May 12
9	5:00 p.m.	No. 3 Minnesota vs. No. 2 Indiana	3–5	Big Ten Network
10	7:30 p.m.	'No. 1 Northwestern vs. No. 4 Nebraska	8–0(5)
Championship – Saturday, May 13
11	3:00 p.m.	No. 2 Indiana vs. No. 1 Northwestern	1–2	Big Ten Network
*Game times in EDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed.

Bracket

	1st Round May 10 BTN					Quarterfinals May 11 BTN					Semifinals May 12 BTN					Finals May 13 BTN
						2	Indiana	5(9)
						7	Penn State	4
	7	Penn State	3
	10	Michigan	2
											2	Indiana	5
											3	Minnesota	3
						3	Minnesota	3(8)
						6	Ohio State	2
	6	Ohio State	7
	11	Rutgers	4
																2	Indiana	1
																1	Northwestern	2
						1	Northwestern	3
						9	Iowa	1
	8	Maryland	1
	9	Iowa	7
											1	Northwestern	8(5)
											4	Nebraska	0
						4	Nebraska	1
						12	Illinois	0
	5	Wisconsin	4
	12	Illinois	8