2016 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament

2016 Big Ten Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams 8
Format Double-elimination
Finals Site
Champions Ohio State (9th title)
Winning coach Greg Beals (1st title)
MVP Ronnie Dawson[1] Ohio State
Television BTN
2016 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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[2]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2016 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament was held at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska from May 25 through 29.[3] Ohio State claiemd the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. The event aired on the Big Ten Network.[4]

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. Ties were broken, first, on the basis of head-to-head play (when the tied teams played each other) and, after that, on the basis of record against common opponents. Because Penn State, Illinois, and Iowa did not all play each other, the tie was broken first on common opponents, and, once Penn State was eliminated from the 3-way tie, on the head-to-head series between Iowa and Illinois.

SeedTeamWLPctGB1st Tiebreak2nd Tiebreak3rd Tiebreak
1
Minnesota167.696
—
2
Nebraska168.667
.5
3
Indiana159.625
1.5
0-0 vs. OSU10-5 vs. comm. opp.
4
Ohio State159.625
1.5
0-0 vs. IND9-6 vs. comm. opp.
5
Michigan1310.565
3
6
Maryland1311.542
3.5
2-1 vs. MSU
7
Michigan State1311.542
3.5
1-2 vs. UMD
8
Iowa1212.500
4.5
(did not play PSU)2-1 vs. comm. opp.2-1 vs. ILL
—
Illinois1212.500
4.5
—2-1 vs. comm. opp.1-2 vs. IA
—
Penn State1212.500
4.5
(did not play IA)1-2 vs. comm. opp.—
—
Rutgers915.375
7.5
—
Northwestern717.292
9.5
—
Purdue222.083
14.5

Tournament

  First round Second round Semifinals Finals
                                       
1 Minnesota 2  
8 Iowa 8  
  8 Iowa 5  
  4 Ohio State 4  
4 Ohio State 8
5 Michigan 3  
  8 Iowa 11 -  
  6 Maryland 0 -  
3 Indiana 6  
2 Nebraska 2  
  3 Indiana 0
  6 Maryland 3  
  8 Iowa 7
  4 Ohio State 8
2 Nebraska 1  
7 Michigan State 5  
  7 Michigan State 4
  6 Maryland 3  
3 Indiana 3
6 Maryland 5  
  7 Michigan State 2 3
  4 Ohio State 3 7  
1 Minnesota 2  
5 Michigan 3  
  4 Ohio State 11
  5 Michigan 4  

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 9,866
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 —
Friday, May 27
7 10:00 a.m. #6 Maryland vs. #7 Michigan State Big Ten Network —
8 2:00 p.m. #8 Iowa vs. #4 Ohio State —
9 6:00 p.m. #3 Indiana vs. #6 Maryland —
10 10:00 p.m. #5 Michigan vs. #4 Ohio State —
Saturday, May 28
11 10:00 a.m. #8 Iowa vs. #6 Maryland Big Ten Network —
10 (cont) 2:00 p.m. #5 Michigan vs. #4 Ohio State —
12 6:00 p.m. #7 Michigan State vs. #4 Ohio State 4,810
14^ 10:00 a.m. (5/29) #4 Ohio State vs. #7 Michigan State —
Championship – Sunday, May 29
15 2:00 p.m. #8 Iowa vs. #4 Ohio State Big Ten Network —
*Game times in EDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed. ^If necessary

Games 7 and 8, originally scheduled for May 26, were postponed to May 27 due to inclement weather. Games 9 and 10 were moved to later start times on May 27. Game 10 postponed in-game on May 27 due to inclement weather, moved to May 28.

References

  1. ↑ "Ohio State Wins Big Ten Baseball Tournament Title". bigten.org. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "Big Ten Conference - 2016 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Big Ten 2015-2016 Championship/Tournament Schedule". Big Ten Conference. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Baseball Tournament Returns to Omaha in 2016 and 2018". Big Ten Conference. November 11, 2014. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
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