2016 Big Ten Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsOhio State (9th title)
Winning coachGreg Beals (1st title)
MVPRonnie Dawson[1] (Ohio State)
TelevisionBTN
2016 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Minnesota  y 1670 .69635210 .625
Nebraska  y 1680 .66737220 .627
Ohio St.  y 1590 .62544201 .685
Indiana   1590 .62532240 .571
Michigan   13100 .56536210 .632
Michigan State   13110 .54236200 .643
Maryland   13110 .54230270 .526
Illinois   12120 .50028230 .549
Iowa   12120 .50030260 .536
Penn State   12120 .50028270 .509
Rutgers   9150 .37527280 .491
Northwestern   7170 .29215390 .278
Purdue   2220 .08310440 .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 claimed 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
1Minnesota167.696
2Nebraska168.667.5
3Indiana159.6251.50–0 vs. OSU10–5 vs. comm. opp.
4Ohio State159.6251.50–0 vs. IND9–6 vs. comm. opp.
5Michigan1310.5653
6Maryland1311.5423.52–1 vs. MSU
7Michigan State1311.5423.51–2 vs. UMD
8Iowa1212.5004.5(did not play PSU)2–1 vs. comm. opp.2–1 vs. ILL
Illinois1212.5004.52–1 vs. comm. opp.1–2 vs. IA
Penn State1212.5004.5(did not play IA)1-2 vs. comm. opp.
Rutgers915.3757.5
Northwestern717.2929.5
Purdue222.08314.5

Tournament

First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinal
1Minnesota2
8Iowa8
8Iowa5
4Ohio State4
4Ohio State8
5Michigan3
8Iowa11-
6Maryland0-
3Indiana6
2Nebraska23Indiana0
6Maryland3
8Iowa7
2Nebraska1
4Ohio State8
7Michigan State5
7Michigan State4
6Maryland3
3Indiana3
6Maryland5
7Michigan State23
4Ohio State37
1Minnesota2
5Michigan34Ohio State11
5Michigan4

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. Archived from the original on June 2, 2016. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
  2. "Big Ten Conference - 2016 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  3. "Big Ten 2015–2016 Championship/Tournament Schedule". Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on January 1, 2016. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  4. "Baseball Tournament Returns to Omaha in 2016 and 2018". Big Ten Conference. November 11, 2014. Archived from the original on January 14, 2016. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
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