2018 Big Ten Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsMinnesota (10th title)
Winning coachJohn Anderson (10th title)
MVPJordan Kozicky (Minnesota)
TelevisionBTN
2018 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 15 Minnesota   184 .8184413 .772
No. 27 Purdue   176 .7393821 .644
Michigan   158 .6523321 .611
Illinois   159 .6253320 .623
Indiana   149 .6094019 .678
Iowa   139 .5913320 .623
Ohio State   1410 .5833624 .600
Michigan State   1112 .4782032 .385
Maryland   914 .3912430 .444
Nebraska   814 .3642428 .462
Rutgers   716 .3042525 .500
Northwestern   618 .2501732 .347
Penn State   321 .1251534 .306
Tournament champion
As of June 24, 2023[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2018 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament was held at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska, from May 23 through 27.[2] The event aired on the Big Ten Network. The event was held in Bloomington for one year before returning to Omaha, Nebraska, site of the College World Series.[3][4]

Format and seeding

The 2018 tournament was an 8 team double-elimination tournament. The top eight teams based on conference regular season winning percentage earned invites to the tournament. The teams then played a double-elimination tournament leading to a single championship game.

Bracket

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
             
1 Minnesota 3
8 Michigan State 2
1 Minnesota 3
4 Illinois 0
4 Illinois 7
5 Indiana 1
1 Minnesota 8
7 Ohio State 1
8 Michigan State 5
5 Indiana 610
5 Indiana 4
4 Illinois 5
1 Minnesota 6
2 Purdue 4
2 Purdue 8
7 Ohio State 2
2 Purdue 5
3 Michigan 4
3 Michigan 210
6 Iowa 1
2 Purdue 11
4 Illinois 5
6 Iowa 0
7 Ohio State 2
7 Ohio State 5
3 Michigan 3

References

  1. "Big Ten Conference standings". BigTen.org. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  2. "Big Ten 2018 Championship/Tournament Schedule". Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on February 21, 2018. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  3. "Indiana To Host 2017 Big Ten Tournament". Big Ten Conference. January 19, 2017. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  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 30, 2017.
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