2026 Big Ten softball tournament

2026 Big Ten
softball tournament

Teams	12
Format	Single-elimination tournament
Finals site	Maryland Softball Stadium College Park, Maryland
Champions	Nebraska (2nd title)
Runner-up	UCLA (2nd title game)
Winning coach	Rhonda Revelle (2nd title)
Television	BTN

2026 Big Ten Conference softball standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 Nebraska  ‍†‍‡‍y	23	–	1		.958			52	–	8		.867
No. 12 Oregon  ‍‍‍y	20	–	4		.833			41	–	14		.745
No. 5 UCLA  ‍‍‍y	20	–	4		.833			53	–	10		.841
Indiana  ‍‍‍y	17	–	7		.708			43	–	16		.729
Northwestern  ‍‍‍	16	–	8		.667			29	–	21		.580
Washington  ‍‍‍y	16	–	8		.667			37	–	20		.649
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍y	14	–	10		.583			33	–	21		.611
Ohio State  ‍‍‍	13	–	11		.542			26	–	27		.491
Michigan  ‍‍‍y	11	–	13		.458			36	–	22		.621
Penn State  ‍‍‍	11	–	13		.458			33	–	21		.611
Purdue  ‍‍‍	11	–	13		.458			34	–	20		.630
Iowa  ‍‍‍	7	–	17		.292			27	–	27		.500
Minnesota  ‍‍‍	7	–	17		.292			16	–	36		.308
Rutgers  ‍‍‍	6	–	18		.250			27	–	27		.500
Maryland  ‍‍‍	5	–	19		.208			19	–	29		.396
Michigan State  ‍‍‍	3	–	20		.130			17	–	34		.333
Illinois  ‍‍‍	3	–	20		.130			15	–	39		.278
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of May 31, 2026 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

The 2026 Big Ten softball tournament was held at Maryland Softball Stadium in College Park, Maryland from May 6 through May 9, 2026. As the tournament winner, Nebraska earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2026 NCAA Division I softball tournament. All games of the tournament were aired on BTN.

Seeds

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

Seed	School	W–L	Pct	GB No. 1
1	Nebraska	23–1	.958	—
2	Oregon	20–4	.833	3
3	UCLA	20–4	.833	3
4	Indiana	17–7	.708	6
5	Washington	16–8	.667	7
6	Northwestern	16–8	.667	7
7	Wisconsin	14–10	.583	9
8	Ohio State	13–11	.542	10
9	Michigan	11–13	.458	12
10	Purdue	11–13	.458	12
11	Penn State	11–13	.458	12
12	Minnesota	7–17	.292	16
DNQ	Iowa	7–17	.292	16
DNQ	Rutgers	6–18	.250	17
DNQ	Maryland	5–19	.208	18
DNQ	Michigan State	3–20	.130	19
DNQ	Illinois	3–20	.130	19

Schedule

Game	Time*	Matchup#	Score	Television
First Round – Wednesday, May 6
1	11:00 a.m.	No. 12 Minnesota vs. No. 5 Washington	2–4	BTN
2	1:30 p.m.	No. 9 Michigan vs. No. 8 Ohio State	9–0(5)
3	4:30 p.m.	No. 10 Purdue vs. No. 7 Wisconsin	3–4
4	7:00 p.m.	No. 11 Penn State vs. No. 6 Northwestern	11–5
Quarterfinals – Thursday, May 7
5	11:00 a.m.	No. 4 Indiana vs. No. 5 Washington	9–2	BTN
6	1:30 p.m.	No. 1 Nebraska vs. No. 9 Michigan	4–2
7	4:30 p.m.	No. 2 Oregon vs. No. 7 Wisconsin	9–11
8	7:00 p.m.	No. 3 UCLA vs. No. 11 Penn State	6–1
Semifinals – Friday, May 8
9	5:00 p.m.	No. 4 Indiana vs. No. 1 Nebraska	0–5	BTN
10	7:30 p.m.	No. 7 Wisconsin vs. No. 3 UCLA	5–19(5)
Championship – Saturday, May 9
11	4:00 p.m.	No. 1 Nebraska vs. No. 3 UCLA	7–2	BTN
*Game times in EDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed.

Tournament

	1st Round May 6th BTN					Quarterfinals May 7th BTN					Semifinals May 8th BTN					Finals May 9th BTN
						4	Indiana	9
						5	Washington	2
	12	Minnesota	2
	5	Washington	4
											4	Indiana	0
											1	Nebraska	5
						1	Nebraska	4
						9	Michigan	2
	9	Michigan	9(5)
	8	Ohio State	0
																1	Nebraska	7
																3	UCLA	2
						2	Oregon	9
						7	Wisconsin	11
	10	Purdue	3
	7	Wisconsin	4
											7	Wisconsin	5
											3	UCLA	19(5)
						3	UCLA	6
						11	Penn State	1
	11	Penn State	11
	6	Northwestern	5