2023 Big Ten softball tournament

2023 Big Ten
softball tournament
Teams12
FormatSingle-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsNorthwestern (2nd title)
Runner-upIndiana (1st title game)
Winning coachKate Drohan (2nd title)
MVPDanielle Williams (Northwestern)
TelevisionBig 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[1]
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.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Big Ten Softball Standings". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
  2. ^ "2023 Big Ten Softball Tournament". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. May 7, 2023. Archived from the original on April 16, 2023. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  3. ^ "Big Ten Network Announces 2023 Baseball and Softball Broadcast Schedule". BTN.com. Big Ten Network. March 21, 2023. Retrieved May 7, 2023.