2001 Big Ten softball tournament

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2001 Big Ten
softball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsIowa (1st title)
Runner-upMichigan (8th title game)
Winning coachGayle Blevins (1st title)
2001 Big Ten Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 8 Michigan  ‍†‍‍y 17 – 3 – 0   .850 43 – 17 – 1   .713
No. 7 Iowa  ‍‍‡‍y 16 – 4 – 0   .800 49 – 14 – 0   .778
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 14 – 6 – 0   .700 46 – 18 – 0   .719
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 12 – 8 – 0   .600 49 – 23 – 0   .681
Penn State  ‍‍‍y 9 – 11 – 0   .450 36 – 26 – 0   .581
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍y 9 – 11 – 0   .450 33 – 27 – 0   .550
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 9 – 11 – 0   .450 34 – 24 – 1   .585
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 8 – 12 – 0   .400 13 – 18 – 0   .419
Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 7 – 13 – 0   .350 36 – 22 – 1   .619
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 5 – 15 – 0   .250 21 – 39 – 0   .350
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 4 – 16 – 0   .200 16 – 36 – 0   .308
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]
As of June 2001[12]
Rankings from NFCA


The 2001 Big Ten softball tournament was held at Alumni Field on the campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. As the tournament winner, Iowa earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA Division I softball tournament.

Format and seeding[edit]

The 2001 tournament was a six team double-elimination tournament.[13] The top six teams based on conference regular season winning percentage earned invites to the tournament. This was the first tournament that Illinois participated in, as it was also the first season for the Illinois softball team competing at the varsity level in the Big Ten.[14]

Tournament[edit]

First round Second round Semi-Finals Finals
            
1 Michigan 2
5 Penn State 0
4 Illinois 1
5 Penn State 6
1 Michigan 6
2 Iowa 1
2 Iowa 8
6 Wisconsin 0
3 Ohio State 1
6 Wisconsin 2
1 Michigan 1
2 Iowa 2
2 Iowa 11
4 Illinois 2
4 Illinois 3
6 Wisconsin 0
4 Illinois 4
5 Penn State 1
5 Penn State 5
3 Ohio State 4

References[edit]

  1. ^ 2001 Illinois Season
  2. ^ 2001 Indiana Season
  3. ^ 2001 Iowa Season
  4. ^ 2001 Michigan Season
  5. ^ 2001 Michigan State Season
  6. ^ 2001 Minnesota Season
  7. ^ 2001 Northwestern Season
  8. ^ 2001 Ohio State Season
  9. ^ 2001 Penn State Season
  10. ^ 2001 Purdue Season
  11. ^ 2001 Wisconsin Season
  12. ^ "Big Ten Softball Standings" (PDF). BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  13. ^ "Big Ten Softball Standings" (PDF). BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 11, 2021. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  14. ^ "Illinois opens softball season". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. February 7, 2001. Retrieved May 26, 2022.


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