2001 Big Ten softball tournament

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.

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
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 8 Michigan  ‍†‍‍y 17–3–0 .85043–17–1 .713
No. 7 Iowa  ‍‍‡‍y 16–4–0 .80049–14–0 .778
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 14–6–0 .70046–18–0 .719
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 12–8–0 .60049–23–0 .681
Penn State  ‍‍‍y 9–11–0 .45036–26–0 .581
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍y 9–11–0 .45033–27–0 .550
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 9–11–0 .45034–24–1 .585
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 8–12–0 .40013–18–0 .419
Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 7–13–0 .35036–22–1 .619
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 5–15–0 .25021–39–0 .350
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 4–16–0 .20016–36–0 .308
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament

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As of June 2001[12]
Rankings from NFCA

Format and seeding

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

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


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