# 2016 Big Ten baseball tournament

The 2016 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament was held at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska, from May 25 through 29. Ohio State claimed the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. The event aired on the Big Ten Network.

## Format and seeding

The 2016 tournament will be an 8 team double-elimination tournament. The top eight teams based on conference regular season winning percentage earn invites to the tournament. The teams will then play a double-elimination tournament leading to a single championship game. Ties were broken, first, on the basis of head-to-head play (when the tied teams played each other) and, after that, on the basis of record against common opponents. Because Penn State, Illinois, and Iowa did not all play each other, the tie was broken first on common opponents, and, once Penn State was eliminated from the 3-way tie, on the head-to-head series between Iowa and Illinois.
| Seed | Team | W | L | Pct | GB | 1st Tiebreak | 2nd Tiebreak | 3rd Tiebreak |
| 1 | Minnesota | 16 | 7 | .696 | — | | | |
| 2 | Nebraska | 16 | 8 | .667 | .5 | | | |
| 3 | Indiana | 15 | 9 | .625 | 1.5 | 0–0 vs. OSU | 10–5 vs. comm. opp. | |
| 4 | Ohio State | 15 | 9 | .625 | 1.5 | 0–0 vs. IND | 9–6 vs. comm. opp. | |
| 5 | Michigan | 13 | 10 | .565 | 3 | | | |
| 6 | Maryland | 13 | 11 | .542 | 3.5 | 2–1 vs. MSU | | |
| 7 | Michigan State | 13 | 11 | .542 | 3.5 | 1–2 vs. UMD | | |
| 8 | Iowa | 12 | 12 | .500 | 4.5 | (did not play PSU) | 2–1 vs. comm. opp. | 2–1 vs. ILL |
| — | Illinois | 12 | 12 | .500 | 4.5 | — | 2–1 vs. comm. opp. | 1–2 vs. IA |
| — | Penn State | 12 | 12 | .500 | 4.5 | (did not play IA) | 1-2 vs. comm. opp. | — |
| — | Rutgers | 9 | 15 | .375 | 7.5 | | | |
| — | Northwestern | 7 | 17 | .292 | 9.5 | | | |
| — | Purdue | 2 | 22 | .083 | 14.5 | | | |

## Tournament

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Minnesota | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Iowa | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Iowa | 8 | 8 | Iowa | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Ohio State | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Ohio State | 8 | 4 | Ohio State | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Michigan | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Michigan | 3 | | | | 8 | Iowa | 11 | - | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Maryland | 0 | - | | | |
| 3 | Indiana | 6 | | | | 6 | Maryland | 0 | - | | | |
| 2 | Nebraska | 2 | 3 | Indiana | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Maryland | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Iowa | 7 |
| 2 | Nebraska | 1 | | | | | | | | 8 | Iowa | 7 |
| 2 | Nebraska | 1 | | | | | | | | 4 | Ohio State | 8 |
| 7 | Michigan State | 5 | | | | | | | | 4 | Ohio State | 8 |
| 7 | Michigan State | 5 | 7 | Michigan State | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Maryland | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Indiana | 3 | 6 | Maryland | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Maryland | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Maryland | 5 | | | | 7 | Michigan State | 2 | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Ohio State | 3 | 7 | | | |
| 1 | Minnesota | 2 | | | | 4 | Ohio State | 3 | 7 | | | |
| 5 | Michigan | 3 | 4 | Ohio State | 11 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Michigan | 4 | | | | | | | |

## Schedule

| Game | Time* | Matchup$^#$ | Television | Attendance |
| Wednesday, May 25 |||||
| 1 | 10:00 a.m. | #3 Indiana vs. #6 Maryland | Big Ten Network | — |
| 2 | 2:00 p.m. | #2 Nebraska vs. #7 Michigan State | Big Ten Network | — |
| 3 | 6:00 p.m. | #1 Minnesota vs. #8 Iowa | Big Ten Network | — |
| 4 | 10:00 p.m. | #4 Ohio State vs. #5 Michigan | Big Ten Network | 9,866 |
| Thursday, May 26 |||||
| 5 | 10:00 a.m. | #3 Indiana vs. #2 Nebraska | Big Ten Network | — |
| 6 | 2:00 p.m. | #1 Minnesota vs. #5 Michigan | Big Ten Network | — |
| Friday, May 27 |||||
| 7 | 10:00 a.m. | #6 Maryland vs. #7 Michigan State | Big Ten Network | — |
| 8 | 2:00 p.m. | #8 Iowa vs. #4 Ohio State | Big Ten Network | — |
| 9 | 6:00 p.m. | #3 Indiana vs. #6 Maryland | Big Ten Network | — |
| 10 | 10:00 p.m. | #5 Michigan vs. #4 Ohio State | Big Ten Network | — |
| Saturday, May 28 |||||
| 11 | 10:00 a.m. | #8 Iowa vs. #6 Maryland | Big Ten Network | — |
| 10 (cont) | 2:00 p.m. | #5 Michigan vs. #4 Ohio State | Big Ten Network | — |
| 12 | 6:00 p.m. | #7 Michigan State vs. #4 Ohio State | Big Ten Network | 4,810 |
| 14^ | 10:00 a.m. (5/29) | #4 Ohio State vs. #7 Michigan State | Big Ten Network | — |
| Championship – Sunday, May 29 |||||
| 15 | 2:00 p.m. | #8 Iowa vs. #4 Ohio State | Big Ten Network | — |
| *Game times in EDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed. ^If necessary |||||
Games 7 and 8, originally scheduled for May 26, were postponed to May 27 due to inclement weather. Games 9 and 10 were moved to later start times on May 27. Game 10 postponed in-game on May 27 due to inclement weather, moved to May 28.