# 2018 Big Ten softball tournament

The 2018 Big Ten softball tournament was held at Goodman Softball Complex on the campus of University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wisconsin from May 10 through May 12, 2018. As the tournament winner, Minnesota earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Division I softball tournament. All games of the tournament aired on BTN.

## Tournament

| 1st Round May 10th BTN | 1st Round May 10th BTN | 1st Round May 10th BTN | Quarterfinals May 11th/12th BTN | Quarterfinals May 11th/12th BTN | Quarterfinals May 11th/12th BTN | Semifinals May 12th BTN | Semifinals May 12th BTN | Semifinals May 12th BTN | Finals May 13th BTN | Finals May 13th BTN | Finals May 13th BTN |
| | | | 1 | Michigan | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Michigan State | 7 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Michigan State | 4 | 8 | Michigan State | 7 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Nebraska | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Nebraska | 3 | | | | 8 | Michigan State | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Northwestern | 11$^{(5)}$ | | | |
| | | | 4 | Northwestern | 2$^{(8)}$ | | | | | | |
| | | | 12 | Iowa | 1 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Ohio State | 1 | 12 | Iowa | 1 | | | | | | |
| 12 | Iowa | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Iowa | 5 | | | | | | | 4 | Northwestern | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Minnesota | 9 |
| | | | 2 | Minnesota | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Wisconsin | 0 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Wisconsin | 8$^{(5)}$ | 7 | Wisconsin | 0 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Purdue | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Purdue | 0 | | | | 2 | Minnesota | 9 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Indiana | 4 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Indiana | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Illinois | 1 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Illinois | 5 | 6 | Illinois | 1 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Maryland | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
* Only the top 12 participate in the tournament, therefore Rutgers and Penn State were not eligible to play.

## Schedule

| Game | Time* | Matchup$^#$ | Television | TV Announcers | Attendance |
| First Round – Thursday, May 10 ||||||
| 1 | 12:00 p.m. | #7 Wisconsin vs. #10 Purdue | Big Ten Network | Lisa Byington & Carol Bruggeman | |
| 2 | 2:30 p.m. | #6 Illinois vs. #11 Maryland | Big Ten Network | Lisa Byington & Carol Bruggeman | |
| 3 | 5:30 p.m. | #8 Michigan State vs. #9 Nebraska | Big Ten Network | Dean Linke & Jennie Ritter | |
| 4 | 8:00 p.m. | #5 Ohio State vs. #12 Iowa | Big Ten Network | Dean Linke & Jennie Ritter | |
| Quarterfinals – Friday, May 11 ||||||
| 5 | 12:00 p.m. | #2 Minnesota vs. #7 Wisconsin | Big Ten Network | Lisa Byington & Carol Bruggeman | – |
| 6 | 8:45 p.m. | #3 Indiana vs. #6 Illinois | Big Ten Network | Lisa Byington & Carol Bruggeman | – |
| 7 | 11 p.m. | #1 Michigan vs. #8 Michigan State | Big Ten Network | Dean Linke & Jennie Ritter | – |
| Quarterfinals – Saturday, May 12 ||||||
| 8 | 11:30 a.m. | #4 Northwestern vs. #12 Iowa | Big Ten Network | Lisa Byington & Carol Bruggeman | – |
| Semifinals – Saturday, May 12 ||||||
| 9 | 2:00 p.m. | #2 Minnesota vs. #3 Indiana | Big Ten Network | Lisa Byington & Carol Bruggeman | – |
| 10 | 4:30 p.m. | #4 Northwestern vs. #8 Michigan State | Big Ten Network | Lisa Byington & Carol Bruggeman | – |
| Championship – Sunday, May 13 ||||||
| 11 | 11:00 a.m. | #2 Minnesota vs. #4 Northwestern | Big Ten Network | Lisa Byington & Carol Bruggeman | – |
| *Game times in EDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed. ||||||