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The Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament field is set and 12 teams are embarking to Omaha.
As they do, they are also dissecting their paths to a championship. This year, that path looks a little different.
Instead of a traditional double or single elimination bracket, the Big Ten Tournament begins with four pools of three teams. Those three teams play the rest of their pool, with the pool winner advancing to the semifinals. From there, the tournament plays out in a classic single-elimination fashion.
As for ties, as in if all teams go 1-1 in pool play, that goes to the highest seed. This makes it imperative for the seeds 5-12 to not drop a game and leave it up to the tiebreakers.
Different seeds have different days that they are playing. Below is the schedule for each seed/team in this year's tournament.
- (1) Oregon: Thursday, Friday
- (2) UCLA: Wednesday, Thursday
- (3) Iowa: Wednesday, Friday
- (4) USC: Thursday, Friday
- (5) UCLA: Wednesday, Friday
- (6) Indiana: Tuesday, Friday
- (7) Michigan: Tuesday, Thursday
- (8) Nebraska: Tuesday, Friday
- (9) Penn State: Wednesday, Thursday
- (10) Rutgers: Tuesday, Wednesday
- (11) Illinois: Tuesday, Wednesday
- (12) Michigan State: Tuesday, Thursday
Based on the time that they play on Thursday, the top seed (Oregon) plays their first game after five other teams have finished their pool play. The Ducks get extra rest going into the tournament, but then plays on four consecutive days.
Every game this week will be broadcast on Big Ten Network. The full schedule of games is below.
May 20 (Pool Play)
- Game 1: Michigan vs. Illinois 10 a.m. CDT
- Game 2: Indiana vs. Rutgers 2 p.m. CDT
- Game 3: Nebraska vs. Michigan State 6 p.m. CDT
May 21 (Pool Play)
- Game 4: UCLA vs. Illinois 10 a.m. CDT
- Game 5: Washington vs. Penn State 2 p.m. CDT
- Game 6: Iowa vs. Rutgers 6 p.m. CDT
May 22 (Pool Play)
- Game 7: UCLA vs. Michigan 10 a.m. CDT
- Game 8: USC vs. Penn State 2 p.m. CDT
- Game 9: Oregon vs. Michigan State 6 p.m. CDT
May 23 (Pool Play)
- Game 10: USC vs. Washington 10 a.m. CDT
- Game 11: Iowa vs. Indiana 2 p.m. CDT
- Game 12: Oregon vs. Nebraska 6 p.m. CDT
May 24 (Semifinals)
- Game 13: Pool A Winner vs. Pool D Winner 2 p.m. CDT
- Game 14: Pool B Winner vs. Pool C Winner 6 p.m. CDT
May 26 (Championship)
- Game 15: Game 13 Winner vs. Game 14 Winner 2 p.m. CDT
Follow along for results from the entire tournament with our upcoming Big Ten Tournament Central page.
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