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2018 Big Ten baseball tournament

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2018 Big Ten Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsMinnesota (10th title)
Winning coachJohn Anderson (10th title)
MVPJordan Kozicky (Minnesota)
TelevisionBTN
2018 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 15 Minnesota  ‍ 18 4   .818 44 13   .772
No. 27 Purdue  ‍‍‍ 17 6   .739 38 21   .644
Michigan  ‍‍‍ 15 8   .652 33 21   .611
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 15 9   .625 33 20   .623
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 14 9   .609 40 19   .678
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 13 9   .591 33 20   .623
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 14 10   .583 36 24   .600
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 11 12   .478 20 32   .385
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 9 14   .391 24 30   .444
Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 8 14   .364 24 28   .462
Rutgers  ‍‍‍ 7 16   .304 25 25   .500
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 6 18   .250 17 32   .347
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 3 21   .125 15 34   .306
‡ – Tournament champion
As of June 24, 2023[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


The 2018 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament was held at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska, from May 23 through 27.[2] The event aired on the Big Ten Network. The event was held in Bloomington for one year before returning to Omaha, Nebraska, site of the College World Series.[3][4]

Format and seeding

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The 2018 tournament was an 8 team double-elimination tournament. The top eight teams based on conference regular season winning percentage earned invites to the tournament. The teams then played a double-elimination tournament leading to a single championship game.

Bracket

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First round Second round Semifinals Finals
             
1 Minnesota 3
8 Michigan State 2
1 Minnesota 3
4 Illinois 0
4 Illinois 7
5 Indiana 1
1 Minnesota 8
7 Ohio State 1
8 Michigan State 5
5 Indiana 610
5 Indiana 4
4 Illinois 5
1 Minnesota 6
2 Purdue 4
2 Purdue 8
7 Ohio State 2
2 Purdue 5
3 Michigan 4
3 Michigan 210
6 Iowa 1
2 Purdue 11
4 Illinois 5
6 Iowa 0
7 Ohio State 2
7 Ohio State 5
3 Michigan 3

References

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  1. ^ "Big Ten Conference standings". BigTen.org. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  2. ^ "Big Ten 2018 Championship/Tournament Schedule". Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on February 21, 2018. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  3. ^ "Indiana To Host 2017 Big Ten Tournament". Big Ten Conference. January 19, 2017. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  4. ^ "Baseball Tournament Returns to Omaha in 2016 and 2018". Big Ten Conference. November 11, 2014. Archived from the original on January 14, 2016. Retrieved January 30, 2017.