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2017 Big Ten
softball tournament
Teams12
FormatSingle-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsMinnesota (4th title)
Runner-upOhio State (3rd title game)
Winning coachJessica Allister (3rd title)
MVPSara Groenewegen (Minnesota)
TelevisionBig Ten Network

The 2017 Big Ten softball tournament was held at Wilpon Complex on the campus of University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan, from May 11 through May 13, 2017. As the tournament winner, Minnesota earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I softball tournament. All games of the tournament aired on BTN.

Tournament

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2017 Big Ten Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 2 Minnesota‡  ‍‍‍ 22 1 0   .957 51 3 0   .944
No. 17 Michigan  ‍‍‍ 20 3 0   .870 41 10 1   .798
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 15 8 0   .652 33 15 0   .688
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 14 8 0   .636 36 17 0   .679
Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 13 10 0   .565 24 29 0   .453
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 11 11 0   .500 33 14 0   .702
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 11 12 0   .478 30 21 0   .588
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 10 13 0   .435 25 28 0   .472
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 9 14 0   .391 23 31 0   .426
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 9 14 0   .391 19 32 0   .373
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 9 14 0   .391 20 36 0   .357
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 8 15 0   .348 23 32 0   .418
Rutgers  ‍‍‍ 5 18 0   .217 14 37 0   .275
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 4 19 0   .174 11 39 1   .225
‡ – Tournament champion
As of May 9, 2017[1]
Rankings from NFCA
1st Round
May 11th
BTN
Quarterfinals
May 12th
BTN
Semifinals
May 13th
BTN
Finals
May 13th
BTN
            
1 Minnesota 5
8 Northwestern 1
8 Northwestern 6
9 Purdue 1
1 Minnesota 6
4 Illinois 5
4 Illinois 3
12 Penn State 0
5 Nebraska 0
12 Penn State 5
1 Minnesota 6
3 Ohio State 0
2 Michigan 4
7 Michigan State 5
7 Michigan State 8
10 Indiana 7
7 Michigan State 3
3 Ohio State 4
3 Ohio State 3
6 Wisconsin 2
6 Wisconsin 3
11 Iowa 0
  • Only the top 12 participate in the tournament, therefore Rutgers and Maryland were not eligible to play.

References

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  1. ^ "Big Ten Conference standings". BigTen.org. Retrieved May 12, 2017.