Big Ten Softball Scores, Final Standings & Tourney Bracket (5/5)

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May 5
Michigan State 2, Purdue 1
Ohio State 2, Michigan 1
Cockeye 6, Illinois 5 (8 inn)
Minnesota 7, Nebraska 5
Maryland 4, Wisconsin 3 (9 inn)
Northwestern 4, Indiana 2

Final Standings
1. Northwestern (33-10, 19-3)
2. Michigan (38-16, 18-5)
3. Rutgers (33-21, 14-9)
4. Nebraska (29-22, 12-9)
5. Minnesota (27-24, 13-10)
5. Indiana (37-17, 12-11)
5. Ohio State (30-19, 12-11)
5. Penn State (34-17, 12-11)
9. Purdue (25-26, 11-12)
10. Maryland (23-29, 8-15)
10. Wisconsin (18-31, 8-15)
12. Illinois (21-30, 7-15)
13. Michigan State (21-30, 7-16)
14. Cockeye (18-28, 6-17)

Big Ten Tournament
at Cockeye City, Cockeye
12-team, single-elimination format
First Round - Wednesday, May 8
#8 Indiana vs. #9 Purdue (11:00 AM - BTN)
#5 Minnesota vs. #12 Illinois (1:30 PM - BTN)
#7 Penn State vs. #10 Maryland (4:30 PM - BTN)
#6 Ohio State vs. #11 Wisconsin (7:00 PM - BTN)

Quarterfinals - Thursday, May 9
#1 Northwestern vs. IU/PUR winner (11:00 AM - BTN)
#4 Nebraska vs. MIN/ILL winner (1:30 PM - BTN)
#2 Michigan vs. MD/PSU winner (4:30 PM - BTN)
#3 Rutgers vs. OSU/WIS winner (7:00 PM - BTN)