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2002 Big Ten softball tournament

2002 Big Ten
softball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsMichigan (6th title)
Runner-upOhio State (1st title game)
Winning coachCarol Hutchins (6th title)
2002 Big Ten Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 7 Michigan ‍y 15 3 0   .833 50 11 0   .820
No. 13 Ohio State ‍‍‍y 16 4 0   .800 55 14 0   .797
Iowa ‍‍‍y 12 4 0   .750 36 20 0   .643
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 11 6 0   .647 31 22 0   .585
Penn State ‍‍‍y 10 9 0   .526 34 26 0   .567
Illinois ‍‍‍ 10 9 0   .526 34 24 0   .586
Northwestern ‍‍‍ 10 9 0   .526 24 18 1   .570
Minnesota ‍‍‍y 7 8 0   .467 38 21 0   .644
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 4 15 0   .211 24 35 0   .407
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 3 14 0   .176 33 26 0   .559
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 0 17 0   .000 13 31 1   .300
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament

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As of May 2002[12]
Rankings from NFCA


The 2002 Big Ten softball tournament was held at Alumni Field on the campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. As the tournament winner, Michigan earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Division I softball tournament.

Format and seeding

The 2002 tournament was a six team double-elimination tournament.[13] The top six teams based on conference regular season winning percentage earned invites to the tournament.

Tournament

First round Second round Semi-Finals Finals
            
1 Michigan 4
5 Penn State 3
4 Wisconsin 0
5 Penn State 3
1 Michigan 5
2 Ohio State 0
2 Ohio State 5
6 Penn State 0
3 Iowa 2
6 Illinois 3
1 Michigan 2
2 Ohio State 1
2 Ohio State 4
5 Penn State 3
4 Wisconsin 1
6 Illinois 2
6 Illinois 3
5 Penn State 6
3 Iowa 0
5 Penn State 6

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