2000 Big Ten softball tournament explained

Year:2000
Conference:Big Ten
Division:I
Gender:Women's
Teams:6
Format:Double-elimination
Ballpark:Bob Pearl Softball Field
City:Iowa City, Iowa
Champions:Michigan
Titlecount:5th
Coach:Carol Hutchins
Coachcount:5th
Runnerup:Iowa
Runnerupgamecount:4th

The 2000 Big Ten softball tournament was held at Bob Pearl Softball Field on the campus of the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa.[1] As the tournament winner, Michigan earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA Division I softball tournament.[2]

Format and seeding

The 2000 tournament was a six team double-elimination tournament. The top six teams based on conference regular season winning percentage earned invites to the tournament.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Big Ten Softball Record Book. https://web.archive.org/web/20210811201949/https://bigten.org/documents/2021/7/29/2022_B1G_Softball_Record_Book.pdf . dead . August 11, 2021 . BigTen.org . . May 10, 2005 . May 26, 2022.
  2. Web site: 2000 Big Ten Conference Year Summary . 2022-07-16 . College Football at Sports-Reference.com . en.