2002 Big Ten softball tournament explained

Year:2002
Conference:Big Ten
Division:I
Gender:Women's
Teams:6
Format:Double-elimination
Ballpark:Alumni Field
City:Ann Arbor, Michigan
Champions:Michigan
Titlecount:6th
Coach:Carol Hutchins
Coachcount:6th
Runnerup:Ohio State
Runnerupgamecount:1st

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.[1] 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 Standings . 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 . Big Ten Conference . May 26, 2022.