2001 Big Ten softball tournament

College softball tournament in Michigan August 2023 March 2026 2001 Big Ten I Women's 6 Double-elimination Alumni Field Ann Arbor, Michigan Iowa 1st Gayle Blevins 1st Michigan 8th The 2001 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, Iowa earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA Division I softball tournament. Format and seeding The 2001 tournament was a six team double-elimination tournament.Big Ten Softball Standings https://bigten.org/documents/2021/7/29/2022_B1G_Softball_Record_Book.pdf 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 The top six teams based on conference regular season winning percentage earned invites to the tournament. This was the first tournament that Illinois participated in, as it was also the first season for the Illinois softball team competing at the varsity level in the Big Ten.https://fightingillini.com/story.aspx?filename=Illinois_opens_softball_season&file_date=2-7-2001 Illinois opens softball season BigTen.org Big Ten Conference February 7, 2001 May 26, 2022 Tournament 4 n 2 1/1/1/1 First round Second round Semi-Finals Finals 1/2/5/6/9/10/11/12 4 Illinois 1 5 Penn State 6 3 Ohio State 1 6 Wisconsin 2 4 Illinois 3 6 Wisconsin 0 5 Penn State 5 3 Ohio State 4 1 Michigan 2 5 Penn State 0 2 Iowa 8 6 Wisconsin 0 4 Illinois 4 5 Penn State 1 1 Michigan 6 2 Iowa 1 2 Iowa 11 4 Illinois 2 1 Michigan 1 2 Iowa 2 References 30em Category:Big Ten softball tournament Tournament Big Ten softball tournament