1982 Big Ten softball tournament

College softball tournament in Michigan August 2023 March 2026 1982 Big Ten I Women's 7 Double-elimination tournament Alumni Field Ann Arbor, Michigan Northwestern 1st Michigan 1st Yes 1995 The 1982 Big Ten softball tournament was the inaugural Big Ten softball tournament held at Alumni Field on the campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan, from April 16 to 17, 1982.1982 Big Ten softball tournament program cover, courtesy of the University of Michigan Bentley Historical Library Northwestern was the winner of the inaugural softball tournament.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 Big Ten Softball Record Book BigTen.org Big Ten Conference May 10, 2005 May 26, 2022 Format and seeding The 1982 tournament was a seven team double-elimination tournament. All seven of the ten (at the time) Big Ten schools that put together a team earned invitations to the tournament. Illinois, Purdue, and Wisconsin did not participate, and would not field teams until 2001, 1995, and 1996, respectively. Tournament Iowa 2 Michigan State 0 Ohio State 3 Minnesota 2 Northwestern 2 Indiana 0 Michigan 5 Iowa 1 Ohio State 0 Northwestern 4 Michigan 4 Northwestern 6 Minnesota 6 Indiana 9 Indiana 5 Iowa 0 Michigan State 0 Ohio State 5 Indiana 2 Ohio State 3 Ohio State 1 Michigan 2(8) Northwestern 4 — Michigan 2 — References 30em Category:Big Ten softball tournament Tournament Big Ten softball tournament