1995 Big Ten
softball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsMichigan (1st title)
Runner-upIowa (1st title game)
Winning coachCarol Hutchins (1st title)
1995 Big Ten Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 9 Michigan  y 2260 .78650120 .806
Northwestern   1990 .67938190 .667
No. 6 Iowa  y 18100 .64341261 .610
Minnesota   15130 .53627290 .482
Indiana   14140 .50027280 .491
Ohio State   11170 .39333300 .524
Penn State   10180 .35723260 .469
Michigan State   9190 .32124290 .453
Purdue   8200 .28623310 .426


Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament

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As of May 1995[10]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

The 1995 Big Ten softball tournament was held at Alumni Field on the campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It was the second-ever Big Ten softball tournament, and the first since 1982.[11] As the tournament winner, Michigan earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 1995 NCAA Division I softball tournament. This was the first of four consecutive Big Ten softball tournaments that Michigan won from 1995–1998.

Format and seeding

The 1995 tournament was a four team double-elimination tournament. The top four teams based on conference regular season winning percentage earned invites to the tournament.

Tournament

First round Semi-finals Finals
          
1 Michigan 5
4 Minnesota 3
1 Michigan 5
3 Iowa 1
3 Iowa 7
2 Northwestern 5
1 Michigan 3
3 Iowa 2
4 Minnesota 2
2 Northwestern 3
2 Northwestern 0
3 Iowa 1

References

  1. 1995 IND Season
  2. 1995 IA Season
  3. 1995 MICH Season
  4. 1995 MSU Season
  5. 1995 MINN Season
  6. 1995 NOR Season
  7. 1995 OSU Season
  8. 1995 PSU Season
  9. 1995 PUR Season
  10. "Big Ten Softball Standings" (PDF). BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  11. "Big Ten Softball Record Book" (PDF). BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. May 10, 2005. Retrieved May 26, 2022.


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