1999 Big Ten
softball tournament
Teams5
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsMinnesota (1st title)
Runner-upMichigan (6th title game)
Winning coachLisa Bernstein & Julie Standering (1st title)
1999 Big Ten Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 16 Michigan  y 2130 .87551131 .792
No. 22 Minnesota  y 1680 .66748200 .706
Penn State   1590 .62535220 .614
No. 14 Michigan State y 1390 .59141230 .641
Iowa  14100 .58346261 .637
Wisconsin   11120 .47829210 .580
Northwestern   11130 .45830310 .492
Purdue   9140 .39130260 .536
Ohio State   5190 .20820320 .385
Indiana  3210 .12517400 .298
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament

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As of June 1999[11]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

The 1999 Big Ten softball tournament was held at Alumni Field on the campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan.[12] As the tournament winner, Minnesota earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA Division I softball tournament. This was the first Big Ten softball tournament championship for Minnesota.

Format and seeding

The 1999 tournament was a five team double-elimination tournament except for the play-in game between 4th-seeded Michigan State and 5th-seeded Iowa. The top five teams based on conference regular season winning percentage earned invitations to the tournament.

Tournament

Play-in Game First round Semi-Finals Finals
             
1 Michigan 8
5 Iowa 0
4 Michigan State 3
5 Iowa 5
1 Michigan 1
2 Minnesota 2
2 Minnesota 2
3 Penn State 1
2 Minnesota 3
1 Michigan 2
5 Iowa 0
3 Penn State 1
3 Penn State 0
1 Michigan 11

References

  1. 1999 IND Season
  2. 1999 IA Season
  3. 1999 MICH Season
  4. 1999 MSU Season
  5. 1999 MINN Season
  6. 1999 NOR Season
  7. 1999 OSU Season
  8. 1999 PSU Season
  9. 1999 PUR Season
  10. 1999 WIS Season
  11. "Big Ten Softball Standings" (PDF). BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  12. "Big Ten Softball Record Book" (PDF). BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. May 10, 2005. Retrieved May 26, 2022.


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