The 2026 Big Ten baseball tournament was held at Charles Schwab Field Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska, from May 19 through May 24, airing on the Big Ten Network.
Format and seeding The top twelve teams with the best regular season conference winning percentage participated in the 2026 tournament. These twelve teams received tournament seeds, number one through twelve, according to the team's final placement in the regular season standings. The tournament was contested as a double-elimination tournament for seeds 5 through 12 for the first three days to qualify four teams. The four advancing teams met seeds 1 through 4 in the Single-elimination tournament to crown a champion. A run rule (10 run lead after 7 innings) were in effect for the tournament.
Bracket Double elimination bracket
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Single elimination bracket
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Schedule 2026 Bracket, home teams listed last. GameTime*Matchup#ScoreTelevision Attendance Double elimination – Opening round – Tuesday, May 19 1 9:00 a.m. No. 5 Purdue vs No. 12 Michigan State 4–8 BTN 2 1:00 p.m. No. 8 Iowa vs No. 9 Illinois 10–6 3 5:00 p.m. No. 7 Michigan vs No. 10 Rutgers 10–0(7) 4 9:00 p.m. No. 6 Ohio State vs No. 11 Washington 6–8 Double elimination – Loser round – Wednesday, May 20 5 9:00 a.m. No. 5 Purdue vs No. 9 Illinois 3–1 BTN 6 1:00 p.m. No. 10 Rutgers vs No. 6 Ohio State 2–3 Double elimination – Qualification round – Wednesday, May 20 7 5:00 p.m. No. 12 Michigan State vs No. 8 Iowa 4–3 BTN 8 9:00 p.m. No. 7 Michigan vs No. 11 Washington 1–7 Double elimination – Qualification round - Thursday, May 21 9 2:00 p.m. No. 5 Purdue vs No. 8 Iowa 8–1 BTN 10 6:00 p.m. No. 6 Ohio State vs No. 7 Michigan 0–3 Single elimination – Quarterfinals - Friday, May 22 / Saturday, May 23 11 9:00 a.m. No. 4 USC vs No. 12 Michigan State 7–0 BTN 12 7:00 p.m. No. 1 UCLA vs No. 5 Purdue 4–3 13 11:00 p.m. No. 2 Nebraska vs No. 7 Michigan 6–4 14 10:00 a.m. No. 3 Oregon vs No. 11 Washington 9–4 Single elimination – Semifinals - Saturday, May 23 15 2:20 p.m. No. 4 USC vs No. 1 UCLA 5–7 BTN 16 7:00 p.m. No. 3 Oregon vs No. 2 Nebraska 8–0 Single elimination – Championship - Sunday, May 24 17 2:00 p.m. No. 1 UCLA vs No. 3 Oregon 3–2(11) BTN *Game times in CDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed.
All-tournament team The following players are members of the 2026 Big Ten Baseball All-Tournament Team. Player in Bold selected as Tournament MVP. Position Player School C Noah Miller Michigan 1B Mulivai Levu UCLA 2B Dylan Drake Purdue 3B Drew Smith Oregon SS Henry Kaczmar Ohio State DH Naulivou Lauaki Jr. Oregon OF Angel Laya Oregon Will Gasparino UCLA Mic Paul Washington P Shane Brinham Michigan Cal Scolari Oregon Will Sanford Oregon
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