2008 Big Ten softball tournament

2008 Big Ten
softball tournament
Teams8
FormatSingle-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsNorthwestern (1st title)
Runner-upIowa (8th title game)
Winning coachKate Drohan (1st title)
MVPLauren Delaney (Northwestern)
2008 Big Ten Conference softball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 Michigan  ‍‍‍y 18 2   .900 52 8   .867
No. 12 Northwestern  ‍‍y 18 2   .900 40 16   .714
Iowa  ‍‍‍y 14 6   .700 42 20   .677
Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 9 7   .563 29 16   .644
Purdue  ‍‍‍y 9 9   .500 35 23   .603
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 8 12   .400 30 32   .484
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 8 12   .400 27 29   .482
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 7 13   .350 33 23   .589
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 6 12   .333 34 22   .607
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 6 14   .300 16 35   .314
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 3 17   .150 15 40   .273
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 25, 2008
Rankings from NFCA


The 2008 Big Ten softball tournament was held at Sharon J. Drysdale Field on the campus of Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois from May 8 through May 10, 2008. As the tournament winner, Northwestern earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA Division I softball tournament.