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The Big Ten Tournament is officially underway with action beginning on Tuesday morning.
The Scarlet Knights entered the field as the No. 10 seed and will face Michigan in the first round of the double-elimination portion of the bracket.
The top four seeds received byes into the single-elimination format beginning on Friday. The rest of the field will have a double-elimination style.
The semifinals will take place on Saturday, May 23 with the Big Ten Championship the following day. Below, take a look
at the bracket and schedule as a whole.
2026 Big Ten Baseball Bracket & Schedule
Tuesday, May 19
- Game 1 – No. 5 Purdue vs. No. 12 Michigan State, 9am
- Game 2 – No. 8 Iowa vs. No. 9 Illinois, 1pm
- Game 3 – No. 7 Michigan vs. No. 10 Rutgers, 5pm
- Game 4 – No. 6 Ohio State vs. No. 11 Washington, 9pm
Wednesday, May 20
- Game 5 – Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 9am
- Game 6 – Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 1pm
- Game 7 – Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 5pm
- Game 8 – Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4, 9pm
Thursday, May 21
- Game 9 – Winner Game 5 vs. Loser Game 7, 2pm
- Game 10 – Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 8, 6pm
Friday, May 22
- Game 11 – No. 4 USC vs. Qualifier 1, 9am
- Game 12 – No. 1 UCLA vs. Qualifier 3, 1pm
- Game 13 – No. 2 Nebraska vs. Qualifier 4, 5pm
- Game 14 – No. 3 Oregon vs. Qualifier 2, 9pm
Saturday, May 23
- Game 15 – Winner Game 11 vs. Winner Game 12, 2pm
- Game 16 – Winner Game 13 vs. Winner Game 14, 6pm
Sunday, May 24
- Game 17 – Big Ten Championship, 2pm
