The Big Ten baseball tournament is the conference championship tournament in

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for the

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Division I

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. The winner of the tournament receives the conference's automatic bid to the

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History

The Big Ten baseball tournament began in 1981. From 1981 to 1999, the tournament was a 4-team

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. In 2000, the tournament expanded to a 6-team double elimination format, then 8 teams in 2014. From 1981 until 1987, the Big Ten Conference was split into two divisions, named the 'East' and the 'West'. The top two teams in each division at the end of the regular season participated in the tournament. In 1988, the conference eliminated the divisions, and the tournament's field was determined by the four (later six, then eight) teams with the best conference rankings.

Champions

By year

By school

''Updated as of 2025 season''

References

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