The 2026 college baseball regular season is in the books and conference tournament season has arrived. The 2026 Big Ten Baseball Tournament bracket is locked in, and the action gets underway Tuesday from Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Nebraska.
Twelve of the league’s 17 baseball teams are set to participate in the Big Ten Tournament. Teams seeded 5-12 will participate in a double elimination tournament with four teams advancing to meet the top four seeds in single elimination play.
The Big Ten Tournament opens with the double elimination bracket from Tuesday through Thursday, followed by four quarterfinal matchups on Friday and two semifinals on Saturday before concluding with the championship game on Sunday.
The Big Ten Tournament champion secures an automatic bid into the 64-team field for the 2026 NCAA Baseball Tournament, which includes 29 automatic qualifiers and 35 at-large bids. The full NCAA Tournament bracket will be revealed Monday.
The seeding and schedule for the Big Ten Baseball Tournament can be seen below, complete with dates, game times and television information. To see the full tournament bracket, click here. This article will be updated with results.
2026 Big Ten Tournament seeding
1. UCLA Bruins (48-6, 28-2 Big Ten)
2. Nebraska Cornhuskers (41-14, 23-7)
3. Oregon Ducks (38-15, 20-10)
4. USC Trojans (42-14, 20-10)
5. Purdue Boilermakers (35-18, 18-12)
6. Ohio State Buckeyes (29-23, 18-12)
7. Michigan Wolverines (32-22, 17-13)
8. Iowa Hawkeyes (32-21, 15-15)
9. Illinois Fighting Illini (28-25, 14-16)
10. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (26-28, 13-17)
11. Washington Huskies (23-31, 12-18)
12. Michigan State Spartans (22-31, 11-19)
DNQ. Minnesota Golden Gophers (30-23, 11-19)
DNQ. Indiana Hoosiers (23-31, 9-21)
DNQ. Maryland Terrapins (27-29, 9-21)
DNQ. Penn State Nittany Lions (16-35, 9-21)
DNQ. Northwestern Wildcats (21-30-1, 8-22)
2026 Big Ten Tournament schedule
Note: All times central.
*-Elimination game.
Double elimination bracket—Tues., May 19
Game 1: No. 12 Michigan State 8, No. 5 Purdue 4
Game 2: No. 8 Iowa vs. No. 9 Illinois | 1 p.m. | Big Ten Network
Game 3: No. 7 Michigan vs. No. 10 Rutgers | 5 p.m. | Big Ten Network
Game 4: No. 6 Ohio State vs. No. 11 Washington | 9 p.m. | Big Ten Network
Double elimination bracket—Wed., May 20
Game 5*: No. 5 Purdue vs. Game 2 loser | 9 a.m. | Big Ten Network
Game 6*: Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 loser | 1 p.m. | Big Ten Network
Game 7: Game 2 winner vs. No. 12 Michigan State | 5 p.m. | Big Ten Network
Game 8: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner | 9 p.m. | Big Ten Network
Double elimination bracket—Thurs., May 21
Game 9*: Game 5 winner vs. Game 7 loser | 2 p.m. | Big Ten Network
Game 10*: Game 6 winner vs. Game 8 loser | 6 p.m. | Big Ten Network
Quarterfinals—Fri., May 22
Game 11: No. 4 USC vs. Game 7 winner | 9 a.m. | Big Ten Network
Game 12: No. 1 UCLA vs. Game 9 winner | 1 p.m. | Big Ten Network
Game 13: No. 2 Nebraska vs. Game 10 winner | 5 p.m. | Big Ten Network
Game 14: No. 3 Oregon vs. Game 8 winner | 9 p.m. | Big Ten Network
Semifinals—Fri., May 22
Game 15: Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner | 2 p.m. | Big Ten Network
Game 16: Game 13 winner vs. Game 14 winner | 6 p.m. | Big Ten Network
Championship—Sat., May 23
Game 17: Game 15 winner vs. Game 16 winner | 2 p.m. | Big Ten Network
