On Monday, May 19, Oregon’s Ryan Cooney and Grayson Grinsell were named Big Ten Player and Pitcher of the Week, while Indiana’s Hogan Denny earned Freshman of the Week honors heading into the tournament. Fans can view all Big Ten weekly award winners and standout regular-season performers on BigTen.org.
⚾️ #B1GBaseball Weekly Awards ⚾️
Player: @OregonBaseball, Ryan Cooney
Pitcher: @OregonBaseball, Grayson Grinsell
Freshman: @IndianaBase, Hogan Denny🔗 https://t.co/PZSgob3jz3 pic.twitter.com/6s8EdcbeJa
— Big Ten Baseball (@B1Gbaseball) May 19, 2025
The 2025 Big Ten Conference Tournament gets underway today and runs through May 25 at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Neb. The stadium will also host the 2025 NCAA Division I College World Series from June 13–23, if a deciding Game 3 is needed in the championship series. Charles Schwab Field previously hosted the Big Ten Tournament in 2014, 2016, and continuously since 2018. It is home to Creighton University of the Big East Conference.
Coming 🔜 2025 #B1GBaseball Tournament Presented by https://t.co/RuhsuLh7a3
🔗 https://t.co/SorQINHWuK pic.twitter.com/kul6iSHDqY
— Big Ten Baseball (@B1Gbaseball) May 18, 2025
This year marks the first Big Ten season for Southern California, UCLA, Oregon, and Washington. Pool play for the double-elimination format will take place May 20–23, followed by the semifinals on May 24 and the championship game on May 25.
All games will air on Big Ten Network and stream via the FOX Sports App.
Pool Assignments
Pool A: Oregon, Nebraska, Michigan State
Pool B: UCLA, Michigan, Illinois
Pool C: Iowa, Indiana, Rutgers
Pool D: USC, Washington, Penn State
All the tiebreaking scenarios for seeding at the 2025 Big Ten Conference Tournament are located here. According to the Big Ten:
“The 12-team tournament will determine the conference’s automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament. Oregon and UCLA clinched a share of the Big Ten Championship on the final day of the regular season, with Oregon earning the No. 1 seed based on a tiebreaker. The format includes four pools of three teams each, with the top seed advancing in the event of a tie. Pool winners advance to the single-elimination semifinals May 24, followed by the championship game on May 25.”
The NCAA Tournament Selection Show airs Monday, May 26, at 12 p.m. EDT on ESPNU.
Nebraska won the 2024 Big Ten Tournament, defeating Penn State 2–1 as the No. 2 seed. Last year’s field included eight teams—expanded to 12 for 2025.
Michigan, Minnesota, and Ohio State are tied for the most Big Ten Tournament titles with 10 each. Indiana and Illinois have each won four.
The D1Baseball.com Top 25 Rankings, published on May 19, have No. 4 Oregon and No. 13 UCLA from the Big Ten Conference.
🆕 D1Baseball Top 25 Rankings: Week 14
(Presented by @NettingPros)@LSUbaseball remains No. 1 entering conference tournament week 🏆🔗 https://t.co/YjQteGBg1P pic.twitter.com/RYT0PsAETU
— D1Baseball (@d1baseball) May 19, 2025
2025 Big Ten Regular Season Standings
Oregon (41–13, 22–8 Big Ten)
UCLA (39–15, 22–8 Big Ten)
Iowa (32–20–1, 21–9 Big Ten)
USC (34–20, 18–12 Big Ten)
Washington (29–26, 17–13 Big Ten)
Indiana (31–23, 16–14 Big Ten)
Michigan (33–21, 16–14 Big Ten)
Nebraska (28–27, 15–15 Big Ten)
Penn State (31–22, 15–15 Big Ten)
Rutgers (28–27, 15–15 Big Ten)
Illinois (29–23, 14–16 Big Ten)
Michigan State (28–25, 13–17 Big Ten)
2025 Big Ten Conference Schedule
All Game Start Times Are Eastern Daylight Time
All Games Will Be Televised On Big Ten Network
Tuesday, May 20 – Pool Play
Game 1 – No. 11 Illinois vs. No. 7 Michigan – 11 a.m. – Pool B
Game 2 – No. 10 Rutgers vs. No. 6 Indiana – 3 p.m. – Pool C
Game 3 – No. 12 Michigan State vs. No. 8 Nebraska – 7 p.m. – Pool A
Wednesday, May 21 – Pool Play
Game 4 – No. 2 UCLA vs. No. 11 Illinois – 11 a.m. – Pool B
Game 5 – No. 9 Penn State vs. No. 5 Washington – 3 p.m. – Pool D
Game 6 – No. 3 Iowa vs. No. 10 Rutgers – 7 p.m. – Pool C
Thursday, May 22 – Pool Play
Game 7 – No. 7 Michigan vs. No. 2 UCLA – 11 a.m. – Pool B
Game 8 – No. 4 USC vs. No. 9 Penn State – 3 p.m. – Pool D
Game 9 – No. 1 Oregon vs. No. 12 Michigan State – 7 p.m. – Pool A
Friday, May 23 – Pool Play
Game 10 – No. 5 Washington vs. No. 4 USC – 11 a.m. – Pool D
Game 11 – No. 6 Indiana vs. No. 3 Iowa – 3 p.m. – Pool C
Game 12 – No. 8 Nebraska vs. No. 1 Oregon – 7 p.m. – Pool A
Saturday, May 24 – Semifinals
Game 13 – Pool A Winner vs. Pool D Winner – 3 p.m.
Game 14 – Pool B Winner vs. Pool C Winner – 7 p.m.
Sunday, May 25 – Championship Game
Game 15 – Game 13 Winner vs. Game 14 Winner – 3 p.m.
Big Ten Conference MLBPipeline.com Top 150 Draft Prospects
No. 23 – OF – Devin Taylor – Indiana
No. 62 – OF – Mason Neville – Oregon
No. 63 – LHP – Cade Obermueller – Iowa
No. 70 – LHP – Joseph Dzierwa – Michigan State
No. 76 – OF – Korbyn Dickerson – Indiana
No. 121 – LHP – Caden Hunter – Southern California
No. 143 – OF – Paxton Kling – Penn State
Indiana outfielder Devin Taylor (5) during an NCAA baseball game against Xavier on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, in Surprise, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
