Big Ten baseball tournament 2026 bracket, schedule, scores, TV channel, live streams to watch
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It's tournament time for Big Ten baseball, with 12 teams gathered in Omaha to play for a trophy ahead of NCAA tournament selection next week.
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The conference has been incredibly top-heavy this year, with consensus national No. 1 UCLA the clear class of the field after setting a conference record with 28 Big Ten wins. Nebraska sits a notch below them as a formidable threat, followed by a tight group of highly competitive teams battling it out in the middle of the pack.
The top of the bracket features heavy hitters, with the top-seeded Bruins and the No. 2 seed Cornhuskers entering as the clear favorites to meet in the final. Nebraska will look to defend their crown on familiar regional turf, while UCLA aims to translate its historic regular-season dominance into its first Big Ten tournament title since joining the conference.
The next tier of true contenders includes Oregon and USC, who round out the top four seeds and have earned automatic byes past the opening phase straight into Friday's single-elimination quarterfinals. But strange things have been known to happen in postseason baseball, and with a brand-new tournament format, the Big Ten is ripe for chaos.
Here's everything you need to know to tune in to every game this week.
Big Ten baseball tournament bracket 2026
The full seeding, bracket and team records for the 2026 Big Ten baseball tournament are below.
SeedTeamRecord (Big Ten)1UCLA48-6 (28-2)2Nebraska41-14 (23-7)3Oregon38-15 (20-10)4USC42-14 (20-10)5Purdue35-18 (18-12)6Ohio State29-23 (18-12)7Michigan32-22 (17-13)8Iowa32-21 (15-15)9Illinois28-25 (14-16)10Rutgers26-28 (13-17)11Washington23-31 (12-18)12Michigan State22-31 (11-19)Big Ten baseball tournament schedule 2026
The Big Ten tournament debuted a brand-new hybrid format this season. The first three days feature a double-elimination bracket for seeds No. 5-12 to determine which four teams advance. From Friday onward, the tournament shifts to a high-stakes, single-elimination bracket as top seeds No. 1-4 join the field. All games will be played at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Nebraska.
Tuesday, May 19 - First Round (Double Elimination)
GameTime (ET)WatchGame 1: No. 12 Michigan State 8, No. 5 Purdue 4——Game 2: No. 8 Iowa 10, No. 9 Illinois 6——Game 3: No. 7 Michigan vs. No. 10 Rutgers6 p.m.Big Ten Network, fuboGame 4: No. 6 Ohio State vs. No. 11 Washington10 p.m.Big Ten Network, fuboWednesday, May 20 - Second Round (Double Elimination)
GameTime (ET)WatchGame 5: No. 5 Purdue vs. No. 9 Illinois10 a.m.Big Ten Network, fuboGame 6: Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 loser2 p.m.Big Ten Network, fuboGame 7: No. 8 Iowa vs. No. 12 Michigan State6 p.m.Big Ten Network, fuboGame 8: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner10 p.m.Big Ten Network, fuboThursday, May 21 - Knockout Round (Double Elimination)
GameTime (ET)WatchGame 9: Game 5 winner vs. Game 7 loser3 p.m.Big Ten Network, fuboGame 10: Game 6 winner vs. Game 8 loser7 p.m.Big Ten Network, fuboFriday, May 22 - Quarterfinals (Single Elimination)
GameTime (ET)WatchGame 11: No. 4 USC vs. Game 7 winner10 a.m.Big Ten Network, fuboGame 12: No. 1 UCLA vs. Game 9 winner2 p.m.Big Ten Network, fuboGame 13: No. 2 Nebraska vs. Game 10 winner6 p.m.Big Ten Network, fuboGame 14: No. 3 Oregon vs. Game 8 winner10 p.m.Big Ten Network, fuboSaturday, May 23 - Semifinals (Single Elimination)
GameTime (ET)WatchGame 15: Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner3 p.m.Big Ten Network, fuboGame 16: Game 13 winner vs. Game 14 winner7 p.m.Big Ten Network, fuboSunday, May 24 - Championship (Single Elimination)
GameTime (ET)WatchGame 17: Game 15 winner vs. Game 16 winner3 p.m.Big Ten Network, fuboWhere to watch the Big Ten baseball tournament
- TV channels: Big Ten Network
- Live streams: fubo
Every single game of the Big Ten baseball tournament will be broadcast live nationally on the Big Ten Network. Fans can also catch the action streaming via fubo, which offers new subscribers a free trial.
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Big Ten baseball tournament champions list
Here are the last 10 Big Ten tournament champions and runners-up. There was no tournament held in 2020 or 2021 due to COVID-19
YearChampionRunner-up2025NebraskaIowa2024NebraskaPenn State2023MarylandIowa2022MichiganRutgers2019Ohio StateNebraska2018MinnesotaPurdue2017IowaNorthwestern2016Ohio StateIowa2015MichiganMaryland2014IndianaNebraska