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The 2002 Big Ten softball tournament was held at Alumni Field on the campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. As the tournament winner, Michigan earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Division I softball tournament.

Teams6
Finals site
ChampionsMichigan (6th title)
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2002 Big Ten
softball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsMichigan (6th title)
Runner-upOhio State (1st title game)
Winning coachCarol Hutchins (6th title)
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2002 Big Ten Conference softball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 7 Michigan ‍†‍‡‍y 15–3–0 .83350–11–0 .820
No. 13 Ohio State ‍‍‍y 16–4–0 .80055–14–0 .797
Iowa ‍‍‍y 12–4–0 .75036–20–0 .643
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 11–6–0 .64731–22–0 .585
Penn State ‍‍‍y 10–9–0 .52634–26–0 .567
Illinois ‍‍‍ 10–9–0 .52634–24–0 .586
Northwestern ‍‍‍ 10–9–0 .52624–18–1 .570
Minnesota ‍‍‍y 7–8–0 .46738–21–0 .644
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 4–15–0 .21124–35–0 .407
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 3–14–0 .17633–26–0 .559
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 0–17–0 .00013–31–1 .300
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament

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As of May 2002[12]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

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Format and seeding

The 2002 tournament was a six team double-elimination tournament.[13] The top six teams based on conference regular season winning percentage earned invites to the tournament.

Tournament

First round Second round Semi-Finals Finals
            
1 Michigan 4
5 Penn State 3
4 Wisconsin 0
5 Penn State 3
1 Michigan 5
2 Ohio State 0
2 Ohio State 5
6 Penn State 0
3 Iowa 2
6 Illinois 3
1 Michigan 2
2 Ohio State 1
2 Ohio State 4
5 Penn State 3
4 Wisconsin 1
6 Illinois 2
6 Illinois 3
5 Penn State 6
3 Iowa 0
5 Penn State 6

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