Illinois Athletics

May 19, 2024

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The Big Ten Conference revealed the complete bracket for the 2024 Big Ten Baseball Tournament Presented by IFS.ai, that will be held May 21-26 at Charles Schwab Field Omaha in Omaha, Neb.

The eight-team, double-elimination tournament will determine the conference's automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament.

The Fighting Illini earned the No. 1 seed and will face off against the No. 8 seed Penn State Nittany Lions on Tuesday at 6 p.m. CT.

All games of this year's tournament will not only be televised live to a national audience on Big Ten Network, but will also be available on the FOX Sports app.

2024 BIG TEN BASEBALL TOURNAMENT PRESENTED BY IFS.AI

Tuesday, May 21

Game 1 (#3 Indiana vs. #6 Purdue) – 10 a.m. CT

Game 2 (#2 Nebraska vs. #7 Ohio State) – 2 p.m. CT

Game 3 (#1 Illinois vs. #8 Penn State) – 6 p.m. CT

Wednesday, May 22

Game 4 (#4 Michigan vs. #5 Iowa) - 2 p.m. CT

Game 5 (Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser) - 7 p.m. CT

Thursday, May 23

Game 6 (Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 loser) - 10 a.m. CT

Game 7 (Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner) - 2 p.m. CT

Game 8 (Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner) - 6 p.m. CT

Friday, May 24

Game 9 (Game 7 loser vs. Game 5 winner) - 2 p.m. CT

Game 10 (Game 8 loser vs. Game 6 winner) - 7 p.m. CT

Saturday, May 25

Game 11 (Game 7 winner vs. Game 9 winner) - 9 a.m. CT

Game 12 (Game 8 winner vs. Game 10 winner) - 1 p.m. CT

Game 13 (if necessary) (Game 11 winner vs. Game 11 loser) - 5 p.m. CT

Game 14 (if necessary) (Game 12 winner vs. Game 12 loser) - 9 p.m. CT

Sunday, May 26

Game 15 (Game 11/13 winner vs. Game 12/14 winner) - 2 p.m. CT