(BigTen.org) PARK RIDGE, Ill. – After winning the Big Ten Championship on Friday, Michigan earned the No. 1 seed and an automatic spot in the semifinals of the 2011 Big Ten Field Hockey Tournament. The tournament will be held on the Penn State campus in State College, Pa. with opening-round matchups played on Thursday, semifinals on Friday and the championship game on Sunday. The tournament winner will earn the Big Ten’s automatic berth to the NCAA Championship.

(BigTen.org) PARK RIDGE, Ill. – After winning its 14th consecutive Big Ten crown, Penn State earned the No. 1 seed in the 2011 Big Ten Women’s Soccer Tournament. The tournament will be held on the Northwestern campus in Evanston, Ill., with opening-round matchups played on Wednesday, semifinals on Friday and the championship game on Sunday. Visit the tourney homepage. The winner will earn the Big Ten’s automatic berth to the NCAA Championship.

BTN.com senior writer Tom Dienhart held is inaugural Big Ten football chat with fans this morning. Did you miss it? We took questions for an hour and Dienhart answered as we all got ready for football to kick off on Week 9 of the Big Ten season. Look back at the conversation we had and come back next Saturday at 10:30 a.m. ET for the next football chat with Dienhart. Just come to BTN.com’s homepage and find the link every Saturday.

Illinois volleyball, coming off its first loss of the season against Nebraska, rebounded nicely with a four-set win (15-25, 25-21, 19-25, 20-25) over Wisconsin on Friday night. Watch now as Student U broadcaster Bryce Jakobs interviews Illini head coach Kevin Hambly following the win. Jump inside for coverage of the Minnesota-Northwestern match.

In case you missed Friday’s Football Report, Mike Hall, Tony Banks and Rosevelt Colvin previewed this weekend’s upcoming games.  BTN LiveBIG host Dhani Jones joined them to look at the matchup between the Spartans’ defense and the Cornhuskers’ offense.  The guest list was also extensive – including an interview with Wisconsin’s Montee Ball and segments with Michigan state defensive coordinator Pat Narduzzi, Illinois offensive coordinator Paul Petrino and Nebraska radio football color commentator Matt Davison.