Sean Merriman, BTN.com web editor, May 11, 2014
Five Big Ten softball teams earned NCAA tournament berths Sunday night, led by Minnesota, which won the Big Ten Tournament championship and earned the No. 16 overall seed. The other Big Ten teams include Big Ten regular-season co-champs Michigan and Nebraska, plus Northwestern and Wisconsin. The five teams mark the conference's most since 2009. See each team?s draw in this post.
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MICHIGAN (42-12) - Tempe Regional (9 Arizona State, Dartmouth, San Diego State)
Michigan earns a spot in the @NCAAsoftball Tournament for the 20th consecutive season! #GoBlue #RoadtoWCWS
— Michigan Softball (@umichsoftball) May 12, 2014
MINNESOTA (41-9) - No. 16 Minneapolis Regional (Auburn, Green Bay, North Dakota State)
You read it right, MINNEAPOLIS regional! "@ESPNU: NCAA Softball Selection Show #RoadtoWCWS pic.twitter.com/bK5QRGPT8G"
— Minnesota Softball (@GopherSoftball) May 12, 2014
NEBRASKA (40-15) - Columbia Regional (Bradley, Kansas, 15 Missouri)
The #Huskers are headed to the Columbia Regional in the 2014 NCAA Softball Tournament #StirItUp
— Nebraska Softball (@HuskerSoftball) May 12, 2014
NORTHWESTERN (33-16) - Seattle Regional (BYU, Iona, 12 Washington)
WISCONSIN (34-18) - Eugene Regional (Albany, 1 Oregon, Utah Valley)
The #Badgers are going back out to Oregon! UW will be in the @OregonSB Regional for the second straight year #RoadtoWCWS
— Wisconsin Softball (@BadgerSoftball) May 12, 2014
