BTN.com staff, June 10, 2015

The 2015 MLB First-Year Player Draft came to a close Wednesday, and it was a fantastic three days for the Big Ten.

[ MORE: Relive every pick on MLB.com's draft tracker ]

Fresh off one of the best seasons in Big Ten history, putting a conference-best five teams in the NCAA tournament, 53 players were selected.

Perspective: 43 were taken in the previous two drafts combined.

Want more? Illinois and Michigan State set school-records with nine and eight players selected, respectively.

Here's a school-by-school breakdown:

9 – Illinois
8 – Maryland, Michigan State
6 – Indiana
5 – Iowa
4 – Nebraska, Ohio State
3 – Michigan, Minnesota
2 – Northwestern
1 – Rutgers

Check out every Big Ten draft pick below:

ROUND 1
No. 6 Tyler Jay, P, Illinois – Minnesota Twins

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ROUND 3
No. 87 Brandon Lowe, 2B, Maryland – Tampa Bay Rays

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ROUND 5
No. 140 Alex Robinson, P, Maryland – Minnesota Twins

No. 158 Kevin Duchene, P, Illinois – Oakland A's

No. 160 Cam Gibson, OF, Michigan State – Detroit Tigers

https://twitter.com/GibNasty_23/status/608357099450605568

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ROUND 6
No. 171 Travis Lakins, P, Ohio State – Boston Red Sox

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ROUND 7
No. 202 Blake Hickman, P, Iowa – Chicago White Sox

No. 208 Jacob Cronenworth, 2B, Michigan – Tampa Bay Rays

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ROUND 9
No. 260 LaMonte Wade, OF, Maryland – Minnesota Twins

No. 273 Ryan Krill, 1B, Michigan State – New  York Yankees

https://twitter.com/krillinit/status/608453709513809921

No. 284 David Kerian, 1B, Illinois – Washington Nationals

No. 285 Tanner Lubach, C, Nebraska – Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

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ROUND 10
No. 292 Jackson Glines, OF, Michigan – Chicago White Sox

No. 301 Jake Drossner, P, Maryland – Milwaukee Brewers

ROUND 11
No. 331 Jose Cuas, SS, Maryland – Milwaukee Brewers

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ROUND 13
No. 382 Ryan Riga, P, Ohio State – Chicago White Sox

No. 399 Travis Maezes, SS, Michigan – Kansas City Royals

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ROUND 14
No. 413 Jake Kelzer, P, Indiana – Chicago Cubs

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ROUND 15
No. 439 Pat Porter, P, Ohio State – Houston Astros

No. 443 Scott Effross, P, Indiana – Chicago Cubs

No. 464 Kevin Mooney, P, Maryland – Washington Nationals

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ROUND 16
No. 486 Nick Hibbing, P, Iowa – Pittsburgh Pirates

https://twitter.com/NickHibbing/status/608713638350757888

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ROUND 17
No. 519 Matt Portland, P, Northwestern – Kansas City Royals

No. 522 Jason Goldstein, C, Illinois – Los Angeles Dodgers

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ROUND 18
No. 529 Kevin Martir, C, Maryland – Houston Astros

No. 545 Anthony Misiewicz, P, Michigan State – Seattle Mariners

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ROUND 19
No. 580 Cam Vieaux, P, Michigan State – Detroit Tigers

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ROUND 20
No. 593 Blake Headley, 3B, Nebraska – Chicago Cubs

No. 613 Adam Walton, SS, Illinois – Baltimore Orioles

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ROUND 21
No. 633 Josh Roeder, P, Nebraska – New York Yankees

No. 636 Ryan Halstead, P, Indiana – San Francisco Giants

https://twitter.com/HoosierBaseball/status/608701042285494273

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ROUND 22
No. 647 Eric Toole, OF, Iowa – Colorado Rockies

No. 659 Nick Blackburn, P, Illinois – New York Mets

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ROUND 24
No. 712 Brandon Magallones, P, Northwestern – Chicago White Sox

No. 714 Zach Morris, P, Maryland – Philadelphia Phillies

No. 725 Lance Thonvold, P, Minnesota – Seattle Mariners

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ROUND 25
No. 762 Rob McDonnell, P, Illinois – Los Angeles Dodgers

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ROUND 26
No. 767 Drasen Johnson, P, Illinois – Colorado Rockies

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ROUND 27
No. 800 Dalton Sawyer, P, Minnesota – Minnesota Twins

No. 807 Colton Howell, P, Nebraska – San Diego Padres

No. 817 Ryan Nagle, OF, Illinois – Pittsburgh Pirates

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ROUND 28
No. 836 Jeff Kinley, P, Michigan State – Miami Marlins

No. 854 Mick Vanvossen, P, Michigan State – Washington Nationals

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ROUND 29
No. 860 Brad Hartong, C, Indiana – Minnesota Twins

No. 866 Ben Meyer, P, Minnesota – Miami Marlins

No. 879 Mark McCoy, P, Rutgers – Kansas City Royals

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ROUND 31
No. 940 Blaise Salter, 1B, Michigan State – Detroit Tigers

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ROUND 32
No. 956 Kris Goodman, 3B, Iowa – Miami Marlins

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ROUND 33
No. 985 Tyler Peyton, P, Iowa – Cincinnati Reds

No. 993 Christian Morris, P, Indiana – New York Yankees

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ROUND 35
No. 1061 Luke Harrison, P, Indiana – St. Louis Cardinals

https://twitter.com/HoosierBaseball/status/608748591704727553

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ROUND 37
No. 1116 Mark Weist, 3B, Michigan State – San Francisco Giants

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ROUND 39
No. 1158 Shae Murray, P, Ohio State – Texas Rangers