Nebraska softball will begin their bid for a Big Ten Conference Tournament title Thursday. The Big Ten announced the bracket for the league tournament in Iowa City, Iowa, this week. NU is the No. 4 seed, earning a bye to the quarterfinals along with the other top four seeds. Northwestern is the No. 1 seed and on the same side of the bracket as Nebraska. Top seeds on the other side are No. 2 Michigan and No. 3 Rutgers. Nebraska will face the winner of Minnesota (5) and Illinois (12) Thursday at approximately 1:30 p.m. CDT. The game, along with the entire tournament, will air on the Big Ten Netw…