Big Ten men's lacrosse tournament

The Big Ten Conference's men's lacrosse tournament started in 2015 in the first year the conference sponsored men's lacrosse.[1] Until 2019, the top four teams from the regular season qualified for the tournament. From 2021 tournament, all six teams advance to the tournament while top 2 teams are given a bye to the semifinals. The winner of the tournament receives the conference's automatic bid into the NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship.

Big Ten Conference
men's lacrosse tournament
Tournament logo
SportCollege lacrosse
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Number of teams6
FormatSingle-elimination tournament
Current stadiumHighPoint.com Stadium
Current locationPiscataway, New Jersey
Played2015–present
Last contest2023
Current championMichigan
Most championshipsMaryland Terrapins (4)
TV partner(s)Big Ten Network (2015-present), ESPN2 (2016)
Official website2023 Tournament Central

Tournament champions

YearChampionRunner-upScoreLocation
2015Johns HopkinsOhio State13–6Capital One Field at Byrd Stadium, College Park, Maryland[2]
2016MarylandRutgers14–8Homewood Field, Baltimore, Maryland
2017MarylandOhio State10–9Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium, Columbus, Ohio[3]
2018Johns HopkinsMaryland13-10U-M Lacrosse Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan[4]
2019Penn StateJohns Hopkins18–17 (OT)HighPoint.com Stadium, Piscataway, New Jersey[5]
2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[6]
2021MarylandJohns Hopkins12–10Panzer Stadium, State College, Pennsylvania
2022 Maryland Rutgers 17–7 Capital One Field at Byrd Stadium, College Park, Maryland[2]
2023 Michigan Maryland 14–5 Homewood Field, Baltimore, Maryland

Tournament history by school

SchoolChampionshipsRunners-upTournament appearancesLast appearance
Maryland 4282023
Johns Hopkins 2272023
Michigan 1032023
Penn State 1062023
Ohio State 0252023
Rutgers 0252023

References

  1. Lee, Edward (July 1, 2014). "Big Ten expansion 'absolutely huge' for men's lacrosse". Baltimore Sun.
  2. "2015 B1G MLax Tournament". University of Maryland.
  3. "Big Ten Men's Lacrosse Tournament Central". bigten.org. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  4. "2018 Big Ten Lacrosse Tournaments". University of Michigan Athletics. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  5. "2019 Big Ten Men's Lacrosse Tournament Central". Big Ten. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  6. "BIG TEN STATEMENT ON COMPETITIONS, RECRUITING". 12 March 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
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