2016 Big Ten men's lacrosse tournament

The 2016 Big Ten Men's Lacrosse Tournament was held May 5 to May 7 at Homewood Field in Baltimore, Maryland. The winner of the tournament received the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship. Four teams from the Big Ten conference competed in the single elimination event.[1] The seeds were based upon the teams' regular season conference record with Penn State winning the head-to-head tie breaker over Ohio State to earn the #4 seed and final spot in the field.[2] In the final, Maryland beat Rutgers 14–8.[3][4]

Big Ten Conference
Men's Lacrosse Tournament
2016
Tournament information
SportCollege lacrosse
LocationBaltimore, Maryland
Established2015
Tournament
format(s)
Single elimination
Host(s)Johns Hopkins University
Venue(s)Homewood Field
Teams4
WebsiteHopkins Sports 2016 Big Ten Lacrosse Tournament
Final positions
ChampionMaryland
Runner-upRutgers
MVPMatt Rambo
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Standings

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Only the top four teams in the Big Ten Conference advanced to the Big Ten Conference Tournament.[5][6]

Not including Big Ten Tournament and NCAA tournament results

Seed School Conference Overall
1 Maryland 5–0 12-2
2 Rutgers 3–2 10-4
3 Johns Hopkins 3–2 8–5
4 Penn State 2–3 8–6
DNQ Ohio State 2–3 7–8
DNQ Michigan 0–5 3–10
‡ Big Ten regular season champions

Schedule

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Session Game Time Matchup Score Television
Semifinals – Thursday, May 5
1 1 5:30 pm #1 Maryland vs. #4 Penn State 16–9 Big Ten Network
2 8:00 pm #2 Rutgers vs. #3 Johns Hopkins 14–12 Big Ten Network
Championship – Saturday, May 7
2 3 6:00pm #1 Maryland vs. #2 Rutgers 14–8 ESPN2
Game times in EST

Bracket

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Homewood Field – Baltimore, Maryland

Semifinals
May 5
Championship Game
May 7
      
1 Maryland 16
4 Penn State 9
1 Maryland 14
2 Rutgers 8
2 Rutgers 14
3 Johns Hopkins 12

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ Lee, Edward (May 4, 2016). "Blue Jays, Terps view Big Ten men's lacrosse tourney differently". Baltimore Sun.
  2. ^ "Big Ten Announces Men's Lacrosse Tournament Bracket". Big Ten Conference. April 30, 2016. Archived from the original on May 6, 2016. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
  3. ^ Mills, Kate (May 7, 2016). "Men's Lacrosse: Terps win first Big Ten championship". WMAR Baltimore.
  4. ^ "Maryland downs Rutgers to win Big Ten men's lacrosse tourney". Big Ten Network.
  5. ^ "Big Ten Men's Lacrosse Tournament Release". Big Ten Conference. May 4, 2016. Archived from the original on October 26, 2017. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
  6. ^ "Big Ten Men's Lacrosse Tournament". Johns Hopkins University. Archived from the original on October 26, 2017.
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