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

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Year Champion Runner-up Score Location
2015 Johns Hopkins Ohio State 13–6 Capital One Field at Byrd Stadium, College Park, Maryland[2]
2016 Maryland Rutgers 14–8 Homewood Field, Baltimore, Maryland
2017 Maryland (2) Ohio State 10–9 Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium, Columbus, Ohio[3]
2018 Johns Hopkins (2) Maryland 13-10 U-M Lacrosse Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan[4]
2019 Penn State Johns Hopkins 18–17 (OT) HighPoint.com Stadium, Piscataway, New Jersey[5]
2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[6]
2021 Maryland (3) Johns Hopkins 12–10 Panzer Stadium, State College, Pennsylvania
2022 Maryland (4) Rutgers 17–7 Capital One Field at Byrd Stadium, College Park, Maryland[2]
2023 Michigan Maryland 14–5 Homewood Field, Baltimore, Maryland
2024 Michigan (2) Penn State 16–4 OSU Lacrosse Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

Tournament history by school

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School Championships Runners-up Tournament appearances Last appearance
Maryland 4 2 9 2024
Johns Hopkins 2 2 8 2024
Michigan 2 0 4 2024
Penn State 1 1 7 2024
Ohio State 0 2 6 2024
Rutgers 0 2 6 2024

References

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  1. ^ Lee, Edward (July 1, 2014). "Big Ten expansion 'absolutely huge' for men's lacrosse". Baltimore Sun.
  2. ^ a b "2015 B1G MLax Tournament". University of Maryland.
  3. ^ "Big Ten Men's Lacrosse Tournament Central". Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on July 31, 2019. 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. Archived from the original on August 11, 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  6. ^ "BIG TEN STATEMENT ON COMPETITIONS, RECRUITING". 12 March 2020. Archived from the original on March 14, 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
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