2016 Big Ten men's lacrosse tournament

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Big Ten Conference
Men's Lacrosse Tournament
2016
Tournament information
Sport College lacrosse
LocationBaltimore, Maryland
Established2015
Tournament
format(s)
Single elimination
Host(s)Johns Hopkins University
Venue(s)Homewood Field
Teams4
Website Hopkins Sports 2016 Big Ten Lacrosse Tournament
Final positions
Champion Maryland
Runner-up Rutgers
MVP Matt Rambo
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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]

Contents

Standings

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

SeedSchoolConferenceOverall
1 Maryland ‡5–012-2
2 Rutgers 3–210-4
3 Johns Hopkins 3–28–5
4 Penn State 2–38–6
DNQ Ohio State 2–37–8
DNQ Michigan 0–53–10
‡ Big Ten regular season champions

Schedule

SessionGameTimeMatchupScoreTelevision
Semifinals – Thursday, May 5
115:30 pm#1 Maryland vs. #4 Penn State16–9Big Ten Network
28:00 pm#2 Rutgers vs. #3 Johns Hopkins14–12Big Ten Network
Championship – Saturday, May 7
236:00pm#1 Maryland vs. #2 Rutgers14–8ESPN2
Game times in EST

Bracket

Homewood Field – Baltimore, Maryland

Semifinals
May 5 		Championship Game
May 7
      
1 Maryland16
4 Penn State 9
1 Maryland14
2 Rutgers 8
2 Rutgers14
3 Johns Hopkins 12

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References

  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.
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