2021 Big Ten Men's Lacrosse Tournament

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Big Ten Conference
Men's Lacrosse Tournament
2021
Tournament information
Sport College lacrosse
LocationUniversity Park, Pennsylvania
Established2015
Tournament
format(s)
Single elimination
Host(s)Penn State University
Venue(s) Panzer Stadium
Teams6
Website 2021 Big Ten Tournament
Final positions
Champion Maryland
Runner-up Johns Hopkins
Tournament statistics
Attendance229 (Championship game)
MVP Jared Bernhardt, Maryland
  2019
2022  

The 2021 Big Ten Men's Lacrosse Tournament was held from May 1 to May 8. From this year, all six teams participate in the tournament while the top two teams in the regular season standings received first round byes. The first round matches were held on the campus of the higher seed teams, and the semifinals and final matches were held at the Panzer Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania. The winner of the tournament received the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship. The seeds were determined based on the teams' regular season conference record. Maryland won the tournament, beating Johns Hopkins 12–10. [1]

Contents

Regular season standings

Penn State earned seed #3 via a head-to-head tiebreaker over Ohio State. Michigan and Johns Hopkins were tied after applying all tiebreaking procedures. Michigan earned seed #5 by coin flip. [2]

Not including Big Ten Tournament and NCAA Tournament results

SeedSchoolConferenceOverall
1 Maryland10-010-0
2 Rutgers 8-28-2
3 Penn State 4-64-6
4 Ohio State 4-64-6
5 Michigan 2-82-8
6 Johns Hopkins 2-82-8
‡ Big Ten regular season champions.

Schedule

SessionGameTimeMatchupScoreTelevision
First round – Saturday, May 1
114:00 pm#5 Michigan vs. #4 Ohio State15-11BTN-FOX Sports Go
26:00 pm#6 Johns Hopkins vs #3 Penn State15-7BTN-FOX Sports Go
Semifinals – Thursday, May 6
235:00 pm#1 Maryland vs. #5 Michigan16-8BTN-FOX Sports Go
47:30 pm#6 Johns Hopkins vs #2 Rutgers12-10BTN-FOX Sports Go
Championship – Saturday, May 8
358:00 pm#1 Maryland vs. #6 Johns Hopkins12-10BTN-FOX Sports Go
Game times in EST

Bracket

First-round
May 1
Semifinals
May 6
Championship Game
May 8
1 Maryland16
4 Ohio State 11 5 Michigan 8
5 Michigan151 Maryland12
6 Johns Hopkins 10
2 Rutgers 10
3 Penn State 7 6 Johns Hopkins12
6 Johns Hopkins15

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References

  1. "2021 Big Ten Men's Lacrosse Tournament". Big Ten. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  2. "2021 Big Ten Men's Lacrosse Tournament Bracket Announced". 25 April 2021. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.