Big Ten men's lacrosse tournament

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Big Ten Conference
men's lacrosse tournament
Big Ten Conference Men's Lacrosse Tournament Logo.svg
Tournament logo
Sport College lacrosse
Conference Big Ten Conference
Number of teams6
Format Single-elimination tournament
Current stadium HighPoint.com Stadium
Current location Piscataway, New Jersey
Played2015–present
Last contest 2023
Current champion Michigan (2)
Most championships Maryland (4)
TV partner(s) Big Ten Network (2015-present), ESPN2 (2016)
Official website 2023 Tournament Central

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.

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Tournament champions

YearChampionRunner-upScoreLocation
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 State10–9 Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium, Columbus, Ohio [3]
2018 Johns Hopkins (2)Maryland13-10 U-M Lacrosse Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan [4]
2019 Penn State Johns Hopkins18–17 (OT) HighPoint.com Stadium, Piscataway, New Jersey [5]
2020Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [6]
2021 Maryland (3)Johns Hopkins12–10 Panzer Stadium, State College, Pennsylvania
2022 Maryland (4)Rutgers17–7 Capital One Field at Byrd Stadium, College Park, Maryland [2]
2023 Michigan Maryland14–5 Homewood Field, Baltimore, Maryland
2024 Michigan (2)Penn State16–4OSU Lacrosse Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

Tournament history by school

SchoolChampionshipsRunners-upTournament appearancesLast appearance
Maryland 4292024
Johns Hopkins 2282024
Michigan 2042024
Penn State 1172024
Ohio State 0262024
Rutgers 0262024

References

  1. ↑ Lee, Edward (July 1, 2014). "Big Ten expansion 'absolutely huge' for men's lacrosse". Baltimore Sun.
  2. 1 2 "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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