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Big Ten men's lacrosse tournament

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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

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.

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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