2021 Big Ten men's lacrosse tournament

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]

Big Ten Conference
Men's Lacrosse Tournament
2021
Tournament information
SportCollege lacrosse
LocationUniversity Park, Pennsylvania
Established2015
Tournament
format(s)
Single elimination
Host(s)Penn State University
Venue(s)Panzer Stadium
Teams6
Website2021 Big Ten Tournament
Final positions
ChampionMaryland
Runner-upJohns Hopkins
Tournament statistics
Attendance229 (championship game)
MVPJared Bernhardt, Maryland
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Regular season standings

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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

Seed School Conference Overall
1 Maryland 10-0 10-0
2 Rutgers 8-2 8-2
3 Penn State 4-6 4-6
4 Ohio State 4-6 4-6
5 Michigan 2-8 2-8
6 Johns Hopkins 2-8 2-8
‡ Big Ten regular season champions.

Schedule

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Session Game Time Matchup Score Television
First round – Saturday, May 1
1 1 4:00 pm #5 Michigan vs. #4 Ohio State 15-11 BTN-FOX Sports Go
2 6:00 pm #6 Johns Hopkins vs #3 Penn State 15-7 BTN-FOX Sports Go
Semifinals – Thursday, May 6
2 3 5:00 pm #1 Maryland vs. #5 Michigan 16-8 BTN-FOX Sports Go
4 7:30 pm #6 Johns Hopkins vs #2 Rutgers 12-10 BTN-FOX Sports Go
Championship – Saturday, May 8
3 5 8:00 pm #1 Maryland vs. #6 Johns Hopkins 12-10 BTN-FOX Sports Go
Game times in EST

Bracket

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First-round
May 1
Semifinals
May 6
Championship Game
May 8
1 Maryland 16
4 Ohio State 11 5 Michigan 8
5 Michigan 15 1 Maryland 12
6 Johns Hopkins 10
2 Rutgers 10
3 Penn State 7 6 Johns Hopkins 12
6 Johns Hopkins 15

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ "2021 Big Ten Men's Lacrosse Tournament". Big Ten. Archived from the original on May 5, 2021. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  2. ^ "2021 Big Ten Men's Lacrosse Tournament Bracket Announced". April 25, 2021. Archived from the original on August 13, 2021. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
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