2021 Big Ten men's lacrosse tournament explained

Big Ten Conference
Men's Lacrosse Tournament
Sport:College lacrosse
Year:2021
Location:University Park, Pennsylvania
Established:2015
Tournament Format:Single elimination
Host:Penn State University
Venues:Panzer Stadium
Teams:6
Runner-Up1:Johns Hopkins
Attendance:229 (championship game)
Mvp:Jared Bernhardt, Maryland
Website:2021 Big Ten Tournament
Previous:2019
Next: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]

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
1Maryland10-0 10-0
28-2 8-2
34-6 4-6
4Ohio State4-6 4-6
5Michigan2-8 2-8
6Johns Hopkins2-8 2-8
‡ Big Ten regular season champions.

Schedule

SessionGameTimeMatchupScoreTelevision
First round – Saturday, May 1
11 4:00 pm
  1. 5 Michigan vs. #4 Ohio State
15-11BTN-FOX Sports Go
26:00 pm
  1. 6 Johns Hopkins vs #3 Penn State
15-7BTN-FOX Sports Go
Semifinals – Thursday, May 6
23 5:00 pm
  1. 1 Maryland vs. #5 Michigan
16-8BTN-FOX Sports Go
47:30 pm
  1. 6 Johns Hopkins vs #2 Rutgers
12-10BTN-FOX Sports Go
Championship – Saturday, May 8
358:00 pm
  1. 1 Maryland vs. #6 Johns Hopkins
12-10BTN-FOX Sports Go
Game times in EST

Awards

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021 Big Ten Men's Lacrosse Tournament . https://web.archive.org/web/20210505055504/https://bigten.org/sports/2021/4/25/2021MLAXTournament.aspx . dead . May 5, 2021 . Big Ten . 30 December 2021.
  2. News: 2021 Big Ten Men’s Lacrosse Tournament Bracket Announced . 30 December 2021 . 25 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210813145656/https://bigten.org/news/2021/4/25/general-2021-big-ten-mens-lacrosse-tournament-bracket-announced.aspx . 13 August 2021.