| 2017 | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | College lacrosse |
| Location | Columbus, Ohio |
| Established | 2015 |
Tournament format | Single elimination |
| Host | Ohio State University |
| Venue | Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium |
| Teams | 4 |
| Website | OhioStateBuckeyes.com |
| Final positions | |
| Champion | Maryland |
| Runner-up | Ohio State |
| MVP | Connor Kelly (Maryland) |
The 2017 Big Ten Men's Lacrosse Tournament was held May 4 and May 6 at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. The winner of the tournament received the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship. Four teams from the Big Ten conference competed in the single elimination event. The seeds were determined based upon the teams' regular season conference record. [1] Maryland repeated as tournament champions, beating Ohio State 10-9. [2] [3]
Only the top four teams in the Big Ten Conference advanced to the Big Ten Conference Tournament. [4] [5]
Not including Big Ten Tournament and NCAA tournament results
| Seed | School | Conference | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maryland ‡ | 4–1 | 10–3 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 3–2 | 12-3 |
| 3 | Johns Hopkins | 3–2 | 8–6 |
| 4 | Penn State | 3–2 | 12–3 |
| DNQ | Rutgers | 2–3 | 10–4 |
| DNQ | Michigan | 0–5 | 8–6 |
| ‡ Big Ten regular season champions. | |||
| Session | Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semifinals – Thursday, May 4 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | 5:00 pm | #1 Maryland vs. #4 Penn State | 8-6 | Big Ten Network |
| 2 | 7:30 pm | #2 Ohio State vs #3 Johns Hopkins | 15-13 | Big Ten Network | |
| Championship – Saturday, May 6 | |||||
| 2 | 3 | 7:30 pm | #1 Maryland vs. #2 Ohio State | 10-9 | Big Ten Network |
| Game times in EST | |||||
Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium – Columbus, Ohio
| Semifinals May 4 | Championship Game May 6 | ||||||||
| 1 | Maryland | 8 | |||||||
| 4 | Penn State | 6 | |||||||
| 1 | Maryland | 10 | |||||||
| 2 | Ohio State | 9 | |||||||
| 2 | Ohio State | 15 | |||||||
| 3 | Johns Hopkins | 13 | |||||||