Big Ten Releases 2026 Men’s Lacrosse Tournament Bracket
Johns Hopkins, Ohio State and Penn State claim shares of regular season title on final weekend
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Rosemont, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference has unveiled the full bracket for the 2026 Big Ten Men’s Lacrosse Tournament, set to take place from April 25-May 2 at SHI Stadium in Piscataway, N.J.
With Johns Hopkins’ 9-8 win over Maryland on Saturday, the Blue Jays, Ohio State, and Penn State all earned a share of the Big Ten regular season championship, along with Maryland, who claimed a share of the title last Saturday after a win over Rutgers.
With all four teams going 3-2 in conference play, the Blue Jays also secured the No. 1 overall seed and a bye to the Big Ten Tournament semifinals via tiebreakers.
Penn State holds a head-to-head advantage over Ohio State and Maryland, so the Nittany Lions also receive a bye to the semifinals as the No. 2 seed. Maryland beat Ohio State earlier this season to earn the head-to-head advantage, placing the Terps as the No. 3 seed and the Buckeyes as the No. 4 seed. Michigan and Rutgers earned the No. 5 and 6 seeds, respectively.
The tournament will open on Saturday, April 25, with two quarterfinal games, with the winners advancing to the semifinal round in Piscataway.
No. 3 seed Maryland welcomes No. 6 Rutgers and No. 4 seed Ohio State will host No. 5 seed Michigan at times yet to be determined.
Semifinal contests will begin at 3 p.m. (ET) and 6 p.m. (ET) on April 30 in Piscataway, with the championship scheduled for 12:00 p.m. Saturday, May 2. All three contests will be broadcast live on BTN and the FOX Sports app.
The winner of this year’s Big Ten Tournament will earn the conference’s automatic berth into the NCAA Championship, with that bracket announced at 9:30 p.m. (ET) May 3 live on ESPNU.
For more information on the 2026 Big Ten Men’s Lacrosse Tournament, visit bigten.org/mlax and for tickets to the semifinals and finals, click here. Tickets will go on sale here on Monday, April 20 at 11 a.m. ET/10 a.m. CT.
The tournament schedule is as follows:
Saturday, April 25 (Quarterfinals)
Game #1 - #5 seed Michigan at #4 seed Ohio State – Time TBD
Game #2 - #6 seed Rutgers at #3 seed Maryland – TBD
Thursday, April 30 (Semifinals)
Game #3 – #1 seed Johns Hopkins vs. Game #1 Winner – 3 p.m. ET (BTN)
Game #4 – #2 seed Penn State vs. Game #2 Winner – 6 p.m. ET (BTN)
Saturday, May 2 (Championship)
Game #5 – Semifinal winners – 12:00 p.m. ET (BTN)