Big Ten Unveils 2025 Women's Lacrosse Tournament Bracket

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference has announced the full bracket for the 2025 Big Ten Women’s Lacrosse Tournament, Presented by DirecTV, set to take place April 23-27 at the Maryland Field Hockey and Lacrosse Complex on the University of Maryland campus in College Park, Md.

Northwestern earned the tournament’s No. 1 seed after clinching its third straight Big Ten title and its fifth in the last six seasons. Along with the top seed, the Wildcats have also earned a first-round bye and will open tournament play on Friday, April 25 with a semifinal contest.

Tournament host, Maryland, claimed the No. 2 seed, while Johns Hopkins, Michigan, and Penn State tied for third. By virtue of a tiebreaker, the Wolverines claimed the No. 3 seed, followed by the Nittany Lions, and the Blue Jays. USC will make its Big Ten Tournament debut at the No. 6 seed, with Rutgers securing the No. 7 seed.

The tournament will open on Wednesday, April 23 with three quarterfinal games, with the winners advancing to the semifinal round. No. 4 Penn State and No. 5 John Hopkins will open the tripleheader at 12 p.m. ET, followed by No. 2 Maryland and No. 7 Rutgers at 3 p.m. ET, and No. 3 Michigan and No. 6 USC at 6 p.m. ET.

Wednesday’s quarterfinal winners and Northwestern will advance to Friday’s semifinal round. Semifinal contests are slated to begin at 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. ET on April 25, with the championship scheduled for 4 p.m. ET on Sunday, April 27. 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 on Sunday, May 4 at 9 p.m. ET, live on ESPNU.

Fans interested in attending the tournament can purchase tickets here. Fans can purchase single session tickets to attend all games on one day or all session tickets which allow access to all three days of competition.

For more information on the 2025 Big Ten Tournament, visit bigten.org/WLAXTournament.

Wednesday, April 23 (Quarterfinals)
Game #1 - #4 seed Penn State (7-8, 5-3 Big Ten) vs. #5 seed Johns Hopkins (11-5, 5-3 Big Ten) – 12 p.m. ET (B1G+)
Game #2 - #2 seed Maryland (12-4, 7-1) vs. #7 seed Rutgers (8-9, 2-6) – 3 p.m. ET (B1G+)
Game #3 - #3 seed Michigan (11-5, 5-3) vs. #6 seed USC (10-6, 3-5) – 6 p.m. ET (B1G+)

Friday, April 25 (Semifinals)
Game #4 – #1 seed Northwestern (14-2, 8-0) vs. Game #1 Winner – 5 p.m. ET (BTN)
Game #5 – Game #2 Winner vs. Game #3 Winner – 7:30 p.m. ET (BTN)

Sunday, April 27 (Championship)
Game #6 – Semifinal winners – 4 p.m. ET (BTN)