2026 NCAA Championship Bracket
2026 Statistics

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) - The 2026 NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship begins Saturday and Sunday, May 9-10, with first-round games at campus sites. All five Atlantic Coast Conference programs earned tournament bids, with four earning national seeds and first-round home games.

ESPNU will broadcast all eight of the first-round games this weekend.

ACC teams claimed half of the eight national seeds, as Notre Dame took the No. 2 seed, North Carolina picked up the No. 3 seed, ACC champion Virginia earned the No. 5 seed and Syracuse received the No. 6 seed. Duke (9-4) also earned a bid into the tournament.
 
This marks the fourth time – and the first since 2021 – in which at least five ACC teams earned NCAA bids. The ACC’s total of five teams is the most of any league in the 2026 tournament.

The ACC owns 19 NCAA championships in men's lacrosse, with Notre Dame holding. Current ACC membership collectively owns 27 NCAA championships, including 11 of the last 17 and 16 titles since 2000.

2026 NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championship – First-Round Games
Saturday, May 9
UAlbany at No. 3 North Carolina – Noon
Duke at No. 4 Richmond – 7:30 p.m.
 
Sunday, May 10
Jacksonville at No. 2 Notre Dame – Noon
Yale at No. 6 Syracuse – 5 p.m.
Georgetown at No. 5 Virginia – 7:30 p.m.

All games air on ESPNU
All times Eastern

ACC's NCAA Tournament History
• The ACC owns 19 NCAA Championships, including four of the last six with Virginia in 2019 and 2021 and Notre Dame in 2023 and 2024.
• The five active ACC teams have combined for 27 national championships, including 11 of the last 17.
• Syracuse owns 10 NCAA titles (most of any NCAA program), while Virginia has won seven, UNC five, Duke three and Notre Dame two.
• Syracuse advanced to NCAA Championship Weekend last season for the first time since 2013 and its first time as a member of the ACC.
• At least one ACC team has advanced to the national semifinals in 50 of the 54 years in which the NCAA Tournament has been contested. 
• The University of Virginia will serve as the host of the 2026 NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championships, which will be contested at Scott Stadium from May 23-25.

Noting ACC Men's Lacrosse
• All five ACC teams earned NCAA Tournament bids, with Notre Dame (2), North Carolina (3), Virginia (5) and Syracuse (6) claiming seeds and Duke earning an at-large bid.
• This marks the fourth time – and the first since 2021 – in which at least five ACC teams earned NCAA bids. The ACC’s total of five teams is the most of any league in the 2026 tournament.
• Virginia won the 2026 Allstate ACC Men’s Lacrosse Championship on May 3 in Charlotte, downing North Carolina in the final. It was UVA’s 20th ACC Championship all-time. Goalie Jake Marek was named the tournament MVP after racking up 28 saves in the tournament.
• Three of the five Tewaaraton finalists hail from the ACC – North Carolina's Owen Duffy, Notre Dame’s Shawn Lyght and Syracuse’s Joey Spallina.
• Notre Dame won the outright ACC regular-season title, earning a share of its third straight crown.
• The 2026 All-ACC Team and Season Awards were unveiled April 28. Syracuse's Joey Spallina was named ACC Offensive Player of the Year, while North Carolina's Brady Wambach and Notre Dame's Shawn Lyght shared Defensive Player of the Year honors. Notre Dame's Thomas Ricciardelli claimed Goalie of the Year honors, while Fighting Irish head coach Kevin Corrigan was selected Coach of the Year. Virginia's Brendan Millon was tabbed the ACC Freshman of the Year. (Awards Release)
• All five ACC teams are ranked in the latest USILA Coaches poll, with Notre Dame at No. 2, North Carolina at No. 4, Syracuse at No. 6, Virginia at No. 7 and Duke at No. 13.
• In the final RPI, all five ACC teams stood among the top 10: No. 2 Notre Dame, No. 4 North Carolina, No. 6 Syracuse, No. 7 Virginia and No. 10 Duke.
• ACC teams combined to go 39-8 (83.0%) in non-conference play this season, which is by far the best mark of any conference.
• Syracuse's Joey Spallina currently owns 321 career points, which currently is fourth in ACC history. He needs two points to match No. 3 Connor Shellenberger from Virginia.
• Duke's John Danowski (first, 493), ND's Kevin Corrigan (second, 380) and UNC's Joe Breschi (third, 273) own the most Division I wins among active D-I head coaches (minimum five years at D-I). Virginia's Lars Tiffany is seventh with 221. Danowski is the winningest Division I head coach all-time.