2026 Statistics

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) - The upcoming weekend of the Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Lacrosse features seven games – all against ranked opponents.

North Carolina and Syracuse each will take on a pair of top-20 foes as they both hit the road for games against No. 10 Princeton and No. 19 Penn. UNC plays Princeton on Friday and Penn on Sunday, while Syracuse takes on the Quakers on Friday and Princeton on Sunday.

Notre Dame and North Carolina hold the No. 1 positions in the national polls, with the Fighting Irish topping the USILA rankings and the Tar Heels heading the Inside Lacrosse poll. 

All five ACC teams earned spots in the latest USILA rankings, with Duke (5), Syracuse (7) and Virginia (13) following the Irish and Tar Heels at No. 1 and 2, respectively.

Upcoming Schedule
Friday, February 27
No. 7/6 Syracuse at No. 10/7 Princeton | 4 p.m. | ESPN+
No. 2/1 North Carolina at No. 19/19 Penn | 5 p.m. | ESPN+

Saturday, February 28
No. 1/2 Notre Dame at No. 11/9 Maryland | Noon | BTN+
No. 16/13 Johns Hopkins at No. 13/14 Virginia | 3 p.m. | ACCNX

Sunday, March 1
No. 2/1 North Carolina at No. 10/7 Princeton | Noon | ESPN+
No. 7/6 Syracuse at No. 19/19 Penn | Noon | ESPN+
No. 18/18 Saint Joseph's at No. 5/8 Duke | 1 p.m. | ACCNX

Tuesday, March 3
Virginia at High Point | 5 p.m. | ESPN+

Saturday, March 7
Brown at North Carolina | 1 p.m. | ACCNX
Syracuse at Johns Hopkins | 1 p.m. | ESPN+
Notre Dame at Ohio State | 2 p.m. | BTN+
Duke at Air Force | 2 p.m. | ESPN+
Towson at Virginia | 6 p.m. | ACCN

All times Eastern. 
Rankings: USILA/Inside Lacrosse

Noting ACC Men's Lacrosse
• Notre Dame's Josh Yago (Offensive) and Duke's Aidan Maguire (Defensive) were named the ACC Players of the Week for games played from February 16-22. • ACC teams represent the top four teams nationally in scoring offense: No. 1 Notre Dame (20.0 goals/game), No. 2 Duke (18.75), No. 3 North Carolina (17.75) and No. 4 Virginia (16.66).
• 21 ACC players were named 2026 Preseason All-Americans by Inside Lacrosse, including seven first-teamers. Both totals are most of any conference.
• Reigning ACC champion Syracuse was tabbed the ACC favorite in the Preseason ACC Coaches Poll. The Orange were followed by Notre Dame, North Carolina, Duke and Virginia, respectively.
• The 2026 ACC schedule features four games per team (two road, two home). League play starts on Saturday, March 28.
The 2026 ACC Tournament will be contested May 1 and 3, featuring the top four teams in the league standings competing at Charlotte's American Legion Memorial Stadium.
• Four ACC coaches rank among the top 10 in career wins among active coaches, most of any conference: Duke's John Danowski (first, 488), ND's Kevin Corrigan (third, 373), UNC's Joe Breschi (fifth, 265) and Virginia's Lars Tiffany (ninth, 213). Danowski owns the third-most wins of any D-I head coach all-time.
• 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.
• 17 ACC regular-season games are slated to be televised on ESPNU or ACC Network. The three games of the ACC Tournament also air on ACCN.
• 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.