2026 Statistics

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) - League play begins this weekend in Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Lacrosse. ESPNU has a doubleheader of ACC games on Saturday, with No. 1 Notre Dame at Virginia at noon ET and No. 4 Duke at No. 7 Syracuse at 2 p.m. ET.

No. 5 North Carolina plays its final non-conference game on Sunday, with a top-five matchup against No. 3 Harvard in Severn, Maryland.

Four ACC teams earned spots among the top eight in the latest USILA rankings, with Notre Dame (1), Duke (4), North Carolina (5) and Syracuse (7).

Upcoming Schedule
Saturday, March 28
No. 1/1 Notre Dame at Virginia | Noon | ESPNU
No. 4/6 Duke at No. 7/5 Syracuse | 2 p.m. | ESPNU

Sunday, March 29
No. 5/4 North Carolina vs. No. 3/3 Harvard | 1 p.m.
  (Severn, Md.)

Saturday, April 4
Virginia at Duke | Noon | ACCN
Richmond vs. Notre Dame | 12:30 p.m. | ACCNX
  (Evanston, Ill.)
Syracuse at North Carolina | 2 p.m. | ESPNU

All times Eastern. 
Rankings: USILA/Inside Lacrosse

Noting ACC Men's Lacrosse
• Virginia's Truitt Sunderland earned ACC Offensive Player of the Week honors, while North Carolina's Brady Wambach and Syracuse's Riley Figueiras shared ACC Defensive Player of the Week for games played from March 16-22.
• In the latest NCAA RPI, released March 25, four ACC teams are among the top eight, with Syracuse (2), Notre Dame (4), North Carolina (5) and Duke (8).
• ACC teams are 35-7 in non-conference action, with Duke (8-0) and Notre Dame (6-0) among five teams nationally that are still undefeated. 
• ACC teams represent four of the top six teams nationally in scoring offense: No. 1 Duke (17.1 goals/game), No. 5 Notre Dame (14.8) and No. 6 North Carolina and Virginia (14.7).
• Four ACC teams are among the top teams nationally in scoring defense: No. 2 Duke (6.9), No. 5 Notre Dame (8.3), No. 9 North Carolina (9.0) and No. 14 Syracuse (9.2).
• 21 ACC players have been named to the watch list for the 2026 Tewaaraton Award. That is the most of any conference.
• Duke's John Danowski (first, 492), ND's Kevin Corrigan (second, 376) and UNC's Joe Breschi (third, 269) own the most Division I wins among active D-I head coaches. Virginia's Lars Tiffany is eighth with 216). Danowski is the winningest Division I head coach all-time.
• 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 next week 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.
• 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.