2026 Statistics
2026 Standings
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – The 2026 Atlantic Coast Conference Women's Lacrosse regular season wraps up on Thursday with six games on the schedule.
A pair of games will be televised Thursday, with top-ranked North Carolina traveling to No. 20 Duke at 5 p.m. ET on ACC Network and No. 4 Syracuse visiting No. 13 Boston College at 5:30 p.m. ET on ESPNU.
Four games will air on ACC Network Extra on Thursday: No. 9 Clemson at Florida State at 2 p.m. ET, Louisville at No. 15 Notre Dame at 5 p.m. ET, No. 21 Virginia at Virginia Tech at 6 p.m. ET and California at No. 10 Stanford at 9 p.m. ET.
North Carolina has clinched the ACC regular-season title and the No. 1 seed in the upcoming ACC Women's Lacrosse Championship, which will be played April 22-26 at American Legion Memorial Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina.
In non-conference action on Wednesday, Pitt plays host to Robert Morris.
Eight ACC women’s lacrosse teams are ranked among the top 25 teams in the latest IWLCA poll, the most among all conferences. Four ACC teams stand in the top 10, led by North Carolina, which returned to No. 1 this week. Syracuse is No. 4, Clemson is No. 9 and Stanford is No. 10. Also among the top 25: No. 13 Boston College, No. 15 Notre Dame, No. 20 Duke and No. 21 Virginia.
Upcoming Schedule
Wednesday, April 15
Robert Morris at Pitt | 6:30 p.m. | ACCNX
Thursday, April 16
No. 9/9 Clemson at Florida State | 2 p.m. | ACCNX
No. 1/1 North Carolina at No. 20/19 Duke | 5 p.m. | ACCN
Louisville at No. 15/14 Notre Dame | 5 p.m. | ACCNX
No. 4/4 Syracuse at No. 13/16 Boston College | 5:30 p.m. | ESPNU
No. 21/20 Virginia at Virginia Tech | 6 p.m. | ACCNX
California at No. 10/8 Stanford | 9 p.m. | ACCNX
ACC Women's Lacrosse Championship
Wednesday, April 22-Sunday, April 26
American Legion Memorial Stadium
Charlotte, North Carolina
All times Eastern.
Rankings: IWLCA/Inside Lacrosse
Noting ACC Women's Lacrosse
• North Carolina sophomore attacker Chloe Humphrey notched ACC Offensive Player of the Week honors, while Syracuse senior goalkeeper Daniella Guyette claimed ACC Defensive Player of the Week laurels for games played from April 6-12.
• Nationally, Humphrey was named Inside Lacrosse's AXIA Time Player of the Week, while Guyette was tabbed as the IWLCA's Co-Defensive Player of the Week.
• Syracuse currently owns the nation’s longest active win streak at 12 games, while Clemson is tied with Delaware for the second longest at nine games.
• North Carolina clinched the outright ACC regular-season championship and will be the No. 1 seed in the upcoming ACC Championship.
• The tournament’s eight participants have been decided, with UNC, Boston College, Clemson, Duke, Notre Dame, Stanford, Syracuse and Virginia, although the only seed locked up is No. 1 with UNC.
• Eight ACC teams are in the top 30 of the NCAA’s latest RPI, with No. 3 Syracuse, No. 5 North Carolina, No. 9 Stanford, No. 15 Clemson and Boston College among the top 20.
• ACC teams are 57-19 (.750) in non-conference play this season.
• 24 ACC players have been named to the watch list for the 2026 Tewaaraton Award. That is the most of any conference.
• 16 ACC players were named 2026 Midseason All-Americans by Inside Lacrosse, most of any conference. Eight more were named honorable mention. North Carolina led all ACC programs with four midseason All-Americans.
• Five ACC players earned First-Team All-America honors on Inside Lacrosse's midseason team: UNC's Sam Forrest, Chloe Humphrey and Eliza Osburn, BC's Shea Beaker and Stanford's Kate Bellissimo.
• Now in its 30th season, ACC women's lacrosse expanded to 13 teams this year, as Florida State competes in its inaugural season.
• Reigning ACC and NCAA champion North Carolina is the preseason favorite to win the 2026 ACC Championship, following a vote of the ACC’s head coaches. The Tar Heels also put a league-best four players on the Preseason All-ACC Team.
• 21 ACC women's lacrosse games are scheduled for linear television, including 18 on ACC Network and three on ESPNU. All seven games of the ACC Championship will air on ACC Network.
• Sixteen current or former ACC players are part of the 22-woman roster for the 2026 U.S. World Lacrosse Championship Team. The championship will be contested July 24-August 2 in Tokyo. The team will be coached by current Boston College head coach Acacia Walker-Weinstein.
• For the first time, ACC teams will play a 10-game conference schedule this season. The conference tournament features the top eight teams in the final standings, competing April 22-26 at American Legion Memorial Stadium in Charlotte.
• North Carolina won its fourth national championship in program history in 2025, completing an undefeated season with a 12-8 victory over Northwestern in the title game.
• Since the ACC began sponsoring women's lacrosse in 1997, ACC teams have won 14 NCAA titles, including four of the last five.
• With Boston College and North Carolina in 2025, the ACC had at least two teams competing in the NCAA's Championship Weekend for the 20th time in league history, including the seventh straight.