2026 NCAA Championship Bracket
2026 Statistics

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) - Four Atlantic Coast Conference programs will compete in the quarterfinals of the 2026 NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship this weekend, with North Carolina, Notre Dame and Syracuse playing on Saturday, May 16, in Hempstead, New York, and Duke taking the field on Sunday, May 17, in Newark, Delaware.

Half of the quarterfinal field comes from the ACC. No. 2 seed Notre Dame plays Johns Hopkins at noon ET on Saturday, followed by an all-ACC matchup between No. 3 seed North Carolina and No. 6 Syracuse at 2:30 p.m. ET. On Sunday at 2:30 p.m. ET, Duke plays Georgetown.

ESPNU will broadcast each of the quarterfinal matchups this weekend.

This is the fifth time that four ACC teams advanced to the NCAA Quarterfinals (2009, 2010, 2021, 2024). With UNC and Syracuse facing off in the quarters, the ACC has clinched at least one team in the NCAA's Championship Weekend, which will be played May 23 and 25 in Charlottesville, Virginia.

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.

ACC in 2026 NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championship
Saturday, May 9
at No. 2 North Carolina 24, UAlbany 6
Duke 14, at No. 4 Richmond 12

Sunday, May 10
at No. 2 Notre Dame 18, Jacksonville 5
at No. 6 Syracuse 16, Yale 15
Georgetown 14, at No. 5 Virginia 10

Saturday, May 16 – Hempstead, New York (hosted by Hofstra)
Johns Hopkins vs. No. 2 Notre Dame | ESPNU | Noon
No. 6 Syracuse vs. No. 3 North Carolina | ESPNU | 2:30 p.m.

Sunday, May 17 – Newark, Delaware (hosted by Delaware)
Duke vs. Georgetown | ESPNU | 2:30 p.m.

All times Eastern.

ACC's NCAA Tournament History
• With the ACC already clinching a team in the national semifinals, at least one ACC program will advance to the national semifinals for the 51st time in the 55 years in which the NCAA Tournament has been contested. 
• 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.
• 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.
• 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
• 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.
• Spallina currently owns 325 career points, which currently is third in ACC history. He needs 26 points to match No. 2 Justin Guterding of Duke and 28 to tie No. 1 Matt Danowski of Duke. Spallina has totaled 185 career assists, which is second in ACC history behind Virginia's Connor Shellenberger (192).
• 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.
• 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 during the regular season, which was by far the best mark of any conference.
• Duke's John Danowski (first, 494), ND's Kevin Corrigan (second, 381) and UNC's Joe Breschi (third, 274) 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.