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The march to Memorial Day is here for the nation's top college lacrosse teams.
A trip through a tough bracket awaits before we get to the two teams contesting the sport's annual holiday afternoon championship game, though, beginning with a pair of opening-round games just three days after Selection Sunday.
This year's NCAA tournament appears wide open. Notre Dame has held down the top spot most of the year, with the Irish's lone regular-season loss coming against the team hosting this year's semis and final, Virginia. Princeton is right there with Notre Dame, along with defending champion Cornell and rising power Richmond.
While Notre Dame could well win its third national title in four years, it will have plenty of competition on the way. Here's everything you need to know to watch this year's tournament.
NCAA men's lacrosse bracket 2026
The bracket consists of 18 teams, with 10 automatic and eight at-large selections. The top eight schools are seeded nationally, and the four lowest-ranked automatic qualifiers will play in the two opening-round games.
This section will be filled in as seeds are announced.
Where to watch NCAA men's lacrosse tournament
- TV channels: ESPNU (first round, quarterfinals), ESPN2 (semifinals), ESPN (championship)
- Live streams: ESPN app, fubo
The 2026 NCAA men's lacrosse tournament will air on multiple ESPN platforms, including the first round and quarterfinals on ESPNU, the semis on ESPN2 and the championship game on ESPN.
All of those games will also be available to stream via fubo. Fans can also stream those games and the two opening-round games with the ESPN app.
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NCAA men's lacrosse tournament schedule, scores 2026
Wednesday, May 6: Opening round
| TBD vs. TBD | 12:05 p.m. | ESPN app |
| TBD vs. TBD | 12:05 p.m. | ESPN app |
Saturday, May 9: First round
| TBD vs. TBD | 12 p.m. | ESPNU, ESPN app, fubo |
| TBD vs. TBD | 2:30 p.m. | ESPNU, ESPN app, fubo |
| TBD vs. TBD | 5 p.m. | ESPNU, ESPN app, fubo |
| TBD vs. TBD | 7:30 p.m. | ESPNU, ESPN app, fubo |
Sunday, May 10: First round
| TBD vs. TBD | 12 p.m. | ESPNU, ESPN app, fubo |
| TBD vs. TBD | 2:30 p.m. | ESPNU, ESPN app, fubo |
| TBD vs. TBD | 5 p.m. | ESPNU, ESPN app, fubo |
| TBD vs. TBD | 7:30 p.m. | ESPNU, ESPN app, fubo |
Saturday, May 16: Quarterfinals
| TBD vs. TBD | 12 p.m. | ESPNU, ESPN app, fubo |
| TBD vs. TBD | 2:30 p.m. | ESPNU, ESPN app, fubo |
Sunday, May 17: Quarterfinals
| TBD vs. TBD | 12 p.m. | ESPNU, ESPN app, fubo |
| TBD vs. TBD | 2:30 p.m. | ESPNU, ESPN app, fubo |
Saturday, May 23: Semifinals
Semifinals and final will be played at Charlottesville, Virginia
| TBD vs. TBD | 12 p.m. | ESPN2, ESPN app, fubo |
| TBD vs. TBD | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN2, ESPN app, fubo |
Monday, May 25: Championship
| Semifinal winners | 1 p.m. | ESPN, ESPN app, fubo |
NCAA men's lacrosse champions list
Here are the last 10 NCAA men's lacrosse champions and runners-up. There was no tournament in 2020 due to COVID-19.
| 2025 | Cornell | Maryland |
| 2024 | Notre Dame | Maryland |
| 2023 | Notre Dame | Duke |
| 2022 | Maryland | Cornell |
| 2021 | Virginia | Maryland |
| 2019 | Virginia | Yale |
| 2018 | Yale | Duke |
| 2017 | Maryland | Ohio State |
| 2016 | North Carolina | Maryland |
| 2015 | Denver | Maryland |
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