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The 2026 NCAA women's lacrosse tournament has been quite the spectacle, but now only four teams remain in the fight for a title.
To no surprise, the bracket's top four seeded programs have all qualified for the semifinal round — No. 1 Northwestern, No. 2 North Carolina, No. 3 Maryland and No. 4 Johns Hopkins. The Wildcats, Tar Heels and Terrapins each received a first-round bye, while the Blue Jays worked their way in from the first round.
Each of these programs has history in this tournament, but only three have ever won a national title. The Tar Heels are the reigning champs and defeated Northwestern for the trophy in 2025, while Maryland boasts a record 14 titles, the most recent in 2019. This year marks Johns Hopkins' first time ever advancing to the semifinals.
Who will keep their season alive and play for the championship?
Here's everything you need to know about the NCAA women's lacrosse tournament, including TV channel and streaming options for the semifinal games.
Where to watch NCAA women's lacrosse semifinals
The 2026 NCAA women's lacrosse tournament semifinals will air live on ESPNU.
All of those games will also be available to stream via fubo, which offers a free trial. Fans can also stream those games and every first- and second-round game with the ESPN app.
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NCAA women's lacrosse tournament schedule, scores 2026
Friday, May 8: First round
No. 1 Northwestern, No. 2 North Carolina and No. 3 Maryland have first-round byes. The eight national seeds host first- and second-round games.
| No. 5 Stony Brook 19, Stonehill 5 | — | — |
| Rutgers 12, Princeton 11 | — | — |
| No. 4 Johns Hopkins 21, UAlbany 7 | — | — |
| No. 6 Navy 17, UMass 16 | — | — |
| No. 7 Michigan 18, Mercer 8 | — | — |
| Boston College 10, Yale 4 | — | — |
| James Madison 13, Notre Dame 12 | — | — |
| Clemson 19, Davidson 6 | — | — |
| No. 8 Colorado 10, Jacksonville 9 | — | — |
| Stanford 7, Penn State 5 | — | — |
| Army 20, Fairfield 8 | — | — |
| Syracuse 8, Loyola Maryland 6 | — | — |
| Denver 16, Florida 8 | — | — |
Sunday, May 10: Second round
| No. 5 Stony Brook 10, Boston College 9 | — | — |
| No. 3 Maryland 11, Rutgers 8 | — | — |
| No. 2 North Carolina 17, Clemson 6 | — | — |
| No. 4 Johns Hopkins 21, Army 13 | — | — |
| Stanford 13, No. 7 Michigan 12 | — | — |
| No. 6 Navy 11, Syracuse 10 (OT) | — | — |
| No. 1 Northwestern 17, James Madison 5 | — | — |
| No. 8 Colorado 11, Denver 9 | — | — |
Thursday, May 14: Quarterfinals
| No. 4 Johns Hopkins 13, No. 5 Stony Brook 12 | — | — |
| No. 1 Northwestern 13, No. 8 Colorado 12 (2 OT) | — | — |
| No. 3 Maryland 14, No. 6 Navy 10 | — | — |
| No. 2 North Carolina 14, Stanford 11 | — | — |
Friday, May 22: Semifinals
Semifinals and final will be played at Northwestern
| No. 2 North Carolina vs. No. 3 Maryland | 3 p.m. | ESPNU, ESPN app, fubo |
| No. 1 Northwestern vs. No. 4 Johns Hopkins | 5:30 p.m. | ESPNU, ESPN app, fubo |
Sunday, May 24: Championship
| Semifinal winners | 12 p.m. | ESPN, ESPN app, fubo |
NCAA women's lacrosse champions list
Here are the last 10 NCAA women's lacrosse champions and runners-up. There was no tournament in 2020 due to COVID-19.
| 2025 | North Carolina | Northwestern |
| 2024 | Boston College | Northwestern |
| 2023 | Northwestern | Boston College |
| 2022 | North Carolina | Boston College |
| 2021 | Boston College | Syracuse |
| 2019 | Maryland | Boston College |
| 2018 | James Madison | Boston College |
| 2017 | Maryland | Boston College |
| 2016 | North Carolina | Maryland |
| 2015 | Maryland | North Carolina |
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