Is it possible for the ACC as a conference to nail down their 28th overall NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championship? Opening rounds begin today (Wednesday, May 7) with conference teams beginning play on Saturday. Four of the five squads heard their names called by the selection committee and unlike previous years the top conference seed only made it to No. 6.
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Syracuse, who as a No. 4 in the ACC Championship battled through No. 1 seed Notre Dame, 14-12 and No. 3 seed Duke, 9-8 to take home the conference title. Those efforts earned the Orange a No. 6 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Duke is a No. 7 seed and North Carolina No. 8. Notre Dame, the national title holder in ’23 and ’24 received an at-large-bid. The Irish are looking for a shot at a three-peat.
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The USILA Preseason Top 20 had Notre Dame as the top team followed by Cornell, Syracuse, Virginia and Princeton. The final polling placed Cornell at No. 1 followed by Ohio State, Maryland, Princeton and Syracuse. The Cavaliers, usually a dominant force in men’s lacrosse ended up at No. 19 and No. 13 in the NCAA RPI. A disappointing 6-8 overall record along with a 0-4 road record contributed to outcome.
The ACC as a conference has won 11 of the last 16 championships and between the five teams delivered 27 titles over the years. Can one of the four make it 28?
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Eight first round matchups are on the schedule for May 10-11. Saturday North Carolina takes on Richmond at noon and Duke will face Georgetown at 7:30pm ET. On Sunday Notre Dame challenges Ohio State at noon and Syracuse squares off with Harvard at 5:00 pm ET. All games are on ESPN2.
The men’s lacrosse quarterfinals will be on ESPNU, the semi-finals on ESPN2 and the final on ESPN, Monday, May 26 at 1:00pm ET. The semi’s and final will be played at Gillette Stadium in Boston.
