NCAA Lacrosse Tournament 2026 Quarterfinal Bracket, Schedule and Round 1 Results
The first round of the 2026 NCAA Lacrosse Tournament will come to an end on Sunday, and we already know that a new champion will be crowned this year.
2025 national champion Cornell suffered an upset loss against Johns Hopkins in overtime on Saturday to highlight an exciting opening round. Sunday's slate of four games featured multiple ranked teams trying to keep their seasons alive.
Here's a look at this weekend's results, followed by the updated schedule and highlights.
Full bracket available at NCAA.com.
First Round Results
Saturday, May 9
No. 3 North Carolina def. UAlbany, 24-6
No. 8 Penn State def. Army, 10-6
Johns Hopkins def. No. 7 Cornell, 9-8 (OT)
Duke def. No. 4 Richmond, 14-12
Sunday, May 10
No. 2 Notre Dame def. Jacksonville, 18-5
No. 1 Princeton def. Marist, 17-8
No. 6 Syracuse def. Yale, 16-15
Georgetown def. No. 5 Virginia, 14-10
Updated Bracket and Schedule
Saturday, May 16
Quarterfinals: No. 3 North Carolina vs. No. 6 Syracuse
Quarterfinals: Johns Hopkins vs. No. 2 Notre Dame, ESPNU
Sunday, May 17
Quarterfinals: No. 8 Penn State vs. No. 1 Princeton, ESPNU
Quarterfinals: Duke vs Georgetown, ESPNU
Saturday, May 23
Semifinal 1, 12 p.m. ET, ESPN2
Semifinal 2, 2:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2
Monday, May 25
Championship Game, 1 p.m. ET, ESPN
Sunday's Highlights
Georgetown 14, Virginia 10
Coming into Sunday, the Hoyas had never beaten the Cavaliers. That no longer applies after Georgetown's 14-10 win.
The two teams traded leads in the first half before the Hoyas went up 8-7—and for good—just before halftime. While Virginia would cut the deficit to 10-9 just before the final frame, a 4-1 fourth for the Hoyas secured their spot in the next round.
A historic upset for these Hoyas.
Syracuse 16, Yale 15
There was no shortage of scoring in this one, but Joey Spallina was simply too much for Yale to handle, leading the Orange to a 16-15 victory over Yale.
Yale had pulled even with Syracuse in the third quarter, 11-11, but the Orange pushed back, leading 16-12 before Yale made things interesting late. Too little, too late, however, as the Orange advanced.
Notre Dame 18, Jacksonville 5
After winning back-to-back national championships in 2023 and 2024, Notre Dame is clearly motivated to return to the mountaintop.
The Fighting Irish jumped out to a 9-1 lead at halftime and never looked back. Luke Miller had a hat trick in the first half and finished with a career-high five goals, which tied the program record for the most goals in an NCAA tournament game.
Notre Dame goalie Thomas Ricciardelli pitched a shutout in the second quarter and finished with 17 saves to help secure the victory.
The Fighting Irish will meet upset-minded Johns Hopkins in the quarterfinals, and they will hope to avoid the same fate as Cornell.
Princeton 17, Marist 8
Top-seeded Princeton faced an early fight from Marist, but in the end, the Tigers lived up to their billing.
After taking an 8-4 lead into halftime, Princeton netted eight goals in the third quarter alone on its way to a 17-8 victory. Chad Palumbo racked up six goals to lead the way for the Tigers.
Nate Kabiri added three goals and five assists for Princeton, while goalie Ryan Croddick made 14 saves.
The Tigers will meet No. 8 Penn State in the quarterfinals next week.
