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Notre Dame Eyes Top Seed Amidst Lacrosse Chaos
4 May
Summary
- Notre Dame is projected as the No. 1 overall seed despite a recent loss.
- The NCAA men's lacrosse field will be announced Sunday, May 3.
- The national championship game is scheduled for Monday, May 25.
The college men's lacrosse regular season has concluded, with conference tournaments determining automatic qualifiers for the championship. Despite a recent loss in the ACC semifinals, Notre Dame is projected to be the No. 1 overall seed. Princeton secured the No. 2 spot following a decisive Ivy League championship victory.
The field of 18 teams for the national championship will be revealed on Sunday, May 3, at 9:30 p.m. ET on ESPNU. The tournament commences with play-in games on Wednesday, May 6, and the first round follows on May 9 and 10. Quarterfinal matches are scheduled for May 16 and 17, with the semifinals and national championship taking place in Charlottesville, Virginia, on May 23 and May 25, respectively.
Duke and Maryland are predicted to receive the final at-large bids into the tournament. Teams like Yale and Harvard are expected to miss out after losing in their respective conference semifinals. Richmond and Georgetown have secured their places as automatic qualifiers through their conference championship wins.
