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2026 NCAA Men's Lacrosse Tournament Central

Everything you need to know about the NCAA Men's Lacrosse Tournament

MAY 6-25, 2026

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2026 BIG TEN TOURNAMENT RECAP


The NCAA Men's Lacrosse Tournament begins with play-in games Wednesday, May 6. Eight sites will host first- and second-round competition on Saturday, May 9, and Sunday, May 10. Four quarterfinal games will be played Saturday, May 16 and Sunday, May 17. These preliminary-round games will be played on the campuses of competing institutions. The quarterfinals will take place in Hempstead, New York. and Newark, Delaware. Winners will advance to the NCAA national semifinals and championship, which will take place May 23 and 25 at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. Games in the first round, quarterfinals and semis will be broadcast on ESPN2 and ESPNU. The National Championship game will be broadcast live on ESPN at 1pm ET.


2026 NCAA Men's Lacrosse Tournament Schedule (all times Eastern)

May 9-10 (First Round)

DATE/TIME (TV)

GAME

LOCATION

LINKS

Saturday, May 9 @ 2:30 p.m. (ESPNU)

No. 8 Penn State vs. Army

University Park, Penn.

Preview | Live Stats | Box Score | Recap

Saturday, May 9 @ 5:00 p.m. (ESPNU)

Johns Hopkins @ No. 4 Cornell

Ithaca, N.Y.

Preview | Live Stats | Box Score | Recap

May 17-18 (Quarterfinal Round)

DATE/TIME (TV)

GAME

LOCATION

LINKS

TBD

TBD

TBD

Preview | Live Stats | Box Score | Recap

Saturday, May 23 (National Semifinal Round)

DATE/TIME (TV)

GAME

LOCATION

LINKS

TBD

TBD

TBD

Preview | Live Stats | Box Score | Recap

Sunday, May 25 (National

DATE/TIME (TV)

GAME

LOCATION

LINKS

TBD

TBD

TBD

Preview | Live Stats | Box Score | Recap