The NCAA Division I men’s lacrosse tournament is nearly underway.
The tournament opens on Wednesday with a play-in game between Marist and Delaware before the tournament proper begins on Saturday with the first slate of several first-round blockbuster matchups.
That includes No. 4 seed and defending national champion Maryland opening its tournament against Army: The Terps are one of four Big Ten teams to make the 2023 tournament, including automatic qualifier Michigan, which made a Cinderella run to the conference championship. The Wolverines will play No. 8 Cornell, last year’s runner-up, on Sunday.
The winner of that game will likely get to face off against Duke, which by earning the top overall seed of the tournament will play the winner of the play-in game between Marist and Delaware. The ACC — which does not get an automatic bid into the tournament — has two other teams in the initial 17-team field: No. 2 Virginia and No. 3 Notre Dame, which face off against Richmond and Utah, respectively.
Elsewhere, No. 5 Penn State will play Ivy League champion Princeton while No. 6 Johns Hopkins plays Bryant. No. 7 Georgetown rounds out the first round with a matchup against Ivy League at-large Yale.
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The tournament leads up to the men’s national championship game on Monday, May 29 in Philadelphia. Here is the tournament schedule, times and TV for the 2023 men’s lacrosse championship:
NCAA men’s lacrosse tournament bracket 2023
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| Seed | Team (record) | Conference (bid) |
| 1 | Duke (13-2) | ACC (at-large) |
| 2 | Virginia (11-3) | ACC (at-large) |
| 3 | Notre Dame (10-2) | ACC (at-large) |
| 4 | Maryland (10-5) | Big Ten (at-large) |
| 5 | Penn State (9-4) | Big Ten (at-large) |
| 6 | John Hopkins (11-5) | Big Ten (at-large) |
| 7 | Georgetown (12-3) | Big East (automatic) |
| 8 | Cornell (11-3) | Ivy League (at-large) |
| Michigan (9-6) | Big Ten (automatic) | |
| Yale (9-5) | Ivy League (at-large) | |
| Bryant (12-4) | America East (automatic) | |
| Princeton (8-6) | Ivy League (automatic) | |
| Army (12-3) | Patriot League (automatic) | |
| Utah (12-4) | Atlantic Sun (automatic) | |
| Richmond (11-4) | Atlantic 10 (automatic) | |
| Delaware (12-4) | CAA (automatic) | |
| Marist (10-7) | MAAC (automatic) |
NCAA men’s lacrosse tournament schedule, scores
Below is the full schedule of tournament games, with a more detailed bracket available here. Every round of the tournament will air on ESPNU up through the national semifinals, which will air on ESPN2; the national championship game will air on ESPN.
Fans can stream the action on ESPN+ and Fubo, which offers a free trial.
Play-in game
Wednesday, May 10
| Matchup | Time (ET) |
| Delaware (10-4) vs. Marist (8-7) | 7 p.m. |
First round
First-round games will take place at the venue of the higher-ranked team.
Saturday, May 13
| Matchup | Time (ET) | TV channel |
| Richmond at (2) Virginia | Noon | ESPNU |
| Utah at (3) Notre Dame | 2:30 p.m. | ESPNU |
| Yale at (7) Georgetown | 5 p.m. | ESPNU |
| Army at (4) Maryland | 7:30 p.m. | ESPNU |
Sunday, May 14
| Matchup | Time (ET) | TV channel |
| Bryant at (6) Johns Hopkins | Noon | ESPNU |
| Michigan at (8) Cornell | 2:30 p.m. | ESPNU |
| Delaware/Marist at (1) Duke | 5 p.m. | ESPNU |
| Princeton at (5) Penn State | 7:30 p.m. | ESPNU |
Quarterfinals
Two quarterfinal games will be played at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium in Albany, N.Y. The remaining quarterfinals will be played at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Md.
This section will be updated.
Saturday, May 20
| Matchup | Time (ET) | TV channel |
| TBD | Noon | ESPNU |
| TBD | 2:30 p.m. | ESPNU |
Sunday, May 21
| Matchup | Time (ET) | TV channel |
| TBD | Noon | ESPNU |
| TBD | 2:30 p.m. | ESPNU |
Semifinals
Final Four games will be held at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. The national semifinals are at noon ET and 2:30 p.m. ET, respectively. The games will be televised on ESPN2.
This section will be updated.
Saturday, May 27
| Matchup | Time (ET) | TV channel |
| TBD | Noon | ESPN2 |
| TBD | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN2 |
National championship game
The national championship game, like the national semifinals, will be held at Lincoln Financial Field. The game will start at 1 p.m. ET and will be televised on ESPN.
This section will be updated.
Monday, May 29
| Matchup | Time (ET) | TV channel |
| TBD | 1 p.m. | ESPN |
NCAA men’s lacrosse tournament players to watch
- C.J. Kirst, attack, Cornell: Kirst led the nation with 63 goals, averaging 4.5 goals per game.
- Dyson Williams, attack, Duke. The senior leader led the Blue Devils with 3.36 goals per game. He ranks fourth in the nation with a 49.5 hot percentage.
- Jack Fracyon, goalkeeper, Penn State. The Nittany Lions’ goalie averages 14.08 saves per game.
- Pat and Chris Kavanagh, attack, Notre Dame. The Kavanagh brothers have combined for 58 goals this season.