NCAA women's lacrosse bracket 2026: Schedule, TV channels, live streams, scores for college championship
Will UNC and Northwestern return to the final or will a new champion emerge? Here's when and where to watch all the action.
NCAA women's lacrosse bracket 2026: Schedule, TV channels, live streams, scores for college championship originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The calendar flipping to May means it's NCAA lacrosse time once again.
Every year brings something new but the usual suspects lead the way in the 2026 women's tournament. North Carolina, Northwestern, Maryland or Boston College has won every title but one since 2005 (the exception being James Madison in 2018), and the first three teams also lead the pre-tournament rankings this time. The Tar Heels defeated the Wildcats in last year's final, but Northwestern handed UNC its only regular-season loss this year in an overtime thriller in Chapel Hill back in March.
Are those two on a collision course once again or will another team break through? Here's everything you need to know to watch this year's tournament. NCAA women's lacrosse bracket 2026 The bracket consists of 29 teams, with 15 automatic and 14 at-large selections.
The top eight schools are seeded nationally and the top three receive first-round byes. This section will be filled in as seeds are announced. Northwestern Maryland Johns Hopkins Stony Brook Colorado Where to watch NCAA women's lacrosse tournament TV channels: ESPNU (quarterfinals, semifinals), ESPN (championship) Live streams: ESPN app , fubo The 2026 NCAA women's lacrosse tournament will air on multiple ESPN platforms, including the quarterfinals and semifinals on ESPNU and the championship game on ESPN.