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Notre Dame's Shawn Lyght defends against Princeton in the 2026 NCAA championship game at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Va.

Way-Early 2027 Rankings: No. 5-No. 1 (Division I Men)

College Men

July 31, 2026

Patrick Stevens

Rich Barnes

Notre Dame takes the No. 1 spot in Patrick Stevens' way-early projection of the 2027 race. North Carolina, Princeton, Duke and Penn State round out the top five…

Way-Early 2027 Rankings: No. 5-No. 1 (Division I Men)

July 31, 2026

Patrick Stevens

Rich Barnes

Virginia men's lacrosse attackman Brendan Millon distributes the ball in a game against Drexel

Way-Early 2027 Rankings: No. 10-No. 6 (Division I Men)

July 30, 2026

Patrick Stevens

Virginia Athletics

Michigan men's lacrosse player Nick Roode in the Big Ten semifinals

Way-Early 2027 Rankings: No. 15-No. 11 (Division I Men)

July 29, 2026

Patrick Stevens

Big Ten Conference

Portrait of Joey Spallina in Syracuse Orange hoodie

College Men

Syracuse Lacrosse Players Sue NCAA Seeking Additional Eligibility

July 29, 2026

Dan Arestia

Josh Rottman

Joey Spallina, Billy Dwan, Luke Rhoa, Michael Leo and Finn Thomson are named plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the NCAA seeking an additional year of eligibility.

Haudenosaunee Nationals women's lacrosse players celebrate after their quarterfinal victory over England in the World Lacrosse Women's Championship in Tokyo.

College Women

Haudenosaunee, Israel Make Historic Statements at World Championship

July 29, 2026

Matt DaSilva

World Lacrosse

The Haudenosaunee Nationals stunned England, Israel took down Australia and Japan took Canada to OT in world championship quarterfinal thrillers Wednesday.

A white lacrosse ball on the field at Denver's Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium during the 2025 Big East tournament

College Men

NCAA Changes Ball Color, Expands Video Review for Men's Lacrosse

July 28, 2026

Matt DaSilva

Clarkson Creative

Say goodbye to white lacrosse balls. The NCAA is recommending for 2026-27 and mandating for 2027-28 that standard game balls be fluorescent green or yellow.

Loyola men's lacrosse attackman Mason Cook

College Men

Way-Early 2027 Rankings: No. 20-No. 16 (Division I Men)

July 28, 2026

Patrick Stevens

Loyola Athletics

We're counting down a far-too-early top 25(ish), continuing today with a group of teams that all have some noteworthy holes to fill heading into next spring.

Mike Faith during his time as women's lacrosse coach at Franklin & Marshall

College Women

UMBC Hires Mike Faith to Lead Women's Lacrosse Program

July 27, 2026

USA Lacrosse Magazine Staff

F&M Athletics

Faith, who previously built a Division III powerhouse at Franklin & Marshall, has more than 300 career wins and spent the past season at Stevenson.

Providence lacrosse player Rhett Chambers surveys options during a February 2026 game against Bryant.

College Men

Way-Early 2027 Rankings: No. 25-No. 21 (Division I Men)

July 27, 2026

Patrick Stevens

Providence Athletics

NCAA tournament contenders? Perhaps. Forecasting next year's top 25 commences with some mid-major sleepers and two high-pedigree programs looking to reestablish themselves.

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Way-Early 2027 Rankings: No. 5-No. 1 (Division I Men)