Men's Lacrosse Ranked No. 6 In Inside Lacrosse Preseason Poll

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Feb 20Final

W17- 9

Chapel Hill, N.C.

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Feb 27Final

W11- 9

Philadelphia, Pa.

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Mar 1Final

L9- 11

Princeton, N.J.

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Mar 7Final

W19- 7

Chapel Hill, N.C.

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Mar 14Final

W10- 8

Charlotte, N.C.

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Mar 214:30 PM

Chapel Hill, N.C.

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Mar 292 PM

Severn, Md.

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Apr 42 PM

Chapel Hill, N.C.

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Apr 115 PM

South Bend, Ind.

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Apr 18Noon

Charlottesville, Va.

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Photo by: ANTHONY SORBELLINI

January 20, 2026 | Men's Lacrosse

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. . - Entering the 2026 campaign, the North Carolina men's lacrosse team was ranked sixth in the Inside Lacrosse Preseason Poll, announced Tuesday afternoon.

The Tar Heels, one of three Atlantic Coast Conference programs ranked in the top-10, finished last season with 10 wins, a share of the ACC regular season title and the 34th NCAA Tournament appearance in program history.

This season, the Tar Heels are set to face 10 programs ranked in the top-20: Princeton (No. 2), Syracuse (No. 3), Penn State (No. 7), Notre Dame (No. 8), Duke (No. 11), Army (No. 12), Harvard (No. 13), Virginia (No. 14), Johns Hopkins (No. 15) and Towson (No. 16). For the complete 2026 schedule, click here.

In 2026, Carolina returns four USILA All-America players from a season ago, Brady Wambach (First Team), Owen Duffy (Third Team), Ty English (Honorable Mention), and Dominic Pietramala (Honorable Mention), as well as welcoming the second-ranked recruiting class by Inside Lacrosse.