Winner of back-to-back NCAA lacrosse titles, Notre Dame is coming off a 14-12 loss to Syracuse in the ACC Tournament semifinals on May 2.

After completing an undefeated run in Big Ten play, the Wildcats are headed to the NCAA Tournament with the opportunity to reach their sixth consecutive Final Four and third consecutive title game. Northwestern was rewarded with the No.

Two local men’s teams and four local women’s teams made the cut in the NCAA lacrosse tournament brackets, which were unveiled Sunday night.