PodiumOracle NCAA men's lacrosse

2027: an early look

The rest of the season played 10,000 times from today's ratings, then the national championship decided by the league's own format.

Every team

TeamMake tournamentQuarterfinalFinal FourTitle gameWin title
Princeton Tigers>99%88%68%49%33%
Notre Dame Fighting Irish99%71%44%26%14%
Penn State Nittany Lions98%69%41%22%11%
Duke Blue Devils94%54%27%13%6%
Richmond Spiders96%55%26%12%5%
Virginia Cavaliers93%52%24%11%5%
Cornell Big Red93%52%25%11%5%
Syracuse Orange91%50%23%10%5%
Georgetown Hoyas92%48%21%9%4%
Army Black Knights95%50%22%9%4%
Maryland Terrapins79%39%18%7%3%
North Carolina Tar Heels72%32%13%5%2%
Ohio State Buckeyes66%26%9%4%1%
Yale Bulldogs56%20%8%3%1%
Harvard Crimson40%13%5%1%1%
Johns Hopkins Blue Jays40%14%5%2%1%
Jacksonville Dolphins51%14%4%1%<1%
Towson Tigers47%13%4%1%<1%
Loyola Maryland Greyhounds17%4%1%<1%<1%
Michigan Wolverines17%5%1%<1%<1%
UAlbany Great Danes21%5%1%<1%<1%
Utah Utes14%3%1%<1%<1%
Rutgers Scarlet Knights7%2%1%<1%<1%
Lehigh Mountain Hawks14%3%1%<1%<1%
Saint Joseph's Hawks13%3%1%<1%<1%
Pennsylvania Quakers13%3%1%<1%<1%
Marist Red Foxes11%2%<1%<1%<1%
Robert Morris Colonials25%4%1%<1%<1%
Denver Pioneers3%1%<1%<1%<1%
Providence Friars5%1%<1%<1%<1%
Colgate Raiders4%1%<1%<1%<1%
Long Island University Sharks5%1%<1%<1%<1%
Siena Saints4%<1%<1%<1%<1%
Stony Brook Seawolves5%1%<1%<1%<1%
Boston University Terriers8%2%1%<1%<1%
Brown Bears<1%<1%<1%<1%<1%
Sacred Heart Pioneers2%<1%<1%0%0%
Drexel Dragons4%1%<1%<1%0%
Massachusetts MInutewomen3%1%<1%0%0%
Merrimack Warriors<1%<1%0%0%0%
VMI Keydets<1%0%0%0%0%
Vermont Catamounts<1%<1%<1%0%0%
Bryant Bulldogs<1%0%0%0%0%
Bucknell Bison<1%<1%<1%0%0%
Air Force Falcons1%<1%<1%<1%0%
Cleveland State Vikings<1%0%0%0%0%
UMBC Retrievers<1%<1%0%0%0%
Quinnipiac Bobcats<1%<1%0%0%0%
Monmouth Hawks0%0%0%0%0%
Lafayette Leopards<1%0%0%0%0%
High Point Panthers2%<1%<1%0%0%
Navy Midshipmen1%<1%<1%0%0%
Hofstra Pride<1%0%0%0%0%
Marquette Golden Eagles<1%<1%0%0%0%
Le Moyne Dolphins0%0%0%0%0%
Bellarmine Knights0%0%0%0%0%
Villanova Wildcats<1%<1%<1%0%0%
Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens<1%0%0%0%0%
NJIT Highlanders0%0%0%0%0%
St. Bonaventure Bonnies0%0%0%0%0%
Wagner Seahawks0%0%0%0%0%
Manhattan Jaspers0%0%0%0%0%
Fairfield Stags0%0%0%0%0%
Holy Cross Crusaders0%0%0%0%0%
Queens University Royals0%0%0%0%0%
Detroit Mercy Titans0%0%0%0%0%
Dartmouth Big Green<1%<1%<1%<1%0%
Mercer Bears0%0%0%0%0%
Canisius Griffins0%0%0%0%0%
Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers0%0%0%0%0%
Mercyhurst Lakers0%0%0%0%0%
Hobart Statesmen0%0%0%0%0%
Binghamton Bearcats0%0%0%0%0%
UMass Lowell River Hawks0%0%0%0%0%
St. John's Red Storm0%0%0%0%0%
Iona Gaels0%0%0%0%0%
Hampton Pirates0%0%0%0%0%

Questions and answers

Who is favoured to win the 2027 national championship?

Princeton Tigers, at 33%, ahead of Notre Dame Fighting Irish (14%), Penn State Nittany Lions (11%) and Duke Blue Devils (6%). That's from 10,000 simulations of the next season, on last season's schedule with PodiumOracle's current ratings, updated 12 November 2026.