PodiumOracle NCAA women'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 tournamentSecond roundQuarterfinalFinal FourTitle gameWin title
North Carolina Tar Heels100%98%90%79%66%44%
Northwestern Wildcats100%97%88%75%60%34%
Stanford Cardinal100%82%53%27%10%3%
Maryland Terrapins>99%78%47%23%8%3%
Stony Brook Seawolves>99%79%48%22%7%2%
Johns Hopkins Blue Jays>99%74%39%17%6%2%
Clemson Tigers>99%75%42%19%6%2%
Boston College Eagles>99%72%37%16%6%2%
Michigan Wolverines>99%70%36%15%5%1%
Syracuse Orange99%66%31%13%4%1%
Florida Gators>99%65%30%12%3%1%
Denver Pioneers>99%70%35%13%4%1%
Princeton Tigers99%65%30%11%3%1%
Yale Bulldogs99%62%27%10%3%1%
Navy Midshipmen>99%65%30%11%3%1%
Colorado Buffaloes99%59%24%8%2%1%
James Madison Dukes98%52%18%6%1%<1%
Notre Dame Fighting Irish95%42%12%4%1%<1%
Virginia Cavaliers91%40%13%4%1%<1%
Duke Blue Devils85%30%9%3%1%<1%
Massachusetts MInutewomen96%35%8%2%<1%<1%
Army Black Knights83%24%5%1%<1%<1%
Penn State Nittany Lions89%32%8%2%<1%<1%
Pennsylvania Quakers67%19%5%1%<1%<1%
Cornell Big Red58%14%4%1%<1%<1%
Jacksonville Dolphins72%15%3%1%<1%<1%
Loyola Maryland Greyhounds67%16%4%1%<1%<1%
UAlbany Great Danes21%3%1%<1%<1%<1%
South Florida Bulls35%6%1%<1%<1%<1%
Arizona State Sun Devils14%2%<1%<1%<1%<1%
Stonehill Skyhawks11%<1%<1%0%0%0%
Mercer Bears43%5%1%<1%<1%0%
Davidson Wildcats56%9%2%<1%<1%0%
VCU Rams29%3%1%<1%0%0%
Fairfield Stags48%7%1%<1%0%0%
Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens47%8%2%<1%<1%0%
Canisius Griffins2%<1%<1%0%0%0%
Quinnipiac Bobcats1%<1%0%0%0%0%
Siena Saints4%<1%<1%<1%0%0%
Akron Zips2%<1%<1%<1%0%0%
Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers2%<1%<1%0%0%0%
Temple Owls31%4%1%<1%0%0%
Richmond Spiders57%11%2%<1%<1%0%
Furman Paladins<1%0%0%0%0%0%
Long Island University Sharks<1%<1%<1%0%0%0%
Eastern Michigan Eagles1%0%0%0%0%0%
Bryant Bulldogs14%1%<1%<1%<1%0%
Fairleigh Dickinson Knights<1%0%0%0%0%0%
St. Bonaventure Bonnies4%<1%<1%<1%0%0%
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers<1%<1%<1%0%0%0%
High Point Panthers2%<1%<1%0%0%0%
Vermont Catamounts7%1%<1%0%0%0%
Wofford Terriers<1%0%0%0%0%0%
Campbell Fighting Camels<1%0%0%0%0%0%
Le Moyne Dolphins<1%0%0%0%0%0%
Georgetown Hoyas38%6%1%<1%<1%0%
Saint Joseph's Hawks6%<1%<1%<1%<1%0%
Hofstra Pride10%1%<1%<1%0%0%
Monmouth Hawks<1%0%0%0%0%0%
Marquette Golden Eagles9%1%<1%<1%<1%0%
Cincinnati Bearcats<1%<1%0%0%0%0%
Liberty Flames2%<1%<1%<1%0%0%
Lindenwood Lions0%0%0%0%0%0%
Brown Bears41%7%2%<1%<1%0%
Rutgers Scarlet Knights46%10%2%<1%<1%0%
Holy Cross Crusaders4%<1%<1%<1%<1%0%
George Washington Revolutionaries<1%0%0%0%0%0%
Bucknell Bison1%<1%<1%<1%0%0%
Ohio State Buckeyes16%2%<1%<1%0%0%
Kennesaw State Owls0%0%0%0%0%0%
Vanderbilt Commodores2%<1%<1%0%0%0%
Boston University Terriers1%<1%0%0%0%0%
Harvard Crimson32%6%2%<1%<1%0%
Dartmouth Big Green14%2%1%<1%<1%0%
Virginia Tech Hokies11%1%<1%<1%0%0%
Pittsburgh Panthers23%4%1%<1%0%0%
Merrimack Warriors0%0%0%0%0%0%
UMBC Retrievers0%0%0%0%0%0%
Wagner Seahawks0%0%0%0%0%0%
East Carolina Pirates<1%0%0%0%0%0%
New Haven Chargers0%0%0%0%0%0%
Binghamton Bearcats0%0%0%0%0%0%
Villanova Wildcats5%<1%<1%<1%<1%0%
UConn Huskies3%<1%<1%0%0%0%
Robert Morris Colonials0%0%0%0%0%0%
USC Trojans3%<1%<1%<1%0%0%
Elon Phoenix<1%<1%0%0%0%0%
Niagara Purple Eagles0%0%0%0%0%0%
Rhode Island Rams0%0%0%0%0%0%
Towson Tigers1%<1%<1%0%0%0%
Sacred Heart Pioneers0%0%0%0%0%0%
UC Davis Aggies<1%<1%<1%0%0%0%
George Mason Patriots0%0%0%0%0%0%
UMass Lowell River Hawks0%0%0%0%0%0%
Louisville Cardinals2%<1%<1%0%0%0%
Kent State Golden Flashes0%0%0%0%0%0%
Presbyterian Blue Hose0%0%0%0%0%0%
Manhattan Jaspers0%0%0%0%0%0%
American University Eagles0%0%0%0%0%0%
Columbia Lions0%0%0%0%0%0%
William & Mary Tribe0%0%0%0%0%0%
Lafayette Leopards0%0%0%0%0%0%
Drexel Dragons<1%<1%0%0%0%0%
California Golden Bears<1%0%0%0%0%0%
Winthrop Eagles0%0%0%0%0%0%
Mercyhurst Lakers0%0%0%0%0%0%
Old Dominion Monarchs0%0%0%0%0%0%
Florida State Seminoles0%0%0%0%0%0%
Austin Peay Govs0%0%0%0%0%0%
Queens University Royals0%0%0%0%0%0%
Central Michigan Chippewas0%0%0%0%0%0%
Radford Highlanders0%0%0%0%0%0%
Colgate Raiders<1%0%0%0%0%0%
Iona Gaels0%0%0%0%0%0%
Lehigh Mountain Hawks0%0%0%0%0%0%
Xavier Muskateers0%0%0%0%0%0%
Youngstown State Penguins0%0%0%0%0%0%
Charlotte 49ers0%0%0%0%0%0%
Marist Red Foxes0%0%0%0%0%0%
Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs0%0%0%0%0%0%
Oregon Ducks0%0%0%0%0%0%
Duquesne Dukes0%0%0%0%0%0%
Butler Bulldogs0%0%0%0%0%0%
La Salle Explorers0%0%0%0%0%0%
San Diego State Aztecs0%0%0%0%0%0%
Howard Bison0%0%0%0%0%0%
Longwood Lancers0%0%0%0%0%0%
Stetson Hatters0%0%0%0%0%0%
Central Connecticut Blue Devils0%0%0%0%0%0%
New Hampshire Wildcats0%0%0%0%0%0%
Rider Broncs0%0%0%0%0%0%
Detroit Mercy Titans0%0%0%0%0%0%
Delaware State Hornets0%0%0%0%0%0%

Questions and answers

Who is favoured to win the 2027 national championship?

North Carolina Tar Heels, at 44%, ahead of Northwestern Wildcats (34%), Stanford Cardinal (3%) and Maryland Terrapins (3%). That's from 10,000 simulations of the next season, on last season's schedule with PodiumOracle's current ratings, updated 12 November 2026.