SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The back-to-back national champions Fighting Irish were picked first in the 2025 ACC Preseason Poll voted on by the conference coaches this week.
Notre Dame came in first with 25 points followed by Syracuse (20), Virginia (12), Duke (10) and North Carolina (8).
Five members of the Irish were placed on the Preseason All-ACC Team, as last season’s NCAA Championship Most Outstanding Player Chris Kavanagh represented the Notre Dame attack. The USA Lacrosse Magazine Preseason FOGO of the Year Will Lynch earned the only faceoff spot while returning All-Americans Will Donovan (LSM), Ben Ramsey (SSDM) and Shawn Lyght (Defenseman) each earned the accolades as well.