UVa's mens lacrosse team always plays a daunting schedule, which is easy to consistently do, considering the strength of their conference opponents. In fact, the 2015 team went winless in the ACC and still was selected to host a first round NCAA game. While the national landscape of the sport includes more and more strong teams from around the country, the ACC still holds the best collection of teams, at least four of whom should be challenging for a final four spot this season. This includes UVa this season, of course, but here's the run down on the rest of the conference:
Notre Dame
The Fighting Irish lost in last year's National Championship and were the only ACC team to make it to the 2015 final weekend.