NCAA LACROSSE ROUND 1 PREDICTIONS

#8 Cornell Big Red vs. Albany Great Danes (Saturday, 12 pm, ESPNU)

The Pick: Cornell

#6 Maryland Terrapins vs. Yale Bulldogs (Saturday, 2:30 pm, ESPNU)

The Pick: Yale

#1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Towson Tigers (Saturday, 5 pm, ESPNU)

The Pick: Notre Dame

#5 Duke Blue Devils vs. Ohio State Buckeyes (Saturday, 7:30 pm, ESPNU)

The Pick: Duke

#4 Denver Pioneers vs. Brown Bears (Sunday, 3 pm, ESPNU)

The Pick: Denver

#7 Virginia Cavaliers vs. Johns Hopkins Blue Jays (Sunday, 1 pm, ESPNU)

The Pick: Virginia

#3 North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Colgate Raiders (Sunday, 5:15 pm, ESPNU)

The Pick: North Carolina (in an extremely closer-than-expected game)

#2 Syracuse Orange vs. Marist Red Foxes (Sunday, 7:30 pm, ESPNU)

The Pick: Syracuse