The first round of the NCAA men's lacrosse tournament gets underway this weekend. A look at the title contenders, top players and schedule.

Notre Dame lacrosse has four players who have been selected as USA Lacrosse first team All-Americans. That's the most in the country. The players are Will Donovan, Chris Kavanagh, Shawn Lyght and Ben Ramsey. Kavanagh has 33 goals and 23 assists, while Ramsey has 30 ground balls. Donovan has 22 ground balls and Lyght 16.

For the Notre Dame Men’s Lacrosse team, whether you want to look at it this way or not, as the Irish head into the NCAA tournament, they are the two-time defending national champions. That means the Irish are looking to defend their title and go back to back to back.