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.

Winner of back-to-back NCAA lacrosse titles, Notre Dame is coming off a 14-12 loss to Syracuse in the ACC.Tournament semifinals on May 2.

Which teams will advance out of the first round of the men’s NCAA lacrosse tournament? Mike Preston shares his predictions.