Weekly College Games to Watch: September 4 to 9
Division I
Friday, September 4
No. 1 Northwestern VS No. 6 Duke
Temple VS Lafayette
Sunday, September 6
No. 6 Duke vs No. 13 Maryland
No. 2 Princeton VS No. 10 North Carolina
No. 9 UConn VS No. 3 Harvard
Division II
Friday, September 4
No. 8 Bloomsburg VS Southern N.H.
No. 7 Assumption VS No. 5 West Chester
Saturday, September 5
No. 1 Shippensburg VS No. 10 Lander
Sunday, September 6
No. 8 Bloomsburg VS No. 6 Saint Anselm
No. 7 Assumption VS No. 4 East Stroudsburg
Division III
Saturday, September 5
SUNY New Paltz VS No. 10 Endicott
No. 4 Christopher Newport VS No. 3 Babson
Sunday, September 6
No. 5 Bates VS No. 11 Williams
Rowan VS Stevens
Monday, September 7
No. 4 Christopher Newport VS No. 10 Endicott
Wednesday, September 9
Washington College VS No. 5 Salisbury
No. 22 Messiah vs No. 16 Franklin & Marshall
DI: No. 1 Northwestern VS No. 6 Duke
3:00 PM ET | Watch on ACCN | Stats
The B1G/ACC Challenge continues as 2-0 Duke faces 2-0 Northwestern. The last four match-ups between the two all went in favor of Northwestern, but with close margins: 1-0 (2025), 2-0 (2024), 2-1 (2023 NCAA Semifinal), 3-2 (2023).
DII: No. 8 Bloomsburg VS Southern N.H.
4:00 PM ET | Watch on FloSports | Stats
The No. 8 Bloomsburg Huskies open in Manchester, N.H. against the Penmen. The pair has only matched up once before, in 2023, where the Huskies had a narrow 2-1 victory. Both teams are coming off of fairly successful seasons that were abruptly ended in their respective conference tournaments.
DI: Temple VS Lafayette
6:00 PM ET | Watch on ESPN+ | Stats
For a team said to be steadily on the rise, Lafayette backed that up with a strong performance against defending national champs Northwestern last weekend. Leopards goalkeeper Addison Kahn turned away 10 shots in the 1-0 loss. Temple, also 1-1 to start the season, defeated James Madison and fell to No. 13 Maryland last weekend. In their 2025 meeting, Temple took a narrow 1-0 victory over Lafayette.
DII: No. 7 Assumption VS No. 5 West Chester
7:00 PM ET | Watch on PSAC | Stats
This top-ten season-opener should be a good one based off of the past two years' results, with West Chester winning 2-1 in 2025 and Assumption coming out on top, 1-0, in 2024. Last fall, Assumption ended the season in the NCAA Quarterfinal round while West Chester did so in the Semifinals.
DIII: SUNY New Paltz VS No. 10 Endicott
11:00 AM ET | Watch on CNE | Stats
Endicott looks to bounce back from a 2-0 loss to a tough No. 3 Babson side, while SUNY New Paltz looks for another win after defeating Marywood, 1-0. Last fall, the Endicott Gulls had a gritty 3-2 win over the Hawks.
DIII: No. 4 Christopher Newport VS No. 3 Babson
12:00 PM ET | Watch on FloSports | Stats
No. 3 and No. 4 from the preseason poll will face off for the first time in Babson Park, Mass. Both teams kicked off their 2026 campaign with a 2-0 ranked win, after ending their 2025 with a heartbreaking loss in the NCAA Semifinals.
DII: No. 1 Shippensburg VS No. 10 Lander
3:00 PM ET | Watch on FloSports | Stats
The 15-4 in 2025 Lander Bearcats kick off their season with a big one—2025 national champion Shippensburg. A newer program, Lander has never faced the Raiders.
DI: No. 6 Duke vs No. 13 Maryland
11:00 AM ET | Stats
After both going 2-0 to open the 2026 season, Duke and Maryland will face off in the B1G/ACC Challenge. Duke has won the last four meetings, including a 1-0 win in the 2024 NCAA Tournament, despite Maryland holding the 36-17-3 advantage.
DIII: No. 5 Bates VS No. 11 Williams
11:00 AM ET | Watch on NSN | Stats
There's no easing into the season for Bates and Williams, who launch into NESCAC play for their opening match. Though the Williams Ephs are traditionally come out on top, holding a 22-5 record in overall meetings, Bates won the 2025 iteration, 2-1. It was the last win in the Bates' best start in program history, going 9-0 (5-0 NESCAC) to open the year. Both teams fell to Tufts in the NCAA Tournament.
DIII: Rowan VS Stevens
12:00 PM ET | Watch on DUCKS TV | Stats
After 10 consecutive losses to Rowan, Steven has now won their last two meetings with the Profs. Last season was a big 5-1 win. Rowan will be looking to bounce back after a 3-1 opening loss to Ursinus.
DII: No. 8 Bloomsburg VS No. 6 Saint Anselm
12:00 PM ET | Watch on FloSports | Stats
2024 NCAA champion Saint Anselm will now open their season against Bloomsburg, after only have seen the Huskies one time back in 2012. Bloomsburg makes the trip up to N.H. for a two-game weekend up north.
DI: No. 2 Princeton VS No. 10 North Carolina
12:30 PM ET | Watch on ACCN | Stats
North Carolina hosts the ACC/Ivy Conference Crossover this weekend, facing Penn and the No. 2 Tigers. In last year's meeting, the Tar Heels took a 3-2 victory.
DI: No. 9 UConn VS No. 3 Harvard
1:00 PM ET | Watch on ESPN+ | Stats
UConn had a successful opening weekend, defeating New Hampshire and No. 20 Saint Joseph's on back-to-back days. Harvard will open this weekend at home with UMass Lowell and the Huskies. Harvard has won the past four meetings, including ending UConn's 2025 campaign with a 1-0 victory in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament.
DII: No. 7 Assumption VS No. 4 East Stroudsburg
1:00 PM ET | Watch on ESU | Stats
A second top-ten opening weekend match-up for the Greyhounds, who face another PSAC team in East Stroudsburg. Last season, the Warriors were victorious, 1-0, after falling to Assumption 2-1 in 2024.
DIII: No. 4 Christopher Newport VS No. 10 Endicott
11:00 AM ET | Watch on CNE | Stats
A Labor Day clash for CNU and Endicott will be hosted by the Gulls in Beverly, Mass.
DIII: Washington College VS No. 5 Salisbury
6:00 PM ET | Watch on SGSN | Stats
Washington College was shut out by No. 17 Stevenson to start the season, but may bring some of their fire from last fall into this match-up, when they were just barely edged out, 1-0, by Salisbury in an overtime thriller. Salisbury started off with a 5-1 win over Swarthmore.
DIII: No. 22 Messiah vs No. 16 Franklin & Marshall
7:00 PM ET | Watch on CC Network | Stats
Both teams have one win under their belt, with Messiah defeating No. 9 Dickinson in overtime and Franklin & Marshall shutting out Susquehanna, 4-0. Last season, F&M took a 3-2 victory over the Hawks after eight seasons of losses.
