Tufts No. 1 in USA Lacrosse Division III Men's Preseason Top 20

Defending NCAA champion Tufts is No. 1 in the USA Lacrosse Division III Men’s Preseason Top 20, USA Lacrosse Magazine announced Monday.

Tufts doesn’t open its season until March 1 at Connecticut College, but much of the Division III world begins play on Saturday.

Salisbury, which fell in overtime in the NCAA quarterfinals to Washington and Lee, falls in behind Tufts at No. 2. RIT, the 2024 NCAA runner-up, is No. 3.

Preseason rankings are compiled by USA Lacrosse Magazine staff and contributors with consultation from college coaches.

USA LACROSSE DIVISION III MEN’S
PRESEASON TOP 20

1. Tufts
2. Salisbury
3. RIT
4. RPI
5. Washington and Lee
6. Christopher Newport
7. Bowdoin
8. Dickinson
9. Wesleyan
10. Stevens
11. St. Lawrence
12. Middlebury
13. Lynchburg
14. Babson
15. St. John Fisher
16. Amherst
17. Union
18. Endicott
19. Swarthmore
20. Denison

Also considered (alphabetical order): Gettysburg, Stevenson