Utah, Rutgers Join USA Lacrosse Division I Men's Top 20

February 3, 2025

USA Lacrosse Magazine Staff

Peyton Williams

Utah and Rutgers are the first teams to win their way into the USA Lacrosse Division I Men's Top 20 after upset victories in week zero.

By dominating the faceoff against then-No. 19 Ohio State, Utah joined the Top 20 at No. 18. Rutgers entered the weekend favored against then-No. 20 Lehigh and took care of business, replacing the Mountain Hawks at No. 20.

There was minimal movement elsewhere. By dispatching Denver, Johns Hopkins climbed one spot to No. 8. Denver took a tumble to No. 14 as a result.

Penn State (No. 11) and Georgetown (No. 13) were among the other teams to make small but not insignificant pushes forward in the Top 20.

Continue below to see the entire Top 20, which is compiled by USA Lacrosse Magazine staff and contributors.

USA LACROSSE DIVISION I MEN'S TOP 20

Rank	Team	W-L	Prev
1	Notre Dame	0-0	1
2	Syracuse	1-0	2
3	Princeton	0-0	3
4	Cornell	0-0	4
5	Virginia	0-0	5
6	Maryland	1-0	6
7	Duke	1-0	7
8	Johns Hopkins	1-0	9
9	Yale	0-0	8
10	Towson	0-0	11
11	Penn State	1-0	13
12	Penn	0-0	12
13	Georgetown	1-0	14
14	Denver	0-1	10
15	Army	0-0	15
16	Michigan	1-0	16
17	North Carolina	0-0	17
18	Utah	1-0	AC
19	Harvard	0-0	18
20	Rutgers	1-0	AC
Also considered (alphabetical order)
AC	Lehigh	0-1	20
AC	Navy	1-0	AC
AC	Ohio State	0-1	19
AC	Providence	1-0	AC
AC	UAlbany	0-0	AC
AC	Villanova	0-0	AC

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