USA Lacrosse High School Boys' Preseason Regional Rankings

THE WAIT IS OVER. High school lacrosse is back.

We love lacrosse at any level, but something hits different about interscholastic sports. Powerhouse programs reload, underdogs rise and the battle for championship glory begins.

Our annual preseason dive into the top teams and players yielded our most extensive coverage yet. New this year, teams with post-graduate athletes are eligible for USA Lacrosse regional and national rankings, while we will continue to produce public schools-only lists following a successful pilot in 2024.

McDonogh (Md.), St. Anthony's (N.Y.), St. Andrew's (Fla.), Culver (Ind.) and St. Ignatius (Calif.) are the No. 1 teams in their respective regions to start 2025.

In-season updates to the South Top 10 will begin Feb. 25, followed by the Mid-Atlantic and West on March 4 and the remaining regions (Northeast and Midwest) on March 11 — at which we will also begin weekly updates to the National Top 25.

Preseason public school rankings will be released March 4 and updated every two weeks.

Rankings are compiled by USA Lacrosse Magazine staff and contributors with input from high school coaches around the country.

Stay posted all season long at USALACROSSE.COM/RANKINGS

Preseason Regional Rankings

Northeast Top 10

1. St. Anthony's (N.Y.) 
2. Loomis Chaffee (Conn.) 
3. Belmont Hill (Mass.) 
4. Salisbury (Conn.) 
5. Taft (Conn.) 
6. Brunswick (Conn.) 
7. Chaminade (N.Y.) 
8. Deerfield (Mass.) 
9. Fairfield Prep (Conn.) 
10. Darien (Conn.)

Mid-Atlantic Top 10

1. McDonogh (Md.) 
2. Lawrenceville (N.J.) 
3. Archbishop Spalding (Md.) 
4. Malvern Prep (Pa.) 
5. Haverford School (Pa.) 
6. Bullis (Md.) 
7. Calvert Hall (Md.) 
8. Boys' Latin (Md.) 
9. Landon (Md.) 
10. Georgetown Prep (Md.)

South Top 10

1. St. Andrew's (Fla.) 
2. Lake Mary (Fla.) 
3. Episcopal Dallas (Texas) 
4. Highland Park (Texas) 
5. Buford (Ga.) 
6. St. Thomas Aquinas (Fla.) 
7. Roswell (Ga.) 
8. IMG Academy (Fla.) 
9. Westlake (Texas) 
10. Benjamin (Fla.)

Midwest Top 10

1. Culver (Ind.) 
2. Western Reserve (Ohio) 
3. Detroit Catholic Central (Mich.) 
4. Olentangy Liberty (Ohio) 
5. St. Xavier (Ohio) 
6. Upper Arlington (Ohio) 
7. Hamilton Southeastern (Ind.) 
8. Rockhurst Jesuit (Mo.) 
9. Trinity Louisville (Ky.) 
10. Lake Forest (Ill.)

West Top 10

1. St. Ignatius (Calif.) 
2. Torrey Pines (Calif.) 
3. Valor Christian (Colo.) 
4. Regis Jesuit (Colo.) 
5. St. Margaret's Episcopal (Calif.) 
6. Sacred Heart (Calif.) 
7. Jesuit Portland (Ore.) 
8. Marin Catholic (Calif.) 
9. Brophy (Ariz.) 
10. Arapahoe (Colo.)