St. Anthony's (N.Y.) Ranked No. 1 in USA Lacrosse High School Girls' Preseason National Top 25

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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.

Coming off a magical undefeated season — the first under head coach Darcy Messina — St. Anthony's (N.Y.) starts the 2025 campaign at No. 1 in the USA Lacrosse High School Girls' National Top 25.

In-season updates to the National Top 25 will begin March 11. 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.

High School Girls' Preseason National Top 25

1. St. Anthony's (N.Y.)
2. St. Paul's (Md.)
3. Maryvale (Md.)
4. Episcopal (Pa.)
5. McDonogh (Md.)
6. New Canaan (Conn.)
7. Darien (Conn.)
8. Good Counsel (Md.)
9. St. Anne's-Belfield (Va.)
10. Stone Ridge (Md.)
11. Noble & Greenough (Mass.)
12. Sayville (N.Y.)
13. Agnes Irwin (Pa.)
14. Archbishop Spalding (Md.)
15. Sacred Heart (Conn.)
16. American Heritage-Delray (Fla.)
17. Victor (N.Y.)
18. Garden City (N.Y.)
19. Bayport-Blue Point (N.Y.)
20. Wilton (Conn.)
21. Manchester Valley (Md.)
22. Cold Spring Harbor (N.Y.)
23. Georgetown Visitation (D.C.)
24. Colorado Academy (Colo.)
25. Rye (N.Y.)

Also considered (alphabetical order): Archbishop Carroll (Pa.), Bishop Ireton (Va.), Bryn Mawr (Md.), Cape Henlopen (Del.), Cicero-North Syracuse (N.Y.), Conestoga (Pa.), Downingtown West (Pa.), Glenelg Country (Md.), Glenelg High (Md.), Hotchkiss School (Conn.), John Carroll (Md.), Loyola (Ill.), Manheim Township (Pa.), Moorestown (N.J.) Morristown (N.J.), Notre Dame Prep (Md.), Nyack (N.Y.), Oak Knoll (N.J.), Penn Charter (Pa.), Radnor (Pa.), Severna Park (Md.), St. John's (D.C.), St. Mary’s (Md.), St. Stephen's & St Agnes (Va.), Summit (N.J.)