Following an undefeated season that saw them lay claim to the No. 1 ranking in the country, Landon (Md.) opens the 2018 season on top of the Nike/US Lacrosse Boys High School Preseason Rankings.
The Bears return Joey Epstein, the national player of the year from last year's 21-0 squad, in what will be legendary head coach Rob Bordley's final season at the school.
Culver Academy (Ind.), which suffered just one loss in 2017, comes in at No. 2 in the rankings and the top five is rounded out by Darien (Conn.), Calvert Hall (Md.) and Chaminade (N.Y.).
National Top 25
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Landon (Md.) |
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Culver (Ind.) |
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Darien (Conn.) |
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Calvert Hall (Md.) |
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Chaminade (N.Y.) |
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McDonogh (Md.) |
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Boys' Latin (Md.) |
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Ward Melville (N.Y.) |
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Victor (N.Y.) |
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Malvern Prep (Pa.) |
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Bullis (Md.) |
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Jamesville-Dewitt (N.Y.) |
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Cold Spring Harbor (N.Y.) |
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St. Ignatius Prep (Calif.) |
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Smithtown East (N.Y.) |
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St. Anthony's (N.Y.) |
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Haverford School (Pa.) |
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La Salle College (Pa.) |
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Gonzaga (D.C.) |
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Seton Hall Prep (N.J.) |
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Brunswick (Conn.) |
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Lincoln-Sudbury (Mass.) |
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Delbarton (N.J.) |
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Pittsford (N.Y.) |
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Yorktown (N.Y.) |
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Also considered (alphabetical order): Dallas Jesuit (Texas), MICDS (Mo.), New Canaan (Conn.), Regis Jesuit (Colo.), St. Thomas Aquinas (Fla.), Torrey Pines (Calif.)