High School Girls

Action is heating up in California and Colorado, including a NorCal thriller and looming interstate showdown between No. 5 Sacred Heart (Calif.) and No. 1 Colorado Academy (Colo.).

The South Region rankings did not change after none of the top 10 lost a game in the week. In fact, they haven't lost a game all season.

There will be an early West Region showdown between No. 1 Colorado Academy (Colo.) and No. 5 Sacred Heart (Calif.) on March 8.

How stiff will the competition be in the Mid-Atlantic region this spring? Seven of the top 10 teams in the National Top 25 come from this area of coverage.

Why these five players from each region have player-of-the-year potential — a deeper dive on the All-America Watch List.

Our writers checked in with coaches around the country to identify the top 25 players to watch — five each from the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, South, Midwest and West.

Episcopal Jacksonville (Fla.) is off to a strong start and up to No. 8 in the USA Lacrosse High School Girls' South Top 10.

St. Paul's (Md.), St. Anthony's (N.Y.), American Heritage-Delray (Fla.), Loyola (Ill.) and Colorado Academy (Colo.) are the No. 1 teams in their respective regions to start 2025.

You've seen the Preseason Top 25. Now let’s take a deeper dive on each of the teams that are nationally ranked going into the 2025 season.

Coming off a magical undefeated season — the first under head coach Darcy Messina — St. Anthony's (N.Y.) starts 2025 atop our national rankings.