Hopkins Making Early Climb in USA Lacrosse D-I Men's Top 20

February 10, 2025

USA Lacrosse Magazine Staff

John Strohsacker

Johns Hopkins is inching closer to the top five of the USA Lacrosse Division I Men’s Top 20, with the Blue Jays climbing two spots to No. 6 after a weekend in which they dispatched Georgetown to improve to 3-0.

Each of Johns Hopkins’ wins has come against a ranked opponent (at Denver, at Towson, vs. Georgetown), putting the focus on the Jays early in the season.

Delaware (No. 18) and Navy (No. 20) join the Top 20 after week one, effectively taking the places of Rutgers and Utah — both of which entered the rankings after upsets in week zero.

It was Delaware that bested the Utes, 13-12, on Bennett Parmer’s goal with 54 seconds left in the fourth quarter. The Blue Hens overcame an early 4-1 deficit and leaned on Kevin Ellington, who made 15 saves.

Navy doesn’t yet have a signature win, but the Mids get rewarded for consistency. They’re 2-0 with wins over High Point and Iona, the latter a 22-9 victory on Saturday.

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

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