Undefeated Champ North Carolina Headlines Final D-I Women's Top 20

North Carolina, which has held the No. 1 ranking in the nation since April 7, ends the year atop the USA Lacrosse Division I Women's Top 20 following its fourth national championship in program history.

The Tar Heels completed an undefeated spring with their 12-8 win over Northwestern in front of a record crowd at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., and there's a real chance UNC will get used to sticking at No. 1 for the next few years.

Jenny Levy's underclass depth was remarkably poised during the title run, setting the stage for a possible golden era in North Carolina women's lacrosse.

Checking in at No. 2 is Northwestern, which topped Boston College in the national semifinals to advance to its third straigth title game. The Eagles, who missed the national championship game for the first time since 2017, are No. 3. Florida, the fourth semifinalist, is fittingly No. 4.

Continue below to see the entire Top 20, which is compiled by USA Lacrosse Magazine staff and contributors.

USA LACROSSE DIVISION I
WOMEN'S TOP 20

1. North Carolina
2. Northwestern
3. Boston College
4. Florida
5. Yale
6. Princeton
7. Penn
8. Duke
9. Maryland
10. Stanford
11. Virginia
12. Johns Hopkins
13. Syracuse
14. Michigan
15. Clemson
16. Stony Brook
17. James Madison
18. Loyola
19. Navy
20. Brown

Also considered (alphabetical order): Army, Cornell, Denver, Drexel, Harvard, Penn State, UAlbany, USC