Culver Academy Ranked No. 1 in USA Lacrosse High School Boys' National Top 25

Unbeaten Culver Academy (Ind.) is the new No. 1 team in the USA Lacrosse High School Boys' National Top 25, presented by CWENCH Hydration.

The Eagles are off to a 5-0 start with wins over Dallas Jesuit (Texas), Highland Park (Texas), St. Anthony's (N.Y.), St. John's (D.C.) and Landon (Md.).

Coming in at No. 2 this week is fast-rising Episcopal Academy (Pa.). The Churchmen won a share of last year's Inter-Ac League title, their first league crown since 1998. That set expectations high for this season, and they took a huge step toward fulfilling them by picking up a statement win over former No. 1 Lawrenceville (N.J.).

Lawrenceville bounced back quickly by handing Malvern Prep (Pa.) its first loss of the season. The Big Red will face another challenge with Deerfield (Mass.) on the docket this week.

With the New England Prep schools opening play, there was plenty of other movement in a busy week. Deerfield and St. Sebastian's (Conn.) were big risers after key wins. Tabor (Mass.) and Taft (Conn.) are two of four new additions to the rankings. 

Hill School (Pa.) is new, as well, after the Blues defeated St. John's (D.C.) in a matchup that carried regional implications. Boys' Latin (Md.), which has played a strong schedule, returns to the rankings after a win over McDonogh (Md.) highlighted a week in which MIAA conference play opened.

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This week's schedule is somewhat lighter, but a top-10 matchup between Episcopal and St. Anthony's is one to watch. Brunswick (Conn.) also begins a gauntlet, with Malvern followed by Loomis Chaffee (Conn.) before Lawrenceville the following week.

Scroll below for this week's USA Lacrosse High School Boys' National Top 25 and Regional Top 10 rankings, with each team's previous ranking denoted in parenthesis.

Compiled by USA Lacrosse writers with input from coaches around the country, rankings and records reflect results as of previous Sunday. 

National Top 25

1. Culver Academy (Ind.), 5-0 (3)    
2. Episcopal Academy (Pa.), 6-0 (22) 
3. Lawrenceville (N.J.), 3-1 (1) 
4. Loomis Chaffee (Conn.), 2-0 (2)      
5. St. Anthony's (N.Y.), 2-1 (6)     
6. Malvern Prep (Pa.), 6-1 (4) 
7.  Deerfield (Mass.), 2-0 (13)
8. Chaminade (N.Y.), 4-2 (5)   
9. St. Sebastian's (Mass.), 2-0 (17) 
10. Brunswick (Conn.), 2-1 (8)     
11. St. Andrew's (Fla.), 14-1 (9) 
12. Western Reserve (Ohio), 5-0 (11) 
13. Seton Hall Prep (N.J.), 0-1 (14)         
14. Delbarton (N.J.), 3-1 (12)  
15. Calvert Hall (Md.), 3-3 (21) 
16. Garden City (N.Y.), 3-0 (23)     
17. Tabor (Mass.), 2-0 (NR)  
18. Salisbury (Conn.), 1-1 (7)  
19. Bullis (Md.), 8-1 (10)    
20. Hill School (Pa.), 3-1 (NR) 
21. Paul VI (Va.), 8-0 (20) 
22. St. John's College (D.C.), 3-3 (16)   
23. Taft (Conn.), 3-1 (NR) 
24. Darien (Conn.), 0-0 (25)     
25. Boys' Latin (Md.), 4-3 (NR) 

Also considered (alphabetical order): Archbishop Spalding (Md.), Belmont Hill (Mass.), Choate (Conn.), Don Bosco (N.J.), Episcopal Dallas (Texas), Gonzaga (D.C.), Haverford School (Pa.), Highland Park (Texas), Jamesville-DeWitt (N.Y.), La Salle (Pa.), Loyola Blakefield (Md.), Loyola-Los Angeles (Calif.), Marin Catholic (Calif.), McDonogh (Md.), New Canaan (Conn.), Radnor (Pa.), Salesianum (Del.), Severn (Md.), Severna Park (Md.), Springfield-Delco (Pa.), Staples (Conn.), St. Anne's-Belfield (Va.), St. Augustine (N.J.), St. Ignatius (Calif.), St. John's Prep (Mass.), St. Mary's (Md.), St. Thomas Aquinas (Fla.), Summit (N.J.), West Genesee (N.Y.)

Regional Rankings

Northeast Top 10 
Week 2

1. Loomis Chaffee (Conn.), 2-0 (1) 
2. St. Anthony's (N.Y.), 2-1 (3) 
3. Deerfield (Mass.), 2-0 (6) 
4. Chaminade (N.Y.), 4-2 (2) 
5. St. Sebastian's (Mass.), 2-0 (8)  
6. Brunswick (Conn.), 2-1 (5) 
7. Garden City (N.Y.), 3-0 (10) 
8. Tabor (Mass.), 2-0 (NR) 
9. Salisbury (Conn.), 1-1 (4) 
10. Taft (Conn.), 3-1 (NR) 

Mid-Atlantic Top 10
Week 4

1. Episcopal (Pa.), 6-0 (10) 
2. Lawrenceville (N.J.), 3-1 (1) 
3. Malvern Prep (Pa.), 6-1 (2) 
4. Seton Hall Prep (N.J.), 0-1 (5)  
5. Delbarton (N.J.), 3-1 (4) 
6. Calvert Hall (Md.), 3-3 (9) 
7. Bullis (Md.), 8-1 (3) 
8. Hill School (Pa.), 3-1 (NR) 
9. Paul VI (Va.), 8-0 (8)
10. St. John's College (D.C.), 3-3 (6) 

South Top 10
Week 5

1. St. Andrew's (Fla.), 14-1 (1) 
2. Highland Park (Texas), 11-1 (2) 
3. Episcopal Dallas (Texas), 8-2 (7) 
4. Jupiter (Fla.), 11-2 (3) 
5. Lucy Beckham (S.C.), 7-2 (6) 
6. Ponte Vedra (Fla.), 12-2
7. Roswell (Ga.), 13-1 (5) 
8. St. Thomas Aquinas (Fla.), 10-3 (9)  
9. The Woodlands (Texas), 12-2 (8)
10. Benjamin (Fla.), 8-5 (4) 

Midwest Top 10
Week 2

1. Culver Academy (Ind.), 5-0 (1) 
2. Western Reserve (Ohio), 5-0 (2) 
3. St. Xavier (Ohio), 6-0 (3) 
4. Worthington Kilbourne (Ohio), 3-1 (6) 
5. Upper Arlington (Ohio), 4-1 (7) 
6. Carmel (Ind.), 6-0 (9)
7. Lake Forest (Ill.), 0-0 (5) 
8. Edina (Minn.), 0-0 (8) 
9. Detroit Country Day (Mich.), 3-0 (NR)
10. MICDS (Mo.), 3-0 (NR) 

West Top 10
Week 5

1. Loyola-Los Angeles (Calif.), 14-2 (1) 
2. Marin Catholic (Calif.), 8-3 (5) 
3. St. Ignatius (Calif.), 6-2 (2) 
4. Valor Christian (Colo.), 4-2 (3) 
5. Cherry Creek (Colo.), 3-2 (4) 
6. De La Salle (Calif.), 7-1 (6) 
7. Torrey Pines (Calif.), 5-2 (7) 
8. Sacred Heart Prep (Calif.), 3-2 (8)
9. Brophy (Ariz.), 11-2 (9) 
10. Mater Dei (Calif.), 8-3 (10)