USA Lacrosse High School Boys' Preseason National Top 25 Breakdown

We've unveiled the USA Lacrosse High School Boys’ Preseason National Top 25, presented by CWENCH Hydration.

Now let’s take a closer look at each of the teams that are nationally ranked going into the 2026 season.

Here are the teams to follow and the names to know.

1. Lawrenceville (N.J.) 
2025 record: 17-3

The Big Red have a boatload of depth on offense and their defense will be among the best in the nation. Lawrenceville returns seniors Colby Rossettie (Johns Hopkins) and Wyatt Stamnes (Michigan), and a talented junior class with Ayden Matthews (Penn State), Tate Starr (Virginia), Luke St. Pierre (North Carolina) and goalie Jett Stake (North Carolina) for a program that has won three straight Prep National championships. As usual, a power-packed national schedule will test the Big Red, including the only three teams to beat them last year — Brunswick (Conn.), St. Anthony's (N.Y.) and Calvert Hall (Md.).

2. Loomis Chaffee (Conn.) 
2025 record: 16-1

In search of a third consecutive Founders League championship, Loomis Chaffee will lean on smooth lefty attackman Milki Conway-Reppert (Dartmouth), powerful OJ Ika and Jayden Rodriguez (Penn) on attack, stud faceoff specialist Hayden Goozh (Penn), as well as Saki Nicholas (Lafayette), and Michael Brennan (Harvard) on the defensive end.

3. Calvert Hall (Md.) 
2025 record: 16-2

The graduation of FOGO Ben Cuomo (Yale), goalie Brady Stangle (Fairfield), defender Jermaine Anderson (UNC), attackman Peyton Forte (Boston U.) and IAAM A championship hero Jackson Mitchell (St. Joe’s), whose goal in overtime gave Calvert Hall their first title since 2019, are significant, but don't count out the Cardinals. Their JV and freshman teams also won MIAA crowns. Jack Williams (Yale) and Cole Hottle (Drexel) are seniors, Michael Steer (UVA) is a junior, and there are highly regarded young players like sophomores Caleb Kelly and Carlton Saunders Jr.

4. St. Anthony’s (N.Y.) 
2025 record: 13-4

With Danny Rooney (Maryland), Dylan Harrigan (Maryland) and Charlie Cacciabaudo (North Carolina) on attack, Jake Johnston (Johns Hopkins) in the midfield, Robbie Johnson (North Carolina) at the faceoff X and Ethan Bramoff (Maryland) at close defense, the Friars are athletic and loaded, the deepest team since Owen Duffy was in South Huntington, N.Y., according to head coach Keith Wieczorek.

5. Chaminade (N.Y.) 
2025 record: 14-2

For the first time in 46 years, there’s a new head coach at Chaminade, with Greg Kay taking the reins from legendary Jack Moran. He inherits a team with an absolutely lethal attack led by James Gillis (Duke) and John Balsamo (Virginia) and an elite goalie in Kieran Walsh (Notre Dame) that will play maybe the most challenging schedule in the program’s history.

6. Archbishop Spalding (Md.) 
2025 record: 18-2

Spalding graduated a large senior class that included LSM Robby Hopper (Virginia), second-leading scorer Joey Matassa (Bucknell), FOGO Ryan Criswell (Navy), goalie Jacob Neuman (Mercer), defender Greyson Dunn (Delaware), and middies Gordie Bennett (Hobart) and Jack Newell (Fairfield). The Cavaliers can lean on attackman Brady Mollot (Maryland), who led the team in scoring last year, along with midfielders Chris George (Jacksonville) and Brody Moss (Navy), defenseman Jackson Hines (Navy) and transfer goalie Braedon Goloblowski (St. John's) to keep the standard set by last year's trip to the IAAM A championship game.

7. Salisbury (Conn.) 
2025 record: 13-4

Twenty-two seniors graduated last year, but that doesn’t mean the cupboard is bare at Salisbury, with Tyler Ramirez (Brown) and James Whitehorse (Virginia) leading the attack line, Brandon Williams (Maryland), Brayden Belski (Yale) and Garrett Sullivan (Syracuse) guiding a young group of midfielders and LSM Jackson Allen (Maryland), an All-American last year and three-year starting defenders Caden Creech (Princeton) and Joe Florada (Ohio State) anchoring the back end. And don’t forget Connor Wambach (Duke) in his fourth year as the faceoff specialist.

8. Brunswick (Conn.) 
2025 record: 14-3

A year after what head coach David Bruce said was a young and overachieving group last year, the Bruins are set to again be among the nation’s elite teams. There are some high-end seniors in Lucas Garcia (Virginia), Rick Giordano (North Carolina), Matt Coletta (Penn), and John Buttafuoco (Notre Dame), and Bruce said there might not be a stronger class in the program’s history than the 2028s.

9. Culver Academy (Ind.) 
2025 record: 15-2

A brilliant Class of 2025 guided the Eagles to Midwest Scholastic Lacrosse Association and National Prep Lacrosse championships. Now, Culver enters a new era, including a new head coach (Keith Euker). It helps that they’ll enter this new era with a seasoned veteran in net: Duke commit Bodhi Harmon. Princeton commits Flynt Leverett and Riley Woods will provide additional leadership on the defensive and offensive ends, respectively.

10. Malvern Prep (Pa.) 
2025 record: 18-8

It's a familiar story for the Friars: they graduated a tremendous group, but there is a ton of talent returning too. Graduated are Heath Jones (Rutgers), Jack Carroll (Cornell), Connor Cross (Air Force), Jake Bickel (Georgetown), Owen Mears (Duke), Logan Turley (Harvard), Mike Ortlieb (Duke) and Will Tantillo (Duke). Leading Malvern into maybe the toughest schedule in the country are defensemen Dylan Novak (Notre Dame) and Mac Crawford (Richmond), goalie Thomas Ploszay (Villanova), FOGOs TJ McDermott (Richmond) and Matt Connolly (Lehigh), SSDM George Laskowski (Penn State), sophomore LSM Max Del Vescovo and attackmen Danny Lucovich (Penn State) and sophomore Joey Murphy.

11. Haverford School (Pa.) 
2025 record: 17-4

State championship standouts Griff Meyer (Virginia) and Evan Large (Rutgers) are two big pieces that graduated. So did the entire defense of Gavin Cooper (Army), Charlie Halpert (UVA), Kellen Gardner (Notre Dame) and Cam Esposito (Drexel) plus goalie Colin Decker (Williams). The defense is actually in good shape thanks to having so much depth last year with Anthony Costa (Brown), Teddy Gillin (Cornell) and Charlie Regan (Navy) back in front of goalie Jackson Gillis (Notre Dame). The attack has Chris Burnetta (Harvard), and Conor Morsell (Notre Dame) is a junior who put up 70 points a year ago. Finn French (Duke) leads the midfield and the Fords will turn to Gavin Morrisey (Villanova) at X. They will move into bigger roles this year as Haverford tries to take the Inter-AC and state crowns.

12. McDonogh (Md.) 
2025 record: 12-6

Travis Holmes is the new coach for the Eagles, who graduated some real staples that helped them win three straight MIAA titles before last year's semifinal loss. Attackman Brendan Millon (Virginia), goalie Aidan Seibel (Maryland), middies Bogue Hahn (Syracuse) and Eli Schaller (Maryland), and defensemen Michael Tan (Ohio State) and Hayden Holmes (Loyola) all have moved on. Junior Notre Dame commit Hunter Metz is electric on attack, Ciaran Sweeney (Notre Dame) is critical at the faceoff X, and midfielder Harry Schniedwen (Syracuse) and defender Mason Graham (Jacksonville) are outstanding for a team that is counting on its athleticism, depth in goal and strong FOGO play.

13. Deerfield (Mass.) 
2025 record: 11-5

Deerfield is always one of the nation’s elite teams, and this year is no different. There’s an embarrassment of riches for head coach Chip Davis, led by attackman Cooper Brozek (Harvard), ranked No. 7 in the Class of 2026 by Inside Lacrosse, midfielders Michael McColgan (Cornell) and Kellar Kelusky (Ohio State) and Griffin Cepiel (Georgetown), defenders Henry Oliver (Boston University) and Leif Anderson (Notre Dame), ranked No. 12 in the Class of 2027 by IL.

14. Seton Hall Prep (N.J.) 
2025 record: 21-3

Attackman Nolan Sabel (Villanova), midfielder Clark Rich (Lehigh), defender David Manzo (High Point) and goalie Conor Keenan (Lafayette) were key cogs for the state champs. They've graduated. The Pirates were extremely deep last year, and that should help minimize their graduation losses. They return talent with Joe DelMauro (Utah) back on attack with Owen Dunleavy (UMBC) and Bryce Pfeffer (UMBC), Lucas Angel (Fairfield) and Michael Scurti (St. John Fisher) experienced at FOGO, long poles Sean Hayes (St. Joe's) and Jagger Zemachson (Duke) bring physicality, and SSDMs Alex Coakley (Georgetown), Cooper Christian (Sacred Heart) and Derek Sabel (Navy) have been reliable.

15. Belmont Hill (Mass.) 
2025 record: 15-3

Fifteen players are back from a team that won a second straight ISL title, including Topher Batchelder (Colgate) and Dylan Casillo (Virginia) on attack, with Grady Figler (Lehigh) poised for a breakout season. John Lynch (Princeton), Trey Clayton (UMass), and Carson Yoo (Haverford) will anchor the midfield, while Finn Kilbride (Bates), Louie Marobella (Hopkins), and newcomer Mark Mattaliano (Navy) will lock things down defensively.

16. St. John’s (D.C.) 
2025 record: 11-6

The Cadets should be back among the very best teams in the region. They lost just three starters from last year’s team and are a favorite for the WCAC crown. Their top three returners from a year ago are Ryan Inzer (Penn State), another stud in goal for St. John's, Will Klauder (Villanova) is an LSM who will give strong wing play, and Eddie Chi (Towson) is a dynamic attackman. Chris Strycharz (Georgetown) and Ryder McGowan (Lehigh) bolster a good rope unit with Klauder. Wyatt Douglas (Penn State) will garner attention in the midfield.

17. Delbarton (N.J.) 
2025 record: 19-3

Delbarton was solid all last year thanks to a great core of seniors that included attackmen Gavin Romweber (Middlebury) and Peter Falk (Trinity), LSM Will Pedicano (Duke), defense Bo Popham (Notre Dame) and Johns Hopkins commit Tanner Shimko in goal. The Green Wave should be more multi-faceted on offense and come in hungry to prove themselves, led by seniors Chase Houser (High Point), Jack Sheridan (Bucknell), Pierce Bolger (Brown), Dara Corr (Cornell), Christian Troczynski (Cornell) and juniors Brandon Fodor (Johns Hopkins) and Kane Quenault (Johns Hopkins).

18. Boys’ Latin (Md.) 
2025 record: 13-5

The Lakers were extremely inexperienced to start last year, yet still were in the mix for an MIAA title and reached the semifinals after being the only team to upend Spalding in the regular season. They'll continue to lean on a strong team culture. Matt Higgins (Maryland) graduated after an incredible season and he will be tough to replace. Junior attackman TJ Shaw (Georgetown) will carry a bigger load this year after posting 34 goals and 17 assists last year, as will classmates Joey Keller (Loyola) and Quinn Lynch (Hofstra). Senior Drew McDonald (Delaware) had a couple goals in last year's MIAA quarterfinal win.

19. St. Sebastian’s (Mass.) 
2025 record: 12-4

Mike Silipo, who makes the move to St. Seb’s head coach after nine years at Boston University as the associate head coach and offensive coordinator, is blessed with a tremendously talented team led by Tedy Frisoli (Duke), a five-year starter, who is joined by Ty Curry (Notre Dame) on attack, midfielders Quincy Quillard (Syracuse) and Jake Beck (Utah) and look out for Stew Curry, Ty’s younger brother, who is a star on the rise.

20. Choate (Conn.) 
2025 record: 11-5

While it may take a little time for the offense, which will be paced by Luke Hegarty (Amherst) and Dan Medjid, to solidify roles, the defensive side, led by All-American LSM Bryce Privateer (Dartmouth), Gus Markley (Colgate), and Brad Mallory (Harvard), along with goalie Mac Privateer, will be solid. SSDM Paul Wable (North Carolina), who missed most of last season, and captain Joey Swan (Colgate) will look to set the tone.

21. Landon (Md.) 
2025 record: 18-1

Landon graduated 18 seniors that helped the Bears repeat as IAC champions after an unbeaten regular conference season. Their lone loss came last year at the hands of Haverford — in overtime. The Bears hope to continue their success with defensive depth, good experience and strong play between the restraining lines. Makana Neverosky (Navy) returns after having a hat trick in the IAC title win, JT Mathura (Hopkins) is a stellar defender and Jonas Hawkins (Georgetown) has emerged as a hard-nosed attackman.

22. Western Reserve (Ohio) 
2025 record: 15-6

Coming off a 15-win season, the Pioneers boast a top-notch faceoff unit led by Colman McNamara (Towson) and Gentry Curtis (Syracuse). Kellen Bladon (Penn State) and Hunter Harris (Lafayette) should make for an equally potent attacking duo while Devon Satterly (High Point) brings leadership to the midfield.

23. Garden City (N.Y.) 
2025 record: 16-5

Led by athletic freak Anthony Asaro (North Carolina), ranked No. 6 in the Class of 2027 by Inside Lacrosse, attackman Charlie Koester (Lehigh), who had 99 points a year ago, faceoff specialist Brayden Robertiello (Penn State), and defender August Galli (Lehigh), the Trojans will be in contention for an 11th New York State championship.

24.  Georgetown Prep (Md.) 
2025 record: 8-9

Andy Hilgartner takes over the Hoyas after leading McDonogh to great heights. He inherits a team that was junior heavy last year during a down season so there's potential to bounce back quickly now that that class is a year older. Noah Han is a senior attackman committed to Princeton, Braden Lutz (Tampa) is strong in the midfield, Cole Reposa (Army) is a top FOGO and Ryan Talbot (Fairfield), Jason Lane (Tampa) and Luke McGlone (Villanova) give the Hoyas a backbone on defense. They are hungry to lead a Prep resurgence.

25. St. Paul’s (Md.) 
2025 record: 8-8

St. Paul’s graduated Luke Bair (UNC) and Jack Iannantuono (Penn State) among five starters gone. They still have a great core of defender Evan March (Maryland), attackman/midfielder Connor Cook (Dartmouth), midfielder Ryan Vizzcorondo (Denver), LSM Cormac O'Day (Rutgers), defenseman Ben Bowman (Towson) and attackman Cole Atkinson (Mount St. Mary's).  The junior trio on defense is talented and the midfield is deep. With a little consistency, St. Paul's can climb in the MIAA.

Dylan Butler and Jonah Rosenblum contributed to this article.