Calvert Hall (Md.) Finishes No. 1 in Prep Lacrosse's Final Top 25

With the high school season now in the rearview and the calendar flipping to July, it's time to unveil the final Top 25 high school rankings of 2025.

Having assembled a wildly impressive body of work that included wins over teams ranked No. 3, No. 5, No. 10, No. 15, and No. 16 in the final rankings, Calvert Hall (Md.) has been named Prep Lacrosse's national champion. In what was the first MIAA championship to go to overtime, the 'Cardiac Cardinals' won the nation's top league in dramatic fashion, topping then-No. 1 Spalding 10-9 after trailing 9-6 after three quarters before sending the game to OT with 13 seconds left. In 2025, Bryan Kelly's program earned a pair of OT victories over preseason top five teams Lawrenceville and Malvern Prep in March, picked up a number of victories over teams that spent much of the year ranked, and avenged their only two losses of the year.

Founders League victor Loomis Chaffee (Conn.) finishes No. 2 in the rankings after putting together the most dominant year in program history, utilizing a loaded crop of postgrads and an incredibly talented mix of underclassmen to go 16-1 on the year. Although Loomis was strongly considered for the No. 1 spot, the Pelicans' strength-of-schedule and minimal non-conference slate hurt their case; however, they did grab a win over No. 9 Brunswick (Conn.), No. 15 Malvern Prep (Pa.), and beat No. 19 Choate (Conn.) twice this spring.

Spalding (Md.), St. Anthony's (N.Y.), and Lawrenceville (N.J.) round out a top five that was relatively straightforward thanks to one-sided head-to-head results. Spalding went to Long Island in the middle of the MIAA schedule and handed St. Anthony's a 12-8 loss on April 18. Eight days later, the Friars bounced back from a three-game losing skid by putting together a 13-7 statement win over Lawrenceville, which ultimately won yet another Prep Nationals title in mid-May.

Outside of the top five, Kirst Cup champion Seton Hall Prep (N.J.) was one of the biggest movers in the final rankings, going from No. 16 to No. 12 after topping Don Bosco, Manasquan, and Westfield in its final three games of the year. Belmont Hill (Mass.), which started the season 0-2 then won 11 straight games before a surprising loss to Middlesex in early May, won the ISL in overtime and earned a year-end ranking of No. 20.

As always, a multitude of teams were considered for the final few spots. Springfield (Pa.) and Staples (Conn.) were locks after winning state titles in their respective states, while Episcopal Academy (Pa.) finished No. 23 thanks to a body of work that included wins over Malvern Prep and Haverford, and Western Reserve also cracked the final Top 25 despite a tough end to the year. Rounding out the Top 25 is Georgia state champion Lambert, which went undefeated and finished ranked No. 14 in LaxNumbers' computer ratings, the highest rating of any public school program in the country.

1. Calvert Hall (Md.), 16-2

2. Loomis Chaffee (Conn.), 16-1

3. Spalding (Md.), 18-2

4. St. Anthony's (N.Y.), 13-4

5. Lawrenceville (N.J.), 17-3

6. Chaminade (N.Y.), 14-2

7. Haverford (Pa.), 17-4

8. Salisbury (Conn.), 13-4

9. Brunswick (Conn.), 14-3

10. McDonogh (Md.), 12-6

11. Culver (Ind.), 15-2

12. Seton Hall Prep (N.J.), 20-3