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The Globe's Top 20 boys' lacrosse poll
The Globe poll as of May 1, 2025. Teams were selected by the Globe sports staff.
No.
Team
Record
Previous
1.
St. John's Prep
10-1-0
1
2.
BC High
9-1-0
2
3.
Lincoln-Sudbury
8-2-0
3
4.
Billerica
10-1-0
6
5.
Acton-Boxborough
8-3-0
5
6.
Medfield
10-1-0
7
7.
Hingham
10-1-0
9
8.
Walpole
9-2-0
4
9.
Mansfield
11-0-0
14
10.
Duxbury
8-4-0
11
11.
Winchester
7-3-0
8
12.
Concord-Carlisle
8-1-0
19
13.
Reading
7-2-0
10
14.
Westford
8-2-0
17
15.
Marshfield
7-3-0
12
16.
Andover
6-2-0
16
17.
Bishop Feehan
10-2-0
–
18.
Franklin
7-1-0
13
19.
Scituate
8-3-0
18
20.
Newburyport
8-1-0
–
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