CLASS OF 2026 FINAL RANKINGS

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USClubLax Staff

Aug 19, 2022

CLASS OF 2026 FINAL RANKINGS

From September 2021 up until August 2022, teams from all across North America played in over 550+ lacrosse tournaments of which USCLUBLAX captured 55,338 games to rate and rank the best talent across nationally. Utilizing a mathmatical algorithm similarly used on the high school level as well as other sports, USCLUBLAX calculated a rating for every team based on strength of schedule as well as average goal differential. Those teams who met the nine (9) games played similar age level appear in our rankings.

BOYS 2026

#1 LI Express Channy (2026) were the top team Midseason and after going an insane 52-6, they finish the year in the same spot. Mike Chanenchuk had this squad of future St. Anthony Friars and Chaminade Flyers rolling in the summer at NLF, Crabfeast, Tri-Star Lax Clash and NAL.

This squad was challenged by many top end teams having played 7 top-10 teams and getting the best of #4 Sweetlax Upstate NY (2026), #5 Laxachusetts Black (2026), #6 Baltimore Crabs (2026), #7 Annapolis Hawks Green (2026), #8 Team 91 LI Orange Storm (2026) and #9 3d New England Red (2026). Only exception was rival #3 Tigers XXVI (2026) who got the best of Express in a couple of close matchups.

GIRLS 2026

This one came down to the wire and the girls 2026 season ended up with two teams ranked at 99.99!!!! M&D Black (2026) and Rochester Aces Elite (2026) essentially tied for the top spot in the girls 2026 rankings. M&D Black did get the best of the Aces in 2 out of the 3 head to head matchups in the season. Both squads layed in elite tournaments like Lax for the Cure and the MidAtlantic Summer Club Championships.

The top 10 is rounded out by #3 Hero's Green (2026), #4 Yellow Jackets Manning (2026), #5 LI Jesters Black (2026), #6 Eagle Stix Blue (2026), #7 STARS Light Blue (2026), #8 BBL Elite Black (2026), #9 Pride Red (2026), and #10 Alliance California (2026).

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