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The MIAA tournament kicks into gear Thursday and we have one last edition of the Globe\u2019s Top 20 boys\u2019 lacrosse poll to cap the regular season. <\/span><\/p>\n

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While Lincoln-Sudbury is the top seed in Division 1, five-time defending champion St. John\u2019s Prep gets the final nod atop our poll (with a head-to-head win vs. L-S).<\/span><\/p>\n

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Defending D2 champion Billerica moves up to the third spot after capping the season with a win over BC High. Mansfield abdicated to the No. 6 spot after ending the season with a loss at Acton-Boxborough. Bishop Feehan and Andover ended the season with lots of momentum, while Winchester, Marshfield, Medfield, and Hingham struggled down the stretch. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Dracut is one spot behind Norwell in the poll but has secured the top seed in D3 and Cohasset is the top seed and a favorite to navigate the D4 bracket. Falmouth, another D3 contender, returns to the poll at No. 18 and Shawsheen holds the final spot after winning the vocational school title. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Records based on scores reported to the Globe. <\/span><\/p>\n

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The Globe\u2019s Top 20 boys\u2019 lacrosse poll<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The Globe poll as of May 28, 2026. Teams were selected by the Globe sports staff<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

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No.<\/td>\nTeam<\/td>\nRecord<\/td>\nPrevious<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1.<\/td>\nSt. John\u2019s Prep<\/td>\n16-2-0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2.<\/td>\nLincoln-Sudbury<\/td>\n13-3-0<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3.<\/td>\nBillerica<\/td>\n15-3-0<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4.<\/td>\nActon-Boxborough<\/td>\n15-2-0<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5.<\/td>\nBC High<\/td>\n13-5-0<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6.<\/td>\nMansfield<\/td>\n18-1-0<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7.<\/td>\nReading<\/td>\n15-3-0<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8.<\/td>\nBishop Feehan<\/td>\n13-4-0<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9.<\/td>\nAndover<\/td>\n9-5-0<\/td>\n16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10.<\/td>\nWinchester<\/td>\n16-2-0<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11.<\/td>\nMarshfield<\/td>\n13-5-0<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12.<\/td>\nHingham<\/td>\n14-5-0<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13.<\/td>\nDuxbury<\/td>\n12-6-0<\/td>\n13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14.<\/td>\nMedfield<\/td>\n12-5-0<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15.<\/td>\nCohasset<\/td>\n13-5-0<\/td>\n15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16.<\/td>\nNorwell<\/td>\n15-3-0<\/td>\n17<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17.<\/td>\nDracut<\/td>\n17-1-0<\/td>\n18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18.<\/td>\nFalmouth<\/td>\n16-3-0<\/td>\n\u2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19.<\/td>\nScituate<\/td>\n12-7-0<\/td>\n14<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20.<\/td>\nShawsheen<\/td>\n18-0-0<\/td>\n20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A regular-season showdown at Lincoln-Sudbury in early May generated a slight edge for the No. 1 ranking in BC High’s favor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1394,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1395","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport"],"yoast_head":"\nGlobe Top 20 boys\u2019 lacrosse poll: Before the postseason, a final ranking - Boston Relocation Insider<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1395\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Globe Top 20 boys\u2019 lacrosse poll: Before the postseason, a final ranking - 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