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The preseason UA/IL High School Top 25 Power Rankings are here, and the early season No. 1 ranking is headed to Indiana.

After finishing ranked No. 2 last season, Culver Academy (Ind.) enters 2018 as the preseason No. 1 ranked team in the UA/IL poll.

A program who has hovered as the top of the rankings for several years now, Culver will, among other titles, be looking to snab their first ever UA/IL national rankings. The Eagles feature six IL-ranked players, including four seniors ranked in the 2017 Power 100 Young Gun senior rankings —attackman Austin Madronic and midfielders Alex Simmons, Jake Stevens and William Clayton. They'll also play a remarkably tough schedule, featuring four teams ranked in the preseason UA/IL Top 25.

Last year's UA/IL co-champions, Landon (Md.) and Darien (Conn.), both return in this year's preseason ranking, at No. 11 and No. 20 respectively.

This year's preseason UA/IL Top 25 features teams from nine states, one Canadian province and the District of Columbia. Maryland leads the way this season with five ranked teams.


UA/IL Top 25 High School Power Rankings
1. Culver Academy (Ind.)
2. Calvert Hall (Md.)
3. Brunswick (Conn.)
4. Bullis (Md.)
5. McDonogh (Md.)
6. Hill Academy (Ont.)
7. Avon Old Farms (Conn.)
8. Salisbury School (Conn.)
9. Chaminade (N.Y.)
10. Boys’ Latin (Md.)
11. Landon (Md.)
12. Victor (N.Y.)
13. St. Anthony’s (N.Y.)
14. IMG Academy (Fla.)
15. Ward Melville (N.Y.)
16. Malvern Prep (Pa.)
17. Delbarton (N.J.)
18. La Salle College (Pa.)
19. Gonzaga (D.C.)
20. Darien (Conn.)
21. St. Sebastian (Mass.)
22. Massapequa (N.Y.)
23. Haverford School (Pa.)
24. Lincoln-Sudbury (Mass.)
25. Torrey Pines (Calif.)
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