Cardinal Gibbons is the No. 1 team in this year’s final HighSchoolOT girls lacrosse rankings. The Crusaders won their third straight N.C. High School Athletic Association 4A state championship.

Joining the Crusaders as state champions in the final top 25 were N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association D1 champion Charlotte Latin at No. 3, NCHSAA 1A/2A/3A champ Union Pines at No. 8, and NCISAA D2 champ Forsyth Country Day at No. 24.

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In total, 20 teams in the preseason top 25 also made it in the final 25, with Union Pines the highest of those who began the year unranked. Gibbons was also the preseason No. 1 team, going wire-to-wire for the second year in a row. Six teams from the preseason top 10 also finished in the final top 10.

The full final rankings are below.

The HSOT all-state team will be released in the coming weeks.

Final HSOT Statewide Top 25: Girls Lacrosse

Note: All teams are listed with record and, in some cases, their postseason finish.

1. Cardinal Gibbons (19-4) 4A champ
2. Charlotte Catholic (19-8) 4A runner-up
3. Charlotte Latin (15-3) NCISAA D1 champ
4. Weddington (19-2)
5. Chapel Hill (19-2)
6. Topsail (20-1)
7. Marvin Ridge (15-5)
8. Union Pines (18-0) 1A/2A/3A champ
9. Charlotte Country Day (14-8) NCISAA D1 runner-up
10. Providence Day (14-6)
11. Apex Friendship (17-4)
12. Holly Springs (19-2)
13. Green Hope (16-5)
14. Wake Forest (15-2)
15. East Chapel Hill (17-3)
16. Myers Park (13-11)
17. Croatan (13-6)
18. Cuthbertson (16-5)
19. West Forsyth (19-2)
20. Pinecrest (14-4-1)
21. Laney (15-3)
22. Saint Mary’s (12-3)
23. Durham Academy (9-6)
24. Forsyth Country Day (11-6) NCISAA D2 champ
25. Bishop McGuinness (19-4) 1A/2A/3A runner-up

Source: highschoolot.com