The USA South Athletic Conference's men's lacrosse coaches have released their 2025 preseason poll. Head coaches do not vote for their own teams in the balloting.
Pfeiffer was placed atop the rankings thanks to receiving 63 total points and seven of the possible nine first place votes. The two-time defending USA South Tournament champions finished last fall with an 8-0 Conference record to earn the program's third regular season title. Piedmont collected 54 total points and a first place vote to place second in the poll. Southern Virginia rounded out the top-three of the rankings with 49 total points and the final remaining first place vote.
Pfeiffer is picked to capture the USA South title for the fourth time in the short history of the sport within the USA South. Since the first Conference men's lacrosse preseason poll in 2018, the team chosen first in the poll's history has won the championship four out of the six years, including the last four springs. In each of the preseason polls, the team selected first has, at worst, reached the finals of the Conference tournament.
The 2025 USA South Men's Lacrosse Tournament will once again be conducted exclusively on campus sites. The top-six seeded teams will advance to postseason play which will begin with first round action on Saturday, April 26. The higher-seeded team in each first round contest will serve as the host. The semifinals will take place Thursday, May 1 with the finals occurring on Saturday, May 3. The tournament's top-seeded team will host both semifinal contests as well as the championship.
| 2025 USA South Coaches Preseason Men's Lacrosse Poll |
| Rank |
Institution (1st Place Votes) |
Points |
| 1. |
Pfeiffer* (7) |
63 |
| 2. |
Piedmont (1) |
54 |
| 3. |
Southern Virginia (1) |
49 |
| 4. |
Methodist |
47 |
| 5. |
Greensboro |
36 |
| 6. |
Huntingdon |
27 |
| 7. |
LaGrange |
25 |
| 8. |
William Peace |
14 |
| 9. |
Brevard |
9 |
| *Defending Regular Season & Tournament Champion |
All-Time Men's Lacrosse Conference Records
(listed by wins of current Conference members...not counting 2020 COVID-impacted season) |
| Team |
Seasons |
Record |
Pct. |
Conference Championships
(Reg. Season / Tournament) |
| Piedmont |
6 |
36-7 |
.837 |
2 / 1 |
| Pfeiffer |
5 |
35-5 |
.875 |
3 / 3 |
| Methodist |
6 |
24-22 |
.522 |
0 / 0 |
| Southern Virginia |
3 |
22-3 |
.880 |
2 / 1 |
| Greensboro |
6 |
22-24 |
.478 |
0 / 0 |
| Huntingdon |
6 |
21-22 |
.488 |
2 / 1 |
| William Peace |
6 |
15-31 |
.326 |
0 / 0 |
| LaGrange |
4 |
12-17 |
.414 |
0 / 0 |
| Brevard |
5 |
4-28 |
.125 |
0 / 0 |