Leading scorer Ryan Paltauf is one of several key players back for the University of Saint Joseph (Conn.) this season. (USJ Athletics)
New England is home to some of the best teams in all of Division 3 lacrosse.
Everyone knows how good the NESCAC is, a notion reinforced last spring when Tufts won the NCAA championship. But there are plenty of other teams in the region coming off accolades and wearing targets on their backs.
In fact, half of our preseason Top 10 is made up of teams that don't call the NESCAC home.
Season openers are still a few weeks away, but these are the top D-3 teams in New England going into the spring.
