PLL Power Rankings ahead of Week 5: Cannons the new No. 1

In Week 4 of the Premier Lacrosse League's 2025 season, the Atlas handled the Waterdogs, the Cannons held connected to decision the Whipsnakes, the Outlaws rallied to propulsion distant for a triumph against the Archers, and the Whips steamrolled the Chaos.

Six teams present person 2 wins. They are sandwiched by Boston astatine the apical and Carolina astatine the bottom.

Good luck separating the six successful the mediate ... which is precisely what I bash present for the latest variation of the PLL Power Rankings:

1. Boston Cannons

Current record: 3-1
Week 4 ranking: 3

Coach Brian Holman was backmost astatine Johns Hopkins -- helium graduated from determination successful 1983 -- and had to beryllium pleased with the imaginativeness of Asher Nolting (five assists) and the playmaking of Cannon midfielders Matt Campbell and Ryan Drenner.

They clamped down connected Maryland successful the 3rd quarter, expanding a 7-5 vantage to 12-8. Nolting made it 13-8 aboriginal successful the 4th quarter, and portion going scoreless the past 11:17, Boston held connected for the 13-12 win.

This weekend: vs. Chaos | Saturday, 8:30 p.m. ET (ESPN+)

2. Denver Outlaws

Current record: 2-2
Week 4 ranking: 7

A whopping 60% of goalie Logan McNaney's saves person been cleanable this season; the adjacent highest goalie successful the PLL is astatine 47%. The rookie from Maryland has the quality to snare shots without allowing rebounds, and propulsion assertive outlet passes. Those runouts person been a quality shaper for Denver. McNaney's humble poise and demeanor are icing connected the cake. He celebrated his 24th day successful benignant connected Sunday astatine Homewood, and is (2-0) arsenic the Outlaws' starter.

Coach Tim Soudan has aggregate options with erstwhile NFL wide receiver Jared Bernhardt. Bernhardt's velocity and acceleration marque him a unicorn, adjacent among different elite PLL players. After scoring 4 goals against Utah, he's going to beryllium demanding contiguous treble teams from present connected out.

That's 2 consecutive wins for the Outlaws with McNaney successful nett and Bernhardt connected offense.

This weekend: vs. Redwoods | Friday, 9 p.m. ET (ESPN+)

3. New York Atlas

Current record: 2-2
Week 4 ranking: 6

Coach Mike Pressler shook up his midfield unit group, sitting Myles Jones and Kyle Jackson. Reid Bowering, a lefty from British Columbia, was activated, and gave Jeff Teat immoderate wonderfully coagulated picks to tally disconnected of. SSDMs Danny Logan and Chet Comizio were backmost successful lineup. Logan, regarded arsenic the champion successful the concern astatine that position, whitethorn beryllium a two-goal plaything himself.

N.Y. showed up with the oculus of the tiger. They led 4-1 aft 12:00 and 8-4 astatine half. They haven't played a afloat 48 minutes to day successful my opinion, truthful finishing with a 17-9 triumph implicit Philadelphia felt similar a connection win. Jeff Teat was surely successful MVP form. They enactment unneurotic a brace of 6-1 runs to soundlessness the critics. Defenseman Gavin Adler was tenacious covering Michael Sowers, and goalie Liam Entenmann was connected fire.

This weekend: vs. Archers | Friday, 11:30 p.m. ET (ESPN+)

4. Utah Archers

Current record: 2-2
Week 4 ranking: 1

The Archers built a 10-5 pb implicit the Outlaws and past deed a wall, being outscored 8-0 to extremity the game; a 13-10 nonaccomplishment stings.

Multiple-pass goals person been successful abbreviated proviso this season. Utah ranks debased successful faceoff percent and violative efficiency, and turnovers proceed to beryllium an issue.

Harvard Rookie Sam King has provided a burst of vigor and been highly productive erstwhile helium gets touches. Tom Schreiber remains impactful, but helium can't bash it alone.

This weekend: vs. Atlas | Friday, 11:30 p.m. ET (ESPN+)

5. Philadelphia Waterdogs

Current record: 2-2
Week 4 ranking: 2

The discourtesy wasn't flowing successful Week 4, which was frustrating if you kept your eyes connected legendary Coach Bill Tierney during the broadcast.

It felt arsenic if Philadelphia failed to lucifer New York's intensity, urgency and combat level from the opening faceoff. Being down 4-1 and past 8-4 astatine fractional successful the vigor wasn't ideal.

Will we spot latest Tewaaraton Award victor CJ Kirst this week successful San Diego? The Cornell merchandise is coming disconnected manus surgery. July 11 successful Chicago possibly looks much likely.

This weekend: vs. Redwoods | Saturday, 6 p.m. ET (ESPN/ESPN+)

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Waterdogs travel up with stupendous instrumentality prevention to contradict definite goal

The Waterdogs' Ben Wayer makes an unthinkable instrumentality prevention to rob a definite extremity from the Atlas.

6. California Redwoods

Current record: 2-1
Week 4 ranking: 5

The Woods enjoyed a bye successful Week 4, avoiding the tropical temperatures successful Charm City, and present big a brace of games from San Diego connected Friday (Denver) and Saturday (Philadelphia).

Expect the improved Woods to bring the occurrence successful beforehand of a raucous location assemblage successful Torero Stadium.

This weekend: vs. Outlaws | Friday, 9 p.m. (ESPN+); vs. Waterdogs | Saturday, 6 p.m. ET (ESPN/ESPN+)

7. Maryland Whipsnakes

Current record: 2-3
Week 4 ranking: 4

The Whips divided their games this past weekend, dropping a adjacent contention to Boston and thrashing Carolina connected Sunday successful the finale. That emphatic triumph keeps them successful the postseason hunt.

Rookie goalie Emmet Carroll has earned different starting motion aft playing good successful the rout of the Chaos. Levi Anderson was dressed, and made an interaction disconnected the dodge from the wings. Look for the lefty from St. Joseph's to beryllium backmost successful the lineup adjacent weekend.

Rob Pannell acceptable the all-time assists grounds connected Saturday, and past recovered the nett doubly connected Sunday, ending a pugnacious drawstring of atrocious shooting luck. Matt Brandau and Aidan Carroll are surging, and uncovering their roles. Meanwhile, FOGO Joe Nardella takes a backmost spot to nobody.

Maryland deserves a bye aft 2 games wrong 16 hours successful aggravated vigor and humidity. You won't spot them again until Chicago connected July 11 and 12.

This weekend: Bye

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Rob Pannell rips successful a goal

Rob Pannell rips successful a goal

8. Carolina Chaos

Current record: 1-3
Week 4 ranking: 8

The Chaos had nary answers for Maryland, trailing 4-2 aft 1 4th and 12-4 astatine half. Offensive inefficiency was rampant successful their 20-6 loss, 1 of the worst successful PLL history.

The deficiency of defence and goaltending was startling, due to the fact that the Chaos usually play supra par successful that end. Short-stick sum was awful, slides were disjointed, prime play was poor, and interior sum non-existent arsenic the Whipsnakes got each look they wanted and controlled each the matchups. The discourtesy was held scoreless for the past 17 minutes successful a crippled that tin beryllium champion described arsenic forgettable.

This weekend: vs. Cannons | Saturday, 8:30 p.m. ET (ESPN+)