06/30/23 - The 2023 Inside Lacrosse final rankings had Taft at #11 following a 15-2 record where they repeated as Western New England Founder League Champs. IL had Calvert Hall finishing with a #15 ranking after going 11-6 and making it the MIAA Championships.

Nike/USA rankings had a much different idea of where the teams fit in. They had Calvert Hall ranked 12th in their final rankings. Taft was nowhere to be found in their top 25. They didn't even get any votes/mentions in the "also considered" section.

While the summer NHSLS is certainly not an answer to who was better in the '23 spring season, it did allow the both programs to battle it out for bragging rights for not only their schools, but their leagues and regions.