High school boys basketball Top 25 composite rankings
Montverde Academy (FL) - 2014 Basketball
MaxPreps, Grassroots Hoops, PrepNation and USA Today have all released high school boys basketball national rankings this week.
We've thrown them into the pot to create a composite look at where high school basketball's elite stand. For a complete look at each media outlet's picks, click on the links below:
MaxPreps Xcellent 25 | Grassroots Hoops Fab 50 | PrepNation | USA Today Super 25
Only schools recognized by two or more media outlets are eligible for inclusion in the composite rankings. Teams were assigned a score of of 40 for each media outlet that did not recognize them as part of their Top 25, rewarding teams that received consensus acclaim.
Boys Basketball Top 25 Composite Rankings
1. Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.)
Average rank: 1.0
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 1
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 1
PrepNation: 1
USA Today Super 25: 1
2. Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.)
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Dwayne Bacon, Oak Hill
Average rank: 2.25
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 2
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 2
PrepNation: 2
USA Today Super 25: 3
3. Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.)
Average rank: 3.75
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 3
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 3
PrepNation: 5
USA Today Super 25: 4
4. La Lumiere (LaPorte, Ind.)
Average rank: 6.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 4
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 8
PrepNation: 7
USA Today Super 25: 7
5. Roselle Catholic (N.J.)
Average rank: 7.0
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 9
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 4
PrepNation: 10
USA Today Super 25: 5
6. Huntington St. Joseph Prep (Huntington, W.Va.)
Average rank: 7.3
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 6
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: NR*
PrepNation: 8
USA Today Super 25: 8
7. Stevenson (Lincolnshire, Ill.)
Average rank: 8.25
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 7
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 6
PrepNation: 4
USA Today Super 25: 16
8. Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland, Calif.)
Average rank: 8.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 8
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 9
PrepNation: 6
USA Today Super 25: 11
9. Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)
Average rank: 9.25
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 12
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 16
PrepNation: 3
USA Today Super 25: 6
10. Wheeler (Marietta, Ga.)
Average rank: 10.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 16
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 7
PrepNation: 9
USA Today Super 25: 10
11. Simeon (Chicago)
Average rank: 12.0
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 10
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 11
PrepNation: 15
USA Today Super 25: 12
12. Plano West (Texas)
Average rank: 12.75
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 11
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 13
PrepNation: 13
USA Today Super 25: 14
13. Wesleyan Christian Academy (High Point, N.C.)
Average rank: 14.0
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 14
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 19
PrepNation: 21
USA Today Super 25: 2
14. St. Benedict's Prep (Newark, N.J.)
Average rank: 15.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 19
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 5
PrepNation: 18
USA Today Super 25: 20
15. Cape Henry Collegiate (Virginia Beach, Va.)
Average rank: 15.75
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 13
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 18
PrepNation: 17
USA Today Super 25: 15
16. Our Savior New American (Centereach, N.Y.)
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Chieck Diallo, Our Savior New American
Average rank: 18.0
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 21
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: NR*
PrepNation: 16
USA Today Super 25: 17
17. Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.)
Average rank: 19.25
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 5
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 14
PrepNation: NR (40)
USA Today Super 25: 18
18. Centennial (Corona, Calif.)
Average rank: 20.75
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 20
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 12
PrepNation: 11
USA Today Super 25: NR (40)
19. Christ the King (Middle Village, N.Y.)
Average rank: 22.75
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 23
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 23
PrepNation: 22
USA Today Super 25: 23
20. Muskegon (Mich.)
Average rank: 24.0
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 17
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: NR (40)
PrepNation: 14
USA Today Super 25: 25
21. Hamilton (Memphis, Tenn.)
Average rank: 25.0
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 25
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 15
PrepNation: 20
USA Today Super 25: NR (40)
22. Long Island Lutheran (Brookville, N.Y.)
Average rank: 27.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR (40)
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 21
PrepNation: NR
USA Today Super 25: 9
23. Atascocita (Humble, Texas)
Average rank: 29.25
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 15
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 22
PrepNation: NR
USA Today Super 25: NR (40)
24. Trinity (Louisville, Ky.)
Average rank: 30.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR (40)
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 17
PrepNation: 25
USA Today Super 25: NR (40)
25. Villa Angela-St. Joseph (Cleveland)
Average rank: 31.25
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 22
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: NR (40)
PrepNation: 23
USA Today Super 25: NR (40)
Ranked by two media outlets
Corona del Sol (Tempe, Ariz.), Grassroots Hoops No. 24; USA Today No. 24
Ranked by one media outlet
Archbishop Carroll (Radnor, Pa.), PrepNation No. 24
Arlington Country Day (Jacksonville, Fla.), Grassroots Hoops No. 20
DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.), USA Today No. 19
Fairfax (Los Angeles), USA Today No. 13
Greensboro Day (Greensboro, N.C.), MaxPreps No. 24
John Carroll (Bel Air, Md.), USA Today No. 22
La Salle College (Wyndmoor, Pa.), USA Today No. 21
Putnam City West (Oklahoma City), PrepNation No. 19
Rainier Beach (Seattle), PrepNation No. 12
Riverside Academy (Reserve, La.), Grassroots Hoops No. 25
Sagemont (Weston, Fla.), MaxPreps No. 18
Wayne (Huber Heights, Ohio), Grassroots Hoops No. 10
* Huntington St. Joseph Prep, Our Savior New American not eligible for inclusion in Grassroots Hoops Fab 50.