MaxPreps Xcellent 25 National Boys Basketball Rankings presented by the Army National Guard 1. (No. 1 last week) Chino Hills (Calif.), 30-0There was no
New York Times jinx last week for the Huskies, who
hammered 11-time state champion Mater Dei (Santa Ana) 102-54 in the section semifinals Saturday night. Up next is No. 6 Sierra Canyon in the championship game – a showdown that will be as highly anticipated in Southern California as any in recent memory.
2. (2) Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.), 39-1With five games left on the regular season schedule, the Warriors look assured of their third consecutive 40-win season.
3. (3) Montverde Academy (Fla.), 25-1Regular season complete. Will participate in Dick's Sporting Goods High School Nationals, April 31-March 2 in New York City.
4. (4) Atascocita (Humble, Texas), 34-0The march through the Texas Class 6A tourney continues for the Eagles, who meet 25-5 Klein Forest on Tuesday.
5. (5) St. Anthony (Jersey City, N.J.), 26-0Just four St. Anthony opponents this season have been able to get to 50 points. The Friars are allowing a paltry 34 points per game over their last seven outings.
6. (6) Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.), 26-3The Trailblazers beat two computer national Top 15 teams (Redondo Beach and Bishop Montgomery) to set up Saturday's titanic matchup with No. 1 Chino Hills. The game will be played at the Honda Center in Anaheim.
7. (7) U-D Jesuit (Detroit, Mich.), 19-0With a 70-45 win over De La Salle Collegiate (Warren) on Sunday, the Cubs became the first team in over six decades to win four consecutive Catholic League titles.
8. (8) Stevens Point (Wis.), 22-0Capped an unbeaten regular season Friday night with an 88-47 win over Wausau West. The Panthers open postseason play this week against Appleton North.
9. (9) Wayne (Huber Heights, Ohio), 25-0Three postseason games, three wins by 50 points or more for the Warriors.
10. (10) Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.), 27-1The Pilots close out the regular season Monday against Impact Academy. An invite to Dick's Nationals should be forthcoming.
11. (11) St. Benedict's Prep (Newark, N.J.), 30-1Head coach Mark Taylor's team has wins over programs from six different states and Canada this season.
12. (12) St. John's (Washington, D.C.), 28-3On the heels of Washington Catholic Athletic Conference regular season and tournament titles, the Cadets will look to add the DCSAA crown to their resume this week.
13. (14) Providence Day (Charlotte, N.C.), 30-3NCISAA 3A state champions. Potential Dick's Nationals participant.
14. (15) Seton Hall Prep (West Orange, N.J.), 27-1Closed out the regular season Friday with a 50-44 win over East Side (Newark).
15. (17) La Lumiere (LaPorte, Ind.), 25-3The Lakers are likely Dick's Nationals-bound after wrapping up the regular season with a lopsided win Friday night.
16. (18) Apple Valley (Minn.), 27-1Winners of 21 games in a row, the Eagles face Eagan on Thursday in sectional play.
17. (20) Greenforest (Decatur, Ga.), 29-2In a rematch of last year's title game, Greenforest faces Kobi Simmons and St. Francis (Alpharetta) on Saturday in the Class A state championship.
18. (13) DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.), 26-5The Stags open the Maryland private school tournament Thursday against Riverdale Baptist (Upper Marlboro).
19. (21) Chaminade (St. Louis, Mo.), 21-5Duke-bound star
Jayson Tatum enters the postseason this week averaging 28.5 points and 9.3 rebounds per game.
20. (22) Hopkins (Minnetonka, Minn.), 27-1The Royals have topped the 90-point mark in both postseason outings so far.
21. (23) Hamilton Heights Christian Academy (Chattanooga, Tenn.), 27-3Impressive weekend for the Hawks as they routed The Rock (Gainesville, Fla.) and Mountain Mission (Grundy, Va.) by a combined 44 points to win the National Association of Christian Athletes Division I title.
22. (24) Garfield (Seattle, Wash.), 24-2In a regional contest Saturday night, the Bulldogs outran Wilson (Tacoma) 118-80 behind 20 points apiece from
Alphonso Anderson and
Jaylen Nowell.
23. (25) DeSoto (Texas), 31-2The Eagles advanced to the Class 6A regional quarterfinals (round of 32) with a 35-point win over Euless Trinity and 32-point win over Justin Northwest.
24. (NR) Simeon (Chicago), 24-3The Wolverines went through Chicagoland contenders Evanston, Kenwood, Morgan Park (twice) and Whitney Young late in the season to establish themselves as the Windy City's best.
25. (NR) Althoff Catholic (Belleville, Ill.), 25-2One of Althoff's losses came early in the season with four starters out of the lineup transitioning from football. The other came against No. 19 Chaminade.
Dropped out: No. 16
Bishop Montgomery (Torrance, Calif.), No. 19
Neumann-Goretti (Philadelphia, Pa.)On the bubble: Dakota (Macomb, Mich.),
Memphis East (Memphis, Tenn.),
Miller Grove (Lithonia, Ga.),
Patrick School (Elizabeth, N.J.),
Scotlandville (Baton Rouge, La.),
Taylor Allderdice (Pittsburgh, Pa.),
Woodson (Washington, D.C.)