Montverde Academy earned the final No. 1 ranking by beating then-No. 1 Oak Hill Academy in the Dick's Nationals final Saturday at Madison Square Garden. The Eagles have won 65 of their last 66 games dating back to January of 2013.
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2014 –
Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)2013 –
Lone Peak (Highland, Utah),
Montverde Academy (Fla.) *
2012 –
St. Anthony (Jersey City, N.J.),
Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) *
2011 –
St. Anthony (Jersey City, N.J.)2010 –
Yates (Houston)2009 –
Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.)* During the 2011-12 and 2012-13 seasons, MaxPreps used a separate set of rankings for independent schools and basketball-centric academy programs but returned to an "all-comers" format prior to the 2013-14 season.
Ben Simmons takes the floor for his final high school game Saturday at Madison Square Garden. He went out with a very Ben Simmons-like performance, tallying 20 points, 11 rebounds and six assists in Montverde Academy's win over Oak Hill Academy.
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Dick’s Sporting Goods High School Nationals champion.
2. (1) Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.), 47-1 *Dick’s Nationals runner-up.
3. (3) Cape Henry Collegiate (Virginia Beach, Va.), 31-2VISAA Division I state champions.
4. (8) Huntington St. Joseph Prep (W.Va.), 31-3Dick’s Nationals participant.
5. (4) Wheeler (Marietta, Ga.), 30-3GHSA Class AAAAAA state champions. Dick’s Nationals participant.
6. (11) Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.), 29-3Dick’s Nationals participant.
7. (5) Blanche Ely (Pompano Beach, Fla.), 28-1FHSAA Class 7A state champions. Dick’s Nationals participant.
8. (6) Corona del Sol (Tempe, Ariz.), 32-1AIA Division I state champions.
9. (7) Jonesboro (Ga.), 32-1GHSA Class AAAA state champions.
10. (10) Plano West (Plano, Texas), 33-2UIL Class 6A state champions.
11. (9) Greensboro Day (N.C.), 33-3NCISAA Class 3A state champions. Dick’s Nationals participant.
12. (12) Wesleyan Christian Academy (High Point, N.C.), 27-5NCISAA Class 3A runner-up.
13. (13) Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland, Calif.), 28-4North Coast Section Division III and CIF Open Division state champions.
14. (14) Mustang (Okla.), 28-0OSSAA Class 6A state champions.
15. (15) Cardinal Gibbons (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 33-1FHSAA Class 5A state champions.
16. (16) Callaway (Jackson, Miss.), 31-3MHSAA Class 5A state champions.
17. (17) Garfield (Seattle), 27-2WIAA Class 3A state champions.
18. (18) Roman Catholic (Philadelphia), 29-2PIAA Class AAAA state champions.
19. (19) DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.), 33-4Maryland private schools tournament and Alhambra Catholic Invitational champions.
20. (20) Roselle Catholic (Roselle, N.J.), 28-4NJSIAA Tournament of Champions winner.
21. (21) Stevenson (Lincolnshire, Ill.), 30-3IHSA Class 4A state champions.
22. (22) Western International (Detroit), 26-0MHSAA Class A state champions.
23. (23) Providence (Jacksonville, Fla.), 31-1FHSAA Class 3A state champions. Season complete.
24. (24) Wings Academy (Bronx, N.Y.), 30-3Class AA Federation Tournament of Champions winner. Dick's Nationals participant.
25. (25) Hamilton (Memphis, Tenn.), 16-16 **TSSAA Class AAA state champions.
* Record includes forfeit victory
** Record includes 15 forfeit losses
