Chino Hills one win away from history; No. 4 St. Anthony, No. 5 U-D Jesuit and No. 25 New Albany aim for state titles this week.
MaxPreps Xcellent 25 National Boys Basketball Rankings presented by the Army National Guard 1. (No. 1 last week) Chino Hills (Calif.), 34-0Thoughts of the Dick's Sporting Goods High School Nationals winner coming through the backdoor to overtake the Huskies in the national rankings have been quelled by a dominant playoff run. Chino Hills has played seven postseason games – including three against teams that have appeared in the Xcellent 25 this season – and won by an average margin of 30.2 points per outing. Head coach Steve Baik's squad will meet De La Salle (Concord) on Saturday for the CIF Open Division state title.
2. (2) Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.), 42-1Regular season complete. The Warriors face Wasatch Academy (Mt. Pleasant, Utah) in the opening round at Dick's Nationals on March 31.
3. (3) Montverde Academy (Fla.), 25-1Regular season complete. Plays No. 9 Providence Day in opener at Dick's Nationals.
4. (4) St. Anthony (Jersey City, N.J.), 31-0The Friars have surrendered 20, 44, 29, 37 and 30 points, respectively, in five postseason outings. St. Anthony meets Linden on Monday night in the NJSIAA Tournament of Champions final.
5. (5) U-D Jesuit (Detroit, Mich.), 25-0Three wins away from the first state title in school history, the Cubs meet 22-1 Ypsilanti on Tuesday in the Class A quarterfinals.
6. (6) Stevens Point (Wis.), 28-0Lacking a strong out-of-state resume, there will always be some mystery from a national perspective with this Stevens Point team. The Panthers beat opponents by an average margin of 33.2 points per game and just one team all season (Sauk Prairie back in December) kept the final margin under 10 points.
7. (7) Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.), 28-1Regular season complete. Meets Georgia Class AAAAA state champ Miller Grove (Lithonia) in the opening round at Dick's Nationals.
8. (8) St. Benedict's Prep (Newark, N.J.), 34-1Regular season complete. Moving on to Dick's Nationals and a quarterfinal matchup with No. 10 La Lumiere.
9. (9) Providence Day (Charlotte, N.C.), 30-3NCISAA Class 3A state champions. Take on No. 3 Montverde Academy in opening round at Dick's Nationals.
10. (10) La Lumiere (LaPorte, Ind.), 25-3Regular season complete. Paired up with No. 8 St. Benedict's Prep in the opening round at Dick's Nationals.
11. (11) Greenforest (Decatur, Ga.), 30-2Season complete. Georgia Class A state champions.
12. (12) H.D. Woodson (Washington, D.C.), 33-0Season complete. DCIAA (league) and DCSAA (city) champions.
13. (13) DeSoto (Texas), 36-2Season complete. Class 6A state champions.
14. (14) Hopkins (Minnetonka, Minn.), 31-1Season complete. Class AAAA state champions.
15. (15) Atascocita (Humble, Texas), 38-1Season complete. Class 6A state runner-up.
16. (16) DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.), 32-5Season complete. WCAC regular season co-champions, Maryland private school state champions and Alhambra Catholic Invitational champions.
17. (17) Chaminade (St. Louis, Mo.), 27-5Jayson Tatum went for 40 points and grabbed 14 rebounds in his final high school game Saturday as Chaminade beat Kickapoo (Springfield) 72-59 for Missouri's Class 5 title.
18. (18) Hamilton Heights Christian Academy (Chattanooga, Tenn.), 27-3Season complete. NACA Division 1 champions.
19. (20) Althoff Catholic (Belleville, Ill.), 32-2Junior star
Jordan Goodwin scored 19 points and grabbed 10 boards to power a 62-37 win over Lincoln Way-East in the Illinois Class 3A title game.
20. (21) Memphis East (Memphis, Tenn.), 32-2Penny Hardaway's Mustangs edged unbeaten Blackman (Murfreesboro) in the semis, then knocked off 30-win Cordova on Saturday to nail down Tennessee's Class AAA state crown.
21. (22) Lancaster (Texas), 36-2Season complete. Class 5A state champions.
22. (23) Overland (Aurora, Colo.), 25-3Season complete. Class 5A state champions.
23. (24) Bingham (South Jordan, Utah), 24-2Season complete. Class 4A state champions.
24. (25) Westlake (Atlanta, Ga.), 27-4Season complete. Class AAAAAA state champions.
25. (NR) New Albany (Ind.), 26-1Sophomore sensation
Romeo Langford (46 points) and the Bulldogs dismantled Indiana preseason No. 1 Southport 82-64 on Saturday to earn a trip to the Class 4A state championship game.
Dropped out: No. 19
Simeon (Chicago)On the bubble: Dakota (Macomb, Mich.), 25-0;
Federal Way (Wash.), 29-0;
Miller Grove (Lithonia, Ga.), 30-2;
Neumann-Goretti (Philadelphia), 27-4;
Roman Catholic (Philadelphia), 28-4;
Westerville South (Westerville, Ohio), 26-4
