High school basketball rankings: St. Mary's Prep earns spot in MaxPreps Top 25 after claiming state title in Michigan

By Jordan Divens Mar 19, 2024, 10:30am

No. 7 Wisconsin Lutheran, No. 13 North Mecklenburg and No. 15 Central Cabarrus also completed runs to state championships last week.

St. Mary's Prep (Orchard Lake) surged into this week's MaxPreps Top 25 high school basketball rankings after capturing the Division I state championship in Michigan over the weekend.

St. Mary's Prep took down North Farmington (Farmington Hills) in the title game behind 32 points and ten rebounds from top 20 junior Trey McKenney. The Eaglets replaced previous No. 25 Bartlett, who dropped out of the rankings after suffering a loss to Cookeville in Tennessee's Division 1 Class 4A state semifinals.

No. 7 Wisconsin Lutheran (Milwaukee, Wis.) and No. 15 Central Cabarrus (Concord, N.C.) each completed unbeaten seasons with lopsided wins in their respective state championship games over the weekend. Central Cabarrus has now won 65 consecutive games dating back to the start of last season.

No. 13 North Mecklenburg (Huntersville, N.C.) was the other MaxPreps Top 25 team to win a state title over the weekend. The Vikings escaped with an overtime win in the state semifinals before a 10-point victory in the title game.



No. 10 Archbishop Stepinac (White Plains, N.Y.), No. 14 Great Crossing (Georgetown, Ky.) and No. 16 Fishers (Ind.) are the only nationally-ranked teams who remain active in state tournament action.
No. 15 Central Cabarrus extends the nation's longest winning streak to 65 games after capturing second straight NCHSAA Class 3A state crown. (Photo: Brad Arrowood)
No. 15 Central Cabarrus extends the nation's longest winning streak to 65 games after capturing second straight NCHSAA Class 3A state crown. (Photo: Brad Arrowood)
MaxPreps Top 25 basketball rankings

Record: 27-4 | Last week: 1
Class 7A state champions, Competing in The Throne and Chipotle Natoinals.

Record: 33-2 | Last week: 2
VISAA Division I state champions, Washington Catholic Athletic Conference regular season and tournament champions. Competing in Chipotle Nationals.

Record: 40-0 | Last week: 3
Class 6A state champions. Competing in The Throne.

Record: 29-3 | Last week: 4
Non-Public A state champions. Competing in The Throne.

Record: 33-3 | Last week: 5
Season complete. Open Division state champions.



Record: 30-2 | Last week: 6
Class AAAAAAA state champions. Competing in The Throne.

Record: 30-0 | Last week: 7
Captured the Division 2 state championship for the first time since 2014 with an 83-62 victory over three-time defending champion Pewaukee. Logan Rindfleisch contributed a team-high 20 points and five-star Duke signee Kon Knueppel tallied 11 points, 11 assists and five rebounds.

Record: 29-2 | Last week: 8
Season complete. Non-Public B state champions.

Record: 27-4 | Last week: 9
Class 7A state runner-up. Competing in the Throne.

Record: 25-4 | Last week: 10
Close out their season with a contest against the PSAL champion on Sunday.

Record: 38-2 | Last week: 11
Season complete. Class 6A state runner-up.



Record: 26-6 | Last week: 12
Season complete. Class AAAAAAA state runner-up.

Record: 29-3 | Last week: 13
Claimed the Class 4A state state for the first time since 2019 with a 57-47 victory over previously-unbeaten New Hanover (Wilmington) led by a game-high 23 points and eight rebounds from five-star Duke signee Isaiah Evans.

Record: 33-1 | Last week: 14
Advanced to the KHSAA Sweet Sixteen with a 56-53 victory over Lexington Catholic (Lexington) thanks to junior Vince Dawson, who sank the game-winning 3-pointer from the top of the key as time expired. Dawson led the way with 23 points and nine rebounds in the victory.

Record: 33-0 | Last week: 15
Extended the nation's longest win streak to 65 games, repeating as Class 4A state champions with a 90-62 victory over Seventy-First (Fayetteville). Central Cabarrus was led by 22 points from senior forward Josh Dalton and 20 points from Lees-McRae commit Desmond Kent Jr.

Record: 28-1 | Last week: 19
Won two games in one day to advance to the state title game where they face defending state champion Ben Davis on March 30. The Tigers knocked off Crown Point 48-37 in the Class 4A state quarterfinals before slipping past Wayne (Fort Wayne) 69-61 in the semifinals.

Record: 28-3 | Last week: 16
Class AAAAA state champions. Competing in The Throne.



Record: 29-2 | Last week: 17
Class AAAA state champions. Competing in The Throne.

Record: 27-3 | Last week: 18
Season complete.

Record: 31-4 | Last week: 20
Competing in The Throne.

Record: 25-3 | Last week: 21
Class 2 state champions. Competing in The Throne.

Record: 27-4 | Last week: 22
Season complete. Class AA champions.

Record: 27-1 | Last week: NR
Won its first state title since 2000 with a 63-52 victory over North Farmington (Farmington Hills). Top 20 junior Trey Mckenney went off for 32 points and ten rebounds on 8 of 11 from the field and 14 of 14 from the free throw line in the win.

Record: 30-2 | Last week: 23
Group 2 state champions. Competing in The Throne.

Record: 28-6 | Last week: 24
Season complete.