MaxPreps High School Top 25 boys basketball national rankings

With a week left to go in the season, four teams from the Upper Midwest join the rankings after winning state titles.

The Michigan state playoffs have been, as the kids like to call it, absolutely lit! This shot by Josh Layman of Ludington (MI) continued the trend as he sends his Orioles to the state championship.

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Video: Dramatic buzzer beater in Michigan playoffs
Ludington stunned River Rouge over the weekend with this shot in the Class B semifinals.

MaxPreps High School Top 25 Boys Basketball Rankings presented by the Army National Guard

1. (No. 1 last week) Nathan Hale (Seattle), 29-0
WIAA Class 3A state champions. Season complete.

2. (2) Memphis East (Memphis, Tenn.), 33-3
TSSAA Class AAA state champions. Season complete.

3. (3) Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia), 31-2
PIAA Class AAAA state champions. Season complete.

4. (4) Bishop Montgomery (Torrance, Calif.), 31-2
CIF Open Division state champions. Season complete.

5. (5) Jonesboro (Ark.), 32-0
AHSAA Class 6A state champions. Season complete.

6. (6) Patrick School (Elizabeth, N.J.), 29-4
NJSIAA Tournament of Champions winner. Season complete.

7. (7) Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.), 32-5
WCAC, DCSAA and Alhambra Catholic Invitational champions. Season complete.

8. (8) Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.), 33-3
Season complete.

9. (9) Greensboro Day (Greensboro, N.C.), 33-3
NCISAA Class 3A state champions. Meets Independent Top 10 No. 1 IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) on Thursday at Dick's Sporting Goods High School Nationals in New York.

10. (10) Brentwood Academy (Brentwood, Tenn.), 30-2
TSSAA Division II-AA state champions. Season complete.

Butler signee Kyle Young (No. 35) helped Jackson win Ohio’s Division I state title. The Polar Bears went 89-14 during Young’s four years in the program.

File photo by Jeff Harwell

11. (11) Trinity Episcopal (Richmond, Va.), 35-1
VISAA Division I state champions. Season complete.

12. (12) Tift County (Tifton, Ga.), 29-2
GHSAA AAAAAAA state champions. Season complete.

13. (13) Webster Groves (Mo.), 29-2
MSHSAA Class 5 state champions. Season complete.

14. (14) Shadow Mountain (Phoenix), 27-0
AIA Class 4A state champions. Meets Independent Top 10 No. 4 Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.) on Thursday at Dick's Sporting Goods High School Nationals.

15. (17) Cypress Falls (Houston), 35-3
UIL Class 6A state champions. Season complete.

16. (18) Basha (Chandler, Ariz.), 31-1
AIA Class 6A state champions. Season complete.

17. (20) Chino Hills (Calif.), 30-3
Season complete.

18. (21) Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.), 27-3
Season complete.

19. (NR) Clarkston (Mich.), 27-1
MHSAA Class A state champions. Season complete.

20. (NR) Archbishop Wood (Warminster, Pa.), 28-3
PIAA Class AAAAA state champions. Season complete.

21. (NR) Jackson (Massillon, Ohio), 28-2
OHSAA Division I state champions. Season complete.

22. (NR) Apple Valley (Minn.), 30-2
MSHSL Class AAAA state champions. Season complete.

23. (23) Jefferson (Portland, Ore.), 27-1
OSAA Class 6A state champions. Season complete.

24. (24) L.C. Bird (Chesterfield, Va.), 27-1
VHSL Class 5A state champions. Season complete.

25. (NR) Vashon (St. Louis, Mo.), 27-3
MSHSAA Class 4 State champions. Season complete.

Dropped out: No. 15 Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati, Ohio), No. 16 Champlin Park (Champlin, Minn.), 19. Grand Rapids Christian (Mich.), No. 22 Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.), No. 25 Woodcreek (Roseville, Calif.)

MaxPreps High School Top 25 boys basketball national rankings

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