Lake Oswego, St. Anthony slide out of rankings following stunning upsets; Simeon makes big jump after state playoff win over rival Whitney Young.
Mr. Basketball Luke Fischer and Germantown beat Mukwonago in Wisconsin's Division 1 title game over the weekend, capping back-to-back unbeaten seasons and winning their 56th game in a row.
File photo by Allen Fredrickson
Season complete. Class 5A state champions.
2. (2) Germantown (Wis.), 28-0Season complete. Division 1 state champions (see title game recap
here).
3. (6) Etiwanda (Calif.), 27-2If the Eagles can get past Westchester (Los Angeles) on Tuesday, a showdown with the Long Beach Poly-Mater Dei winner will decide who represents SoCal in the CIF Open Division state championship game.
4. (7) Olympic (Charlotte, N.C.), 29-0The Trojans are one win away from North Carolina's Class 4A state title. Olympic meets Broughton (Raleigh) on Saturday at the Dean E. Smith Center in Chapel Hill.
5. (8) Pershing (Detroit), 23-0After a close call over the weekend against Motor City rival Cass Tech in a district final thriller, the Doughboys meet Thurston (Redford) on Monday in the Class A regional semifinals.{PAGEBREAK}
Fans in Southern California have been hoping to see Stanley Johnson and Mater Dei face Long Beach Poly all season. That matchup arrives Tuesday.
Photo by David Hood
The Wolverines will have to win three games this week to capture their fourth Illinois Class 4A state title in a row. A rematch of last year's state championship game could happen in the semifinals against Proviso East (Maywood).
7. (9) Iowa City West (Iowa), 26-0Season complete. Class 4A state champions.
8. (10) Blanche Ely (Pompano Beach, Fla.), 27-1Class 7A state champions. Will participate in National High School Invitational April 4-6.
9. (12) North Little Rock (Ark.), 30-1Season complete. Class 7A state champions.
10. (13) Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.), 31-2The Monarchs finally meet Long Beach Poly on Tuesday for the right to advance in CIF Open Division play. Mater Dei and Poly were widely viewed as the state's top two teams through much of the season, but Poly lost in the CIF Southern Section semifinals, preventing the matchup - until now.{PAGEBREAK}
Irmo has celebrated an unbeaten season and Class AAAA state title in South Carolina.
Photo by Ronald Roper
No. 6 Simeon ended Whitney Young's season Friday night, leaving the matter of where to slot in Tyrone Slaughter's squad a difficult one. The Dolphins played 11 games against teams that were ranked nationally at some point in the season by MaxPreps, going 8-3. Whitney Young beat an outstanding Long Beach Poly team by 33 at the Spalding Hoophall Classic, won the Beach Ball Classic in South Carolina and went 2-1 at the City of Palms Classic with a close loss to eventual champ Montverde Academy (Fla.).
12. (14) Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas), 29-3Season complete. Division I state champions.
13. (15) Long Beach Poly (Calif.), 28-3The Jackrabbits set up Tuesday's showdown with No. 10 Mater Dei by beating St. John Bosco (Bellflower) on a last-second putback by Jordan Bell. See full story
here.
14. (16) Chester (Pa.), 25-3After a 31-point win over Cumberland Valley (Mechanicsburg) in the first round of Pennsylvania's Class AAAA state tournament, the Clippers face Williamsport on Wednesday.
15. (17) Irmo (Columbia, S.C.), 29-0Season complete. Class AAAA state champions.{PAGEBREAK}
Kyle Davis and Morgan Park have won four games in the Illinois Class 3A state playoffs by an average margin of 49 points per game.
Photo by Jann Hendry
Season complete. Class 6A state champions.
17. (19) Bishop Montgomery (Torrance, Calif.), 31-1The Knights will face Army-Navy (Carlsbad) on Tuesday in California's Division IV state tournament, but may be doing so without a pair of key contributors after both were ejected in a weekend win over St. Joseph (Santa Maria).
18. (20) Walnut Hills (Cincinnati), 25-1Following a 68-54 win over Centerville, the Eagles are four wins away from Ohio's Division I state title. Walnut Hills will meet Springboro on Wednesday at Xavier University's Cintas Center.
19. (21) Morgan Park (Chicago), 30-3The Mustangs aren't holding back in the Illinois Class 3A state tournament, beating four opponents thus far by 67, 33, 63 and 36 points, respectively.
20. (22) Romulus (Mich.), 22-1The Eagles have been as hot as any team in the country over the last month. Since Feb. 15, Romulus has won all seven outings by 26 points or more – including an 80-54 thrashing of Glenn (Westland) over the weekend in a Class A district final.{PAGEBREAK}
Fort Bend Travis players begin to celebrate as the final seconds tick away in the Texas Class 5A state title game against South Grand Prairie.
Photo by Jim Redman
Season complete. Class 6A state champions.
22. (24) Northland (Columbus, Ohio), 26-0 A potential meeting with No. 18 Walnut Hills could materialize in the finals, but first the Vikings will have to get past Timken (Canton) on Wednesday in the regional semifinals.
23. (NR) Fort Bend Travis (Richmond, Texas), 33-5Season complete. Class 5A state champions.
24. (25) Miller Grove (Lithonia, Ga.), 30-3Season complete. Class AAAAA state champions.
25. (NR) Carmel (Ind.), 23-2Indiana's defending Class 4A champions are looking like a threat to do it again this season. The Greyhounds meet Merrillville on Saturday with a trip to Bankers Life Fieldhouse for the state title game on the line.
Dropped out: No. 3 last week
Lake Oswego (Ore.), No. 4
St. Anthony (Jersey City, N.J.), No. 25
South Grand Prairie (Grand Prairie, Texas)
