High school boys basketball Top 25 composite rankings

MaxPreps, PrepNation, USA Today and Student Sports have all released their first high school basketball national rankings of 2014.

We've thrown them all into the pot to create a composite look at where high school basketball's elite stand. For a closer look at each media outlet's picks, click on the links below:

MaxPreps Xcellent 25 | MaxPreps Freeman Rankings (Computer) | PrepNation | USA Today Super 25 | Student Sports Fab 50

Only schools recognized by two or more media outlets were eligible for inclusion in the composite rankings. Teams were assigned an average of 40 for each media outlet that did not recognize them as part of their Top 25, rewarding teams that received consensus acclaim.



High School Boys Basketball National Composite Top 25

1. Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.)
Average rank: 1
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 1
MaxPreps Freeman: 1
PrepNation: 1
USA Today: 1
Student Sports: 1

2. Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)
Average rank: 2.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 2
MaxPreps Freeman: 2
PrepNation: 2
USA Today: 2
Student Sports: 6

3. Paul VI (Fairfax, Va.)
Average rank: 4.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 3
MaxPreps Freeman: 4
PrepNation: 3
USA Today: 7
Student Sports: 5

4. Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.)
Average rank: 5.0
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 4
MaxPreps Freeman: 9
PrepNation: 5
USA Today: 5
Student Sports: 2

5. Rainier Beach (Seattle)
Average rank: 5.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 6
MaxPreps Freeman: 8
PrepNation: 6
USA Today: 4
Student Sports: 4



6. White Station (Memphis, Tenn.)
Average rank: 6.0
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 5
MaxPreps Freeman: 15
PrepNation: 4
USA Today: 3
Student Sports: 3

7. Loyola (Los Angeles)
Average rank: 9.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 15
MaxPreps Freeman: 3
PrepNation: 9
USA Today: 9
Student Sports: 13

8. Our Savior New American (Centereach, N.Y.)
Average rank: 11.0
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 8
MaxPreps Freeman: 22
PrepNation: 8
USA Today: 6
Student Sports: NR
* Our Savior New American is not eligible for consideration in the Student Sports Fab 50 and the average rank is based on MaxPreps, PrepNation and USA Today placement.

9. Archbishop Carroll (Radnor, Pa.)
Average rank: 12.0
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 12
MaxPreps Freeman: 11
PrepNation: 13
USA Today: 16
Student Sports: 8

10. Arsenal Technical (Indianapolis)
Average rank: 12.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 13
MaxPreps Freeman: 5
PrepNation: 14
USA Today: 15
Student Sports: 14

11. Sunrise Christian Academy (Bel Aire, Kan.)
Average rank: 15.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 7
MaxPreps Freeman: NR
PrepNation: 11
USA Today: 11
Student Sports: 7

12. Curie (Chicago)
Average rank: 16.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 14
MaxPreps Freeman: NR
PrepNation: 12
USA Today: 8
Student Sports: 10



13. Northside Christian Academy (Charlotte, N.C.)
Average rank: 17.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 11
MaxPreps Freeman: NR
PrepNation: 7
USA Today: 12
Student Sports: 18

T14. Germantown (Wis.)
Average rank: 19.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 9
MaxPreps Freeman: NR
PrepNation: 19
USA Today: 20
Student Sports: 9

T14. Providence (Jacksonville, Fla.)
Average rank: 19.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 16
MaxPreps Freeman: 19
PrepNation: 10
USA Today: NR
Student Sports: 12

16. Apple Valley (Minn.)
Average rank: 21.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 24
MaxPreps Freeman: 7
PrepNation: 17
USA Today: NR
Student Sports: 19

T17. Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.)
Average rank: 23.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 22
MaxPreps Freeman: NR
PrepNation: 16
USA Today: 22
Student Sports: 17

T17. Roselle Catholic (Roselle, N.J.)
Average rank: 23.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 10
MaxPreps Freeman: 17
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: 10
Student Sports: NR



19. Carmel (Ind.)
Average rank: 25.0
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 21
MaxPreps Freeman: 10
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: 14
Student Sports: NR

20. Stevenson (Lincolnshire, Ill.)
Average rank: 26.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 19
MaxPreps Freeman: NR
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: 13
Student Sports: 20

21. La Lumiere (LaPorte, Ind.)
Average rank: 26.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 17
MaxPreps Freeman: NR
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: 21
Student Sports: 15

22. Whitney Young (Chicago)
Average rank: 29.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
MaxPreps Freeman: NR
PrepNation: 15
USA Today: NR
Student Sports: 11

T23. Blue Valley Northwest (Overland Park, Kan.)
Average rank: 32.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
MaxPreps Freeman: NR
PrepNation: 20
USA Today: NR
Student Sports: 21

T23. Lincoln (Brooklyn, N.Y.)
Average rank: 32.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
MaxPreps Freeman: NR
PrepNation: 18
USA Today:NR
Student Sports: 23



25. Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.)
Average rank: 32.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 25
MaxPreps Freeman: NR
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: 17
Student Sports: NR

Ranked by two media outlets

Neumann-Goretti (Philadelphia), PrepNation No. 21/Student Sports No. 25
St. John's (Washington, D.C.), PrepNation No. 24/Student Sports No. 22

Ranked by one media outlet

Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati, Ohio), Student Sports No. 24
Beaumont Central (Beaumont, Texas), MaxPreps Freeman No. 23
Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas), PrepNation No. 23
Bishop Montgomery (Torrance, Calif.), MaxPreps Freeman No. 12
Cape Henry Collegiate (Virginia Beach, Va.), MaxPreps Freeman No. 20
Cardinal Hayes (Bronx, N.Y.), MaxPreps Freeman No. 18
Centennial (Corona, Calif.), MaxPreps Freeman No. 24
Consortium College Prep (Detroit), MaxPreps Freeman No. 25
Corona del Sol (Tempe, Ariz.), MaxPreps Xcellent 25 No. 23
Fossil Ridge (Fort Collins, Colo.), MaxPreps Freeman No. 6
Greater Atlanta Christian (Norcross, Ga.), MaxPreps Xcellent 25 No. 20
Iowa City West (Iowa City, Iowa), USA Today No. 25
Jackson (Mill Creek, Wash.), USA Today No. 20
Judson (Converse, Texas), MaxPreps Freeman No. 14
Marian Catholic (Chicago Heights, Ill.), USA Today No. 18
McComb (Miss.), USA Today No. 24
Monte Vista (Danville, Calif.), MaxPreps Freeman No. 13
North Shore (Houston, Texas), MaxPreps Freeman No. 16
Orlando Christian Prep (Orlando, Fla.), PrepNation No. 25
Prime Prep (Dallas), Student Sports No. 16
Sagemont (Weston, Fla.), PrepNation No. 22
South Grand Prairie (Grand Prairie, Texas), MaxPreps Freeman No. 21
St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio), USA Today No. 23
St. Joseph (Metuchen, N.J.), MaxPreps Xcellent 25 No. 18