MaxPreps Top 25 national high school boys basketball rankings

1. (No. 2 last week) Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.), 21-0
This is familiar territory for legendary head coach Steve Smith. Senior point guard Terrence Phillips took home MVP honors as the Warriors beat No. 8 Bishop O'Dowd for the Iolani Classic crown in Hawaii. Oak Hill Academy doesn't take the floor again until Jan. 7.

2. (16) Wheeler (Marietta, Ga.), 9-0
The Wildcats were a virtual mainstay in the national rankings during a stretch in head coach Douglas Lipscomb's 20-plus years with the program. That status waned a bit in recent years but Wheeler is back in a big way after beating then-No. 1 Montverde Academy in the City of Palms Classic championship game Tuesday night. There won't be much time to celebrate that epic victory, however. Both teams are headed for the Les Schwab Invitational in Oregon after Christmas.

3. (3) Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.), 12-0
The Pilots will face Lincoln (Sioux Falls, S.D.), No. 10 Our Savior New American and Riverside Academy (Reserve, La.) during a key six-game stretch sandwiched around the New Year.

4. (6) Huntington St. Joseph Prep (Huntington, W.Va.), 14-0
First-year head coach Arkell Bruce is off to a hot start. The Fighting Irish are done for 2014, but January will be a doozy with games against No. 10 Our Savior New American, No. 17 Oldsmar Christian, Callaway (Jackson, Miss.), Quality Education Academy (Winston-Salem, N.C.) and Whitney Young (Chicago).

5. (1) Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.), 10-1
The Eagles may have an opportunity to put the Wheeler loss behind them quickly in head-to-head fashion. The teams are lined up on opposite sides of the bracket at the Les Schwab Invitational starting later this week.