Video: Breaking down this week's MaxPreps Top 25Chino Hills remains No. 1 heading into showdown with unbeaten Bishop Montgomery.MaxPreps, Ballislife.com, BlueStar Media, HSHoops Elite, PrepNation and USA Today have all released high school boys basketball national rankings this week.
We've thrown them into the pot to create a composite look at where high school basketball's elite stand. For a complete look at each media outlet's picks, click on the links below:
MaxPreps Xcellent 25 | MaxPreps Computer | Ballislife.com Fab 50 | BlueStar Media | HSHoopsElite.com | PrepNation | USA Today Super 25 Only schools recognized by two or more media outlets are eligible for inclusion in the composite rankings. Teams were assigned a score of 40 for each media outlet that did not recognize them as part of their Top 25, rewarding teams that received consensus acclaim.
Head coach Mike Jones and DeMatha are one of three Washington Catholic Athletic Conference teams in the media composite rankings.
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MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 1
MaxPreps Computer: 1
Ballislife.com Fab 50: 1
BlueStar Media: 2
HSHoopsElite: 1
PrepNation: 1
USA Today Super 25: 1
2. Montverde Academy (Fla.), 19-1Average rank: 2.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 3
MaxPreps Computer: 2
Ballislife.com Fab 50: 2
BlueStar Media: 3
HSHoopsElite: 3
PrepNation: 2
USA Today Super 25: 2
3. Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.), 26-1Average rank: 2.7
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 2
MaxPreps Computer: 5
Ballislife.com Fab 50: 3
BlueStar Media: 1
HSHoopsElite: 2
PrepNation: 3
USA Today Super 25: 3
4. Atascocita (Humble, Texas), 25-0Average rank: 4.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 4
MaxPreps Computer: 4
Ballislife.com Fab 50: 4
BlueStar Media: 5
HSHoopsElite: 5
PrepNation: 5
USA Today Super 25: 5
5. St. Anthony (Jersey City, N.J.), 11-0Average rank: 6.0
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 5
MaxPreps Computer: 10
Ballislife.com Fab 50: 5
BlueStar Media: 6
HSHoopsElite: 4
PrepNation: 8
USA Today Super 25: 4
6. St. John's (Washington, D.C.), 18-2Average rank: 9.7
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 12
MaxPreps Computer: 12
Ballislife.com Fab 50: 8
BlueStar Media: 12
HSHoopsElite: 8
PrepNation: 9
USA Today Super 25: 7
T7. Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.), 18-1Average rank: 10.1
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 17
MaxPreps Computer: 8
Ballislife.com Fab 50: 15
BlueStar Media: 4
HSHoopsElite: 7
PrepNation: 12
USA Today Super 25: 8
T7. Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.), 16-3Average rank: 10.1
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 6
MaxPreps Computer: 16
Ballislife.com Fab 50: 13
BlueStar Media: 14
HSHoopsElite: 12
PrepNation: 4
USA Today Super 25: 6
9. DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.), 16-3Average rank: 10.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 10
MaxPreps Computer: 15
Ballislife.com Fab 50: 6
BlueStar Media: 13
HSHoopsElite: 13
PrepNation: 6
USA Today Super 25: 13
10. Bishop Montgomery (Torrance, Calif.), 19-0Average rank: 11.7
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 16
MaxPreps Computer: 3
Ballislife.com Fab 50: 7
BlueStar Media: 7
HSHoopsElite: 17
PrepNation: 20
USA Today Super 25: 12
11. U-D Jesuit (Detroit, Mich.), 11-0Average rank: 15.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 8
MaxPreps Computer: NR
Ballislife.com Fab 50: 11
BlueStar Media: 8
HSHoopsElite: 15
PrepNation: 18
USA Today Super 25: 9
12. Garfield (Seattle, Wash.), 15-1Average rank: 16.0
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 9
MaxPreps Computer: NR
Ballislife.com Fab 50: 10
BlueStar Media: 22
HSHoopsElite: 6
PrepNation: 7
USA Today Super 25: 18
13. St. Benedict's Prep (Newark, N.J.), 17-1Average rank: 16.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 18
MaxPreps Computer: 9
Ballislife.com Fab 50: 16
BlueStar Media: 20
HSHoopsElite: 10
PrepNation: 17
USA Today Super 25: 24
14. Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.), 15-2Average rank: 17.0
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 14
Ballislife.com Fab 50: 9
BlueStar Media: 16
HSHoopsElite: 9
PrepNation: 21
USA Today Super 25: 10
15. Hopkins (Minnetonka, Minn.), 19-0Average rank: 18.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 11
MaxPreps Computer: NR
Ballislife.com Fab 50: 18
BlueStar Media: 21
HSHoopsElite: 14
PrepNation: 10
USA Today Super 25: 16
16. La Lumiere (LaPorte, Ind.), 18-3Average rank: 19.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 23
MaxPreps Computer: 17
Ballislife.com Fab 50: NR
BlueStar Media: 9
HSHoopsElite: 16
PrepNation: 14
USA Today Super 25: 20
17. Hammond (Columbia, S.C.), 19-0Average rank: 20.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 7
MaxPreps Computer: NR
Ballislife.com Fab 50: 22
BlueStar Media: NR
HSHoopsElite: 11
PrepNation: 11
USA Today Super 25: 11
18. Stevens Point (Wis.), 14-0Average rank: 21.0
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 13
MaxPreps Computer: NR
Ballislife.com Fab 50: 17
BlueStar Media: 19
HSHoopsElite: 22
PrepNation: 15
USA Today Super 25: 21
19. The Patrick School (Elizabeth, N.J.), 9-3Average rank: 22.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 24
MaxPreps Computer: 22
Ballislife.com Fab 50: NR
BlueStar Media: 17
HSHoopsElite: 18
PrepNation: 13
USA Today Super 25: 23
20. DeSoto (Texas), 24-1Average rank: 22.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 20
MaxPreps Computer: 6
Ballislife.com Fab 50: NR
BlueStar Media: 11
HSHoopsElite: 24
PrepNation: 19
USA Today Super 25: NR
21. Morgan Park (Chicago), 15-1Average rank: 25.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 15
MaxPreps Computer: NR
Ballislife.com Fab 50: NR
BlueStar Media: 10
HSHoopsElite: 20
PrepNation: NR
USA Today Super 25: 14
22. Neumann-Goretti (Philadelphia), 15-2Average rank: 26.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
MaxPreps Computer: NR
Ballislife.com Fab 50: 20
BlueStar Media: 15
HSHoopsElite: 23
PrepNation: 25
USA Today Super 25: 22
T23. Chaminade (St. Louis, Mo.), 16-5Average rank: 27.1
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
MaxPreps Computer: NR
Ballislife.com Fab 50: 21
BlueStar Media: 18
HSHoopsElite: NR
PrepNation: 16
USA Today Super 25: 15
T23. Memphis East (Memphis, Tenn.), 17-1Average rank: 27.1
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 21
MaxPreps Computer: 11
Ballislife.com Fab 50: 14
BlueStar Media: NR
HSHoopsElite: NR
PrepNation: 24
USA Today Super 25: NR
25. Wayne (Huber Heights, Ohio), 14-0Average rank: 27.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 14
MaxPreps Computer: NR
Ballislife.com Fab 50: NR
BlueStar Media: 23
HSHoopsElite: 19
PrepNation: NR
USA Today Super 25: 19
Ranked by three media outletsApple Valley (Minn.), 17-1 – HSHoopsElite No. 21; Fab 50 No. 24; MaxPreps X25 No. 25
Providence Day (Charlotte, N.C.), 20-3 – Fab 50 No. 12; MaxPreps X25 No. 19; PrepNation No. 23
Ranked by two media outletsCardozo (Bayside, N.Y.), 18-1 – Fab 50 No. 23; HSHoopsElite No. 25
Foothills Christian (El Cajon, Calif.), 13-3 – USA Today No. 17; MaxPreps Computer No. 23
Greenforest (Decatur, Ga.), 18-2 – PrepNation No. 22; Fab 50 No. 25
Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.), 18-3 – MaxPreps Computer No. 18; BlueStar Media No. 25
Ranked by one media outletCrespi (Encino, Calif.), 21-1 – No. 24 MaxPreps Computer
Edmond North (Edmond, Okla.), 16-0 – No. 25 USA Today
Fayetteville (Ark.), 15-1 – No. 20 MaxPreps Computer
High Point Christian Academy (High Point, N.C.), 17-4 – No. 21 MaxPreps Computer
Lancaster (Texas), 14-2 – No. 25 MaxPreps Computer
Parkview (Little Rock, Ark.), 14-2 – No. 19 MaxPreps Computer
Peabody (Alexandria, La.), 22-1 – No. 24 BlueStar Media
Redondo Union (Redondo Beach, Calif.), 16-3 – No. 7 MaxPreps Computer
Seton Hall Prep (West Orange, N.J.), 13-1 – No. 22 MaxPreps X25
Shoemaker (Killeen, Texas), 25-2 – No. 13 MaxPreps Computer
Westlake (Atlanta, Ga.), 14-2 – No. 19 Fab 50
