MaxPreps Xcellent 25 National Boys Basketball Rankings presented by the Army National Guard 1. (No. 1 last week) Chino Hills (Calif.), 35-0Formalities can wait until next week following the conclusion of Dick's Sporting Goods High School Nationals, but the Huskies will finish No. 1 and stir the ‘best ever' debate for years to come. Chino Hills capped its perfect campaign Saturday with a 70-50 win over De La Salle (Concord) in California's Open Division state championship game.
2. (2) Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.), 42-1With Chino Hills out of the picture, the biggest intrigue at Dick's Nationals could be a rematch between Oak Hill Academy and No. 3 Montverde Academy. The Warriors open Thursday against unranked Wasatch Academy (Mt. Pleasant, Utah).
3. (3) Montverde Academy (Fla.), 25-1Meets No. 9 Providence Day in the quarterfinals at Dick's Nationals. Montverde Academy has reached the final in the event five of the last six years and has won the last three.
4. (4) St. Anthony (Jersey City, N.J.), 32-0Season complete. Non-Public B state champions and NJSIAA Tournament of Champions winner.
5. (5) U-D Jesuit (Detroit, Mich.), 28-0Michigan State-bound point guard
Cassius Winston scored 31 points and dished out nine assists Saturday as the Cubs beat North Farmington (Farmington Hills) 69-49 for Michigan's Class A state title. Despite a history that goes back to 1877, this was U-D Jesuit's first basketball state crown.
6. (6) Stevens Point (Wis.), 28-0Season complete. Division 1 state champions.
7. (7) Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.), 28-1Looking for their first Dick's Nationals crown since 2012, the Pilots open Thursday against Georgia AAAAA state champ Miller Grove (Lithonia).
8. (8) St. Benedict's Prep (Newark, N.J.), 34-1In perhaps the most intriguing opening round matchup at Dick's Nationals, the Gray Bees face No. 10 La Lumiere on Thursday.
9. (9) Providence Day (Charlotte, N.C.), 30-3The NCISAA Class 3A champs will have an opportunity to shock the world Thursday at Dick's Nationals against three-time defending champ No. 3 Montverde Academy.
10. (10) La Lumiere (LaPorte, Ind.), 25-3The Lakers have won 11 in a row entering Dick's Nationals and a Thursday game with No. 8 St. Benedict's Prep.
11. (11) Greenforest (Decatur, Ga.), 30-2Season complete. Georgia Class A state champions.
12. (12) H.D. Woodson (Washington, D.C.), 33-0Season complete. DCIAA (league) and DCSAA (city) champions.
13. (13) DeSoto (Texas), 36-2Season complete. Class 6A state champions.
14. (14) Hopkins (Minnetonka, Minn.), 31-1Season complete. Class AAAA state champions.
15. (15) Atascocita (Humble, Texas), 38-1Season complete. Class 6A state runner-up.
16. (16) DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.), 32-5Season complete. WCAC regular season co-champions, Maryland private school state champions and Alhambra Catholic Invitational champions.
17. (17) Chaminade (St. Louis, Mo.), 27-5Season complete. Class 5 state champions.
18. (18) Hamilton Heights Christian Academy (Chattanooga, Tenn.), 27-3Season complete. NACA Division 1 champions.
19. (19) Althoff Catholic (Belleville, Ill.), 32-2Season complete. Class 3A state champions.
20. (20) Memphis East (Memphis, Tenn.), 32-2Season complete. Class AAA state champions.
21. (25) New Albany (Ind.), 27-1The
Romeo Langford era of Indiana high school basketball is officially underway. After scoring 46 in the state semifinals, the sophomore guard went for 28 more in the Class 4A championship game – helping New Albany beat McCutcheon (Lafayette) 62-59.
22. (21) Lancaster (Texas), 36-2Season complete. Class 5A state champions.
23. (22) Overland (Aurora, Colo.), 25-3Season complete. Class 5A state champions.
24. (23) Bingham (South Jordan, Utah), 24-2Season complete. Class 4A state champions.
25. (24) Westlake (Atlanta, Ga.), 27-4Season complete. Class AAAAAA state champions.
On the bubble: Federal Way (Wash.), 29-0;
Miller Grove (Lithonia, Ga.), 30-2;
Neumann-Goretti (Philadelphia), 27-4;
Roman Catholic (Philadelphia), 28-4;
Westerville South (Westerville, Ohio)
