MaxPreps Top 25 national high school boys basketball rankings

Findlay Prep takes over top spot as last week’s No. 1 Oak Hill Academy goes down; Previously unbeaten No. 3 Huntington St. Joseph Prep goes down twice at Mustang Madness in Kentucky.

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Jan 12, 2015, 12:00am
First-year head coach Andy Johnson (center) is at the helm of the nation's No. 1 program in Findlay Prep.
First-year head coach Andy Johnson (center) is at the helm of the nation's No. 1 program in Findlay Prep.
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MaxPreps Xcellent 25 National Basketball Rankings presented by the Army National Guard

1. (No. 2 last week) Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.), 16-0
A challenging week awaits the nation's new No. 1. The Pilots meet No. 13 Stevenson on Saturday at the Spalding Hoophall Classic and dangerous Wayne (Huber Heights, Ohio) on Monday at Flyin' to the Hoop.

2. (4) Montverde Academy (Fla.), 19-1
The Eagles are 6-1 against teams that have appeared in the rankings this season and notched their second tournament title Saturday in New Orleans. Big games against Pebblebrook (Mableton, Ga.) and Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas) are ahead this week.

3. (5) Wheeler (Marietta, Ga.), 15-1
The annual Spalding Hoophall Classic (Jan. 15-19) is loaded will compelling matchups, but none are as pivotal from a national rankings perspective than Wheeler's tilt with No. 10 Bishop O'Dowd.

4. (6) Roselle Catholic (N.J.), 9-0
Kentucky pledge Isaiah Briscoe and the Lions beat The Patrick School 61-39 in a showdown of Garden State powers Saturday night.

5. (21) Hamilton (Memphis, Tenn.), 12-0
Thanks to a win over then-No. 1 Oak Hill Academy at the Penny Hardaway Hoopfest, the Wildcats make the biggest jump this week in the rankings. Former Arkansas and NBA star Todd Day is in his first season as head coach at Hamilton.

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