21. (24) St. Anthony (Jersey City, N.J.), 25-1Bob Hurley's Friars went 11-0 in February, winning those outings by an average margin of 38.6 points per game.
22. (NR) Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.), 26-3After losing three times during a six game stretch in December, head coach Gary McKnight's Monarchs have regrouped and won 16 in a row.
23. (NR) Southport (Indianapolis), 22-2The Cardinals are back in the Xcellent 25 after knocking off unbeaten Evansville Reitz 88-80 on Saturday night. Southport fell out of the rankings in late January after back-to-back losses but heads to the postseason riding a 10-game win streak.
24. (NR) Roman Catholic (Philadelphia), 24-2Another team exiled from the Xcellent 25 earlier this season only to return this week. Roman Catholic earned its way back in by winning the Philadelphia Catholic League tournament title and the District 12 AAAA title – essentially Philly's city crown.
25. (25) La Lumiere (LaPorte, Ind.), 23-2Head coach Shane Heirman viewed a pair of games this weekend in Canada as exhibitions. It's a good thing, because the Lakers got beat by Ontario independent St. John's-Kilmarnock. There is some debate on the other side of the border about this one. Multiple sources told MaxPreps that the contest was not intended to be – nor played like – an exhibition.
Dropped out: No. 7
Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.); No. 19
DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.); No. 20
Roselle Catholic (N.J.); No. 21
Villa Angela-St. Joseph (Cleveland)
