High school basketball Top 25 composite rankings

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See who moved up or down in this week's MaxPreps rankings.

With more than half the season complete, Montverde Academy has a stranglehold on the top spot in the nation. The 28-0 Eagles are ranked No. 1 in all the five polls that comprise the Composite 25. In fact, the top three teams in the country — Montverde, Oak Hill Academy and University — are consensus picks.

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.

MaxPreps Composite Top 25 Basketball Rankings

1. Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.)
Average rank: 1
Blue Star: 1
Ball is Life: 1
FloHoops: 1
USA Today: 1
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 1

2. Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.)
Average rank: 2
Blue Star: 2
Ball is Life: 2
FloHoops: 2
USA Today: 2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 2

3. University (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
Average rank: 3
Blue Star: 3
Ball is Life: 3
FloHoops: 3
USA Today: 3
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 3

4. Bishop Montgomery (Torrance, Calif.)
Average rank: 6.4
Blue Star: 4
Ball is Life: 16
FloHoops: 4
USA Today: 4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 4

5. Paul VI (Fairfax, Va.)
Average rank: 6.6
Blue Star: 5
Ball is Life: 7
FloHoops: 8
USA Today: 7
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 6

6. (tie) Sunrise Christian Academy Elite (Bel Aire, Kan.)
Average rank: 8.4
Blue Star: 6
Ball is Life: 10
FloHoops: 14
USA Today: 5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 7

6. (tie) Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.)
Average rank: 8.4
Blue Star: 7
Ball is Life: 8
FloHoops: 11
USA Today: 8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 8

8. McEachern (Powder Springs, Ga.)
Average rank: 8.8
Blue Star: 14
Ball is Life: 4
FloHoops: 5
USA Today: 10
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 11

9. Simeon (Chicago)
Average rank: 9.2
Blue Star: 11
Ball is Life: 5
FloHoops: 7
USA Today: 11
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 12

10. Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.)
Average rank: 10.2
Blue Star: 10
Ball is Life: 11
FloHoops: 9
USA Today: 6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 15

11. Shadow Mountain (Phoenix)
Average rank: 11.4
Blue Star: 8
Ball is Life: 17
FloHoops: 10
USA Today: 12
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 10

12. Garfield (Seattle)
Average rank: 12
Blue Star: 16
Ball is Life: 18
FloHoops: 6
USA Today: 15
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 5

13. Memphis East (Tenn.)
Average rank: 12.2
Blue Star: 15
Ball is Life: 6
FloHoops: 13
USA Today: 13
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 14

14. Guyer (Denton, Texas)
Average rank: 13.2
Blue Star: 9
Ball is Life: 9
FloHoops: 16
USA Today: 19
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 13

15. La Lumiere (LaPorte, Ind.)
Average rank: 14
Blue Star: 13
Ball is Life: 12
FloHoops: 12
USA Today: 14
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 19

16. (tie) Oak Ridge (Orlando, Fla.)
Average rank: 16.2
Blue Star: 19
Ball is Life: 15
FloHoops: 15
USA Today: 16
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 16

16. (tie) DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.)
Average rank: 16.2
Blue Star: 19
Ball is Life: 13
FloHoops: 15
USA Today: 16
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 18

18. Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia)
Average rank: 18
Blue Star: 18
Ball is Life: 14
FloHoops: 21
USA Today: 17
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 20

19. St. Benedict's Prep (Newark, N.J.)
Average rank: 23
Blue Star: NR
Ball is Life: NR
FloHoops: 17
USA Today: 9
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 9

20. Wesleyan Christian Academy (High Point, N.C.)
Average rank: 25
Blue Star: 23
Ball is Life: 19
FloHoops: 22
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 21

21. Roselle Catholic (N.J.)
Average rank: 26
Blue Star: 25
Ball is Life: 20
FloHoops: 24
USA Today: 21
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR

22. South Bend Riley (Ind.)
Average rank: 30
Blue Star: NR
Ball is Life: 20
FloHoops: NR
USA Today: 21
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 25

23. Upson-Lee (Thomaston, Ga.)
Average rank: 30.2
Blue Star: NR
Ball is Life: 24
FloHoops: NR
USA Today: 25
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 22

24. Clarkston (Mich.)
Average rank: 31.6
Blue Star: 21
Ball is Life: NR
FloHoops: NR
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 17

25. Richland (Wash.)
Average rank: 32.2
Blue Star: NR
Ball is Life: NR
FloHoops: NR
USA Today: 18
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 23

Ranked in two polls
Cretin-Derham Hall (St. Paul, Minn.)
Hudson Catholic (Jersey City, N.J.)
Wasatch Academy (Mt. Pleasant, Utah)

Ranked in one poll
Salesian College Preparatory (Richmond, Calif.)
Jefferson (Ore.)
Etiwanda (Calif.)
Westlake (Austin, Texas)
Brentwood Academy (Tenn.)
Long Island Lutheran (Brookville, N.Y.)
Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.)
Cox Mill (Concord, N.C.)