Kendrick Nunn and No. 2 Simeon could face a pair of nationally-ranked Chicago rivals this week.
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Xcellent 25 National Basketball Rankings presented by the Army National Guard1. (No. 1 last week) Lone Peak (Highland, Utah), 20-1The Knights led American Fork 38-8 at the half last Thursday before cruising to a 75-38 victory. Lone Peak has won 18 games in a row against in-state competition.
2. (2) Simeon (Chicago), 22-2After beating Bogan on Sunday in the Chicago Public Schools League Tournament quarterfinals, the Wolverines will get a rematch with Morgan Park in the semis Wednesday. Simeon beat Morgan Park 53-51 in mid-January.
3. (3) Bishop Montgomery (Torrance, Calif.), 26-0The Del Rey League champions won five of their final seven regular-season contests by 40 points or more. The Knights open Southern Section Division IV-AA tournament play against Whittier Christian (La Habra) on Wednesday.
4. (4) Germantown (Wis.), 21-0With a win Thursday over Nicolet (Glendale), the Warhawks will clinch their second unbeaten regular season in a row. Germantown has won 48 consecutive games.
5. (5) Lake Oswego (Ore.), 20-0The Lakers are closing in on an unbeaten regular season in dominant fashion, winning their last five outings by an average of 26.4 points per game.