Montverde Academy has been crowned mythical national champ each of the past two seasons by at least one media outlet. Behind national POY candidate Ben Simmons (back row, second from left), the Eagles are aiming for a three-peat.
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MaxPreps, Blue Star Media, Grassroots Hoops, Hoopniks, PrepNation and USA Today have all released preseason high school basketball rankings over the past few weeks.
We've thrown them all into the pot to create a composite look at where high school basketball's elite stand to begin the 2014-15 season. For a complete look at each media outlet's picks, click on the links below:
MaxPreps Xcellent 25 | Blue Star Media Elite 25 | Grassroots Hoops Fab 50 | Hoopniks Terrific 30 | PrepNation | USA Today Super 25Only schools recognized by three or more media outlets are eligible for inclusion in the composite rankings. Teams were assigned an average of 40 for each media outlet that did not recognize them as part of their Top 25, rewarding teams that received consensus acclaim.
High School Boys Basketball Preseason National Composite Top 25
1. Montverde Academy (Fla.)Average rank: 1.1
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 1
Blue Star Media Elite 25: 2
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 1
Hoopniks Terrific 30: 1
PrepNation: 1
USA Today Super 25: 1
2. Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.)Average rank: 3.1
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 2
Blue Star Media Elite 25: 1
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 2
Hoopniks Terrific 30: 3
PrepNation: 8
USA Today Super 25: 3
3. Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.)Average rank: 3.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 3
Blue Star Media Elite 25: 3
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 3
Hoopniks Terrific 30: 2
PrepNation: 6
USA Today Super 25: 6
4. Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas)Average rank: 5.1
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 7
Blue Star Media Elite 25: 7
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 4
Hoopniks Terrific 30: 6
PrepNation: 3
USA Today Super 25: 4
5. La Lumiere (LaPorte, Ind.)Average rank: 7.3
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 4
Blue Star Media Elite 25: 4
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 15
Hoopniks Terrific 30: 5
PrepNation: 7
USA Today Super 25: 9
6. Huntington St. Joseph Prep (W.Va.)Average rank: 8.0
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 6
Blue Star Media Elite 25: 6
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: NR *
Hoopniks Terrific 30: 4
PrepNation: 10
USA Today Super 25: 14
7. Roselle Catholic (N.J.)Average rank: 8.3
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 8
Blue Star Media Elite 25: 10
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 5
Hoopniks Terrific 30: 9
PrepNation: 11
USA Today Super 25: 7
8. Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland, Calif.)Average rank: 10.1
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 12
Blue Star Media Elite 25: 14
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 7
Hoopniks Terrific 30: 10
PrepNation: 2
USA Today Super 25: 16
9. Our Savior New American (Centereach, N.Y.)Average rank: 10.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 16
Blue Star Media Elite 25: 5
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: NR *
Hoopniks Terrific 30: 8
PrepNation: 12
USA Today Super 25: 13
T10. Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)Average rank: 12.1
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 14
Blue Star Media Elite 25: 18
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 17
Hoopniks Terrific 30: 12
PrepNation: 4
USA Today Super 25: 8
T10. Wheeler (Marietta, Ga.)Average rank: 12.1
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 18
Blue Star Media Elite 25: 11
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 11
Hoopniks Terrific 30: 13
PrepNation: 9
USA Today Super 25: 11
12. Stevenson (Lincolnshire, Ill.)Average rank: 13.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 10
Blue Star Media Elite 25: 24
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 9
Hoopniks Terrific 30: 14
PrepNation: 5
USA Today Super 25: 21
13. Plano West (Texas)Average rank: 14.0
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 11
Blue Star Media Elite 25: 8
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 13
Hoopniks Terrific 30: 7
PrepNation: NR
USA Today Super 25: 5
14. Arlington Country Day (Jacksonville, Fla.)Average rank: 15.0
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 9
Blue Star Media Elite 25: 9
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 6
Hoopniks Terrific 30: 11
PrepNation: NR
USA Today Super 25: 15
15. Simeon (Chicago)Average rank: 16.0
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 13
Blue Star Media Elite 25: 15
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 16
Hoopniks Terrific 30: 17
PrepNation: 23
USA Today Super 25: 12
16. Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.)Average rank: 17.1
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 5
Blue Star Media Elite 25: 12
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 14
Hoopniks Terrific 30: 15
PrepNation: NR
USA Today Super 25: 17
17. Archbishop Carroll (Radnor, Pa.)Average rank: 22.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
Blue Star Media Elite 25: 20
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 18
Hoopniks Terrific 30: 22
PrepNation: 18
USA Today Super 25: 18
18. St. Francis (Alpharetta, Ga.)Average rank: 22.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 21
Blue Star Media Elite 25: 16
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 20
Hoopniks Terrific 30: 16
PrepNation: 24
USA Today Super 25: NR
19. Wesleyan Christian Academy (High Point, N.C.)Average rank: 23.1
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 17
Blue Star Media Elite 25: 17
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: NR
Hoopniks Terrific 30: 23
PrepNation: NR
USA Today Super 25: 2
20. St. Benedict's Prep (Newark, N.J.)Average rank: 25.0
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
Blue Star Media Elite 25: 19
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 8
Hoopniks Terrific 30: NR
PrepNation: 21
USA Today Super 25: 22
21. Centennial (Corona, Calif.)Average rank: 27.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
Blue Star Media Elite 25: 21
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 12
Hoopniks Terrific 30: NR
PrepNation: 14
USA Today Super 25: NR
22. North Shore (Houston)Average rank: 29.1
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 23
Blue Star Media Elite 25: NR
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: NR
Hoopniks Terrific 30: 19
PrepNation: 13
USA Today Super 25: NR
23. Paul VI (Fairfax, Va.)Average rank: 29.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
Blue Star Media Elite 25: 13
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 24
Hoopniks Terrific 30: NR
PrepNation: 22
USA Today Super 25: NR
24. Callaway (Jackson, Miss.)Average rank: 30.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
Blue Star Media Elite 25: NR
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 20
Hoopniks Terrific 30: 18
PrepNation: 25
USA Today Super 25: NR
25. Chaminade (St. Louis)Average rank: 31.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 20
Blue Star Media Elite 25: 25
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: NR
Hoopniks Terrific 30: 24
PrepNation: NR
USA Today Super 25: NR
Ranked by three media outletsTrinity (Louisville, Ky.), Grassroots Hoops No. 22; Blue Star Media No. 23; Hoopniks No. 25
Ranked by two media outletsCape Henry Collegiate (Virginia Beach, Va.), MaxPreps No. 15; PrepNation No. 19
DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.), USA Today No. 19; Blue Star Media No. 22
Hamilton (Memphis, Tenn.), Grassroots Hoops No. 19; Hoopniks No. 20
Muskegon (Mich.), PrepNation No. 17; MaxPreps No. 19
North Little Rock (Ark.), PrepNation No. 16; MaxPreps No. 24
Oak Ridge (Orlando, Fla.), Hoopniks No. 21; USA Today No. 24
Ranked by one media outletChino Hills (Calif.), MaxPreps No. 22
DeSoto (Texas), USA Today No. 23
John Carroll (Bel Air, Md.), USA Today No. 25
La Salle (Cincinnati), USA Today No. 20
Long Island Lutheran (Brookville, N.Y.), USA Today No. 10
Oldsmar Christian (Fla.), MaxPreps No. 25
Potter's House Christian (Jacksonville, Fla.), Grassroots Hoops No. 25
Prestonwood Christian (Plano, Texas), Grassroots Hoops No. 23
Rainier Beach (Seattle), PrepNation No. 15
St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio), PrepNation No. 20
Wayne (Huber Heights, Ohio), Grassroots Hoops No. 10
* Huntington St. Joseph Prep, Our Savior New American not eligible for inclusion in Grassroots Hoops Fab 50.
