Video: Memphis East head coach Penny HardawayMustangs are 23-2 and a state title contender in Tennessee.MaxPreps, Ballislife, BlueStar Media, HSHoops Elite, PrepNation and USA Today have all released high school boys basketball national rankings this week.
We've thrown them into the pot to create a composite look at where high school basketball's elite stand. For a complete look at each media outlet's picks, click on the links below:
MaxPreps Xcellent 25 | MaxPreps Computer | Ballislife.com Fab 50 | BlueStar Media | HSHoopsElite.com | PrepNation | USA Today Super 25 | USA Today Computer
Only schools recognized by two or more media outlets are eligible for inclusion in the composite rankings. Teams were assigned a score of 30 for each media outlet that did not recognize them as part of their Top 25, rewarding teams that received consensus acclaim.
Boys Basketball Top 25 Media Composite Rankings
1. Chino Hills (Calif.), 27-0Average rank: 1.3
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 1
MaxPreps Computer: 2
Ballislife.com Fab 50: 1
BlueStar Media: 2
HSHoopsElite: 1
PrepNation: 1
USA Today Super 25: 1
USA Today Computer: 2
2. Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.), 33-1Average rank: 2.1
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 2
MaxPreps Computer: 3
Ballislife.com Fab 50: 3
BlueStar Media: 1
HSHoopsElite: 2
PrepNation: 3
USA Today Super 25: 3
USA Today Computer: 1
3. Montverde Academy (Fla.), 25-1Average rank: 2.3
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 3
MaxPreps Computer: 1
Ballislife.com Fab 50: 2
BlueStar Media: 3
HSHoopsElite: 3
PrepNation: 2
USA Today Super 25: 2
USA Today Computer: 3
4. Atascocita (Humble, Texas), 32-0Average rank: 4.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 4
MaxPreps Computer: 5
Ballislife.com Fab 50: 4
BlueStar Media: 5
HSHoopsElite: 5
PrepNation: 5
USA Today Super 25: 5
USA Today Computer: 4
5. St. Anthony (Jersey City, N.J.), 21-0Average rank: 6.0
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 5
MaxPreps Computer: 8
Ballislife.com Fab 50: 5
BlueStar Media: 6
HSHoopsElite: 4
PrepNation: 6
USA Today Super 25: 4
USA Today Computer: 10
6. Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.), 23-3Average rank: 8.3
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 6
MaxPreps Computer: 14
Ballislife.com Fab 50: 8
BlueStar Media: 11
HSHoopsElite: 9
PrepNation: 4
USA Today Super 25: 6
USA Today Computer: 9
7. Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.), 24-1Average rank: 8.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 10
MaxPreps Computer: 15
Ballislife.com Fab 50: 11
BlueStar Media: 4
HSHoopsElite: 6
PrepNation: 11
USA Today Super 25: 7
USA Today Computer: 7
8. Bishop Montgomery (Torrance, Calif.), 24-1Average rank: 10.3
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 16
MaxPreps Computer: 4
Ballislife.com Fab 50: 7
BlueStar Media: 8
HSHoopsElite: 15
PrepNation: 16
USA Today Super 25: 11
USA Today Computer: 6
9. St. John's (Washington, D.C.), 24-3Average rank: 11.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 12
MaxPreps Computer: 11
Ballislife.com Fab 50: 13
BlueStar Media: 14
HSHoopsElite: 12
PrepNation: 8
USA Today Super 25: 9
USA Today Computer: 14
10. DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.), 23-4Average rank: 12.1
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 13
MaxPreps Computer: 9
Ballislife.com Fab 50: 10
BlueStar Media: 16
HSHoopsElite: 14
PrepNation: 7
USA Today Super 25: 16
USA Today Computer: 12
11. St. Benedict's Prep (Newark, N.J.), 25-1Average rank: 12.3
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 11
MaxPreps Computer: 12
Ballislife.com Fab 50: 12
BlueStar Media: 9
HSHoopsElite: 7
PrepNation: 12
USA Today Super 25: 17
USA Today Computer: 19
12. U-D Jesuit (Detroit, Mich.), 16-0Average rank: 13.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 7
MaxPreps Computer: NR
Ballislife.com Fab 50: 6
BlueStar Media: 7
HSHoopsElite: 8
PrepNation: 15
USA Today Super 25: 8
USA Today Computer: NR
13. Stevens Point (Wis.), 20-0Average rank: 14.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 8
MaxPreps Computer: NR
Ballislife.com Fab 50: 17
BlueStar Media: 15
HSHoopsElite: 13
PrepNation: 9
USA Today Super 25: 14
USA Today Computer: 11
14. La Lumiere (LaPorte, Ind.), 23-3Average rank: 15.7
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 17
MaxPreps Computer: 19
Ballislife.com Fab 50: 16
BlueStar Media: 10
HSHoopsElite: 11
PrepNation: 10
USA Today Super 25: 13
USA Today Computer: NR
15. Chaminade (St. Louis, Mo.), 20-5Average rank: 18.0
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 21
MaxPreps Computer: 18
Ballislife.com Fab 50: 18
BlueStar Media: 22
HSHoopsElite: 22
PrepNation: 13
USA Today Super 25: 12
USA Today Computer: 18
16. Wayne (Huber Heights, Ohio), 22-0Average rank: 18.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 9
MaxPreps Computer: NR
Ballislife.com Fab 50: 21
BlueStar Media: 18
HSHoopsElite: 10
PrepNation: 21
USA Today Super 25: 10
USA Today Computer: NR
17. Neumann-Goretti (Philadelphia), 20-2Average rank: 19.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 19
MaxPreps Computer: NR
Ballislife.com Fab 50: 14
BlueStar Media: 12
HSHoopsElite: 16
PrepNation: 20
USA Today Super 25: 15
USA Today Computer: NR
18. Hopkins (Minnetonka, Minn.), 23-1Average rank: 21.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 22
MaxPreps Computer: NR
Ballislife.com Fab 50: 25
BlueStar Media: 25
HSHoopsElite: 18
PrepNation: 17
USA Today Super 25: NR
USA Today Computer: 8
19. Providence Day (Charlotte, N.C.), 27-3Average rank: 22.1
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 14
MaxPreps Computer: NR
Ballislife.com Fab 50: 9
BlueStar Media: NR
HSHoopsElite: 24
PrepNation: 18
USA Today Super 25: 22
USA Today Computer: NR
20. Apple Valley (Minn.), 23-1Average rank: 22.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 18
MaxPreps Computer: 24
Ballislife.com Fab 50: NR
BlueStar Media: NR
HSHoopsElite: 19
PrepNation: 22
USA Today Super 25: NR
USA Today Computer: 5
21. Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.), 25-3Average rank: 22.7
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 7
Ballislife.com Fab 50: NR
BlueStar Media: 19
HSHoopsElite: NR
PrepNation: NR
USA Today Super 25: 21
USA Today Computer: 15
22. Garfield (Seattle, Wash.), 20-2Average rank: 23.3
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 25
MaxPreps Computer: NR
Ballislife.com Fab 50: 22
BlueStar Media: 24
HSHoopsElite: 17
PrepNation: 14
USA Today Super 25: 25
USA Today Computer: NR
23. DeSoto (Texas), 27-2Average rank: 23.7
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 6
Ballislife.com Fab 50: NR
BlueStar Media: 21
HSHoopsElite: NR
PrepNation: NR
USA Today Super 25: NR
USA Today Computer: 13
T24. Greenforest (Decatur, Ga.), 26-2Average rank: 25.1
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 20
MaxPreps Computer: NR
Ballislife.com Fab 50: 19
BlueStar Media: NR
HSHoopsElite: 23
PrepNation: 19
USA Today Super 25: NR
USA Today Computer: NR
T24. Seton Hall Prep (West Orange, N.J.), 21-1Average rank: 25.1
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 15
MaxPreps Computer: NR
Ballislife.com Fab 50: 15
BlueStar Media: NR
HSHoopsElite: 21
PrepNation: NR
USA Today Super 25: NR
USA Today Computer: NR
Ranked by three media outletsMorgan Park (Chicago), 21-2 – No. 13 BlueStar Media, No. 25 HSHoopsElite, No. 25 PrepNation
Hamilton Heights Christian (Chattanooga, Tenn.), 22-3 – No. 21 MaxPreps Computer, No. 23 MaxPreps X25, No. 23 Fab 50
Ranked by two media outletsMemphis East (Memphis, Tenn.), 23-2 – No. 13 MaxPreps Computer, No. 20 USA Today Super 25
Lancaster (Texas), 26-2 – No. 16 MaxPreps Computer, No. 16 USA Today Computer
Shoemaker (Killeen, Texas), 30-2 – No. 17 MaxPreps Computer, No. 20 USA Today Computer
Hammond (Columbia, S.C.), 21-2 – No. 18 USA Today Super 25, No. 20 HSHoopsElite
Patrick School (Elizabeth, N.J.), 18-5 – No. 20 BlueStar Media, No. 24 PrepNation
Ranked by one media outletRedondo Union (Redondo Beach, Calif.), 21-4 – No. 10 MaxPreps Computer
Osseo (Minn.), 26-0 – No. 17 USA Today Computer
Simeon (Chicago), 21-3 – No. 17 BlueStar Media
Edmond North (Edmond, Okla.), 21-0 – No. 19 USA Today Super 25
Dakota (Macomb, Mich.), 16-0 – No. 20 Fab 50
Fayetteville (Ark.), 20-1 – No. 20 MaxPreps Computer
Maple Grove (Minn.), 23-3 – No. 21 USA Today Computer
Saint Francis (Mountain View, Calif.), 20-2 – No. 22 MaxPreps Computer
Tascosa (Amarillo, Texas), 28-0 – No. 22 USA Today Computer
Cedar Hill (Texas), 23-4 – No. 23 MaxPreps Computer
Federal Way (Wash.), 23-0 – No. 23 USA Today Super 25
Houston Math Science & Tech (Houston, Texas), 29-4 – No. 23 USA Today Computer
Peabody (Alexandria, La.), 28-1 – No. 23 BlueStar Media
Archbishop Carroll (Radnor, Pa.), 22-2 – No. 24 Fab 50
Fort Bend Elkins (Missouri City, Texas), 30-2 – No. 24 USA Today Computer
Greensboro Day (Greensboro, N.C.), 27-4 – No. 24 MaxPreps X25
New Albany (Ind.), 18-1 – No. 24 USA Today Super 25
Bingham (South Jordan, Utah), 18-2 – No. 25 MaxPreps Computer
Foothills Christian (El Cajon, Calif.), 19-4 – No. 25 USA Today Computer
