As the calendar flips to February all attention turns toward postseason action. Teams from California and Florida wrapped up regular season play last week and other major states will follow suit in the coming weeks.
DePaul College Prep and Kankakee join No. 15
Benet Academy (Lisle) to give Illinois three teams in this week's rankings.
There are six other states with two teams in the national rankings – Arizona, California, Georgia, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.
Winter weather continues to impact play across the country as No. 9
Bartlett (Tenn.) and No. 13
Greensboro Day (Greensboro, N.C.) have both been out of action for over 10 days.
Fresh off being selected to the McDonald's All American Game, Brandon McCoy will look to lead No. Sierra Canyon to the Mission League tournament title tomorrow night. (PHOTO: Darin Sicurello)
Record: 20-2 | Last week: 1
After seeing a week of games wiped out due to winter weather, the Panthers returned to action with a 77-56 victory over Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson) paced by 19 points from five-star senior
Jordan Smith.
Record: 17-1 | Last week: 2
The Eagles return to the court for the district tournament this week.
Record: 20-1 | Last week: 3
Knocked off Desert Vista (Phoenix) 62-58 in a game that was much closer than expected. The Vikings take on Corona del Sol (Tempe) tonight and Brophy College Prep (Phoenix) on Friday prior to a rematch with No. 8 Millennium on Feb. 10.
Record: 22-1 | Last week: 4
Five-star senior
Brandon McCoy led the way with 30 points and nine rebounds in a 103-74 victory over Loyola (Los Angeles) in the Mission League tournament semifinals. The Trailblazers face Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks) in the title game tomorrow night.
Record: 16-2 | Last week: 5
Picked up their 11th out-of-state win of the season in a 73-47 blowout of Mt. Vernon (Ill.) powered by 21 points, eight assists and six rebounds from four-star Wake Forest signee
Quentin Coleman.
Record: 16-4 | Last week: 6
Notched three lopsided wins in four days to clinch at least a share of their fifth consecutive Class AA Diocesan regular season division title. Four-star USC signee
Darius Ratliff averaged 16.7 points and 11.3 rebounds per game in the three wins.
Record: 29-0 | Last week: 7
Top 100 junior
Isaiah Santos continued his strong season with 31 points in a 60-52 victory over Jordan (Fulshear).
Record: 19-3 | Last week: 8
Bounced back from a loss to No. 3 Sunnyslope with a pair of convincing wins over Brophy College Prep (Phoenix) 69-51 and Desert Vista (Phoenix) 76-54.
Record: 19-4 | Last week: 9
Have not taken the court since Jan. 22 due to winter weather. Tomorrow's contest with Cordova has already been canceled.
Record: 17-0 | Last week: 10
Looking to complete their second unbeaten season in the past three years, the Vikings blasted Waukesha North (Waukesha) 77-30 behind 25 points, six rebounds, six assists and four steals from Northern Iowa signee
Zavier Zens.
Record: 24-2 | Last week: 11
Following back-to-back wins by single digits, the Spartans blew past Chattanooga Christian (Chattanooga) 74-42. Four games remain in the regular season for the defending Division II Class AA state champions.
Record: 24-3 | Last week: 12
Record: 28-2 | Last week: 13
Winter weather has put a halt on the season as the Bengals have not taken the court since Jan. 23. Another snowstorm over the weekend may keep them sidelined a bit longer.
Record: 16-0 | Last week: 14
Following a pair of lopsided results last week, the Trojans are outscoring opponents by an average of 19.8 points per game on the year. The reigning Division 1 state champions have won 39 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Record: 25-1 | Last week: 15
Defending Class 4A state champions increased their margin of victory to 24.2 points per contest on the season after a pair of blowout wins over the weekend.
Record: 18-5 | Last week: 16
In one of their most lopsided results of the season, the Wildcats knocked off Cherokee (Canton) 96-65 behind 21 points from Clemson signee
Amare James. Three games remain in regular season action.
Record: 18-0 | Last week: 18
Survived a close call to knock off Carmel 53-50 in a true road game in front of a packed house. Junior guard
Cooper Zachary led the way with a team-high 16 points in the win.
Record: 16-1 | Last week: 20
The Firebirds have held their last three opponents to 30 points or less after picking up a 49-30 victory on the road against Lakota East (Liberty Township). An anticipated game against one-loss Princeton (Cincinnati) awaits on Friday.
Record: 19-1 | Last week: 19
Reached the century mark for the sixth time this season in a 103-63 victory over Roosevelt (Seattle). The Vikings face Eastside Catholic (Sammamish) in the MaxPreps Game of the Week on Friday.
Record: 22-0 | Last week: 21
Close out regular season action this week with a pair of rematches against teams that they beat by single-digits in prior meetings last month. The Red Elephants take on Milton tonight and Johns Creek on Saturday.
21. Timpview (Provo, Utah)Record: 17-2 | Last week: 17
Drop four spots after suffering a 57-56 setback to Layton Christian Academy (Layton) despite receiving a game-high 25 points from four-star BYU signee
Dean Rueckert.
22. North Crowley (Fort Worth, Texas)Record: 24-3 | Last week: 23
Along with No. 7 Seven Lakes, North Crowley is among the favorites to contend for the Conference 6A Division 1 state championship this season. The program's last title came in 2007-08.
23. Bishop O'Connell (Arlington, Va.)Record: 16-5 | Last week: NR
Despite losing their lone contest to Wasatch Academy (Mt. Pleasant) last week, the Knights re-join the rankings due to head-to-head victories with teams directly behind them in the rankings, including No. 24 DePaul College Prep along with top 50 opponents Heritage (Frisco, Texas) and St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.).
24. DePaul College Prep (Chicago, Ill.)Record: 21-3 | Last week: NR
Blew past Brother Rice (Chicago) 62-38 behind a balanced effort that saw seniors
Rashaun Porter and
Zion Lee lead the way with 14 points apiece. The Rams clinched their third straight CCL title with a record of 37-1 in conference play during that span.
25. Kankakee (Ill.)Record: 19-1 | Last week: NR
Three-star senior
Lincoln Williams led the way with 28 points and nine rebounds in a 72-61 win over Thornwood (South Holland) before pumping in 25 points in a 69-60 triumph against Mt. Carmel (Chicago).
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