High school boys basketball Top 25 media composite rankings

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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 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.


1. Chino Hills (Calif.), 33-0
Average rank: 1.1
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 1
MaxPreps Computer: 1
Ballislife Fab 50: 1
BlueStar Media: 2
HSHoopsElite: 1
PrepNation: 1
USA Today Super 25: 1
USA Today Computer: 1

2. Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.), 42-1
Average rank: 2.3
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 2
MaxPreps Computer: 3
Ballislife Fab 50: 3
BlueStar Media: 1
HSHoopsElite: 2
PrepNation: 3
USA Today Super 25: 3
USA Today Computer: 2

3. Montverde Academy (Fla.), 25-1
Average rank: 2.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 3
MaxPreps Computer: 2
Ballislife Fab 50: 2
BlueStar Media: 3
HSHoopsElite: 3
PrepNation: 2
USA Today Super 25: 2
USA Today Computer: 3

4. St. Anthony (Jersey City, N.J.), 30-0
Average rank: 5.7
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 4
MaxPreps Computer: 14
Ballislife Fab 50: 4
BlueStar Media: 5
HSHoopsElite: 4
PrepNation: 4
USA Today Super 25: 4
USA Today Computer: 7

5. Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.), 28-1
Average rank: 7.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 7
MaxPreps Computer: 16
Ballislife Fab 50: 6
BlueStar Media: 4
HSHoopsElite: 5
PrepNation: 7
USA Today Super 25: 5
USA Today Computer: 8

6. St. Benedict's Prep (Newark, N.J.), 34-1
Average rank: 8.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 8
MaxPreps Computer: 9
Ballislife Fab 50: 7
BlueStar Media: 7
HSHoopsElite: 6
PrepNation: 8
USA Today Super 25: 9
USA Today Computer: 17

7. DeSoto (Texas), 36-2
Average rank: 10.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 13
MaxPreps Computer: 6
Ballislife Fab 50: 13
BlueStar Media: 9
HSHoopsElite: 9
PrepNation: 13
USA Today Super 25: 16
USA Today Computer: 5

8. U-D Jesuit (Detroit), 25-0
Average rank: 11.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 5
MaxPreps Computer: NR
Ballislife Fab 50: 5
BlueStar Media: 6
HSHoopsElite: 7
PrepNation: 6
USA Today Super 25: 6
USA Today Computer: 25

T9. DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.), 32-5
Average rank: 11.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 16
MaxPreps Computer: 7
Ballislife Fab 50: 10
BlueStar Media: 10
HSHoopsElite: 16
PrepNation: 10
USA Today Super 25: 12
USA Today Computer: 14

T9. Stevens Point (Wis.), 26-0
Average rank: 11.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 6
MaxPreps Computer: NR
Ballislife Fab 50: 11
BlueStar Media: 11
HSHoopsElite: 10
PrepNation: 5
USA Today Super 25: 11
USA Today Computer: 11

11. Atascocita (Humble, Texas), 38-1
Average rank: 14.3
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 15
MaxPreps Computer: 4
Ballislife Fab 50: 15
BlueStar Media: 17
HSHoopsElite: 14
PrepNation: 23
USA Today Super 25: 23
USA Today Computer: 4

12. La Lumiere (LaPorte, Ind.), 25-3
Average rank: 14.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 10
MaxPreps Computer: NR
Ballislife Fab 50: 9
BlueStar Media: 8
HSHoopsElite: 8
PrepNation: 11
USA Today Super 25: 10
USA Today Computer: NR

13. Hopkins (Minnetonka, Minn.), 31-1
Average rank: 16.0
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 14
MaxPreps Computer: 12
Ballislife Fab 50: 23
BlueStar Media: 22
HSHoopsElite: 12
PrepNation: 9
USA Today Super 25: NR
USA Today Computer: 6

14. Chaminade (St. Louis), 25-5
Average rank: 16.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 17
MaxPreps Computer: NR
Ballislife Fab 50: 19
BlueStar Media: 16
HSHoopsElite: 17
PrepNation: 12
USA Today Super 25: 8
USA Today Computer: 16

15. Providence Day (Charlotte, N.C.), 30-3
Average rank: 18.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 9
MaxPreps Computer: NR
Ballislife Fab 50: 8
BlueStar Media: NR
HSHoopsElite: 11
PrepNation: 14
USA Today Super 25: 14
USA Today Computer: NR

16. Bishop Montgomery (Torrance, Calif.), 28-2
Average rank: 19.1
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 5
Ballislife Fab 50: 20
BlueStar Media: 13
HSHoopsElite: NR
PrepNation: 15
USA Today Super 25: NR
USA Today Computer: 10

17. Greenforest (Decatur, Ga.), 30-2
Average rank: 20.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 11
MaxPreps Computer: NR
Ballislife Fab 50: 14
BlueStar Media: 15
HSHoopsElite: NR
PrepNation: 16
USA Today Super 25: 21
USA Today Computer: NR

18. H.D. Woodson (Washington, D.C.), 33-0
Average rank: 21.0
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 12
MaxPreps Computer: NR
Ballislife Fab 50: 22
BlueStar Media: 24
HSHoopsElite: 13
PrepNation: NR
USA Today Super 25: 7
USA Today Computer: NR

19. Hamilton Heights Christian Academy (Chattanooga, Tenn.), 27-3
Average rank: 22.0
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 18
MaxPreps Computer: 20
Ballislife Fab 50: 16
BlueStar Media: 21
HSHoopsElite: 20
PrepNation: 21
USA Today Super 25: NR
USA Today Computer: NR

20. St. John's (Washington, D.C.), 30-5
Average rank: 22.7
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 13
Ballislife Fab 50: 25
BlueStar Media: 12
HSHoopsElite: 24
PrepNation: NR
USA Today Super 25: 18
USA Today Computer: NR

21. Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.), 26-5
Average rank: 22.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 11
Ballislife Fab 50: NR
BlueStar Media: 20
HSHoopsElite: 25
PrepNation: 24
USA Today Super 25: NR
USA Today Computer: 13

22. Simeon (Chicago), 29-3
Average rank: 23.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 19
MaxPreps Computer: NR
Ballislife Fab 50: NR
BlueStar Media: 14
HSHoopsElite: 19
PrepNation: 20
USA Today Super 25: 24
USA Today Computer: NR

23. Overland (Aurora, Colo.), 25-3
Average rank: 23.7
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 23
MaxPreps Computer: 19
Ballislife Fab 50: NR
BlueStar Media: NR
HSHoopsElite: NR
PrepNation: 17
USA Today Super 25: 20
USA Today Computer: 21

24. Roman Catholic (Philadelphia), 26-4
Average rank: 24.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
MaxPreps Computer: NR
Ballislife Fab 50: 17
BlueStar Media: 18
HSHoopsElite: 22
PrepNation: 19
USA Today Super 25: NR
USA Today Computer: NR

25. Lancaster (Texas), 36-2
Average rank: 24.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 22
MaxPreps Computer: 15
Ballislife Fab 50: NR
BlueStar Media: NR
HSHoopsElite: NR
PrepNation: NR
USA Today Super 25: NR
USA Today Computer: 12

Ranked by three media outlets
Miller Grove (Lithonia, Ga.), 30-2 – No. 13 USAT Super 25, No. 18 HSHoopsElite, No. 19 BlueStar
Foothills Christian (El Cajon, Calif.), 25-5 – No. 15 USAT CPU, No. 18 MaxPreps CPU, No. 22 PrepNation
Memphis East (Tenn.), 29-2 – No. 18 Fab 50, No. 18 PrepNation, No. 21 MaxPreps X25
Bingham (South Jordan, Utah), 24-2 – No. 20 USAT CPU, No. 24 MaxPreps X25, No. 24 MaxPreps CPU

Ranked by two media outlets
Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.), 27-5 – No. 8 MaxPreps Computer, No. 21 USAT Computer
Apple Valley (Minn.), 30-2 – No. 9 USAT Computer, No. 17 MaxPreps Computer
Blackman (Murfreesboro, Tenn.), 32-0 – No. 12 Fab 50, No. 22 USAT Super 25
Wasatch Academy (Mt. Pleasant, Utah), 29-3 – No. 15 USAT Super 25, No. 21 HSHoopsElite
Federal Way (Wash.), 29-0 – No. 17 USAT Super 25, No. 25 PrepNation
Shoemaker (Killeen, Texas), 34-3 – No. 22 MaxPreps Computer, No. 23 USAT Computer
Lima Senior (Lima, Ohio), 28-0 – No. 23 HSHoopsElite, No. 24 Fab 50
Fort Bend Elkins (Missouri City, Texas), 36-3 – No. 24 USAT Computer, No. 25 MaxPreps Computer

Ranked by one media outlet
Redondo Union (Redondo Beach, Calif.), 27-6 – No. 10 MaxPreps Computer
Morgan Park (Chicago), 26-4 – No. 15 BlueStar
Omaha South (Neb.), 29-1 – No. 18 USAT Computer
Modesto Christian (Calif.), 31-1 – No. 19 USAT Computer
New Albany (Ind.), 25-1 – No. 19 USAT Super 25
Althoff Catholic (Belleville, Ill.), 30-2 – No. 20 MaxPreps X25
Dakota (Macomb, Mich.), 23-0 – No. 21 Fab 50
Saint Francis (Mountain View, Calif.), 25-3 – No. 21 MaxPreps Computer
Crespi (Encino, Calif.), 31-4 – No. 23 MaxPreps Computer
De La Salle (Concord, Calif.), 30-2 – No. 23 BlueStar
Advanced Prep International (Dallas), 34-7 – No. 25 USAT Super 25
Neumann-Goretti (Philadelphia), 28-4 – No. 25 BlueStar
Westlake (Atlanta), 27-4 – No. 25 MaxPreps X25