MaxMadness: Our field of 68 for a high school basketball version of the NCAA Tournament

Find out who made the cut, who had their bubble burst and fill out your bracket.

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The NCAA Tournament has arrived and in conjunction with March Madness, MaxPreps duplicated the 68-team collegiate national championship field on the high school level.

Unlike the NCAA, no automatic bids were given for MaxMadness as every team had to earn their spot in the field based on overall body of work.

Much like the NCAA Tournament selection process, MaxMadness bracketology is weighted heavily on team's overall record, strength of schedule, quality of roster composition and postseason results. Seeding follows MaxPreps Top 25 rankings and National Top 20 rankings.

While we tried to keep teams as close to their geographical regions as possible to make the idea more realistic, like the Big Dance, some teams could not be aligned with their location.

Check out our complete 68-team MaxMadness field below and make sure to tune into CBS for the 2022 NCAA Tournament.

Graphic by Ryan Escobar

1 Link Academy (Branson, Mo.)

Record: 32-1 | National Top 20: No. 3

2 Calvary Christian Academy (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)

Record: 24-2 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 3

3 Camden (N.J.)

Record: 29-2 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 5

4 Cardinal Hayes (Bronx, N.Y.)

Record: 26-3 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 9

5 St. Benedict's Prep (Newark, N.J.)

Record: 25-1 | National Top 20: No. 8

6 Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia)

Record: 27-4 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 12

7 Carmel Christian (Matthews, N.C.)

Record: 26-3 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 15

8 Sidwell Friends (Washington, D.C.)

Record: 29-1 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 19

9 Chesterton (Ind.)

Record: 28-0 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 27

10 DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.)

Record: 21-7 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 31

11 Greensboro Day (Greensboro, N.C.)

Record: 32-4 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 32

12 Our Saviour Lutheran (Bronx, N.Y.)

Record: 26-7 | National Top 20: No. 13

13 Pebblebrook (Mableton, Ga.)

Record: 28-3 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 35

14 Neumann-Goretti (Philadelphia)

Record: 21-4 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 37

15 St. Frances Academy (Baltimore)

Record: 35-7 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 40

16 Long Island Lutheran (Brookville, N.Y.)

Record: 19-7 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 41

16 Bristol Central (Bristol, Conn.)

Record: 25-0 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 46

Graphic by Ryan Escobar

1 Sunrise Christian Academy (Bel Aire, Kan.)

Record: 25-1 | National Top 20: No. 1

2. La Lumiere (La Porte, Ind.)

Record: 21-4 | National Top 20: No. 5

3 Centerville (Ohio)

Record: 28-0 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 4

4 Glenbard West (Glen Ellyn, Ill.)

Record: 37-1 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 7

5 Roselle Catholic (Roselle, N.J.)

Record: 27-2 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 8

6 Archbishop Stepinac (White Plains, N.Y.)

Record: 26-4 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 14

7 Christian Brothers (Memphis, Tenn.)

Record: 28-0 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 16

8 George Rogers Clark (Winchester, Ky.)

Record: 34-1 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 20

9 Auburn (Wash.)

Record: 27-2 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 23

10 Liberty (Henderson, Nev.)

Record: 22-4 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 24

11 Orlando Christian Prep (Orlando, Fla.)

Record: 26-4 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 30

12 Berkmar (Lilburn, Ga.)

Record: 26-5 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 34

13 Mount St. Joseph (Baltimore)

Record: 32-7 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 39

14 Bishop McNamara (Forestville, Md.)

Record: 22-6 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 42

15 Park Center (Brooklyn Park, Minn.)

Record: 28-1 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 48

16 Pickerington Central (Pickerington, Ohio)

Record: 23-2 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 49

16 Catholic Central (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

Record: 21-1 | MaxPreps Top 50: NR

Graphic by Ryan Escobar

1 IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)

Record: 20-4 | National Top 20: No. 2

2 Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.)

Record: 19-4 | National Top 20: No. 4

3 North Little Rock (Ark.)

Record: 27-3 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 6

4 Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.)

Record: 33-7 | National Top 20: No. 7

5 St. Paul VI (Chantilly, Va.)

Record: 31-5 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 11

6 Weddington (Matthews, N.C.)

Record: 31-0 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 13

7 Columbus (Miami)

Record: 29-2 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 18

8 Jonesboro (Ark.)

Record: 28-3 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 21

9 Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas)

Record: 30-1 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 22

10 Norcross (Ga.)

Record: 26-6 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 26

11 Dr. Phillips (Orlando, Fla.)

Record: 26-6 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 29

12 McKinney (Texas)

Record: 34-6 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 33

13 Westlake (Austin, Texas)

Record: 38-2 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 43

14 Grovetown (Ga.)

Record: 29-3 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 44

15 Hayfield (Alexandria, Va.)

Record: 32-0 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 47

16 Varina (Richmond, Va.)

Record: 25-1 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 50

16 Greenforest (Decatur, Ga.)

Record: 28-4 | MaxPreps Top 50: NR

Graphic by Ryan Escobar

1 Duncanville (Texas)

Record: 35-1 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 1

2 Centennial (Corona, Calif.)

Record: 33-1 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 2

3 AZ Compass Prep (Chandler, Ariz.)

Record: 25-4 | National Top 20: No. 6

4 Richardson (Texas)

Record: 33-2 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 10

5 Southern California Academy (Castaic, Calif.)

Record: 24-4 | National Top 20: No. 10

6 Beaumont United (Beaumont, Texas)

Record: 36-3 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 17

7 Prolific Prep (Napa, Calif.)

Record: 25-6 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 11

8 Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.)

Record: 26-5 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 25

9 Oak Cliff Faith Family Academy (Dallas)

Record: 36-4 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 27

10 Garfield (Seattle, Wash.)

Record: 25-1 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 36

11 Harvard-Westlake (Studio City, Calif.)

Record: 25-4 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 38

12 Wasatch Academy (Mt. Pleasant, Utah)

Record: 14-10 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 12

13 West Oaks Academy (Orlando, Fla.)

Record: 23-5 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 14

14 Memorial (Tulsa, Okla.)

Record: 27-1 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 45

15 Volcano Vista (Albuquerque)

Record: 29-0 | MaxPreps Top 50: NR

16 Modesto Christian (Modesto, Calif.)

Record: 28-6 | MaxPreps Top 50: NR

16 Magnolia (Ark.)

Record: 29-0 | MaxPreps Top 50: NR

MaxMadness: Our field of 68 for a high school basketball version of the NCAA Tournament

Find out who made the cut, who had their bubble burst and fill out your bracket.

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