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

Find out who made the cut and who had their bubble burst.

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

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

Much like the NCAA Tournament selection process, MaxMadness bracketology is based heavily on team's overall record, strength of schedule, quality of roster composition and postseason results. Seeding follows the MaxPreps Top 25 and National Top 10 rankings.

Although 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 tune in to CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV for the 2022 NCAA Tournament.

Graphic by Ryan Escobar

1. John Marshall (Richmond, Va.)

Record: 28-0 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 1

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

Record: 20-2 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 3

3. Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia)

Record: 26-3 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 5

4. Roselle Catholic (Roselle, N.J.)

Record: 22-5 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 13

5. Roman Catholic (Philadelphia)

Record: 24-3 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 17

6. Sidwell Friends (Washington, D.C.)

Record: 27-4 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 18

7. Neumann-Goretti (Philadelphia)

Record: 24-3 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 20

8. Mount St. Joseph (Baltimore)

Record: 38-4 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 22

9. Richmond Heights (Ohio)

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

10. Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.)

Record: 26-3 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 31

11. Reading (Pa.)

Record: 28-1 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 37

12. Radnor (Pa.)

Record: 28-0 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 38

13. Farmville Central (Farmville, N.C.)

Record: 30-1 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 47

14. Moline (Ill.)

Record: 35-3 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 49

15. Hayfield (Alexandria, Va.)

Record: 30-1 | MaxPreps Top 50: NR

16. Cass Tech (Detroit, Mich.)

Record: 23-1 | MaxPreps Top 50: NR

16. La Lumiere (La Porte, Ind.)

Record: 18-10 | National Top 10: No. 8

Graphic by Ryan Escobar

1. Link Academy (Branson, Mo.)

Record: 24-1 | National Top 10: No. 2

2. Camden (N.J.)

Record: 23-2 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 4

3. Paul VI (Chantilly, Va.)

Record: 31-3 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 6

4. Ben Davis (Indianapolis)

Record: 30-0 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 10

5. Bellevue West (Bellevue, Neb.)

Record: 29-0 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 14

6. Sunrise Christian Academy (Bel Aire, Kan.)

Record: 21-7 | National Top 10: No. 4

7. St. John's (Washington, D.C.)

Record: 32-4 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 19

8. Myers Park (Charlotte, N.C.)

Record: 28-4 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 23

9. De Pere (Wis.)

Record: 28-0 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 29

10. Penn (Mishawaka, Ind.)

Record: 27-1 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 30

11. Centerville (Ohio)

Record: 25-3 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 33

12. Edmond North (Edmond, Okla.)

Record: 26-2 | MaxPreps Top 50: 44

13. Metamora (Ill.)

Record: 34-2 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 46

14. Simeon (Chicago)

Record: 32-4 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 48

15. Warren Central (Bowling Green, Ky.)

Record: 32-1 | MaxPreps Top 50: NR

16. Tualatin (Ore.)

Record: 24-5 | MaxPreps Top 50: NR

16. Wasatch Academy (Mt. Pleasant, Utah)

Record: 19-10 | National Top 10: No. 9

Graphic by Ryan Escobar

1. Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.)

Record: 23-2 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 1

2. Lake Highlands (Dallas, Texas)

Record: 34-3 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 8

3. Columbus (Miami, Fla.)

Record: 26-4 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 9

4. Perry (Gilbert, Ariz.)

Record: 30-1 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 12

5. Central Cabarrus (Concord, N.C.)

Record: 32-0 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 15

6. IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)

Record: 17-7 | National Top 10: No. 5

7. Wheeler (Marietta, Ga.)

Record: 26-6 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 21

8. Dorman (Roebuck, S.C.)

Record: 29-2 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 24

9. Oak Cliff Faith Family Academy (Dallas, Texas)

Record: 32-3 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 27

10. Christ School (Arden, N.C.)

Record: 31-4 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 32

11. Jonesboro (Ark.)

Record: 30-3 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 34

12. Dwyer (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.)

Record: 29-1 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 39

13. Kell (Marietta, Ga.)

Record: 28-2 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 41

14. Volcano Vista (Albuquerque, N.M.)

Record: 29-1 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 45

15. North Mecklenburg (Huntersville, N.C.)

Record: 29-3 | MaxPreps Top 50: NR

16. Winter Haven (Fla.)

Record: 27-5 | MaxPreps Top 50: NR

16. Sagemont (Weston, Fla.)

Record: 29-4 | MaxPreps Top 50: NR

Graphic by Ryan Escobar

1. Duncanville (Texas)

Record: 29-1 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 2

2. Prolific Prep (Napa, Calif.)

Record: 33-1 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 3

3. Harvard-Westlake (Studio City, Calif.)

Record: 33-2 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 7

4. Centennial (Corona, Calif.)

Record: 30-4 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 11

5. Beaumont United (Beaumont, Texas)

Record: 36-2 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 16

6. AZ Compass Prep (Chandler, Ariz.)

Record: 22-6 | National Top 10: No. 6

7. Dream City Christian (Glendale, Ariz.)

Record: 27-4 | National Top 10: No. 7

8. Lake City (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho)

Record: 26-0 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 25

9. Kimball (Dallas, Texas)

Record: 33-2 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 26

10. Corner Canyon (Draper, Utah)

Record: 25-2 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 35

11. Curtis (University Place, Wash.)

Record: 28-3 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 36

12. West Ranch (Valencia, Calif.)

Record: 29-3 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 40

13. West Linn (Ore.)

Record: 30-2 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 42

14. St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.)

Record: 26-7 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 43

15. Garfield (Seattle)

Record: 25-2 | MaxPreps Top 50: No. 50

16. Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks, Calif.)

Record: 27-10 | MaxPreps Top 50: NR

16. St. Augustine (San Diego, Calif.)

Record: 28-5 | MaxPreps Top 50: NR

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

Find out who made the cut and who had their bubble burst.

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