Future Kentucky Wildcat Isaiah Briscoe of No. 25 Roselle Catholic (N.J.) celebrates after beating legendary head coach Bob Hurley and St. Anthony over the weekend. Roselle Catholic has ended St. Anthony's season each of the past three years.
Photo by Richard Ta
MaxPreps, Blue Star Media, Grassroots Hoops, 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 (Freeman) | Blue Star Media | Grassroots Hoops Fab 50 | PrepNation | USA Today Super 25 Only schools recognized by three or more media outlets are eligible for inclusion in the composite rankings. Teams were assigned a score of 40 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 Composite Rankings1. Montverde Academy (Fla.)Average rank: 1.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 2
MaxPreps Computer: 1
Blue Star Media: 2
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 1
PrepNation: 2
USA Today Super 25: 2
2. Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.)Average rank: 2.3
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 1
MaxPreps Computer: 8
Blue Star Media: 1
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 2
PrepNation: 1
USA Today Super 25: 1
3. Bishop Montgomery (Torrance, Calif.)Average rank: 8.1
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 15
MaxPreps Computer: 2
Blue Star Media: 5
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 8
PrepNation: 8
USA Today Super 25: 11
4. Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.)Average rank: 9.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 12
MaxPreps Computer: 6
Blue Star Media: 3
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 18
PrepNation: 10
USA Today Super 25: 8
5. Corona del Sol (Tempe, Ariz.)Average rank: 9.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 7
MaxPreps Computer: 10
Blue Star Media: 9
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 14
PrepNation: 4
USA Today Super 25: 15
6. St. Vincent-St. Mary (Akron, Ohio)Average rank: 10.3
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 3
MaxPreps Computer: NR
Blue Star Media: 7
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 4
PrepNation: 5
USA Today Super 25: 3
7. Wheeler (Marietta, Ga.)Average rank: 10.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 5
MaxPreps Computer: NR
Blue Star Media: 4
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 6
PrepNation: 3
USA Today Super 25: 6
8. Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland, Calif.)Average rank: 11.3
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 14
MaxPreps Computer: 14
Blue Star Media: 14
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 5
PrepNation: 12
USA Today Super 25: 9
9. Plano West (Plano, Texas)Average rank: 12.1
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 11
MaxPreps Computer: 4
Blue Star Media: 6
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 25
PrepNation: 13
USA Today Super 25: 14
10. Blanche Ely (Pompano Beach, Fla.)Average rank: 12.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 6
MaxPreps Computer: NR
Blue Star Media: 8
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 9
PrepNation: 7
USA Today Super 25: 5
11. Huntington St. Joseph Prep (W.Va.)Average rank: 15.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 9
MaxPreps Computer: NR
Blue Star Media: 13
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: NR *
PrepNation: 9
USA Today Super 25: 7
12. Fairfax (Los Angeles)Average rank: 16.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 24
MaxPreps Computer: 19
Blue Star Media: 10
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 24
PrepNation: 11
USA Today Super 25: 12
13. Cape Henry Collegiate (Virginia Beach, Va.)Average rank: 17.1
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 4
MaxPreps Computer: NR
Blue Star Media: NR
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 3
PrepNation: 6
USA Today Super 25: 10
14. Roman Catholic (Philadelphia)Average rank: 18.0
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 21
MaxPreps Computer: 22
Blue Star Media: 11
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 13
PrepNation: 20
USA Today Super 25: 21
15. Greensboro Day (N.C.)Average rank: 19.1
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 10
MaxPreps Computer: NR
Blue Star Media: 16
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 10
PrepNation: 22
USA Today Super 25: 17
16. Mustang (Okla.)Average rank: 19.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 16
MaxPreps Computer: 3
Blue Star Media: NR
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 22
PrepNation: 14
USA Today Super 25: 23
17. Callaway (Jackson, Miss.)Average rank: 21.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 19
MaxPreps Computer: NR
Blue Star Media: NR
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 12
PrepNation: 16
USA Today Super 25: 4
18. Cardinal Gibbons (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)Average rank: 24.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 17
MaxPreps Computer: NR
Blue Star Media: 22
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 15
PrepNation: NR
USA Today Super 25: 13
19. Wesleyan Christian Academy (High Point, N.C.)Average rank: 24.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 13
MaxPreps Computer: NR
Blue Star Media: 25
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 11
PrepNation: NR
USA Today Super 25: 20
20. DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.)Average rank: 27.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 23
MaxPreps Computer: 18
Blue Star Media: 24
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: NR
PrepNation: NR
USA Today Super 25: 22
T21. Chaminade (St. Louis, Mo.)Average rank: 28.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 18
MaxPreps Computer: NR
Blue Star Media: NR
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 16
PrepNation: 19
USA Today Super 25: NR
T21. La Lumiere (LaPorte, Ind.)Average rank: 28.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 22
MaxPreps Computer: NR
Blue Star Media: 12
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 19
PrepNation: NR
USA Today Super 25: NR
23. Hamilton (Memphis, Tenn.)Average rank: 29.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 25
MaxPreps Computer: NR
Blue Star Media: NR
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 17
PrepNation: 15
USA Today Super 25: NR
24. Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)Average rank: 30.0
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 16
Blue Star Media: 21
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 23
PrepNation: NR
USA Today Super 25: NR
25. Roselle Catholic (N.J.)Average rank: 30.0
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 17
Blue Star Media: NR
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: NR
PrepNation: 18
USA Today Super 25: 25
Ranked by three media outletsNeumann-Goretti (Philadelphia), Blue Star Media No. 18; Grassroots Hoops No. 20; USA Today No. 24
Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.), MaxPreps Computer No. 21; Blue Star Media No. 23; PrepNation No. 23
Ranked by two media outletsApple Valley (Minn.), MaxPreps Computer No. 11; PrepNation No. 21
Etiwanda (Calif.), Grassroots Hoops No. 21; MaxPreps Computer No. 24
Garfield (Seattle), PrepNation No. 17; MaxPreps X25 No. 20
Jonesboro (Ga.), Grassroots Hoops No. 7; MaxPreps X25 No. 8
Providence (Jacksonville, Fla.), Blue Star No. 17; PrepNation No. 24
Simeon (Chicago), MaxPreps Computer No. 15; Blue Star Media 19
Ranked by one media outletBishop Gorman (Las Vegas), MaxPreps Computer No. 20
Catholic Memorial School (West Roxbury, Mass.), MaxPreps Computer No. 25
Centennial (Corona, Calif.), MaxPreps Computer No. 13
Christ the King (Middle Village, N.Y.), PrepNation No. 25
Creighton Prep (Omaha, Neb.), MaxPreps Computer No. 9
East (Wichita, Kan.), MaxPreps Computer No. 7
Franklin (Ohio), USA Today No. 18
Lancaster (Texas), MaxPreps Computer No. 5
Muskegon (Mich.), Blue Star Media No. 15
Putnam City West (Oklahoma City, Okla.), MaxPreps Computer No. 23
Rainier Beach (Seattle), MaxPreps Computer No. 12
Stevenson (Lincolnshire, Ill.), Blue Star Media No. 20
Western International (Detroit, Mich.), USA Today No. 16
Wings Academy (Bronx, N.Y.), USA Today No. 19
* Huntington St. Joseph Prep not eligible for inclusion in Grassroots Hoops Fab 50.
