High school boys basketball Top 25 composite rankings

MaxPreps, Blue Star Media, Grassroots Hoops, Hoopniks and PrepNation 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 | Hoopniks Terrific 30 | PrepNation

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.


1. Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.)
Average rank: 2.1
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 2
MaxPreps Computer: 1
Blue Star Media: 2
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 2
Hoopniks Terrific 30: 2
PrepNation: 4

2. Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.)
Average rank: 3.3
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 4
MaxPreps Computer: 2
Blue Star Media: 6
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 3
Hoopniks Terrific 30: 4
PrepNation: 1

3. Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.)
Average rank: 4.0
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 1
MaxPreps Computer: 18
Blue Star Media: 1
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 1
Hoopniks Terrific 30: 1
PrepNation: 2

4. Wheeler (Marietta, Ga.)
Average rank: 5.3
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 5
MaxPreps Computer: 9
Blue Star Media: 5
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 5
Hoopniks Terrific 30: 5
PrepNation: 3

5. Roselle Catholic (Roselle, N.J.)
Average rank: 6.1
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 6
MaxPreps Computer: 11
Blue Star Media: 4
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 4
Hoopniks Terrific 30: 6
PrepNation: 6

6. Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.)
Average rank: 8.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 9
MaxPreps Computer: 6
Blue Star Media: 8
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 10
Hoopniks Terrific 30: 11
PrepNation: 8

7. Huntington St. Joseph Prep (Huntington, W.Va.)
Average rank: 10.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 3
MaxPreps Computer: NR
Blue Star Media: 3
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: NR *
Hoopniks Terrific 30: 3
PrepNation: 5

8. Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland, Calif.)
Average rank: 12.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 10
MaxPreps Computer: NR
Blue Star Media: 7
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 6
Hoopniks Terrific 30: 7
PrepNation: 7

9. Cape Henry Collegiate (Virginia Beach, Va.)
Average rank: 14.0
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 7
MaxPreps Computer: NR
Blue Star Media: 9
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 8
Hoopniks Terrific 30: 9
PrepNation: 11

10. DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.)
Average rank: 14.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 19
MaxPreps Computer: 12
Blue Star Media: 14
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 13
Hoopniks Terrific 30: 13
PrepNation: 17

11. Wesleyan Christian Academy (High Point, N.C.)
Average rank: 15.1
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 8
MaxPreps Computer: NR
Blue Star Media: 12
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 9
Hoopniks Terrific 30: 10
PrepNation: 12

12. Our Savior New American (Centereach, N.Y.)
Average rank: 16.0
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 11
MaxPreps Computer: NR
Blue Star Media: 11
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: NR *
Hoopniks Terrific 30: 8
PrepNation: 10

13. Stevenson (Lincolnshire, Ill.)
Average rank: 17.3
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 14
MaxPreps Computer: NR
Blue Star Media: 10
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 14
Hoopniks Terrific 30: 17
PrepNation: 9

14. Villa Angela-St. Joseph (Cleveland, Ohio)
Average rank: 19.1
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 12
MaxPreps Computer: NR
Blue Star Media: 17
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 12
Hoopniks Terrific 30: 15
PrepNation: 19

15. Hamilton (Memphis, Tenn.)
Average rank: 19.3
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 21
MaxPreps Computer: NR
Blue Star Media: 16
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 7
Hoopniks Terrific 30: 12
PrepNation: 20

16. Fairfax (Los Angeles)
Average rank: 23.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 24
MaxPreps Computer: 5
Blue Star Media: 19
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: NR
Hoopniks Terrific 30: NR
PrepNation: 14

17. Corona del Sol (Tempe, Ariz.)
Average rank: 23.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 18
MaxPreps Computer: NR
Blue Star Media: 25
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 24
Hoopniks Terrific 30: 14
PrepNation: 22

18. Cardinal Gibbons (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
Average rank: 25.1
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 15
MaxPreps Computer: NR
Blue Star Media: NR
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 25
Hoopniks Terrific 30: 16
PrepNation: 15

19. Plano West (Plano, Texas)
Average rank: 27.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 8
Blue Star Media: 24
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: NR
Hoopniks Terrific 30: NR
PrepNation: 13

20. St. Vincent-St. Mary (Akron, Ohio)
Average rank: 28.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 13
MaxPreps Computer: NR
Blue Star Media: NR
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 19
Hoopniks Terrific 30: 19
PrepNation: NR

21. Greensboro Day (Greensboro, N.C.)
Average rank: 28.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 16
MaxPreps Computer: NR
Blue Star Media: NR
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 15
Hoopniks Terrific 30: 22
PrepNation: NR

22. Simeon (Chicago)
Average rank: 29.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
MaxPreps Computer: NR
Blue Star Media: NR
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 18
Hoopniks Terrific 30: 23
PrepNation: 16

23. St. Benedict's Prep (Newark, N.J.)
Average rank: 29.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
MaxPreps Computer: NR
Blue Star Media: 18
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 20
Hoopniks Terrific 30: 20
PrepNation: NR

24. Southport (Indianapolis)
Average rank: 29.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 17
MaxPreps Computer: 24
Blue Star Media: NR
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: NR
Hoopniks Terrific 30: 18
PrepNation: NR

25. Atascocita (Humble, Texas)
Average rank: 30.0
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 14
Blue Star Media: NR
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 22
Hoopniks Terrific 30: NR
PrepNation: 24

Ranked by three media outlets
Pebblebrook (Mableton, Ga.), Grassroots Hoops No. 17; PrepNation No. 21; Hoopniks No. 25

Ranked by two media outlets
Bishop Montgomery (Torrance, Calif.), MaxPreps Computer No. 21; PrepNation No. 25
Garfield (Seattle, Wash.), MaxPreps X25 No. 22; Hoopniks No. 24
Muskegon (Mich.), Blue Star No. 22; PrepNation No. 23
Pope John XXIII (Sparta, N.J.), MaxPreps Computer No. 10; MaxPreps X25 No. 25
Putnam City West (Oklahoma City, Okla.), MaxPreps Computer No. 3; PrepNation No. 18
Roman Catholic (Philadelphia), MaxPreps Computer No. 7; Blue Star No. 13
Wayne (Huber Heights, Ohio), Grassroots Hoops No. 11; Hoopniks No. 21

Ranked by one media outlet
Apple Valley (Minn.), MaxPreps Computer No. 22
Champlin Park (Champlin, Minn.), MaxPreps Computer No. 19
Christ the King (Middle Village, N.Y.), Grassroots Hoops No. 23
Creighton Prep (Omaha, Neb.), MaxPreps Computer No. 13
DeSoto (Texas), MaxPreps Computer No. 20
East (Wichita, Kan.), MaxPreps Computer No. 16
Jefferson (Brooklyn, N.Y.), MaxPreps Computer No. 15
Jonesboro (Ga.), MaxPreps X25 No. 20
La Lumiere (LaPorte, Ind.), Blue Star Media No. 23
Lancaster (Texas), MaxPreps Computer No. 23
Long Beach Poly (Long Beach, Calif.), MaxPreps Computer No. 17
Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.), Grassroots Hoops No. 21
Mustang (Okla.), MaxPreps Computer No. 4
Parkview (Little Rock, Ark.), Blue Star Media No. 20
The Patrick School (Elizabeth, N.J.), Grassroots Hoops No. 16
Redondo Union (Redondo Beach, Calif.), MaxPreps Computer No. 25
St. Anthony (Jersey City, N.J.), Blue Star Media No. 21
St. Joseph (Westchester, Ill.), MaxPreps X 25 No. 23
Sunrise Christian Academy (Bel Aire, Kan.), Blue Star Media No. 15

* Huntington St. Joseph Prep, Our Savior New American not eligible for inclusion in Grassroots Hoops Fab 50.