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The Duke-bound standout for the Eagles was a big reason Montverde Academy was the nation's top team.
It's unanimous — Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.) is the No. 1 high school basketball team in the land.
Not that there was much argument, but with a 36-0 mark and a GEICO Nationals title under their belt, coach Kevin Boyle and the Eagles grabbed the top spot in the Final 2017-18 MaxPreps Composite Top 25 Basketball Rankings. The seven polls used to comprise the composite rankings all had Montverde residing in the penthouse.
Memphis East (Tenn.), University (Orlando, Fla.), DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.) and Paul VI (Fairfax, Va.) round out the top five.
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.
Final 2017-18 MaxPreps Composite Top 25 Basketball Rankings
1. Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.), 36-0Average: 1
Xcellent 25: 1
MaxPreps Computer: 1
Blue Star: 1
USA Today: 1
Ballislife: 1
USA Today Computer: 1
Prep Nation: 1
2. Memphis East (Tenn.), 31-3Average: 4.43
Xcellent 25: 4
MaxPreps Computer: 2
Blue Star: 8
USA Today: 4
Ballislife: 4
USA Today Computer: 4
Prep Nation: 5
3. University (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 36-2Average: 5.86
Xcellent 25: 2
MaxPreps Computer: 23
Blue Star: 2
USA Today: 2
Ballislife: 2
USA Today Computer: 8
Prep Nation: 2
4. DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.), 32-5Average: 6.43
Xcellent 25: 6
MaxPreps Computer: 6
Blue Star: 5
USA Today: 8
Ballislife: 5
USA Today Computer: 9
Prep Nation: 6
5. Paul VI (Fairfax, Va.), 33-4Average: 9
Xcellent 25: 12
MaxPreps Computer: 9
Blue Star: 6
USA Today: 14
Ballislife: 7
USA Today Computer: 5
Prep Nation: 10
6. Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.), 32-5Average: 9.86
Xcellent 25: 8
MaxPreps Computer: NR
Blue Star: 4
USA Today: 3
Ballislife: 6
USA Today Computer: 11
Prep Nation: 7
7. Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia), 31-2Average: 10.43
Xcellent 25: 11
MaxPreps Computer: 3
Blue Star: 9
USA Today: 5
Ballislife: 13
USA Today Computer: 21
Prep Nation: 11
8. Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.), 44-2Average: 12.43
Xcellent 25: 3
MaxPreps Computer: NR
Blue Star: 3
USA Today: NR
Ballislife: 3
USA Today Computer: 14
Prep Nation: 49. Shadow Mountain (Phoenix), 25-2Average: 14.57
Xcellent 25: 9
MaxPreps Computer: NR
Blue Star: 7
USA Today: 7
Ballislife: 11
USA Today Computer: NR
Prep Nation: 8
10. Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.), 27-4Average: 14.71
Xcellent 25: 18
MaxPreps Computer: 12
Blue Star: 10
USA Today: 16
Ballislife: 18
USA Today Computer: 13
Prep Nation: 16
11. Warren Central (Indianapolis), 32-0Average: 14.86
Xcellent 25: 14
MaxPreps Computer: 5
Blue Star: NR
USA Today: NR
Ballislife: 10
USA Today Computer: 2
Prep Nation: 13
12. Clarkston (Mich.), 27-1Average: 16
Xcellent 25: 5
MaxPreps Computer: 11
Blue Star: 12
USA Today: NR
Ballislife: 25
USA Today Computer: 15
Prep Nation: 14
13. Oak Ridge (Orlando, Fla.), 30-4Average: 17.86
Xcellent 25: 13
MaxPreps Computer: NR
Blue Star: 18
USA Today: 9
Ballislife: 8
USA Today Computer: NR
Prep Nation: 17
14. La Lumiere (LaPorte, Ind.), 23-4Average: 18
Xcellent 25: 17
MaxPreps Computer: NR
Blue Star: 16
USA Today: 6
Ballislife: 12
USA Today Computer: NR
Prep Nation: 15
15. Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas), 29-4Average: 19.14
Xcellent 25: 23
MaxPreps Computer: 10
Blue Star: NR
USA Today: 15
Ballislife: 17
USA Today Computer: NR
Prep Nation: 9
16. Roselle Catholic (Roselle, N.J.), 29-4
Average: 19.71
Xcellent 25: 25
MaxPreps Computer: NR
Blue Star: 17
USA Today: 10
Ballislife: 14
USA Today Computer: NR
Prep Nation: 12
17. Gonzaga Prep (Spokane, Wash.), 26-0Average: 19.83
Xcellent 25: 25
MaxPreps Computer: NR
Blue Star: 17
USA Today: 10
Ballislife: 14
USA Today Computer: NR
Prep Nation: 12
18. Guyer (Denton, Texas), 38-2Average: 20.43
Xcellent 25: 21
MaxPreps Computer: 4
Blue Star: 25
USA Today: NR
Ballislife: NR
USA Today Computer: 3
Prep Nation: NR
19. Simeon (Chicago), 29-4Average: 20.57
Xcellent 25: 22
MaxPreps Computer: 7
Blue Star: 13
USA Today: NR
Ballislife: NR
USA Today Computer: 12
Prep Nation: NR
20. Belleville West (Ill.), 32-2Average: 20.86
Xcellent 25: 16
MaxPreps Computer: 13
Blue Star: NR
USA Today: 24
Ballislife: 22
USA Today Computer: 19
Prep Nation: 22
21. Allen (Texas), 34-5Average: 21
Xcellent 25: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 8
Blue Star: 19
USA Today: NR
Ballislife: 20
USA Today Computer: 20
Prep Nation: 20
22. (tie) Upson-Lee (Thomaston, Ga.), 31-0Average: 21.14
Xcellent 25: 7
MaxPreps Computer: NR
Blue Star: NR
USA Today: 21
Ballislife: 9
USA Today Computer: NR
Prep Nation: 21
22. (tie) Bishop Montgomery (Torrance, Calif.), 28-2Average: 21.14
Xcellent 25: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 14
Blue Star: 14
USA Today: NR
Ballislife: 23
USA Today Computer: 7
Prep Nation: NR
24. (tie) Garfield (Seattle), 28-2Average: 22.71
Xcellent 25: 19
MaxPreps Computer: 24
Blue Star: 15
USA Today: 11
Ballislife: NR
USA Today Computer: NR
Prep Nation: NR
24. (tie) Sunrise Christian Academy Elite (Bel Aire, Kan.), 22-2
Average: 22.71
Xcellent 25: NR
MaxPreps Computer: NR
Blue Star: NR
USA Today: NR
Ballislife: NR
USA Today Computer: 6
Prep Nation: 3
Ranked in two or more pollsMountain Brook (Birmingham, Ala.)Archbishop Stepinac (White Plains, N.Y.)Long Island Lutheran (Brookville, N.Y.)Cox Mill (Concord, N.C.)Etiwanda (Etiwanda, Calif.)Lone Peak (Highland, Utah)Cretin-Derham Hall (St. Paul, Minn.)Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati)Waxahachie (Texas)
