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High school boys basketball Top 25 composite rankings

February 4, 2015 by MaxPreps, AZPreps365


Photo by Mike Braca

Riding a 16-game win streak, Montverde Academy is ranked No. 1 or No. 2 by each of the six sets of rankings used in determining the composite.

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 two 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 Rankings

1. Montverde Academy (Fla.)
Average rank: 1.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 2
MaxPreps Computer: 2
Blue Star Media: 2
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 1
PrepNation: 1
USA Today Super 25: 2

2. Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.)
Average rank: 3.1
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 1
MaxPreps Computer: 11
Blue Star Media: 1
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 3
PrepNation: 2
USA Today Super 25: 1

3. Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.)
Average rank: 3.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 3
MaxPreps Computer: 1
Blue Star Media: 3
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 7
PrepNation: 3
USA Today Super 25: 5

4. Fairfax (Los Angeles)
Average rank: 5.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 4
MaxPreps Computer: 3
Blue Star Media: 5
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 15
PrepNation: 4
USA Today Super 25: 3

5. DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.)
Average rank: 6.0
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 7
MaxPreps Computer: 4
Blue Star Media: 4
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 8
PrepNation: 7
USA Today Super 25: 6

6. Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.)
Average rank: 9.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 6
MaxPreps Computer: 8
Blue Star Media: 8
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 17
PrepNation: 6
USA Today Super 25: 13

7. Cape Henry Collegiate (Virginia Beach, Va.)
Average rank: 13.3
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 8
MaxPreps Computer: NR
Blue Star Media: 6
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 4
PrepNation: 8
USA Today Super 25: 14

8. Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland, Calif.)
Average rank: 13.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 17
MaxPreps Computer: 22
Blue Star Media: 9
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 15
PrepNation: 10
USA Today Super 25: 9

9. Wheeler (Marietta, Ga.)
Average rank: 13.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 10
MaxPreps Computer: NR
Blue Star Media: 10
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 6
PrepNation: 5
USA Today Super 25: 12

10. Corona del Sol (Tempe, Ariz.)
Average rank: 16.3
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 15
MaxPreps Computer: 19
Blue Star Media: 17
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 18
PrepNation: 9
USA Today Super 25: 20

T11. Bishop Montgomery (Torrance, Calif.)
Average rank: 18.0
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 25
MaxPreps Computer: 14
Blue Star Media: 23
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 13
PrepNation: 17
USA Today Super 25: 16

T11. Wesleyan Christian Academy (High Point, N.C.)
Average rank: 18.0
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 12
MaxPreps Computer: NR
Blue Star Media: 14
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 10
PrepNation: 13
USA Today Super 25: 19

13. Blanche Ely (Pompano Beach, Fla.)
Average rank: 18.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 13
MaxPreps Computer: 13
Blue Star Media: 19
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: NR
PrepNation: 16
USA Today Super 25: 10

14. St. Vincent-St. Mary (Akron, Ohio)
Average rank: 19.3
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 5
MaxPreps Computer: NR
Blue Star Media: 18
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 9
PrepNation: NR
USA Today Super 25: 4

15. Huntington St. Joseph Prep (W.Va.)
Average rank: 20.0
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 18
MaxPreps Computer: NR
Blue Star Media: 22
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: NR *
PrepNation: 12
USA Today Super 25: 8

16. Plano West (Plano, Texas)
Average rank: 20.3
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 19
MaxPreps Computer: 7
Blue Star Media: 21
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: NR
PrepNation: 14
USA Today Super 25: 21

17. Roman Catholic (Philadelphia)
Average rank: 22.3
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 23
MaxPreps Computer: NR
Blue Star Media: 15
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 21
PrepNation: 24
USA Today Super 25: 11

18. Greensboro Day (N.C.)
Average rank: 23.1
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 9
MaxPreps Computer: NR
Blue Star Media: 13
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 19
PrepNation: NR
USA Today Super 25: 18

19. Garfield (Seattle, Wash.)
Average rank: 23.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 14
MaxPreps Computer: 18
Blue Star Media: 7
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: NR
PrepNation: 23
USA Today Super 25: NR

20. Atascocita (Humble, Texas)
Average rank: 24.1
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 20
MaxPreps Computer: 10
Blue Star Media: NR
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 14
PrepNation: 21
USA Today Super 25: NR

21. St. Anthony (Jersey City, N.J.)
Average rank: 25.0
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 9
Blue Star Media: 16
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 23
PrepNation: NR
USA Today Super 25: 22

22. Roselle Catholic (N.J.)
Average rank: 26.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 6
Blue Star Media: NR
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 20
PrepNation: 15
USA Today Super 25: NR

23. Callaway (Jackson, Miss.)
Average rank: 28.3
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
MaxPreps Computer: NR
Blue Star Media: NR
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 25
PrepNation: 18
USA Today Super 25: 7

T24. Stevenson (Lincolnshire, Ill.)
Average rank: 28.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 21
MaxPreps Computer: NR
Blue Star Media: 12
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: NR
PrepNation: 20
USA Today Super 25: NR

T24. Hamilton (Memphis, Tenn.)
Average rank: 28.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
MaxPreps Computer: NR
Blue Star Media: NR
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 2
PrepNation: 11
USA Today Super 25: NR

Ranked by two media outlets
Cardinal Gibbons (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), USA Today No. 17; MaxPreps X25 No. 24
Chaminade (St. Louis, Mo.), PrepNation No. 19; Grassroots Hoops No. 22
Champlin Park (Minn.), MaxPreps Computer No. 17; PrepNation No. 22
Jonesboro (Ga.), Grassroots Hoops No. 12; MaxPreps X25 No. 16
La Lumiere (LaPorte, Ind.), Blue Star Media No. 20; Grassroots Hoops No. 24
Mustang (Okla.), MaxPreps Computer No. 5; MaxPreps X25 No. 22
Villa Angela-St. Joseph (Cleveland, Ohio), MaxPreps X25 No. 11; Blue Star Media No. 25

Ranked by one media outlet
Apple Valley (Minn.), MaxPreps Computer No. 20
Cardozo (Bayside, N.Y.), USA Today No. 23
Cedar Hill (Texas), MaxPreps Computer No. 25
Centennial (Corona, Calif.), MaxPreps computer No. 21
DeSoto (Texas), MaxPreps Computer No. 16
East (Wichita, Kan.), MaxPreps Computer No. 24
East Kentwood (Kentwood, Mich.), USA Today No. 15
Iowa City (Iowa), USA Today No. 25
Lancaster (Texas), MaxPreps Computer No. 15
Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.), Grassroots Hoops No. 11
Muskegon (Mich.), Blue Star Media No. 24
Parkview (Little Rock, Ark.), Blue Star Media No. 11
Putnam City West (Oklahoma City, Okla.), MaxPreps Computer No. 12
Reitz (Evansville, Ind.), MaxPreps Computer No. 23
Simeon (Chicago), PrepNation No. 25
St. Rita (Chicago), Grassroots Hoops No. 16
Western International (Detroit), USA Today No. 25

* Huntington St. Joseph Prep not eligible for inclusion in Grassroots Hoops Fab 50.