Monday, December 09, 2013

Week 3 National Prep Basketball Poll - 2013-14

^National Prep Basketball Poll – Week 3=
^By Jamie DeMoney & Jeremy Plowman=
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     The National Prep Basketball Poll is compiled by Jamie DeMoney of XOS Digital and high school basketball expert Jeremy Plowman with input from sportswriters, experts, and coaches. The national Top 25 and regional Top 10's follow with won-loss records:
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#1. Montverde, Fla., Montverde Academy (6-0), defending Prep Poll champion
#2. Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei (4-0), won Diablo Inferno tourney in Mission Viejo, Calif.
#3. Henderson, Nev., Findlay (13-0), Kansas-bound G Kelly Oubre a 52-point game last week
#4. Dallas, Prime Prep (7-0), handled No. 12 Quality Education, 67-50
#5. Fairfax, Va., Paul VI (3-0), favored to win tough Washington Catholic Athletic Conference
#6. Chicago, Curie (2-0), F Cliff Alexander (Kansas) a double-double in 66-62 win over No. 9 Bishop Gorman
#7. Marietta, Ga., Wheeler (4-0), topped No. 19 Miller Grove, 63-52
#8. Etiwanda, Calif. (5-0), beat Ill.-ranked Marian Catholic, 74-68
#9. Las Vegas, Bishop Gorman (1-1), plays No. 23 Oak Hill on Sat.
#10. Memphis, Tenn., White Station (4-0), G Chris Chiozza will play at Florida
#11. Apple Valley, Minn. (4-0), beat No. 24 De La Salle, 73-63
#12. Winston-Salem, N.C., Quality Education (7-1), 1-1 vs. Top 25
#13. Overland Park, Kan., Blue Valley Northwest (0-0), defending 5A state champ
#14. Bel Aire, Kan., Sunrise Christian (3-0), G Lourawls Nairn Jr. headed to Michigan St.
#15. Chicago, Whitney Young (0-1), upset in opener by regionally-ranked St. John Bosco
#16. Philadelphia, Neumann-Goretti (1-0), sr. duo Troy Harper and Tony Toplyn signed with Campbell
#17. Germantown, Wis. (4-0), extended winning streak to 60
#18. Seattle, Rainier Beach (0-0), F Shaqquan Aaron a Louisville recruit
#19. Lithonia, Ga., Miller Grove (5-1), 24-game win streak snapped by No. 7 Wheeler
#20. Brooklyn, Lincoln (1-0), crushed Grady, 100-45, in opener
#21. Denver, East (3-0), beat then-No. 16 Bishop O’Connell (Va.), 67-61
#22. Jacksonville, Fla., Providence (5-1), smashed then regionally-ranked Arlington Country Day, 93-74
#23. Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill (9-1), four seniors signed with ACC schools
#24. Minneapolis, De La Salle (1-1), playing without Stanford-bound F Reid Travis (foot injury)
#25. North Little Rock, Ark. (3-0), defending 7A state titlist
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^Northeast=
#1. Philadelphia, Neumann-Goretti, 1-0
#2. Brooklyn, Lincoln, 1-0
#3. Brooklyn, Bishop Loughlin, 1-0
#4. Metuchen, N.J., St. Joseph, 0-0
#5. Middle Village, N.Y., Christ the King, 1-0
#6. Roselle, N.J., Roselle Catholic, 0-0
#7. Philadelphia, Roman Catholic, 1-0
#8. Jersey City, N.J., St. Anthony, 0-0
#9. Newark, N.J., St. Benedict’s, 0-1
#10. Mount Vernon, N.Y., 0-0
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^East Coast=
#1. Fairfax, Va., Paul VI, 3-0
#2. Winston-Salem, N.C., Quality Education, 7-1
#3. Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill, 9-1
#4. Washington, St. John’s, 2-0 

#5. Huntington, W.Va., Huntington St. Joseph Prep, 4-1
#6. Charlotte, N.C., Northside Christian, 3-0
#7. Gaffney, S.C., 0-0
#8. Oxon Hill, Md., Potomac, 1-0
#9. Rockville, Md., Montrose Christian, 3-0
#10. Martinsville, Va., Carlisle, 9-2
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^Southeast=
#1. Montverde, Fla., Montverde Academy, 6-0
#2. Marietta, Ga., Wheeler, 4-0
#3. Memphis, Tenn., White Station, 4-0
#4. Lithonia, Ga., Miller Grove, 5-1
#5. Jacksonville, Fla., Providence, 5-1
#6. Birmingham, Ala., Wenonah, 6-0
#7. Weston, Fla., Sagemont, 9-0
#8. Oldsmar, Fla., Oldsmar Christian, 9-0
#9. Jackson, Miss., Callaway, 7-0
#10. Orlando, Fla., Orlando Christian Prep, 6-0
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^Midwest=
#1. Chicago, Curie, 2-0
#2. Chicago, Whitney Young, 0-1
#3. Germantown, Wis., 4-0
#4. Saginaw, Mich., Arthur Hill, 0-0
#5. Chicago, St. Rita, 1-1
#6. Indianapolis, Arsenal Tech, 3-1
#7. Louisville, Ky., Ballard, 3-1
#8. Carmel, Ind., 2-0
#9. Hindman, Ky., Knott County, 2-0
#10. Cincinnati, Moeller, 1-0
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^Midlands=
#1. Apple Valley, Minn., 4-0
#2. Overland Park, Kan., Blue Valley Northwest, 0-0
#3. Bel Aire, Kan., Sunrise Christian, 3-0
#4. Denver, East, 3-0
#5. Minneapolis, De La Salle, 1-1
#6. St. Louis, Chaminade, 3-0
#7. Highland, Utah, Lone Peak, 2-1
#8. Osseo, Minn., 2-0
#9. Iowa City, Iowa, West, 2-0
#10. Omaha, Neb., Central, 0-0
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^Southwest=
#1. Henderson, Nev., Findlay, 13-0
#2. Dallas, Prime Prep, 7-0
#3. Las Vegas, Bishop Gorman, 1-1
#4. North Little Rock, Ark., 3-0
#5. Tempe, Ariz., Corona del Sol, 5-0
#6. DeSoto, Texas, 9-1
#7. Dallas, Madison, 7-0
#8. San Antonio, Churchill, 11-0
#9. Phoenix, Pinnacle, 4-0
#10. Lewisville, Texas, 8-0
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^West Coast=
#1. Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei, 4-0
#2. Etiwanda, Calif., 5-0
#3. Seattle, Rainier Beach, 0-0
#4. West Linn, Ore., 0-0
#5. Los Angeles, Loyola, 4-0
#6. Redondo Beach, Calif., Redondo Union, 4-1
#7. Torrance, Calif., Bishop Montgomery, 5-0
#8. Los Angeles, Westchester, 4-2
#9. Portland, Ore., Central Catholic, 0-0
#10. Bellflower, Calif., St. John Bosco, 2-2
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     FEATS OF THE WEEK: Defending Prep Poll titlist Montverde, Fla., Montverde Academy returned to the No. 1 spot in this week’s Top 25. The Eagles moved up from No. 2 following a 91-56 blowout of Deerfield Beach, Fla. Junior forward Ben Simmons (committed to LSU) scored a game-high 27 points. ... Dallas, Prime Prep jumped up three spots to No. 4 after a convincing 67-50 win over No. 12 Winston-Salem, N.C., Quality Education at the Marshall County Hoopfest in Benton, Ky. Senior guard Emmanuel Mudiay (SMU) was the star, scoring 17 points and grabbing 11 rebounds. ... Senior forward Cliff Alexander (Kansas) had 22 points, 20 rebounds and five blocks to carry No. 6 Chicago, Curie to a 66-62 win over No. 9 Las Vegas, Bishop Gorman. Stephen Zimmerman, Bishop Gorman’s highly-routed 7-foot junior, was held to 10 points with 13 rebounds. ... Blue chip junior forward Jaylen Brown scored 22 points to lead No. 7 Marietta, Ga., Wheeler to a 63-52 win against No. 19 Lithonia, Ga., Miller Grove. ... In a showdown of last season’s state champs, defending 4A titlist and 11th-ranked Apple Valley, Minn., topped reigning 3A champion No. 24 Minneapolis, De La Salle, 73-63. Apple Valley senior guard Tyus Jones (Duke) exploded for 29 points with 11 assists. De La Salle was without senior forward Reid Travis (Stanford), who is recovering from an injured foot.
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About the National Prep Poll: Compiled weekly weekly since 1987 and distributed by World Features Syndicate and the Associated Press, the National Prep Poll is the nation's second oldest weekly high school sports rankings. Doug Huff compiled the rankings from 1987 until 1999. Jamie DeMoney has compiled the poll since the start of the 1999 basketball season to the present.

The National Prep Poll is the only high school poll distributed to newspapers and websites around the United States by the Associated Press national wire service.

Among the criteria used in the weekly compilation of the National Prep Poll rankings are strength of schedule, the ability to accomplish the ultimate goal on a team's schedule (i.e. winning a championship), impact players and performers, a team's coaching and recent tradition.

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