^National Prep Basketball
Poll – Week 5=
^By Jamie DeMoney & Dr. Jeremy Plowman=
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The National Prep Basketball Poll is
compiled by Jamie DeMoney of XOS Digital and high school basketball expert Dr. 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 (9-0), plays No. 3 Paul VI Mon. for City of Palms
Classic title in Fort Myers, Fla.
#2. Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei (10-0), repeat
champion of Tarkanian Classic in Las Vegas
#3. Fairfax, Va., Paul VI (8-0), 5-0 versus current or
formerly ranked teams
#4. Chicago, Curie
(6-0), led by Kansas-bound F Cliff Alexander
#5. Memphis, Tenn.,
White Station (10-0), won ‘Iolani Classic title in Honolulu
#6. Jacksonville,
Fla., Providence (8-2), both losses to No. 1 Montverde Academy
#7. Mouth of
Wilson, Va., Oak Hill (18-1), 18 straight wins
after loss to regionally-ranked Quality Education
#8. Etiwanda,
Calif. (10-0), champion of Inland Empire Classic in Ontario, Calif.
#9. Marietta, Ga.,
Wheeler (7-1), lost to No. 3 Paul VI, 62-46
#10. Brooklyn,
Lincoln (6-1), beaten by No. 1 Montverde Academy, 74-70
#11. Centereach,
N.Y., Our Savior New American (10-0), defeated No. 21 Prime Prep, 69-58
#12. Chicago,
Whitney Young (3-2), both losses to ranked teams
#13. Overland Park, Kan., Blue Valley Northwest (2-0), 26-game winning streak
#14. Bel Aire,
Kan., Sunrise Christian (6-1), beaten teams from four states and Great Britain
#15. Radnor, Pa.,
Archbishop Carroll (6-0), plays No. 7 Oak Hill Mon. for Chick-fil-A Classic
title in Columbia, S.C.
#16. Indianapolis,
Arsenal Tech (6-1), three wins vs. ranked teams
#17. Germantown, Wis. (9-0), state-record
65 straight wins
#18. Seattle,
Rainier Beach (4-0), scored 100 or more three times
#19. Oakland,
Calif., Bishop O’Dowd (5-1), 1-1 versus Top 25 teams
#20. Apple Valley,
Minn. (7-1), features frosh standout G Gary Trent Jr., son of former NBA player
#21. Dallas, Prime
Prep (9-2), 2-2 versus ranked opponents
#22. Philadelphia,
Neumann-Goretti (4-2), both losses to Top-10 teams
#23. Las Vegas,
Bishop Gorman (6-3), all losses to nationally-ranked foes
#24. Minneapolis,
De La Salle (2-1), plays regionally-ranked Findlay on Sat.
#25. Los Angeles,
Loyola (8-0), led by 7-foot UCLA recruit Thomas Welsh
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^Northeast=
#1. Brooklyn,
Lincoln, 6-1
#2. Centereach,
N.Y., Our Savior New American, 10-0
#3. Radnor, Pa.,
Archbishop Carroll, 6-0
#4. Philadelphia,
Neumann-Goretti, 4-2
#5. New York, Cardinal
Hayes, 6-0
#6. Roselle, N.J.,
Roselle Catholic, 2-0
#7. Metuchen, N.J.,
St. Joseph, 2-0
#8. Brookville,
N.Y., Long Island Lutheran, 5-0
#9. Jersey City,
N.J., St. Anthony, 2-0
#10. Mount Vernon,
N.Y., 5-1
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^East Coast=
#1. Fairfax, Va.,
Paul VI, 8-0
#2. Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill, 18-1
#3. Charlotte,
N.C., Northside Christian, 9-0
#4. Washington, St.
John’s, 5-1
#5. Rockville, Md.,
Montrose Christian, 5-2
#6. Gaffney, S.C.,
8-0
#7. Winston-Salem,
N.C., Quality Education, 9-2
#8. Upper Marlboro,
Md., Riverdale Baptist, 9-2
#9. Arlington, Va.,
Bishop O’Connell, 5-3
#10. Richmond, Va.,
Benedictine, 9-0
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^Southeast=
#1. Montverde, Fla., Montverde Academy, 9-0
#2. Memphis, Tenn.,
White Station, 10-0
#3. Jacksonville,
Fla., Providence, 8-2
#4. Marietta, Ga.,
Wheeler, 7-1
#5. Weston, Fla.,
Sagemont, 16-0
#6. Decatur, Ga.,
Columbia, 6-0
#7. Orlando, Fla., Orlando Christian
Prep, 11-0
#8. Birmingham,
Ala., Wenonah, 11-2
#9. Jackson, Miss.,
Callaway, 10-1
#10. Lithonia, Ga.,
Miller Grove, 9-2
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^Midwest=
#1. Chicago, Curie,
6-0
#2. Chicago, Whitney Young, 3-2
#3. Indianapolis,
Arsenal Tech, 6-1
#4. Germantown,
Wis., 9-0
#5. Louisville,
Ky., Ballard, 7-1
#6. Carmel, Ind., 5-0
#7. La Porte, Ind.,
La Lumiere, 11-1
#8. Chicago, St.
Rita, 5-3
#9. Hindman, Ky.,
Knott County, 7-0
#10. Cincinnati,
Moeller, 5-0
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^Midlands=
#1. Overland Park,
Kan., Blue Valley Northwest, 2-0
#2. Bel Aire, Kan.,
Sunrise Christian, 6-1
#3. Apple Valley,
Minn., 7-1
#4. Minneapolis, De
La Salle, 2-1
#5. Denver, East,
7-2
#6. Highland, Utah,
Lone Peak, 6-2
#7. Minnetonka.,
Minn., Hopkins, 7-1
#8. Iowa City,
Iowa, West, 6-0
#9. Omaha, Neb.,
Benson, 5-0
#10. Columbia, Mo.,
Hickman, 10-0
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^Southwest=
#1. Dallas, Prime
Prep, 9-2
#2. Las Vegas, Bishop Gorman, 6-3
#3. Henderson,
Nev., Findlay, 15-3
#4. Tempe, Ariz.,
Corona del Sol, 7-0
#5. Lewisville,
Texas, 10-0
#6. Converse,
Texas, Judson, 17-1
#7. Little Rock, Ark., Parkview,
8-0
#8. DeSoto, Texas,
9-2
#9. Chandler,
Ariz., Hamilton, 10-0
#10. North Little
Rock, Ark., 6-1
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^West Coast=
#1. Santa Ana, Calif., Mater
Dei, 10-0
#2. Etiwanda,
Calif., 10-0
#3. Seattle, Rainier Beach, 4-0
#4. Oakland,
Calif., Bishop O’Dowd, 5-1
#5. Los Angeles,
Loyola, 8-0
#6. Torrance,
Calif., Bishop Montgomery, 8-0
#7. Los Angeles,
Westchester, 7-3
#8. Portland, Ore.,
Jefferson, 4-0
#9. Redondo Beach,
Calif., Redondo Union, 7-3
#10. Bellflower,
Calif., St. John Bosco, 4-3
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FEATS OF THE WEEK: Defending champion Montverde, Fla., Montverde Academy
advanced to Monday’s final of the City of Palms Classic in Fort Myers, Fla. The
top-ranked Eagles had wins over No. 10 Brooklyn, Lincoln (74-70) and No. 6
Jacksonville, Fla., Providence (58-51). They will meet No. 3 Fairfax, Va., Paul
VI for the title. The Panthers beat No. 9 Marietta, Ga., Wheeler (62-46) and
No. 12 Chicago, Whitney Young (57-52). ... No. 2 Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei
edged No. 19 Oakland, Calif., Bishop O’Dowd, 63-59 in overtime, to repeat as
champion of the Tarkanian Classic in Las Vegas. Tournament MVP Stanley Johnson
(an Arizona recruit) led Mater Dei with 25 points. Junior forward Ivan Rabb had
24 points, 21 rebounds, and five blocks in a losing effort for Bishop O’Dowd.
... Centereach, N.Y., Our Savior New American entered the Top 25 after beating
a pair of ranked teams in the Prep Division (no bracket) of the Tarkanian
Classic. The No. 11 Pioneers knocked off No. 21 Dallas, Prime Prep, 69-58, and
regionally-ranked Rockville, Md., Montrose Christian, 60-57. ... Senior forward
Leron Black (Illinois) had 22 points and 10 rebounds to lift No. 5 Memphis,
Tenn., White Station to a 65-41 rout of regionally-ranked Los Angeles,
Westchester for the championship of the ‘Iolani Classic in Honolulu.
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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.
About PrepNation.com: PrepNation.com was originally launched August 1, 2001 by Jamie DeMoney for the purpose of creating a permanent online home for the National Prep Poll football and boys basketball rankings.
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