^National Prep Basketball
Poll – Week 8=
^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 (15-0), humbled area-ranked Oak Ridge, 93-57, on ESPN
#2. Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei (16-0), all
but one win by double-digit margins
#3. Memphis, Tenn.,
White Station (13-0), five state crowns since 2000
#4. Mouth of
Wilson, Va., Oak Hill (21-1), two easy wins
after 19-day layoff
#5. Seattle,
Rainier Beach (12-0), averaging 96 points per game
#6. Fairfax, Va., Paul VI (11-2), upset by preseason Top
25 team Bishop O’Connell, 63-58
#7. Charlotte,
N.C., Northside Christian, (14-1), beat regionally-ranked Denver East, 75-66
#8. Jacksonville,
Fla., Providence (16-3), topped state-ranked Evans, 66-60
#9. Chicago, Curie
(13-1), Kansas-bound sr. F Cliff Alexander averages 26 pts., 17 reb.
#10. Los Angeles,
Loyola (14-1), fell to state-ranked Chaminade, 73-61
#11. Indianapolis,
Arsenal Tech (12-1), three seniors committed to Division I colleges
#12. Centereach,
N.Y., Our Savior New American (13-1), lost to regionally-ranked Huntington St.
Joseph Prep, 68-66
#13. Chicago,
Whitney Young (9-4), all losses to current or formerly-ranked teams
#14. Henderson,
Nev., Findlay (19-3), sr. G Kelly Oubre will play at Kansas
#15. Dallas, Prime
Prep (14-4), beat No. 16 Sunrise Christian, 61-56
#16. Bel Aire,
Kan., Sunrise Christian (9-2), sr. G Nathan Bain headed to Colorado St.
#17. Apple Valley, Minn.
(13-1), only loss to No. 13 Whitney Young
#18. Radnor, Pa.,
Archbishop Carroll (9-2), upset by regionally-ranked Roman Catholic, 54-46
#19. Brooklyn,
Lincoln (11-3), pop music icon Neil Diamond an alum
#20. Germantown, Wis. (13-0), trailed at half for first time this year, but beat Homestead, 72-63
#21. Overland Park, Kan., Blue Valley Northwest (4-1), beat Mo. state-ranked Lee’s Summit West, 68-63
#22. Philadelphia,
Neumann-Goretti (9-2), both losses to Top 25 teams
#23. Orlando, Fla., Orlando Christian
Prep (17-0), sr. G Adonys Henriquez headed to UCF
#24. Las Vegas,
Bishop Gorman (14-4), three losses to Top 10 teams
#25. Washington,
St. John’s (11-1), crushed Philadelphia power Math, Civics & Sciences,
99-59
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^Northeast=
#1. Centereach,
N.Y., Our Savior New American, 13-1
#2. Radnor, Pa.,
Archbishop Carroll, 9-2
#3. Brooklyn,
Lincoln, 11-3
#4. Philadelphia,
Neumann-Goretti, 9-2
#5. New York,
Cardinal Hayes, 11-0
#6. Metuchen, N.J.,
St. Joseph, 9-0
#7. Philadelphia,
Roman Catholic, 10-2
#8. Roselle, N.J.,
Roselle Catholic, 5-1
#9. Mount Vernon,
N.Y., 7-1
#10. Jersey City,
N.J., St. Anthony, 6-1
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^East Coast=
#1. Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill, 21-1
#2. Fairfax, Va.,
Paul VI, 11-2
#3. Charlotte,
N.C., Northside Christian, 14-1
#4. Washington, St.
John’s, 11-1
#5. Huntington,
W.Va., Huntington St. Joseph Prep, 15-4
#6. Upper Marlboro,
Md., Riverdale Baptist, 17-2
#7. Greensboro,
N.C., Greensboro Day, 18-2
#8. Hyattsville,
Md., DeMatha, 13-1
#9. Dumfries, Va., Potomac,
13-0
#10. Goose Creek,
S.C., 15-1
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^Southeast=
#1. Montverde, Fla., Montverde Academy, 15-0
#2. Memphis, Tenn.,
White Station, 13-0
#3. Jacksonville,
Fla., Providence, 16-3
#4. Orlando, Fla., Orlando Christian
Prep, 17-0
#5. Weston, Fla.,
Sagemont, 21-0
#6. Norcross, Ga.,
Greater Atlanta Christian, 17-0
#7. Marietta, Ga., Wheeler,
11-4
#8. Jackson, Miss.,
Callaway, 12-1
#9. Decatur, Ga.,
Columbia, 11-1
#10. Baton Rouge,
La., Scotlandville, 21-1
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^Midwest=
#1. Chicago, Curie,
13-1
#2. Indianapolis,
Arsenal Tech, 12-1
#3. Chicago, Whitney Young, 9-4
#4. Germantown,
Wis., 13-0
#5. Carmel, Ind., 8-0
#6. La Porte, Ind.,
La Lumiere, 13-2
#7. Muskegon, Mich.
5-0
#8. Lincolnshire,
Ill., Stevenson, 14-1
#9. Cincinnati,
Moeller, 9-1
#10. Covington,
Ky., Covington Catholic, 11-0
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^Midlands=
#1. Bel Aire, Kan.,
Sunrise Christian, 9-2
#2. Apple Valley,
Minn., 13-1
#3. Overland Park,
Kan., Blue Valley Northwest, 4-1
#4. Denver, East, 10-3
#5. Highland, Utah,
Lone Peak, 8-2
#6. Minnetonka.,
Minn., Hopkins, 11-1
#7. Dubuque, Iowa,
Senior, 8-0
#8. Omaha, Neb.,
Central, 11-1
#9. Bettendorf,
Iowa, 10-0
#10. St. Louis, Chaminade,
10-1
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^Southwest=
#1. Henderson,
Nev., Findlay, 19-3
#2. Dallas, Prime
Prep, 14-4
#3. Las Vegas, Bishop Gorman, 14-4
#4. Tempe, Ariz.,
Corona del Sol, 14-1
#5. Converse,
Texas, Judson, 23-1
#6. North Little
Rock, Ark., 11-1
#7. DeSoto, Texas, 17-3
#8. Midwest City, Okla.,
8-0
#9. Houston, North
Shore, 15-2
#10. Little Rock, Ark., Parkview,
11-1
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^West Coast=
#1. Santa Ana, Calif., Mater
Dei, 16-0
#2. Seattle, Rainier Beach, 12-0
#3. Los Angeles,
Loyola, 14-1
#4. Redondo Beach,
Calif., Redondo Union, 12-3
#5. Mill Creek,
Wash., Jackson, 11-0
#6. Torrance,
Calif., Bishop Montgomery, 15-1
#7. Corona, Calif.,
Centennial, 12-2
#8. Sacramento,
Calif., Capital Christian, 14-2
#9. Portland, Ore.,
Jefferson, 9-1
#10. Los Angeles,
Westchester, 13-4
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FEATS OF THE WEEK: In the lone matchup between Top 25 teams last week, No. 15 Dallas, Prime
Prep knocked off No. 16 Bel Aire, Kan., Sunrise Christian, 61-56. The game
featured two of the nation’s top-rated senior point guards. SMU-bound Emmanuel
Mudiay led Prime Prep with 26 points. Lourawls Nairn (Michigan St.) scored 16
for Sunrise Christian. ... Senior forward Keyshawn Woods (Charlotte) scored 22
points to lift No. 7 Charlotte, N.C., Northside Christian to a 75-66 win
against regionally-ranked Denver, East. Senior guard Dominique Collier
(Colorado) had 37 points in a losing effort for East (10-3), which was playing
its seventh game this season against an out-of-state opponent. ... Senior guard
Grayson Allen (Duke) scored 20 points to help No. 8 Jacksonville, Fla., Providence
get past Orlando, Fla., Evans, 66-60. Evans is Florida’s No. 1-ranked team in
Class 8A. Providence is top-ranked in 3A. ... Dubuque,
Iowa, Senior entered the Midlands Top 10 after crushing then regionally-ranked
Iowa City, Iowa, West, 68-47. Senior guard Kyle Haber (Brown) led the way with
29 points. The loss ended West’s 60-game winning streak. ... Senior guard Gabe DeVoe (Clemson) netted 52 points --
including 11 3-pointers -- as Shelby, N.C., crushed Statesville, N.C., 94-58.
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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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