^National Prep Basketball
Poll – Week 11=
^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 (22-1), 10-1 versus current or formerly-ranked teams
#2. Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei (23-0), beat
No. 8 Whitney Young, 69-57
#3. Chicago, Curie
(18-1), lone loss to regionally-ranked Muskegon came without star F Cliff
Alexander (suspension)
#4. Seattle,
Rainier Beach (19-0), averaging over 94 points per game
#5. Memphis, Tenn.,
White Station (22-1), only loss to No. 1 Montverde
#6. Charlotte,
N.C., Northside Christian, (19-1), 3-1 vs. current or former Top 25 teams
#7. Los Angeles,
Loyola (21-1), avenged only loss to state-ranked Chaminade
#8. Chicago,
Whitney Young (15-5), 4-3 against current Top 25
#9. Apple Valley,
Minn. (19-1), 14 straight wins since loss to No. 8 Whitney Young
#10. Fairfax, Va., Paul VI (19-4), split games with No. 12
St. John’s
#11. Las Vegas,
Bishop Gorman (20-4), all losses to ranked teams
#12. Washington,
St. John’s (19-1), topped No. 10 Paul VI, 71-68
#13. Brooklyn,
Lincoln (18-3), G Isaiah Whitehead (Seton Hall) a McDonald’s All-American
#14. Indianapolis,
Arsenal Tech (17-2), upset by state-ranked Hamilton Southeastern, 77-71
#15. Jacksonville,
Fla., Providence (21-4), Duke-bound G Grayson Allen named to McDonald’s team
#16. Huntington,
W.Va., Huntington St. Joseph Prep (22-4), unbeaten in 2014
#17. Jacksonville,
Fla., Arlington Country Day (19-3), knocked off No. 18 Oak Hill, 62-53
#18. Mouth of
Wilson, Va., Oak Hill (29-3), seven-time Prep
Poll champion
#19. Henderson,
Nev., Findlay (23-4), only team with two McDonald’s All-Americans in 2014
#20. Corona,
Calif., Centennial (19-2), beat regionally-ranked Redondo Union, 67-60
#21. New York,
Cardinal Hayes (19-0), sr. G Shavar Newkirk will play at Saint Joseph’s
#22. La Porte,
Ind., La Lumiere (16-2), features top-notch jr. G Jalen Coleman
#23. Weston, Fla.,
Sagemont (25-0), average win margin is 27 points
#24. Dallas, Prime
Prep (18-5), led by McDonald’s All-American G Emmanuel Mudiay (SMU)
#25. Tempe, Ariz.,
Corona del Sol (23-1), only loss to No. 19 Findlay
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^Northeast=
#1. Brooklyn,
Lincoln, 18-3
#2. New York,
Cardinal Hayes, 19-0
#3. Philadelphia,
Roman Catholic, 16-3
#4. Centereach, N.Y.,
Our Savior New American, 15-3
#5. Philadelphia,
Neumann-Goretti, 15-4
#6. Radnor, Pa.,
Archbishop Carroll, 17-3
#7. Metuchen, N.J.,
St. Joseph, 15-1
#8. Mount Vernon,
N.Y., 11-1
#9. Linden, N.J., 15-1
#10. Brooklyn,
Bishop Loughlin, 17-3
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^East Coast=
#1. Charlotte,
N.C., Northside Christian, 19-1
#2. Fairfax, Va.,
Paul VI, 19-4
#3. Washington, St.
John’s, 19-1
#4. Huntington,
W.Va., Huntington St. Joseph Prep, 22-4
#5. Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill, 29-3
#6. Hyattsville,
Md., DeMatha, 19-2
#7. Greensboro,
N.C., Greensboro Day, 24-3
#8. Dumfries, Va.,
Potomac, 18-0
#9. Virginia Beach,
Va., Cape Henry Collegiate, 14-0
#10. Columbia,
S.C., Irmo, 19-1
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^Southeast=
#1. Montverde, Fla., Montverde Academy, 22-1
#2. Memphis, Tenn.,
White Station, 22-1
#3. Jacksonville,
Fla., Providence, 21-4
#4. Jacksonville, Fla.,
Arlington Country Day, 19-3
#5. Weston, Fla.,
Sagemont, 25-0
#6. Norcross, Ga.,
Greater Atlanta Christian, 23-0
#7. Orlando, Fla., Orlando Christian
Prep, 23-1
#8. Marietta, Ga.,
Wheeler, 17-4
#9. Jackson, Miss.,
Callaway, 18-1
#10. Baton Rouge,
La., Scotlandville, 26-1
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^Midwest=
#1. Chicago, Curie,
18-1
#2. Chicago, Whitney Young, 15-5
#3. Indianapolis,
Arsenal Tech, 17-2
#4. La Porte, Ind.,
La Lumiere, 16-2
#5. Brookfield,
Wis., Central, 15-0
#6. Germantown,
Wis., 17-1
#7. Muskegon, Mich.,
12-0
#8. Lakewood, Ohio,
St. Edward, 13-1
#9. Chicago
Heights, Ill., Marian Catholic, 17-2
#10. Cincinnati,
Moeller, 15-1
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^Midlands=
#1. Apple Valley,
Minn., 19-1
#2. Overland Park,
Kan., Blue Valley Northwest, 11-2
#3. Denver, East, 15-3
#4. Highland, Utah,
Lone Peak, 13-2
#5. Bel Aire, Kan.,
Sunrise Christian, 10-5
#6. Minnetonka.,
Minn., Hopkins, 18-1
#7. Dubuque, Iowa,
Senior, 14-1
#8. Omaha, Neb.,
Central, 16-1
#9. Fort Collins,
Colo., Fossil Ridge, 17-0
#10. St. Louis,
Chaminade, 18-1
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^Southwest=
#1. Las Vegas, Bishop Gorman, 20-4
#2. Henderson,
Nev., Findlay, 23-4
#3. Dallas, Prime
Prep, 18-5
#4. Tempe, Ariz.,
Corona del Sol, 23-1
#5. Converse,
Texas, Judson, 29-1
#6. North Little
Rock, Ark., 17-1
#7. DeSoto, Texas,
23-3
#8. Houston, North
Shore, 20-2
#9. Little Rock, Ark.,
Parkview, 16-1
#10. Oklahoma City,
Putnam City West, 15-2
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^West Coast=
#1. Santa Ana, Calif., Mater
Dei, 23-0
#2. Seattle, Rainier Beach, 19-0
#3. Los Angeles,
Loyola, 21-1
#4. Corona, Calif.,
Centennial, 19-2
#5. Etiwanda, Calif.,
21-3
#6. Oakland,
Calif., Bishop O’Dowd, 15-4
#7. Redondo Beach,
Calif., Redondo Union, 18-4
#8. Portland, Ore.,
Jefferson, 15-1
#9. Chatsworth,
Calif., Sierra Canyon, 21-2
#10. Los Angeles,
Westchester, 19-5
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FEATS OF THE WEEK: Preseason
No. 1 Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei earned its first win of the year against a
current Top 25 team. McDonald’s All-American forward Stanley Johnson (an
Arizona recruit) scored 27 points to lead the now-No. 2 Monarchs to a 69-57
home win over No. 8 Chicago, Whitney Young in the Nike Extravaganza. Duke-bound
senior forward Jahlil Okafor -- who was also named to the McDonald’s team last
week -- led Whitney Young with 21 points. ... In other Nike Extravaganza
action, senior forward Deontae North (Long Beach St.) had 19 points for No. 20
Corona, Calif., Centennial in a 67-60 win against regionally-ranked Redondo
Beach, Calif., Redondo Union. Senior guard Corey Henson (Wagner) scored 33
points to lead regionally-ranked Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha to a 61-56 overtime
win over regionally-ranked Los Angeles, Westchester. ... Senior forward Mike
Morsell (uncommitted) scored 21 points to lift No. 12 Washington, St. John’s to
a 71-68 win at Washington Catholic Athletic Conference rival No. 10 Fairfax,
Va., Paul VI. ... No. 17 Jacksonville, Fla., Arlington Country Day picked up
its second win in as many weeks versus a current or former Top 25 opponent.
Sophomore guard Lamonte Turner netted 22 points as the Apaches beat No. 18
Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill, 62-53, in a game played in Beckley, W.Va. ...
Seton Hall-bound senior guard Khadeen Carrington scored 24 points -- pushing his
career total over 2,000 -- as regionally-ranked Brooklyn, Bishop Loughlin slipped
past rival Middle Village, N.Y., Christ the King, 76-74.
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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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