^National Prep Basketball
Poll – Week 14=
^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 (24-1), only loss to No. 3 Curie
#2. Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei (28-0), needed
OT to win first-round CIF-SS Open Division playoff game
#3. Chicago, Curie
(24-1), beat No. 7 Whitney Young in 4 OT for Chicago Public League crown
#4. Seattle,
Rainier Beach (25-0), won district title game by 40 points
#5. Memphis, Tenn.,
White Station (29-1), sr. G Chris Chiozza will play at Florida
#6. Charlotte,
N.C., Northside Christian (28-1), third straight 2A state private school title
#7. Chicago, Whitney
Young (21-6), only in-state loss to No. 3 Curie
#8. Indianapolis,
Arsenal Tech (19-2), has two wins over No. 12 Huntington St. Joseph Prep
#9. Apple Valley,
Minn. (25-1), sr. G Tyus Jones (Duke) likely to be state MVP for third time
#10. Jacksonville,
Fla., Providence (28-4), plays No. 22 Sagemont in 3A state semifinals
#11. Las Vegas,
Bishop Gorman (27-4), won sixth consecutive region championship
#12. Huntington,
W.Va., Huntington St. Joseph Prep (23-4), sr. G Josh Perkins headed to Gonzaga
#13. Brooklyn,
Lincoln (24-3), Indiana Pacers star Lance Stephenson an alum
#14. Mouth of
Wilson, Va., Oak Hill (34-3), crushed Quality
Education Academy (N.C.), 99-63, avenging earlier loss
#15. Henderson,
Nev., Findlay (27-4), averaged 117 points in two games last week
#16. Hyattsville,
Md., DeMatha (27-3), plays No. 19 Paul VI for Washington Catholic championship on
Tue.
#17. Corona,
Calif., Centennial (25-2), unbeaten since December
#18. Tempe, Ariz.,
Corona del Sol (30-1), favored to repeat as Division I state titlist
#19. Fairfax, Va., Paul VI (24-6), all losses to current or
former Top 25 teams
#20. La Porte,
Ind., La Lumiere (19-2), 2-2 versus ranked teams
#21. Muskegon,
Mich. (19-0), avoided upset against Grand Rapids Union, 69-64
#22. Weston, Fla.,
Sagemont (32-0), seeks second state title in four years
#23. Dallas, Prime
Prep (22-5), features highly-touted SMU-bound sr. G Emmanuel Mudiay
#24. Norcross, Ga.,
Greater Atlanta Christian (28-0), extended winning streak to 46 games
#25. Bronx, Cardinal
Hayes (25-1), won first NYC Catholic Archdiocesan since 1975
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^Northeast=
#1. Brooklyn,
Lincoln, 24-3
#2. Bronx, Cardinal
Hayes, 25-1
#3. Philadelphia,
Roman Catholic, 22-3
#4. Centereach, N.Y.,
Our Savior New American, 21-3
#5. Philadelphia,
Neumann-Goretti, 20-4
#6. Radnor, Pa.,
Archbishop Carroll, 20-4
#7. Metuchen, N.J.,
St. Joseph, 20-2
#8. Mount Vernon,
N.Y., 18-1
#9. Newark, N.J.,
Eastside, 20-1
#10. Paterson,
N.J., Eastside, 20-1
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^East Coast=
#1. Charlotte,
N.C., Northside Christian, 28-1
#2. Huntington,
W.Va., Huntington St. Joseph Prep, 23-4
#3. Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill, 34-3
#4. Hyattsville,
Md., DeMatha, 27-3
#5. Fairfax, Va., Paul
VI, 24-6
#6. Dumfries, Va.,
Potomac, 24-0
#7. Washington, St.
John’s, 26-3
#8. Virginia Beach,
Va., Cape Henry Collegiate, 24-0
#9. Columbia, S.C.,
Irmo, 25-1
#10. Potomac, Md., Bullis,
24-3
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^Southeast=
#1. Montverde, Fla., Montverde Academy, 24-1
#2. Memphis, Tenn.,
White Station, 29-1
#3. Jacksonville,
Fla., Providence, 28-4
#4. Weston, Fla.,
Sagemont, 32-0
#5. Norcross, Ga.,
Greater Atlanta Christian, 28-0
#6. Jacksonville,
Fla., Arlington Country Day, 24-4-x
#7. Orlando, Fla., Orlando Christian Prep,
28-1
#8. Jackson, Miss.,
Callaway, 25-1
#9. Baton Rouge,
La., Scotlandville, 30-1
#10. Marietta, Ga.,
Wheeler, 23-5
x-Includes one win
by forfeit
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^Midwest=
#1. Chicago, Curie,
24-1
#2. Chicago, Whitney Young, 21-6
#3. Indianapolis,
Arsenal Tech, 19-2
#4. La Porte, Ind.,
La Lumiere, 19-2
#5. Muskegon, Mich.,
19-0
#6. Brookfield,
Wis., Central, 22-0
#7. Lincolnshire,
Ill., Stevenson, 24-1
#8. Cincinnati,
Moeller, 20-1
#9. Chicago
Heights, Ill., Marian Catholic, 22-2
#10. Lakewood,
Ohio, St. Edward, 16-2
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^Midlands=
#1. Apple Valley,
Minn., 25-1
#2. Overland Park,
Kan., Blue Valley Northwest, 16-2
#3. Bel Aire, Kan.,
Sunrise Christian, 13-5
#4. Minnetonka.,
Minn., Hopkins, 25-1
#5. Fort Collins,
Colo., Fossil Ridge, 23-0
#6. Denver, East, 19-4
#7. Dubuque, Iowa,
Senior, 20-1
#8. Highland, Utah,
Lone Peak, 17-3
#9. Omaha, Neb.,
Benson, 19-3
#10. Lee’s Summit,
Mo., West, 19-3
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^Southwest=
#1. Las Vegas, Bishop Gorman, 27-4
#2. Henderson,
Nev., Findlay, 27-4
#3. Tempe, Ariz.,
Corona del Sol, 30-1
#4. Dallas, Prime
Prep, 22-5
#5. Converse,
Texas, Judson, 34-1
#6. DeSoto, Texas,
28-3
#7. Houston, North
Shore, 25-2
#8. North Little Rock,
Ark., 21-2
#9. Little Rock, Ark.,
Parkview, 22-1
#10. Oklahoma City,
Putnam City West, 20-2
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^West Coast=
#1. Santa Ana, Calif., Mater
Dei, 28-0
#2. Seattle, Rainier Beach, 25-0
#3. Corona, Calif.,
Centennial, 25-2
#4. Etiwanda,
Calif., 26-3
#5. Oakland,
Calif., Bishop O’Dowd, 22-4
#6. Redondo Beach,
Calif., Redondo Union, 23-4
#7. Portland, Ore.,
Jefferson, 22-1
#8. Los Angeles,
Loyola, 25-2
#9. Riverside,
Calif., North, 24-2
#10. Los Angeles,
Westchester, 26-5
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FEATS OF THE WEEK: No.
3 Chicago, Curie needed four overtimes to outlast No. 7 Chicago, Whitney Young
and claim its first Chicago Public League championship. Uncommitted senior
guard Joseph Stamps scored 24 points and senior forward Cliff Alexander
(Kansas) had 20 points and 12 rebounds for the Condors in a 69-66 victory. With
19 points, senior forward Paul White (Georgetown) was the leading scorer for
Whitney Young, which erased a six-point deficit in the final 48 seconds to
force the game into the first overtime. ... No. 16 Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha
entered the Top 25 for the first time this season. The Stags earned their national
ranking after beating league rivals No. 19 Fairfax, Va., Paul VI (54-52) and
then-No. 8 Washington, St. John’s (73-52) last week. ... Senior forward Nathan
Ekwu (uncommitted) had 15 points and 16 rebounds as No. 25 Bronx, Cardinal
Hayes thumped Staten Island, St. Peter’s, 70-50. The Cardinals claimed their
first New York City Archdiocesan title since 1975 and avenged their only loss
this season. ... Junior guard Jalen Brunson scored a career-high 56 points to
lift regionally-ranked Lincolnshire, Ill., Stevenson to a 95-93 double-overtime
win over Lake Forest, Ill. ... Plaistow, N.H., Timberlane snapped an 81-game
losing streak with a 71-56 win against Keene, N.H. It was the Owls’ first win
since January 2010.
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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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