Week 4 National Prep Basketball Poll released

WAUKEE, Iowa -- No. 1 Montverde Academy (Fla.) leads a group of 10 teams ranked in the Week 4 National Prep Poll that will play for the nation's most coveted tournament title when the City of Palms Classic kicks off Thursday in Fort Myers, Fla. Montverde Academy's COP championships in 2012 and 2013 helped propel it to back-to-back Prep Poll titles. The same story could be written this season if the Eagles can surmount a bracket that features five other teams in this week's Top 25. 

^National Prep Basketball Poll – Week 4=
^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 (7-0), beat No. 6 Bishop O’Dowd, 78-64

#2. Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill (17-0), 2-0 versus Top 25 teams

#3. Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei (6-0), coach Gary McKnight eclipsed 1,000 wins

#4. Lincolnshire, Ill., Stevenson (6-0), all wins by double digits

#5. Henderson, Nev., Findlay (10-0), nine McDonald’s All-Americans in last eight seasons

#6. Oakland, Calif., Bishop O’Dowd (2-1), 1-1 vs. ranked teams

#7. La Porte, Ind., La Lumiere (9-0), clobbered Spire Institute (Ohio), 100-28

#8. Huntington, W.Va., Huntington St. Joseph Prep (12-0), beaten teams from nine states

#9. Marietta, Ga., Wheeler (6-0), one of 10 ranked teams to vie for City of Palms Classic title in Fort Myers, Fla.

#10. Roselle, N.J., Roselle Catholic (0-0), opens Friday vs. state-ranked Plainfield

#11. Corona, Calif., Centennial (3-0), also Top 25 in football

#12. Seattle, Rainier Beach (3-0), averaging 100 points per game

#13. Plano, Texas, West (8-1), edged regionally-ranked Lancaster, 56-55, on ESPN2

#14. Muskegon, Mich. (1-0), led by Michigan St.-bound F Deyonta Davis

#15. Chicago, Simeon (2-0), three Big Ten recruits in senior class

#16. Centereach, N.Y., Our Savior New American (7-2), upset by Canadian power Orangeville Prep, 56-45

#17. Virginia Beach, Va., Cape Henry Collegiate (5-0), sr. G Marcus Evans headed to Rice

#18. Newark, N.J., St. Benedict’s (5-0), features super sophomore G Trevon Duval

#19. Oklahoma City, Putnam City West (4-0), two wins over state-ranked teams from Texas

#20. Memphis, Tenn., Hamilton (6-0), edged then-regionally-ranked Christian Brothers (Mo.), 66-64

#21. High Point, N.C., Wesleyan Christian (10-0), 18-game winning streak

#22. Middle Village, N.Y., Christ the King (4-0), four NYC Catholic titles in last five seasons

#23. Cleveland, Villa Angela-St. Joseph (3-0), features blue-chip uncommitted sr. F Carlton Bragg

#24. Radnor, Pa., Archbishop Carroll (3-1), only loss to No. 23 Villa Angela-St. Joseph

#25. Louisville, Ky., Trinity (4-0), beat defending state champ Covington Catholic, 60-49

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^Northeast=

#1. Roselle, N.J., Roselle Catholic, 0-0

#2. Centereach, N.Y., Our Savior New American, 7-2

#3. Newark, N.J., St. Benedict’s, 5-0

#4. Middle Village, N.Y., Christ the King, 4-0

#5. Radnor, Pa., Archbishop Carroll, 3-1

#6. Brookville, N.Y., Long Island Lutheran, 3-0

#7. Philadelphia, Constitution, 0-0

#8. Bayside, N.Y., Cardozo, 4-0

#9. Philadelphia, Roman Catholic, 4-0

#10. Paterson, N.J., Eastside, 0-0

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^East Coast=

#1. Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill, 17-0

#2. Huntington, W.Va., Huntington St. Joseph Prep, 12-0

#3. Virginia Beach, Va., Cape Henry Collegiate, 5-0

#4. High Point, N.C., Wesleyan Christian, 10-0

#5. Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha, 5-0

#6. Mount Pleasant, S.C., Wando, 4-0

#7. Greensboro, N.C., Greensboro Day, 13-0

#8. Bel Air, Md., John Carroll, 10-0

#9. Huntersville, N.C., North Mecklenburg, 7-0

#10. Fairfax, Va., Paul VI, 3-2

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^Southeast=

#1. Montverde, Fla., Montverde Academy, 7-0

#2. Marietta, Ga., Wheeler, 6-0

#3. Memphis, Tenn., Hamilton, 6-0

#4. Jacksonville, Fla., Providence, 12-0

#5. Reserve, La., Riverside Academy, 1-0

#6. Weston, Fla., Sagemont, 8-0

#7. Minneola, Fla., Lake Minneola, 9-1

#8. Jonesboro, Ga., 8-1

#9. Jackson, Miss., Callaway, 10-3

#10. Memphis, Tenn., Southwind, 8-1

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^Midwest=

#1. Lincolnshire, Ill., Stevenson, 6-0

#2. La Porte, Ind., La Lumiere, 9-0

#3. Muskegon, Mich., 1-0

#4. Chicago, Simeon, 2-0

#5. Cleveland, Villa Angela-St. Joseph, 3-0

#6. Louisville, Ky., Trinity, 4-0

#7. Huber Heights, Ohio, Wayne, 2-0

#8. Chicago, St. Rita, 4-1

#9. Whitefish Bay, Wis., Dominican, 2-0

#10. Indianapolis, Southport, 3-0

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^Midlands=

#1. Wichita, Kan., East, 3-0

#2. Apple Valley, Minn., 6-0

#3. Aurora, Colo., Regis, 6-0

#4. Champlin, Minn., Champlin Park, 7-0

#5. Eldridge, Iowa, North Scott, 3-0

#6. St. Louis, Chaminade, 4-2

#7. Iowa City, Iowa, West, 4-0

#8. Highland, Utah, Lone Peak, 5-1

#9. Lawrence, Kan., 4-0

#10. St. Paul, Minn., Cretin-Derham Hall, 4-1

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^Southwest=

#1. Henderson, Nev., Findlay, 10-0

#2. Plano, Texas, West, 8-1

#3. Oklahoma City, Putnam City West, 4-0

#4. Humble, Texas, Atascocita, 13-0

#5. Tempe, Ariz., Corona del Sol, 6-0

#6. Las Vegas, Bishop Gorman, 5-2

#7. North Little Rock, Ark., 7-1

#8. Mustang, Okla., 4-0

#9. DeSoto, Texas, 13-2

#10. Lancaster, Texas, 7-3

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^West Coast=

#1. Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei, 6-0

#2. Oakland, Calif., Bishop O’Dowd, 2-1

#3. Corona, Calif., Centennial, 3-0

#4. Seattle, Rainier Beach, 3-0

#5. Chatsworth, Calif., Sierra Canyon, 1-0

#6. West Linn, Ore., 1-0

#7. Bellevue, Wash., 3-0

#8. Los Angeles, Price, 5-0

#9. Sammamish, Wash., Eastside Catholic, 3-0

#10. Torrance, Calif., Bishop Montgomery, 5-0

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     FEATS OF THE WEEK: Top-ranked Montverde, Fla., Montverde Academy picked up its second Top 25 win of the young season, defeating No. 6 Oakland, Calif., Bishop O’Dowd, 78-64. Senior forward Ben Simmons -- an LSU signee and the nation’s consensus No. 1 recruit -- had a triple-double with 22 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists. Although he missed much of the second half due to foul trouble, Bishop O’Dowd’s 6-foot-10 senior standout Ivan Rabb (uncommitted) answered with 22 points and nine rebounds. Nineteen of Montverde Academy’s 35 wins the last two seasons were against nationally or regionally-ranked teams. ... Already California’s career leader in victories, Gary McKnight of No. 3 Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei became just the 14^th high school coach to win more than 1,000 games. McKnight hit win No. 1,001 as his team whipped Tustin, Calif., 73-44, for the championship of the Corona del Mar Bash in Newport Beach, Calif. ... Senior guard Dejounte Murray filled up the stat sheet in two games for No. 13 Seattle, Rainier Beach last week. The Washington recruit scored a school-record 52 points with 20 rebounds in a 100-62 blowout of Seattle, Franklin. Murray added 37 points, 12 rebounds, and eight assists three days later in a 93-38 rout of Seattle, Hale. ... Junior guard Frank Jackson exploded for 43 points and 13 rebounds to lead regionally-ranked Highland, Utah, Lone Peak to a 75-71 win over Aurora, Colo., Overland.

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

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.