Week 15 PrepNation National Prep Basketball Poll

The National Prep Basketball Poll is compiled by high school sports experts Jamie DeMoney of XOS Digital and Dr. Jeremy Plowman with input from sportswriters, experts, and coaches. The Week 15 national Top 25 and regional Top 10's follow with won-loss records: 

NATIONAL TOP 25                             

1. Chino Hills HS (Calif.), 34-0

2. Montverde Academy (Fla.), 25-1

3. Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.), 42-1

4. St. Anthony HS (Jersey City, N.J.), 31-0

5. Stevens Point HS (Wis.), 28-0

6. University of Detroit Jesuit (Detroit), 25-0

7. Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.), 28-1

8. St. Benedict’s Prep (Newark, N.J.), 35-1

9. Hopkins HS (Minnetonka, Minn.), 31-1

10. DeMatha HS (Hyattsville, Md.), 32-5

11. La Lumiere School (La Porte, Ind.), 25-3

12. Chaminade HS (St. Louis), 27-5

13. DeSoto HS (Texas), 35-2

14. Providence Day (Charlotte, N.C.), 30-3

15. Greenforest Christian HS (Decatur, Ga.), 30-2

16. Overland HS (Aurora, Colo.), 25-3

17. Memphis East (Tenn.), 32-2

18. Roman Catholic HS (Philadelphia), 27-4

19. Bishop Montgomery HS (Torrance, Calif.), 28-3

20. Hamilton Heights Christian HS (Chattanooga, Tenn.), 27-3

21. Atascocita HS (Humble, Texas), 38-1

22. Sierra Canyon HS (Chatsworth, Calif.), 26-5

23. Federal Way HS (Wash.), 29-0

24. H.D. Woodson HS (Washington), 33-0

25. Westerville South HS (Ohio), 26-4

NORTHEAST REGION

1. St. Anthony HS (Jersey City, N.J.), 31-0  

2. St. Benedict’s Prep (Newark, N.J.), 35-1

3. Roman Catholic HS (Philadelphia), 27-4

4. Neumann-Goretti HS (Philadelphia), 27-4

5. Jefferson HS (Brooklyn), 27-9

6. Long Island Lutheran HS (Brookville, N.Y), 22-4

7. Roselle Catholic HS (N.J.), 22-8

8. Patrick School (Elizabeth, N.J.), 23-6

9. Sacred Heart HS (Waterbury, Conn.), 26-2

10. Westtown School (Pa.), 28-6

EAST COAST REGION

1. Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.), 42-1

2. DeMatha HS (Hyattsville, Md.), 32-5

3. Providence Day (Charlotte, N.C.), 30-3

4. St. John’s College HS (Washington), 30-5

5. H.D. Woodson HS (Washington), 33-0

6. Westfield HS (Chantilly, Va.), 26-3

7. Charlotte Catholic HS (N.C.), 32-1

8. Byrnes HS (Duncan, S.C.), 25-4

9. Eleanor Roosevelt (Greenbelt, Md.), 24-3

10. High Point Christian HS (N.C.), 24-6

SOUTHEAST REGION

1. Montverde Academy (Fla.), 25-1

2. Greenforest Christian HS (Decatur, Ga.), 30-2

3. Memphis East HS (Tenn.), 32-2

4. Hamilton Heights Christian HS (Chattanooga, Tenn.), 27-3

5. Miller Grove HS (Lithonia, Ga.), 30-2

6. Westlake HS (Atlanta), 27-4

7. Dillard HS (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 28-5

8. West Oaks HS (Orlando, Fla.), 25-4

9. Natchitoches Central HS (La.), 33-3

10. Columbus HS (Miss.), 25-6

MIDWEST REGION

1. Stevens Point HS (Wis.), 28-0

2. University of Detroit Jesuit HS (Detroit), 25-0

3. La Lumiere School (La Porte, Ind.), 25-3

4. Westerville South HS (Ohio), 26-4

5. Althoff Catholic HS (Belleville, Ill.), 32-2

6. New Albany HS (Ind.), 26-1

7. Dunbar HS (Lexington, Ky.), 33-6

8. Curie HS (Chicago), 28-5

9. Dakota HS (Macomb, Mich.), 25-0

10. McCutcheon HS (Lafayette, Ind.), 28-3

MIDLANDS REGION

1. Hopkins HS (Minnetonka, Minn.), 31-1

2. Chaminade HS (St. Louis), 27-5

3. Overland HS (Aurora, Colo.), 25-3

4. Apple Valley HS (Minn.), 29-2

5. Bingham HS (South Jordan, Utah), 24-2

6. Wasatch Academy (Mount Pleasant, Utah), 26-3

7. Omaha South HS (Neb.), 28-1

8. Valley HS (West Des Moines, Iowa), 23-3

9. Bishop Miege HS (Roeland Park, Kan.), 22-3

10. Kickapoo HS (Springfield, Mo.), 29-3

SOUTHWEST REGION

1. Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.), 28-1

2. DeSoto HS (Texas), 35-2

3. Atascocita HS (Humble, Texas), 38-1

4. Lancaster HS (Texas), 36-2

5. Shadow Mountain HS (Phoenix), 27-5

6. Bishop Gorman HS (Las Vegas), 25-7

7. Fort Bend Elkins HS (Missouri City, Texas), 36-3

8. Putnam City West HS (Oklahoma City), 24-5

9. Mesa HS (Ariz.), 27-4

10. Cabot HS (Ark.), 20-9

WEST COAST REGION

1. Chino Hills HS (Calif.), 34-0

2. Bishop Montgomery HS (Torrance, Calif.), 28-3

3. Sierra Canyon HS (Chatsworth, Calif.), 26-5

4. Federal Way HS (Wash.), 29-0

5. Rainier Beach HS (Seattle), 24-5

6. West Linn HS (Ore.), 26-3

7. Mater Dei HS (Santa Ana, Calif.), 27-5

8. Foothills Christian HS (El Cajon, Calif.), 25-5

9. De La Salle HS (Concord, Calif.), 31-2

10. Garfield HS (Seattle), 25-3

Top Three Storylines

Top-ranked Chino Hill (Calif.) defeated No. 19 Bishop Montgomery, 84-62, in the CIF state semifinals to move one step closer to its first state and National Prep Poll titles. The Wolves (34-0) now have 15 wins against current or formerly ranked teams and their average margin of victory this season is 96-70.

The highest ranked team whose season has concluded is No. 5 Stevens Point (Wis.). The Panthers (28-0) clobbered Muskego, 89-64, to earn their second consecutive Division I state crown and end the year with a 37-game winning streak.

Westerville South (Ohio) entered the national poll at No. 25 after edging then-unbeaten and regionally ranked Lima Senior, 57-55, for the Division I state title. The Wildcats (26-4) were 3-2 against nationally and regionally ranked teams this season.

Top Three Risers

1. Westerville South (Ohio)

2. New Albany (Ind.)

3. De La Salle (Calif.)

Regionally ranked Neumann-Goretti (Philadelphia) crushed Mars, 99-66, to collect its sixth Pennsylvania Class 3A state title in the past seven seasons. Meanwhile, league rival and No. 18 Roman Catholic (Philadelphia) claimed its second straight 4A crown for the Philadelphia Catholic League. The Cahillites topped Allderdice (Pittsburgh), 73-62.

Duke commit Jayson Tatum had 40 points and 14 rebounds to lead No. 12 Chaminade (St. Louis) to its first Missouri Class 5 state championship since 2009. The Red Devils (27-5) beat regionally ranked Kickapoo, 72-59, and ended the season 9-5 against current or formerly ranked teams.

Regionally ranked Dunbar (Lexington) achieved its first Kentucky Sweet 16 state championship by defeating Doss (Louisville), 61-52. It's the first title in school history for Dunbar, and the Bulldogs are the first team from Lexington to win it all since 2002.

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The National Prep Poll is second only to the USA Today Super 25 as the longest continually published weekly high school rankings. While a product of World Features Syndicate (1987-2015), the National Prep Poll was the only high school poll distributed to newspapers and websites around the United States by the Associated Press.

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