Week 8 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 8 national Top 25 and regional Top 10's follow with current won-loss records:

NATIONAL TOP 25

1. Chino Hills HS (Calif.), 23-0

2. Nathan Hale HS (Seattle), 18-0

3. Sierra Canyon HS (Chatsworth, Calif.), 19-1

4. La Lumiere School (La Porte, Ind.), 20-1

5. IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.), 22-1

6. Memphis East HS (Tenn.), 19-3

7. Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.), 21-3

8. Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.), 24-3

9. Montverde Academy (Fla.), 20-3

10. Mater Dei HS (Santa Ana, Calif.), 23-1

11. Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia), 18-2-x

12. McEachern HS (Powder Springs, Ga.), 21-0

13. Jonesboro HS (Ark.), 20-0

14. Klein Forest HS (Houston), 25-0

15. Greensboro Day School (N.C.), 26-3

16. Gonzaga College HS (Washington), 17-3

17. Patrick School (Elizabeth, N.J.), 13-3

18. Champlin Park HS (Champlin, Minn.), 15-0

19. Moeller HS (Cincinnati), 18-0

20. Bishop Montgomery HS (Torrance, Calif.), 20-2

21. Shadow Mountain HS (Phoenix), 20-0

22. Newton HS (Covington, Ga.), 23-0

23. Prolific Prep (Napa, Calif.), 19-1

24. DeMatha HS (Hyattsville, Md.), 17-3

25. Hamilton Heights Christian Academy (Chattanooga, Tenn.), 23-5

x-Includes one loss by forfeit for using an ineligible player

NORTHEAST

1. Imhotep Charter HS (Philadelphia), 18-2-x

2. Patrick School (Elizabeth, N.J), 13-3

3. Long Island Lutheran HS (Brookville, N.Y.), 16-2

4. Westtown School (West Chester, Pa.), 21-2

5. Linden HS (N.J.), 13-2

6. Lincoln HS (Brooklyn), 18-2

7. Hudson Catholic HS (Jersey City, N.J.), 15-3

8. St. Anthony HS (Jersey City, N.J.), 12-3

9. Hillhouse HS (New Haven, Conn.), 13-0

10. Cambridge, Rindge and Latin School (Cambridge, Mass.), 11-0

x-Includes one loss by forfeit for using an ineligible player

EAST COAST

1. Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.), 14-3

2. Greensboro Day School (N.C.), 26-3

3. Gonzaga College HS (Washington), 17-3

4. DeMatha HS (Hyattsville, Md.), 17-3

5. Wesleyan Christian HS (High Point, N.C.), 23-3

8. Mount St. Joseph HS (Baltimore), 23-2

7. Butler HS (Matthews, N.C.), 21-0

6. Paul VI HS (Fairfax, Va.), 19-2

9. Rock Creek Christian Academy (Upper Marlboro, Md.), 16-0

10. Wise HS (Upper Marlboro, Md.), 11-0

SOUTHEAST

1. IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.), 22-1

2. Memphis East HS (Tenn.), 19-3

3. Montverde Academy (Fla.), 20-3

4. McEachern HS (Powder Springs, Ga.), 21-0

5. Newton HS (Covington, Ga.), 23-0

6. Hamilton Heights Christian Academy (Chattanooga, Tenn.), 23-5

7. Scotlandville HS (Baton Rouge, La.), 23-2

8. Mae Jemison HS (Huntsville, Ala.), 22-4

9. Meridian HS (Miss.), 20-2

10. Blackman HS (Murfreesboro, Tenn.), 18-2

MIDWEST

1. La Lumiere School (La Porte, Ind.), 20-1

2. Moeller HS (Cincinnati), 18-0

3. Grand Rapids Christian (Mich.), 10-0

4. North HS (Oshkosh, Wis.), 13-0

5. Bolingbrook HS (Ill.), 18-0

6. Bowling Green HS (Ky.), 19-2

7. Warren Central HS (Indianapolis), 14-1

8. Simeon HS (Chicago), 19-2

9. North Central HS (Indianapolis), 15-3

10. New Albany HS (Ind.), 13-2

MIDLANDS

1. Champlin Park HS (Champlin, Minn.), 15-0

2. Wasatch Academy (Mount Pleasant, Utah), 19-3

3. Maple Grove HS (Minn.), 13-1

4. West HS (Iowa City, Iowa), 12-1

5. Vashon HS (St. Louis), 14-2

6. Lakeville North HS (Minn.), 14-1

7. Bishop Miege HS (Roeland Park, Kan.), 11-1

8. ThunderRidge HS (Highlands Ranch, Colo.), 15-1

9. West HS (Lee’s Summit, Mo.), 15-1

10. Wayzata HS (Plymouth, Minn.), 15-0

SOUTHWEST

1. Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.), 21-3

2. Jonesboro HS (Ark.), 20-0

3. Klein Forest HS (Houston), 25-0

4. Shadow Mountain HS (Phoenix), 20-0

5. Sam Houston Math, Science and Tech HS (Houston), 28-1

6. Basha HS (Chandler, Ariz.), 25-0

7. Skyline HS (Dallas), 24-1

8. Wagner HS (San Antonio), 26-1

9. Union HS (Tulsa, Okla.), 17-0

10. Edmond North HS (Okla.), 15-1

WEST COAST

1. Chino Hills HS (Calif.), 23-0

2. Nathan Hale HS (Seattle), 18-0

3. Sierra Canyon HS (Chatsworth, Calif.), 19-1

4. Mater Dei HS (Santa Ana, Calif.), 23-1

5. Bishop Montgomery HS (Torrance, Calif.), 20-2

6. Prolific Prep (Napa, Calif.), 19-1

7. Garfield HS (Seattle), 15-3

8. Jefferson HS (Portland, Ore.), 12-1

9. Federal Way HS (Wash.), 20-0

10. Woodcreek HS (Roseville, Calif.), 20-2

THREE-POINTERS

The top storylines, news, notes and milestones from the week that was in high school basketball.

Team of the Week

Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia) climbed 11 spots to No. 11 in this week’s national rankings after winning the Montverde Academy Invitational Tournament in Montverde, Fla. Imhotep upset No. 9 Montverde Academy, 57-48, in the tournament final. That snapped the Eagles’ 55-game home winning streak, which dated back to 2011.

Worth Noting

Top-ranked Chino Hills kept alive its 58-game winning streak by defeating regionally ranked Wasatch Academy (Utah), 106-80. It’s the 14^th time the Wolves (23-0) have topped 100 points this season and it’s their sixth win versus a current or formerly ranked teams. … Five-star senior forward Michael Porter Jr. – (a Washington commit) had 34 points and 14 rebounds to carry No. 2 Nathan Hale (Seattle) to a 69-65 ESPN-televised win against regionally ranked Garfield (Seattle). Hale (18-0) is now 4-0 against current or former Top 25 teams.

For the Record

Senior guard Michael Hueitt (Old Dominion) of Northwood Temple (N.C.) set a state record by draining 16 3-pointers as his team buried Grace Christian, 123-38. … North Central (Powers) set a new Michigan state record by winning its 66^th consecutive game. The Jets flew past Bark River-Harris, 76-29, to eclipse a record that stood for 59 years.

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The PrepNation National Prep Poll is a continuation of World Feature Syndicate’s National Prep Poll, which was published and distributed to the Associated Press and other news organizations from 1987 to 2015.

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.

Before authoring rankings for Student Sports and ESPN, National High School Sports Hall of Fame journalist Doug Huff compiled the National Prep Poll rankings from 1987 until 1999. Current author Jamie DeMoney has compiled the poll since the start of the 1999 basketball season to the present.

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