Week 13 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 13 national Top 25 and regional Top 10's follow with current won-loss records: 

NATIONAL TOP 25

1. Nathan Hale HS (Seattle), 29-0

2. IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.), 26-1

3. Bishop Montgomery HS (Torrance, Calif.), 27-2

4. Sierra Canyon HS (Chatsworth, Calif.), 27-2

5. La Lumiere School (La Porte, Ind.), 27-1

6. Memphis East HS (Tenn.), 29-3

7. Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.), 32-3

8. Mater Dei HS (Santa Ana, Calif.), 31-2

9. Chino Hills HS (Calif.), 29-2

10. Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.), 37-4

11. Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia), 26-2-x

12. Montverde Academy (Fla.), 23-4

13. Jonesboro HS (Ark.), 31-0

14. Greensboro Day School (N.C.), 33-3

15. Patrick School (Elizabeth, N.J.), 24-4

16. Champlin Park HS (Champlin, Minn.), 26-0

17. Moeller HS (Cincinnati), 23-0

18. Skyline HS (Dallas), 34-1

19. Shadow Mountain HS (Phoenix), 27-0

20. Grand Rapids Christian HS (Mich.), 20-0

21. Prolific Prep (Napa, Calif.), 27-2

22. Westtown School (West Chester, Pa.), 33-2

23. Gonzaga HS (Washington), 28-5

24. North HS (Oshkosh, Wis.), 24-0

25. Union HS (Tulsa, Okla.), 26-0

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

NORTHEAST

1. Imhotep Charter HS (Philadelphia), 26-2-x

2. Patrick School (Elizabeth, N.J), 24-4

3. Westtown School (West Chester, Pa.), 33-2

4. St. Benedict’s Prep (Newark, N.J.), 28-4

5. Long Island Lutheran HS (Brookville, N.Y.), 22-3

6. Lincoln HS (Brooklyn), 26-3

7. Hudson Catholic HS (Jersey City, N.J.), 24-3

8. Linden HS (N.J.), 23-4

9. Cambridge, Rindge and Latin School (Cambridge, Mass.), 21-0

10. Archbishop Molloy HS (Queens, N.Y.), 20-7

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

EAST COAST

1. Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.), 37-4

2. Greensboro Day School (N.C.), 33-3

3. Gonzaga College HS (Washington), 28-5

4. Wise HS (Upper Marlboro, Md.), 21-0

5. Trinity Episcopal HS (Richmond, Va.), 35-1

6. Wesleyan Christian HS (High Point, N.C.), 28-5

7. Huntington St. Joseph Prep (W.Va.), 26-4

8. The Burlington School (N.C.), 31-0

9. Blue Ridge School (St. George, Va.), 30-3

10. Southwest Guilford HS (High Point, N.C.), 27-3

SOUTHEAST

1. IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.), 26-1

2. Memphis East HS (Tenn.), 29-3

3. Montverde Academy (Fla.), 23-4

4. Brentwood Academy (Tenn.), 30-2

5. Norcross HS (Ga.), 26-5

6. Mae Jemison HS (Huntsville, Ala.), 34-4

7. Meridian HS (Miss.), 28-2

8. Tift County HS (Tifton, Ga.), 28-2

9. Scotlandville HS (Baton Rouge, La.), 29-4

10. Dillard HS (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 28-4

MIDWEST

1. La Lumiere School (La Porte, Ind.), 27-1

2. Moeller HS (Cincinnati), 23-0

3. Grand Rapids Christian (Mich.), 2-0

4. North HS (Oshkosh, Wis.), 24-0

5. Bowling Green HS (Ky.), 30-2

6. Edwardsville HS (Ill.), 28-1

7. Simeon HS (Chicago), 25-3

8. Bolingbrook HS (Ill.), 26-1

9. North Central HS (Indianapolis), 24-4

10. East Lansing HS (Mich.), 20-0

MIDLANDS

1. Champlin Park HS (Champlin, Minn.), 26-0

2. Webster Groves HS (Mo.), 25-2

3. Wasatch Academy (Mount Pleasant, Utah), 24-4

4. Maple Grove HS (Minn.), 24-2

5. Vashon HS (St. Louis), 23-3

6. Apple Valley HS (Minn.), 24-2

7. Sunrise Christian HS (Wichita, Kan.), 21-5

8. George Washington HS (Denver), 24-2

9. Lee’s Summit West HS (Mo.), 21-2

10. Iowa City West HS (Iowa), 20-3

SOUTHWEST

1. Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.), 32-3

2. Jonesboro HS (Ark.), 31-0

3. Skyline HS (Dallas), 34-1

4. Shadow Mountain HS (Phoenix), 27-0

5. Union HS (Tulsa, Okla.), 26-0

6. Wagner HS (San Antonio), 35-2

7. Basha HS (Chandler, Ariz.), 31-1

8. Cypress Falls HS (Houston), 33-3

9. Keller HS (Texas), 33-2

10. Bishop Gorman HS (Las Vegas), 22-9

WEST COAST

1. Nathan Hale HS (Seattle), 29-0

2. Bishop Montgomery HS (Torrance, Calif.), 27-2

3. Sierra Canyon HS (Chatsworth, Calif.), 27-2

4. Mater Dei HS (Santa Ana, Calif.), 31-2

5. Chino Hills HS (Calif.), 29-2

6. Prolific Prep (Napa, Calif.), 27-2

7. Jefferson HS (Portland, Ore.), 24-1

8. Woodcreek HS (Roseville, Calif.), 29-2

9. Birmingham HS (Lake Balboa, Calif.), 27-3

10. Kentwood HS (Covington, Wash.), 27-3

THREE-POINTERS

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

Team of the Week

Top-ranked Nathan Hale (Seattle) captured the Washington Class 3A state championship with a 68-51 win against Garfield (Seattle). Senior forward Michael Porter Jr. – a Washington commit and the nation’s highest-rated recruit – finished with 27 points and 17 rebounds. It was the Raiders’ eighth win of the season against a current or formerly ranked team. Their top two wins were against No. 4 Sierra Canyon (Calif.) and No. 10 Oak Hill Academy (Va.). Nathan Hale is likely to be invited to the season-ending Dick’s Sporting Goods High School Nationals, where it could further solidify its national-title credentials, but early signs point toward the team turning down that invitation.

Worth Noting

No. 3 Bishop Montgomery earned the CIF Southern Section Open Division title with a 70-55 win over No. 8 Mater Dei. The Knights trailed for most of the first three quarters but finished the game on a 30-9 run. Four-star senior guard Ethan Thompson (Oregon St.) led the way with 23 points. … Trinity Episcopal (Richmond, Va.) joined the regional rankings after running past then-regionally ranked Paul VI, 95-78, for the Virginia Independent Schools Division I state title. Senior Zach Jacobs (James Madison) led the Titans with 38 points. … Regionally ranked Dillard (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) crushed Edgewater (Orlando), 75-43, to repeat as Class 7A champion and earn its seventh state crown overall. … Alabama recruit John Petty had 22 points and 11 rebounds to lift regionally ranked Mae Jemison (Ala.) to a 58-52 win over Faith Academy (Mobile) for the Class 5A state crown.

For the Record

No individual or team records of note to report this week.

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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.

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