Week 16 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 16 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.), 31-2

4. Memphis East HS (Tenn.), 35-3

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

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

7. Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.), 38-4

8. Chino Hills HS (Calif.), 30-3

9. Mater Dei HS (Santa Ana, Calif.), 33-3

10. Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia), 31-2-x

11. Montverde Academy (Fla.), 23-4

12. Jonesboro HS (Ark.), 32-0

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

14. Patrick School (Elizabeth, N.J.), 29-4

15. Cypress Falls HS (Houston), 35-3

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

17. Webster Groves HS (Mo.), 29-2

18. Apple Valley HS (Minn.), 30-2

19. Prolific Prep (Napa, Calif.), 29-2

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

21. Gonzaga HS (Washington), 32-5

22. Lincoln HS (Brooklyn), 31-3

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

24. Tift County HS (Tifton, Ga.), 29-2

25. Jackson HS (Massillon, Ohio), 27-2

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

NORTHEAST

1. Imhotep Charter HS (Philadelphia), 31-2-x

2. Patrick School (Elizabeth, N.J), 29-4

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

4. Lincoln HS (Brooklyn), 31-3

5. St. Benedict’s Prep (Newark, N.J.), 29-4

6. Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.), 30-2

7. Cambridge, Rindge and Latin School (Cambridge, Mass.), 24-0

8. Long Island Lutheran HS (Brookville, N.Y.), 23-4

9. Linden HS (N.J.), 26-5

10. Hudson Catholic HS (Jersey City, N.J.), 26-4

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

EAST COAST

1. Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.), 38-4

2. Greensboro Day School (N.C.), 33-3

3. Gonzaga College HS (Washington), 32-5

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

5. Mount St. Joseph (Baltimore), 36-3

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

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

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

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

10. Bird HS (Chesterfield, Va.), 27-1

SOUTHEAST

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

2. Memphis East HS (Tenn.), 35-3

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

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

5. Tift County HS (Tifton, Ga.), 29-2

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

7. Meridian HS (Miss.), 30-2

8. Scotlandville HS (Baton Rouge, La.), 31-4

9. Norcross HS (Ga.), 26-6

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

MIDWEST

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

2. Jackson HS (Massillon, Ohio), 27-2

3. Clarkston HS (Mich.), 27-1

4. Bowling Green HS (Ky.), 36-2

5. Whitney Young (Chicago), 27-7

6. Ben Davis HS (Indianapolis), 23-5

7. Simeon HS (Chicago), 30-4

8. La Crosse Central HS (Wis.), 26-2

9. Morgan Park HS (Chicago), 26-6

10. Moeller (Cincinnati), 27-1

MIDLANDS

1. Webster Groves HS (Mo.), 29-2

2. Apple Valley HS (Minn.), 30-2

3. Champlin Park HS (Champlin, Minn.), 31-1

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

5. Vashon HS (St. Louis), 27-3

6. Iowa City West HS (Iowa), 23-3

7. DeLaSalle HS (Minneapolis), 30-2

8. Blue Valley Northwest HS (Overland Park, Kan.), 23-3

9. Eaglecrest HS (Centennial, Colo.), 24-4

10. Bingham HS (South Jordan, Utah), 24-3

SOUTHWEST

1. Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.), 33-3

2. Jonesboro HS (Ark.), 32-0

3. Cypress Falls HS (Houston), 35-3

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

5. Skyline HS (Dallas), 35-2

6. Edmond North HS (Okla.), 27-2

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

8. Wagner HS (San Antonio), 36-3

9. Mansfield Timberview HS (Arlington, Texas), 32-7

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

WEST COAST

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

2. Bishop Montgomery HS (Torrance, Calif.), 31-2

3. Chino Hills HS (Calif.), 30-3

4. Mater Dei HS (Santa Ana, Calif.), 33-3

5. Prolific Prep (Napa, Calif.), 29-2

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

7. Jefferson HS (Portland, Ore.), 27-1

8. Woodcreek HS (Roseville, Calif.), 32-3

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

10. Sheldon HS (Sacramento, Calif.), 30-4

THREE-POINTERS

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

Team of the Week

Third-ranked Bishop Montgomery (Calif.) beat Woodcreek (Roseville), 74-67, for the California Open Division state crown and closed the season with 15 straight wins. The streak included five victories in four weeks against nationally and regionally ranked teams during the section and state playoffs.

Worth Noting

No. 10 Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia) crushed Strong-Vincent (Erie), 80-52, to claim the Pennsylvania 4A state crown. … No. 14 Patrick School beat regionally ranked Don Bosco Prep, 69-55, for its first New Jersey Tournament of Champions title since 2009. … Apple Valley (Minn.) re-entered the Top 25 at No. 18 after topping then-unbeaten Champlin Park, 60-54, for the 4A state crown. Four-star junior guard Tre Jones led the way with 24 points and 18 rebounds. … Brooklyn Lincoln nosed into the national poll at No. 22 after downing regionally ranked Long Island Lutheran, 80-63, for their fifth New York Class AA Federation Tournament of Champions crown but first since 2008. … Massillon Jackson (Ohio) debuted at No. 25 after toppling then-unbeaten Moeller (Cincinnati), 39-38, for the Division I state championship.

For the Record

North Central (Powers, Mich.) defeated Buckley, 78-69, in the Class D state championship game and extend the nation’s longest current winning streak to 83 games.

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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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