PrepNation.com: Final PrepNation National Prep Basketball Poll

WAUKEE, Iowa – For the first time in the 32-year history of the National Prep Basketball Poll, Georgia is home to the No. 1-ranked team in the final rankings of the season.

The resume for national titlist McEachern (Powder Springs, Ga.) boasts a spotless 32-0 record with victories against teams from 10 states and eight wins over teams that were nationally ranked at some point this season. The Indians captured the City of Palms Classic and Bass Pro Tournament of Champions during the regular season and capped the postseason off by beating regionally ranked Meadowcreek (Norcross, Ga.) for the Georgia Class AAAAAAA state championship.

McEachern seniors Sharife Cooper and Isaac Okoro were named co-state player-of-the-year by the Atlanta Journal Constitution. Cooper, a 6-foot-0 uncommitted five-star point guard, averaged more than 28 points, eight assists, and four steals per game. Okoro, a 6-5 Auburn recruit, averaged a double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds.

It’s rare that a national championship team does not reach the top spot until the final week of the season, but such was the case for McEachern. Previous No. 1 Lumiere (LaPorte, Ind.) dropped to third in the final rankings after losing to now-No. 2 IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) in the championship of the GEICO Nationals on Saturday.

It was the first state championship and undefeated season for McEachern. Coach Mike Thompson, who improved his record to 270-57 in 11 seasons, picked up national coach of the year accolades from both Naismith (Atlanta Tipoff Club) and USA Today.

McEachern is the third public school in the past four seasons to finish No. 1 and the 13^th to do it in the 32-season history of the National Prep 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 final national Top 25 and regional Top 10's follow:

NATIONAL TOP 25

1. McEachern HS (Powder Springs, Ga.), 32-0

2. IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.), 31-1

3. La Lumiere HS (LaPorte, Ind.), 30-1

4. Montverde Academy (Fla.), 22-3

5. Mountain Brook HS (Ala.), 31-3

6. Sierra Canyon HS (Chatsworth, Calif.), 32-3

7. Shadow Mountain HS (Phoenix), 26-3

8. Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.), 31-5

9. University School (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 27-5

10. Wasatch Academy (Mount Pleasant, Utah), 26-4

11. Sunrise Christian Academy (Wichita, Kan.), 22-6

12. DeMatha HS (Hyattsville, Md.), 33-5

13. Ranney School (Tinton, N.J.), 31-3

14. Belleville West HS (Ill.), 34-4

15. Moeller HS (Cincinnati), 29-0

16. Vashon HS (St. Louis), 26-5

17. Duncanville HS (Texas), 32-7

18. Bishop Gorman HS (Las Vegas), 28-5

19. Gonzaga Prep (Tacoma, Wash.), 25-2

20. Nicolet HS (Glendale, Wis.), 27-1

21. South Central HS (Winterville, N.C.), 29-1

22. Carmel HS (Ind.), 26-1

23. Long Island Lutheran HS (Brookville, N.Y.), 25-2

24. Mater Dei HS (Santa Ana, Calif.), 29-5

25. Salesian Prep (Richmond, Calif.), 31-1

NORTHEAST

1. Ranney School (Tinton, N.J.), 31-3

2. Long Island Lutheran HS (Brookville, N.Y.), 25-2

3. Roselle Catholic HS (N.J.), 28-4

4. Kennedy Catholic HS (Hermitage, Pa.), 27-3

5. Imhotep Charter HS (Philadelphia), 26-6

6. Bergen Catholic HS (Oradell, N.J.), 27-4

7. South Shore HS (Brooklyn), 27-5

8. Pennridge HS (Perkasie, Pa.), 27-6

9. Roman Catholic HS (Philadelphia), 28-5

10. East Catholic HS (Manchester, Conn.), 27-1

EAST COAST

1. Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.), 31-5

2. DeMatha HS (Hyattsville, Md.), 33-5

3. South Central HS (Winterville, N.C.), 30-1

4. Paul VI HS (Fairfax, Va.), 27-9

5. Southwest Guilford HS (High Point, N.C.), 32-0

6. Carmel Christian School (Matthews, N.C.), 31-3

7. St. Frances Academy (Baltimore), 38-6

8. Dorman HS (Roebuck, S.C.), 28-3

9. Greensboro Day (N.C.), 30-5

10. Legacy Early College HS (Greenville, S.C.), 34-5

SOUTHEAST

1. McEachern HS (Powder Springs, Ga.), 32-0

2. IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.), 31-1

3. Montverde Academy (Fla.), 22-3

4. Mountain Brook HS (Ala.), 31-3

5. University School (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 27-5

6. Hamilton Heights Christian Academy (Chattanooga, Tenn.), 34-4

7. Scotlandville HS (Baton Rouge, La.), 35-2

8. Starkville HS (Miss.), 26-1

9. Center Hill HS (Olive Branch, Miss.), 31-3

10. Meadowcreek HS (Norcross, Ga.), 25-6

MIDWEST

1. La Lumiere HS (LaPorte, Ind.), 30-1

2. Belleville West HS (Ill.), 34-4

3. Moeller HS (Cincinnati), 29-0

4. Nicolet HS (Glendale, Wis.), 27-1

5. Carmel HS (Ind.), 26-1

6. Curie HS (Chicago), 34-2

7. East St. Louis HS (Ill.), 30-6

8. Unity Christian HS (Hudsonville, Mich.), 26-2

9. Trinity HS (Louisville, Ky.), 30-8

10. Ben Davis HS (Indianapolis), 20-8

MIDLANDS

1. Wasatch Academy (Mount Pleasant, Utah), 26-4

2. Sunrise Christian Academy (Wichita, Kan.), 22-6

3. Vashon HS (St. Louis), 26-5

4. Lewis-Palmer HS (Monument, Colo.), 28-0

5. Hopkins HS (Minnetonka, Minn.), 27-4

6. Minnehaha Academy (Minneapolis), 28-2

7. DeLaSalle HS (Minneapolis), 27-5

8. Grandview HS (Mo.), 29-2

9. American Fork HS (Utah), 24-3

10. Cedar Falls HS (Iowa), 21-3

SOUTHWEST

1. Shadow Mountain HS (Phoenix), 26-3

2. Duncanville HS (Texas), 32-7

3. Bishop Gorman HS (Las Vegas), 28-5

4. Mansfield Timberview HS (Arlington, Texas), 38-2

5. Booker T. Washington (Tulsa, Okla.), 23-2

6. Guyer HS (Denton, Texas), 33-5

7. Klein Forest HS (Houston), 33-4

8. Wagner HS (San Antonio), 33-6

9. Marion HS (Ark.), 24-3

10. Pinnacle HS (Phoenix), 27-3

WEST COAST

1. Sierra Canyon HS (Chatsworth, Calif.), 32-3

2. Gonzaga Prep (Spokane, Wash.), 25-2

3. Mater Dei HS (Santa Ana, Calif.), 29-5

4. Salesian Prep (Richmond, Calif.), 31-1

5. Federal Way HS (Wash.), 24-2

6. Sheldon HS (Sacramento, Calif.), 24-11-x

7. Westchester HS (Los Angeles), 24-5

8. Rancho Christian HS (Temecula, Calif.), 26-6

9. Modesto Christian HS (Calif.), 27-8

10. Centennial (Corona, Calif.), 27-6

x-Includes four losses by forfeit

All-time National Prep Poll champs, with records and coaches*:

1988--Bronx, N.Y., Tolentine (30-1), John Sarandrea

1989--Jersey City, N.J., St. Anthony (32-0), Bob Hurley

1990--Chicago, King (32-0), Landon Cox

1991--Philadelphia, Simon Gratz (27-1), Bill Ellerbee

1992--Baltimore, Dunbar (29-0), Pete Pompey

1993--Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill (30-0), Steve Smith

1994--Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill (30-1), Steve Smith

1995--New Orleans, St. Augustine (37-1), Bernard Griffith

1996--Jersey City, N.J., St. Anthony (31-0), Bob Hurley

1997--Peoria, Ill., Manual (31-1), Wayne McClain

1998--Frederick, Md., St. John's at Prospect Hall (25-0), Stu Vetter

1999--Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill (31-0), Steve Smith

2000--Compton, Calif., Dominguez (35-2), Russell Otis

2001--Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill (32-1), Steve Smith

2002--Dallas, Lincoln (40-0), Leonard Bishop

2003--Akron, Ohio, St. Vincent-St. Mary (25-1), Dru Joyce II

2004--Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill (38-0), Steve Smith

2005--Niagara Falls, N.Y. (28-1), Dan Bazzani

2006--Indianapolis, Lawrence North (29-0), Jack Keefer

2007--Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill (40-1), Steve Smith

2008--Jersey City, N.J., St. Anthony (32-0), Bob Hurley

2009--Henderson, Nev., Findlay (33-0), Michael Peck

2010--Houston, Yates (34-0), Greg Wise

2011--Jersey City, N.J., St. Anthony (33-0), Bob Hurley

2012--Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill (44-0), Steve Smith

2013--Montverde, Fla., Montverde Academy (26-2), Kevin Boyle

2014--Montverde, Fla., Montverde Academy (28-0), Kevin Boyle

2015--Montverde, Fla., Montverde Academy (31-1), Kevin Boyle

2016--Chino Hills, Calif. (35-0), Steve Baik

2017--Seattle, Nathan Hale (29-0), Brandon Roy

2018--Montverde, Fla., Montverde Academy (35-0), Kevin Boyle

2019--Powder Springs, Ga., McEachern (32-0), Mike Thompson

About the PrepNation National Prep Poll

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.

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.

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