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Final 2014-15 high school boys basketball national Top 25 composite rankings

April 9, 2015 by MaxPreps, AZPreps365


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MaxPreps, Blue Star Media, Grassroots Hoops, PrepNation and USA Today all released their final high school boys basketball national rankings of the season this week.

We've thrown them into the pot to create a composite look at where high school basketball's elite stand to close out the 2014-15 campaign. For a complete look at each media outlet's picks, click on the links below:

MaxPreps Xcellent 25 | MaxPreps Computer (Freeman) | Blue Star Media | Grassroots Hoops Fab 50 | PrepNation | USA Today Super 25

Only schools recognized by three or more media outlets are eligible for inclusion in the composite rankings. Teams were assigned a score of 40 for each media outlet that did not recognize them as part of their Top 25, rewarding teams that received consensus acclaim.

Final Boys Basketball Top 25 Composite Rankings
Photo by Randy Kemp

Star junior Harry Giles and No. 17 Wesleyan Christian Academy beat teams from six different states and Canada, including both Open Division state finalists from California. All five losses came against teams slotted in the top 12 spots in the final composite rankings.


1. Montverde Academy (Fla.), 31-1
Average rank: 1.0
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 1
MaxPreps Computer: 1
Blue Star Media: 1
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 1
PrepNation: 1
USA Today Super 25: 1

2. Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.), 47-1
Average rank: 2.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 2
MaxPreps Computer: 7
Blue Star Media: 2
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 2
PrepNation: 2
USA Today Super 25: 2

3. Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.), 29-3
Average rank: 4.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 6
MaxPreps Computer: 4
Blue Star Media: 3
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 5
PrepNation: 6
USA Today Super 25: 4

4. Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland, Calif.), 28-4
Average rank: 7.3
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 13
MaxPreps Computer: 3
Blue Star Media: 10
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 4
PrepNation: 7
USA Today Super 25: 7

5. Corona del Sol (Tempe, Ariz.), 32-1
Average rank: 10.3
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 8
MaxPreps Computer: 13
Blue Star Media: 8
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 14
PrepNation: 5
USA Today Super 25: 14

6. Plano West (Texas), 33-2
Average rank: 10.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 10
MaxPreps Computer: 6
Blue Star Media: 6
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 19
PrepNation: 10
USA Today Super 25: 12

7. Huntington St. Joseph Prep (W.Va.), 31-3
Average rank: 11.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 4
MaxPreps Computer: NR
Blue Star Media: 4
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: NR *
PrepNation: 3
USA Today Super 25: 5

8. Wheeler (Marietta, Ga.), 30-3
Average rank: 12.0
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 5
MaxPreps Computer: NR
Blue Star Media: 5
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 12
PrepNation: 4
USA Today Super 25: 6

9. Blanche Ely (Pompano Beach, Fla.), 28-1
Average rank: 13.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 7
MaxPreps Computer: NR
Blue Star Media: 7
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 8
PrepNation: 12
USA Today Super 25: 8

10. Roman Catholic (Philadelphia), 29-2
Average rank: 13.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 18
MaxPreps Computer: 15
Blue Star Media: 9
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 9
PrepNation: 16
USA Today Super 25: 16

11. Cape Henry Collegiate (Virginia Beach, Va.), 31-2
Average rank: 17.1
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 3
MaxPreps Computer: NR
Blue Star Media: NR
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 3
PrepNation: 8
USA Today Super 25: 9

T12. Greensboro Day (N.C.), 33-3
Average rank: 17.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 11
MaxPreps Computer: NR
Blue Star Media: 19
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 6
PrepNation: 14
USA Today Super 25: 17

T12. Roselle Catholic (N.J.), 28-4
Average rank: 17.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 20
MaxPreps Computer: 11
Blue Star Media: 17
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 24
PrepNation: 15
USA Today Super 25: 20

T14. Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.), 29-5
Average rank: 18.0
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 10
Blue Star Media: 13
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 16
PrepNation: 19
USA Today Super 25: 10

T14. Mustang (Okla.), 28-0
Average rank: 18.0
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 14
MaxPreps Computer: 2
Blue Star Media: NR
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 18
PrepNation: 13
USA Today Super 25: 21

16. Callaway (Jackson, Miss.), 31-3
Average rank: 19.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 16
MaxPreps Computer: NR
Blue Star Media: NR
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 11
PrepNation: 9
USA Today Super 25: 3

17. Wesleyan Christian Academy (High Point, N.C.), 27-5
Average rank: 21.1
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 12
MaxPreps Computer: NR
Blue Star Media: 25
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 7
PrepNation: 25
USA Today Super 25: 18

18. Stevenson (Lincolnshire, Ill.), 30-3
Average rank: 22.1
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 21
MaxPreps Computer: 18
Blue Star Media: 12
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 20
PrepNation: 22
USA Today Super 25: NR

19. DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.), 33-4
Average rank: 22.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 19
MaxPreps Computer: 21
Blue Star Media: 14
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 23
PrepNation: NR
USA Today Super 25: 19

20. Cardinal Gibbons (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 33-1
Average rank: 23.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 15
MaxPreps Computer: NR
Blue Star Media: 21
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 15
PrepNation: NR
USA Today Super 25: 11

21. Neumann-Goretti (Philadelphia), 29-2
Average rank: 23.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 20
Blue Star Media: 11
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 10
PrepNation: NR
USA Today Super 25: 22

22. Bishop Montgomery (Torrance, Calif.), 31-2
Average rank: 24.0
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 5
Blue Star Media: 16
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 22
PrepNation: 21
USA Today Super 25: NR

23. Western International (Detroit), 26-0
Average rank: 24.3
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 22
MaxPreps Computer: NR
Blue Star Media: 22
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 25
PrepNation: 24
USA Today Super 25: 13

24. Wings Academy (Bronx, N.Y.), 30-3
Average rank: 27.1
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 24
MaxPreps Computer: NR
Blue Star Media: NR
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 21
PrepNation: 23
USA Today Super 25: 15

25. Jonesboro (Ga.), 32-1
Average rank: 27.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 9
MaxPreps Computer: NR
Blue Star Media: 23
Grassroots Hoops Fab 50: 13
PrepNation: NR
USA Today Super 25: NR

Ranked by three media outlets
Hamilton (Memphis, Tenn.), PrepNation No. 11; Grassroots Hoops No. 17; MaxPreps X25 No. 25

Ranked by two media outlets
Apple Valley (Minn.), MaxPreps Computer No. 14; PrepNation No. 17
Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas), MaxPreps Computer No. 22; Blue Star No. 24
Fairfax (Los Angeles), Blue Star No. 18; MaxPreps Computer No. 23
Garfield (Seattle), MaxPreps X25 No. 17; PrepNation No. 20
Providence (Jacksonville, Fla.), Blue Star No. 15; MaxPreps X25 No. 23
Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.), PrepNation No. 18; MaxPreps Computer No. 19

Ranked by one media outlet
Blue Springs South (Mo.), USA Today No. 24
Centennial (Corona, Calif.), MaxPreps Computer No. 17
Creighton Prep (Omaha, Neb.), MaxPreps Computer No. 12
East (Wichita, Kan.), MaxPreps Computer No. 9
Homestead (Fort Wayne, Ind.), USA Today No. 25
La Lumiere (LaPorte, Ind.), Blue Star No. 20
Lancaster (Texas), MaxPreps Computer No. 8
Owensboro (Ky.), USA Today No. 23
Rainier Beach (Seattle), MaxPreps Computer No. 16
Simeon (Chicago), MaxPreps Computer No. 25
Wayne (Huber Heights, Ohio), MaxPreps Computer No. 24

* Huntington St. Joseph Prep not eligible for inclusion in Grassroots Hoops Fab 50.