High school basketball preseason Top 25 composite rankings

Montverde Academy, Oak Hill Academy, IMG Academy land in preseason top three slots.

By Staff Report

Nov 16, 2018, 12:00am

2018-19 Preseason Top 25 Basketball Rankings

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Breaking down the national contenders heading into the 2018-19 season.

The transition from the gridiron to the hardwood is happening as football playoffs make way for preseason hoops tournaments. With the release of many rankings, we've compiled them to create a composite look at where the basketball elite stand.

Only schools recognized by two or more media outlets are eligible for inclusion in the composite rankings. Teams were assigned a score of 30 for each media outlet that did not recognize them as part of their Top 25, rewarding teams that received consensus acclaim.

Montverde Academy lands at No. 1 in the preseason Top 25 composite boys basketball rankings.

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MaxPreps Composite Top 25 Basketball Rankings

1. Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.)
Average: 1.1
MaxPreps Computer: 1

Blue Star: 2

PrepNation: 1

Prep Circuit: 1

BallisLife Fab 50: 1

USA Today: 1

2. Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.)
Average: 2.1
MaxPreps Computer: 2

Blue Star: 1

PrepNation: 3

Prep Circuit: 2

BallisLife Fab 50: 2

USA Today: 3

3. IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)
Average: 3.6
MaxPreps Computer: 3

Blue Star: 3

PrepNation: 7

Prep Circuit: 3

BallisLife Fab 50: 4

USA Today: 2

4. University (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)

Average: 4.3

MaxPreps Computer: 4

Blue Star: 4

PrepNation: 4

Prep Circuit: 5

BallisLife Fab 50: 5

USA Today: 4

5. DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.)

Average: 5.8
MaxPreps Computer: 6

Blue Star: 5

PrepNation: 10

Prep Circuit: 6

BallisLife Fab 50: 3

USA Today: 5

6. Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.)

Average: 7.8
MaxPreps Computer: 5

Blue Star: 14

PrepNation: 5

Prep Circuit: 8

BallisLife Fab 50: 8

USA Today: 7

7. La Lumiere (LaPorte, Ind.)

Average: 8.1
MaxPreps Computer: 8

Blue Star: 8

PrepNation: 14

Prep Circuit: 7

BallisLife Fab 50: 6

USA Today: 6

8. Sunrise Christian Academy (Bel Aire, Kan.)

Average: 9
MaxPreps Computer: 7

Blue Star: 9

PrepNation: 6

Prep Circuit: 4

BallisLife Fab 50: 17

USA Today: 11

9. (tie) Guyer (Denton, Texas)

Average: 10.6
MaxPreps Computer: 12

Blue Star: 10

PrepNation: 2

Prep Circuit: 12

BallisLife Fab 50: 15

USA Today:13

9. (tie) Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia)

Average: 10.6
MaxPreps Computer: 10

Blue Star: 7

PrepNation: 11

Prep Circuit: 13

BallisLife Fab 50: 7

USA Today: 16

11. (tie) McEachern (Powder Springs, Ga.)

Average: 12.5
MaxPreps Computer: 9

Blue Star: 16

PrepNation: 9

Prep Circuit: 11

BallisLife Fab 50: 16

USA Today: 14

11. (tie) Paul VI (Fairfax, Va.)

Average: 12.5
MaxPreps Computer: 11

Blue Star: 11

PrepNation: 13

Prep Circuit: 16

BallisLife Fab 50: 9

USA Today: 15

13. Ranney (Tinton Falls, N.J.)
Average: 15.1
MaxPreps Computer: 17

Blue Star: 12

PrepNation: 22

Prep Circuit: 15

BallisLife Fab 50: 13

USA Today: 12

14. Rancho Christian (Temecula, Calif.)

Average: 15.5
MaxPreps Computer: 15

Blue Star: 19

PrepNation: 17

Prep Circuit: 9

BallisLife Fab 50: 24

USA Today: 9

15. Norcross (Norcross, Ga.)

Average: 15.8
MaxPreps Computer: 14

Blue Star: 6

PrepNation: NR

Prep Circuit: 14

BallisLife Fab 50: 11

USA Today: 10

16. Shadow Mountain (Phoenix)

Average: 18.5
MaxPreps Computer: 13

Blue Star: 24

PrepNation: 8

Prep Circuit: NR

BallisLife Fab 50: 18

USA Today: 8

17. Belleville West (Belleville, Ill.)

Average: 22.3
MaxPreps Computer: 18

Blue Star: 18

PrepNation: 12

Prep Circuit: NR

BallisLife Fab 50: 22

USA Today: 24

18. Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas)

Average: 24
MaxPreps Computer: 20

Blue Star: 15

PrepNation: 15

Prep Circuit: NR

BallisLife Fab 50: 14

USA Today: NR

19. Wasatch Academy (Mt. Pleasant, Utah)

Average: 26.6
MaxPreps Computer: NR

Blue Star: 13

PrepNation: NR

Prep Circuit: NR

BallisLife Fab 50: 10

USA Today: 17

20. Federal Way (Wash.)

Average: 27.6
MaxPreps Computer: 21

Blue Star: NR

PrepNation: 24

Prep Circuit: 21

BallisLife Fab 50: NR

USA Today: 20

21. Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.)

Average: 28.5
MaxPreps Computer: 16

Blue Star: NR

PrepNation: 16

Prep Circuit: 19

BallisLife Fab 50: NR

USA Today: NR

22. Warren Central (Indianapolis)

Average: 29
MaxPreps Computer: NR

Blue Star: 20

PrepNation: NR

Prep Circuit: NR

BallisLife Fab 50: 12

USA Today: 22

23. (tie) Rainier Beach (Seattle)

Average: 30.5
MaxPreps Computer: 24

Blue Star: NR

PrepNation: 20

Prep Circuit: NR

BallisLife Fab 50: NR

USA Today: 19

23. (tie) Bishop Montgomery (Torrance, Calif.)

Average: 30.5
MaxPreps Computer: NR

Blue Star: 22

PrepNation: 21

Prep Circuit: NR

BallisLife Fab 50: 20

USA Today: NR

25. Mountain Brook (Birmingham, Ala.)

Average: 31
MaxPreps Computer: 23

Blue Star: NR

PrepNation: 25

Prep Circuit: NR

BallisLife Fab 50: NR

USA Today: 18

Ranked in two polls

Memphis East (Memphis, Tenn.)

Olive Branch (Miss.)

Roselle Catholic (Roselle, N.J.)

South Garland (Garland, Texas)

Gonzaga Prep (Spokane, Wash.)

Carmel Christian (Matthews, N.C.)

Greensboro Day (Greensboro, N.C.)

Ranked in one poll

Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)

Prolific Prep Academy (Napa, Calif.)

Whitney Young (Chicago)

Archbishop Stepinac (White Plains, N.Y.)

Rayville (Rayville, La.)

Minnehaha Academy (Minneapolis)

SPIRE Institute (Geneva, Ohio)

Huntington St. Joseph Prep (Huntington, W. Va.)

Veritas Prep

Bella Vista College Preparatory School (Scottsdale, Ariz.)

St. Frances Academy (Baltimore)

High school basketball preseason Top 25 composite rankings

Montverde Academy, Oak Hill Academy, IMG Academy land in preseason top three slots.

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