High school boys basketball Top 25 composite rankings

MaxPreps, PrepNation, USA Today, Student Sports, Blue Star Media and Indivisible Hoops all released updated high school basketball rankings this week.

We've thrown them all into the pot to create a composite look at where high school basketball's elite stand. For a closer look at each media outlet's picks, click on the links below:

MaxPreps Xcellent 25 | MaxPreps Computer Rankings | PrepNation | USA Today | Student Sports | Blue Star Media | Indivisible Hoops

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


1. Montverde Academy (Fla.)
Average rank: 1.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 2
MaxPreps Computer: 2
PrepNation: 1
USA Today: 1
Student Sports: 1
Blue Star: 3
Indivisible Hoops: 1

2. Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)
Average rank: 1.7
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 1
MaxPreps Computer: 1
PrepNation: 2
USA Today: 2
Student Sports: 3
Blue Star: 1
Indivisible Hoops: 2

3. Rainier Beach (Seattle)
Average rank: 3.0
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 3
MaxPreps Computer: 5
PrepNation: 3
USA Today: 3
Student Sports: 2
Blue Star: 2
Indivisible Hoops: 3

4. Northside Christian Academy (Charlotte, N.C.)
Average rank: 9.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 5
MaxPreps Computer: NR
PrepNation: 4
USA Today: 4
Student Sports: 4
Blue Star: 4
Indivisible Hoops: 5

5. Sagemont (Weston, Fla.)
Average rank: 10.0
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 4
MaxPreps Computer: 20
PrepNation: 7
USA Today: 18
Student Sports: 7
Blue Star: 10
Indivisible Hoops: 4

6. Corona del Sol (Tempe, Ariz.)
Average rank: 12.0
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 9
MaxPreps Computer: 4
PrepNation: 13
USA Today: 17
Student Sports: 19
Blue Star: 14
Indivisible Hoops: 8

7. Arsenal Technical (Indianapolis)
Average rank: 12.1
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 6
MaxPreps Computer: 6
PrepNation: 6
USA Today: NR
Student Sports: 9
Blue Star: 9
Indivisible Hoops: 9

8. Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.)
Average rank: 13.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 10
MaxPreps Computer: NR
PrepNation: 11
USA Today: 7
Student Sports: 6
Blue Star: 7
Indivisible Hoops: 13

9. Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.)
Average rank: 13.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 14
MaxPreps Computer: 22
PrepNation: 12
USA Today: 8
Student Sports: 15
Blue Star: 12
Indivisible Hoops: 12

10. La Lumiere (LaPorte, Ind.)
Average rank: 13.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 7
MaxPreps Computer: NR
PrepNation: 21
USA Today: 6
Student Sports: 12
Blue Star: 5
Indivisible Hoops: 6

11. Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas)
Average rank: 14.0
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 13
MaxPreps Computer: 19
PrepNation: 8
USA Today: 19
Student Sports: 14
Blue Star: 11
Indivisible Hoops: 14

12. Huntington St. Joseph Prep (W.Va.)
Average rank: 15.1
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 11
MaxPreps Computer: NR
PrepNation: 9
USA Today: 5
Blue Star: 6
Indivisible Hoops: 10
* Huntington St. Joseph Prep is not eligible for consideration in the Student Sports Fab 50. Average rank is based on MaxPreps, PrepNation, USA Today, Blue Star and Indivisible Hoops placement.

13. North Shore (Houston)
Average rank: 16.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 19
MaxPreps Computer: 3
PrepNation: 10
USA Today: 24
Student Sports: 22
Blue Star: 16
Indivisible Hoops: 20

14. Paul VI (Fairfax, Va.)
Average rank: 17.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 16
MaxPreps Computer: 7
PrepNation: 15
USA Today: NR
Student Sports: 16
Blue Star: 13
Indivisible Hoops: 16

15. Whitney Young (Chicago)
Average rank: 17.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 12
MaxPreps Computer: NR
PrepNation: 5
USA Today: 12
Student Sports: 5
Blue Star: NR
Indivisible Hoops: 11

16. Our Savior New American (Centereach, N.Y.)
Average rank: 18.3
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 17
MaxPreps Computer: NR
PrepNation: 22
USA Today: 9
Blue Star: 8
Indivisible Hoops: 17
* Our Savior New American is not eligible for consideration in the Student Sports Fab 50. Average rank is based on MaxPreps, PrepNation, USA Today, Blue Star and Indivisible Hoops placement.

17. Greater Atlanta Christian (Norcross, Ga.)
Average rank: 18.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 8
MaxPreps Computer: NR
PrepNation: 16
USA Today: 10
Student Sports: 11
Blue Star: NR
Indivisible Hoops: 7

18. Muskegon (Mich.)
Average rank: 22.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 15
MaxPreps Computer: NR
PrepNation: 14
USA Today: 23
Student Sports: 10
Blue Star: NR
Indivisible Hoops: 15

19. Stevenson (Lincolnshire, Ill.)
Average rank: 22.7
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 18
MaxPreps Computer: NR
PrepNation: 19
USA Today: 15
Student Sports: 8
Blue Star: NR
Indivisible Hoops: 19

20. Callaway (Jackson, Miss.)
Average rank: 26.0
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 22
MaxPreps Computer: NR
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: 11
Student Sports: 24
Blue Star: 22
Indivisible Hoops: 23

21. Neumann-Goretti (Philadelphia)
Average rank: 26.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 24
MaxPreps Computer: NR
PrepNation: 17
USA Today: NR
Student Sports: 23
Blue Star: 19
Indivisible Hoops: 25

22. Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati)
Average rank: 28.7
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 23
MaxPreps Computer: NR
PrepNation: 20
USA Today: NR
Student Sports: 18
Blue Star: 20
Indivisible Hoops: NR

23. Orlando Christian Prep (Fla.)
Average rank: 29.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 20
MaxPreps Computer: NR
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: 25
Student Sports: 25
Blue Star: 17
Indivisible Hoops: NR

24. Garfield (Seattle)
Average rank: 31.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 21
MaxPreps Computer: 18
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: NR
Student Sports: NR
Blue Star: NR
Indivisible Hoops: No. 24

25. Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland, Calif.)
Average rank: 32.7
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 16
PrepNation: NR
USA Today: NR
Student Sports: 13
Blue Star: NR
Indivisible Hoops: NR

Ranked by two media outlets
Chino Hills (Calif.), MaxPreps Computer No. 11/PrepNation No. 23
City College (Baltimore), USA Today No. 20/Student Sports No. 20
East Side (Newark, N.J.), USA Today No. 13/Student Sports No. 21
Hamilton Southeastern (Fishers, Ind.), MaxPreps Computer No. 15/MaxPreps Xcellent 25 No. 25
Judson (Converse, Texas), MaxPreps Computer No. 8/Blue Star No. 24
Providence (Jacksonville, Fla.), Student Sports No. 17/PrepNation No. 18
St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio), Blue Star No. 18/USA Today No. 21
St. Joseph (Metuchen, N.J.), USA Today No. 14/Indivisible Hoops No. 18

Ranked by one media outlet
Apple Valley (Minn.), MaxPreps Computer No. 17
Arlington Country Day (Jacksonville, Fla.), Blue Star No. 15
Bountiful (Utah), MaxPreps Computer No. 21
Carmel (Ind.), MaxPreps Computer No. 13
Christ the King (Middle Village, N.Y.), Blue Star No. 23
DeSoto (Texas), MaxPreps Computer No. 13
Fossil Ridge (Fort Collins, Colo.), MaxPreps Computer No. 24
Hopkins (Minnetonka, Minn.), PrepNation No. 25
Jefferson (Portland, Ore.), Indivisible Hoops No. 22
JW North (Riverside, Calif.), MaxPreps Computer No. 25
Kimball (Dallas), MaxPreps Computer No. 10
Lancaster (Texas), MaxPreps Computer No. 24
Lincoln (Brooklyn, N.Y.), Blue Star No. 25
Lone Peak (Highland, Utah), MaxPreps Computer No. 9
Loyola (Los Angeles), MaxPreps Computer No. 12
Marian Catholic (Chicago Heights, Ill.), Indivisible Hoops No. 21
Monte Vista (Danville, Calif.), MaxPreps Computer No. 23
Scotlandville (Baton Rouge, La.), Blue Star No. 21
Sunrise Christian Academy (Bel Aire, Kan.), USA Today No. 16
White Station (Memphis, Tenn.), USA Today No. 22