MaxPreps Top 25 national high school boys basketball rankings

March 30, 2015 by MaxPreps, AZPreps365

Photo by Steven Ryan

Few would be surprised to see Terrence Phillips (with ball) and No. 1 Oak Hill Academy meet Ben Simmons and No. 2 Montverde Academy once again for the championship at Dick's Nationals. Montverde Academy beat Oak Hill 71-62 in last year's final.

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1. (No. 1 last week) Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.), 45-0 *
The Warriors open Dick's Sporting Goods High School Nationals on Thursday against Wings Academy (Bronx, N.Y.).

2. (2) Montverde Academy (Fla.), 28-1
Dick's Nationals participant. The two-time defending champs meet No. 9 Greensboro Day in Thursday's quarterfinals.

3. (3) Cape Henry Collegiate (Virginia Beach, Va.), 31-2
VISAA Division I state champions. Season complete.

4. (4) Wheeler (Marietta, Ga.), 30-2
GHSA Class AAAAAA state champions. Headed to New York City for Dick's Nationals, where they will meet No. 8 Huntington St. Joseph Prep in the quarterfinal round.

5. (5) Blanche Ely (Pompano Beach, Fla.), 28-0
FHSAA Class 7A state champions. Meet No. 11 Findlay Prep in the first round at Dick's Nationals.

* Record includes forfeit victory

Photo by Ken Reabe Jr.

Don't sleep on Miles Bridges and No. 8 Huntington St. Joseph Prep this week at Dick's Nationals.

6. (6) Corona del Sol (Tempe, Ariz.), 32-1
AIA Division I state champions. Season complete.

7. (7) Jonesboro (Ga.), 32-1
GHSA Class AAAA state champions. Season complete.

8. (8) Huntington St. Joseph Prep (W.Va.), 30-2
The Fighting Irish will carry a 13-game win streak into their Dick's Nationals opener with No. 4 Wheeler.

9. (9) Greensboro Day (N.C.), 33-2
NCISAA Class 3A state champions. The Bengals – one of the nation's best defensive teams – will attempt to slow down high-scoring No. 2 Montverde Academy in the opening round at Dick's Nationals.

10. (10) Plano West (Texas), 33-2
UIL Class 6A state champions. Season complete.

File photo by Todd Shurtleff

Senior guard Paris Austin helped No. 13 Bishop O'Dowd end a streak of six consecutive losses in state championship games over the weekend. The Dragons beat four-time defending state champ Mater Dei for the CIF Open Division crown.

11. (11) Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.), 28-2
The Pilots are headed to Dick's Nationals, where they took home titles in 2009, 2010 and 2012 (known then as National High School Invitational).

12. (12) Wesleyan Christian Academy (High Point, N.C.), 27-5
NCISAA Class 3A runner-up. Season complete.

13. (13) Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland, Calif.), 28-4
North Coast Section Division III and CIF Open Division state champions. Season complete.

14. (14) Mustang (Okla.), 28-0
OSSAA Class 6A state champions. Season complete.

15. (15) Cardinal Gibbons (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 33-1
FHSAA Class 5A state champions. Season complete.

Photo by Richard Ta

No. 20 Roselle Catholic played well down the stretch en route to the NJSIAA Tournament of Champions title.

16. (16) Callaway (Jackson, Miss.), 31-3
MHSAA Class 5A state champions. Season complete.

17. (17) Garfield (Seattle), 27-2
WIAA Class 3A state champions. Season complete.

18. (18) Roman Catholic (Philadelphia), 29-2
PIAA Class AAAA state champions. Season complete.

19. (21) DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.), 33-4
Washington Catholic Athletic Conference regular season, Maryland private schools tournament and Alhambra Catholic Invitational champions. Season complete.

20. (22) Roselle Catholic (N.J.), 28-4
NJSIAA Tournament of Champions winner. Season complete.

Photo by Patrick Gorski

Villanova recruit Jalen Brunson helped No. 21 Stevenson go 90-10 over the past three seasons with two trips to the Illinois Class 4A state championship game.

21. (23) Stevenson (Lincolnshire, Ill.), 30-3
IHSA Class 4A state champions. Season complete.

22. (NR) Western International (Detroit), 26-0
MHSAA Class A state champions. Season complete.

23. (24) Providence (Jacksonville, Fla.), 31-1
FHSAA Class 3A state champions. Season complete.

24. (NR) Wings Academy (Bronx, N.Y.), 30-2
PSAL Class AA champions, Class AA Federation Tournament of Champions winner. Meets No. 1 Oak Hill Academy on Thursday at Dick's Nationals.

25. (25) Hamilton (Memphis, Tenn.), 16-16 *
TSSAA Class AAA state champions. Season complete.

* Record includes 15 forfeit losses

Dropped out: No. 19 last week Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.); No. 20 La Lumiere (LaPorte, Ind.).

Just missed: Homestead (Fort Wayne, Ind.); Mater Dei, Neumann-Goretti (Philadelphia); Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.).