High school basketball preseason Top 25 composite rankings

Montverde Academy, Memphis East, Oak Hill Academy lead the way in the initial rankings.

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Nov 18, 2017, 12:00am
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Counting down the Top 25 hoops teams in the nation.

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 40 for each media outlet that did not recognize them as part of their Top 25, rewarding teams that received consensus acclaim.

Montverde Academy is the No. 1 team in the Composite 25 rankings.
Montverde Academy is the No. 1 team in the Composite 25 rankings.
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MaxPreps Composite Top 25 Basketball Rankings

1. Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.)
Average rank: 1.8
BlueStar: 1
Ball is Life: 2
FloHoops: 2
HSHoops Elite: 2
USA Today: 2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 2

2. Memphis East (Tenn.)
Average rank: 2
BlueStar: 4
Ball is Life: 2
FloHoops: 1
HSHoops Elite: 1
USA Today: 3
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 1

3. Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.)
Average rank: 4
BlueStar: 2
Ball is Life: 3
FloHoops: 5
HSHoops Elite: 5
USA Today: 4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 5

4. Hudson Catholic (Jersey City, N.J.)
Average rank: 6.8
BlueStar: 11
Ball is Life: 5
FloHoops: 7
HSHoops Elite: 6
USA Today: 8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 4

5. Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.)
Average rank: 7
BlueStar: 3
Ball is Life: 9
FloHoops: 8
HSHoops Elite: 13
USA Today: 1
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 8

6. Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)
Average rank: 7.6
BlueStar: 15
Ball is Life: 6
FloHoops: 3
HSHoops Elite: 3
USA Today: 16
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 3

7. (tie) La Lumiere (LaPorte, Ind.)
Average rank: 9.1
BlueStar: 6
Ball is Life: 10
FloHoops: 4
HSHoops Elite: 12
USA Today: 7
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 16

7. (tie) McEachern (Powder Springs, Ga.)
Average rank: 9.1
BlueStar: 8
Ball is Life: 4
FloHoops: 13
HSHoops Elite: 9
USA Today: 9
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 12

9. IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)
Average rank: 10.1
BlueStar: 5
Ball is Life: 24
FloHoops: 9
HSHoops Elite: 7
USA Today: 10
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 6

10. Wesleyan Christian Academy (High Point, N.C.)
Average rank: 12
BlueStar: 12
Ball is Life: 7
FloHoops: 12
HSHoops Elite: 10
USA Today: 21
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 10

11. Webster Groves (Webster Groves, Mo.)
Average rank: 14.3
BlueStar: 10
Ball is Life: 8
FloHoops: 21
HSHoops Elite: 21
USA Today: 13
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 13

12. Paul VI (Fairfax, Va.)
Average rank: 16.6
BlueStar: 14
Ball is Life: 15
FloHoops: 14
HSHoops Elite: 25
USA Today: 11
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 21

13. Archbishop Molloy (Queens, N.Y.)
Average rank: 18.5
BlueStar: 9
Ball is Life: 11
FloHoops: 15
HSHoops Elite: 16
USA Today: 20
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR

14. Greensboro Day (N.C.)
Average rank: 19
BlueStar: 18
Ball is Life: 23
FloHoops: 24
HSHoops Elite: 17
USA Today: 14
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 18

15. Shadow Mountain (Phoenix)
Average rank: 19.8
BlueStar: 17
Ball is Life: 12
FloHoops: 11
HSHoops Elite: 15
USA Today: 24
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR

16. Westlake (Austin, Texas)
Average rank: 20.3
BlueStar: 19
Ball is Life: NR
FloHoops: 22
HSHoops Elite: 14
USA Today: 12
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 15

17. Cypress Falls (Houston)
Average rank: 21.3
BlueStar: 13
Ball is Life: 13
FloHoops: NR
HSHoops Elite: 11
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 11

18. Clarkston (Mich.)
Average rank: 21.5
BlueStar: 16
Ball is Life: 20
FloHoops: NR
HSHoops Elite: 4
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 9

19. University (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
Average rank: 23
BlueStar: NR
Ball is Life: 21
FloHoops: 6
HSHoops Elite: 8
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 23

20. (tie) Prolific Prep Academy (Napa, Calif.)
Average rank: 26.1
BlueStar: 24
Ball is Life: NR
FloHoops: NR
HSHoops Elite: NR
USA Today: 6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 7

20. (tie)  Simeon (Chicago)
Average rank: 26.1
BlueStar: 7
Ball is Life: 16
FloHoops: NR
HSHoops Elite: NR
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 14

22. Patrick School (Hillside, N.J.)
Average rank: 28
BlueStar: 23
Ball is Life: 25
FloHoops: NR
HSHoops Elite: NR
USA Today: 18
MaxPreps Xcellent: 22

23. Garfield (Seattle)
Average rank: 29.5
BlueStar: NR
Ball is Life: NR
FloHoops: 10
HSHoops Elite: 22
USA Today: NR
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 25

24. Cretin-Derham Hall (St. Paul, Minn.)
Average rank: 31
BlueStar: NR
Ball is Life: NR
FloHoops: 17
HSHoops Elite: 24
USA Today: 25
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR

25. Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati)
Average rank: 31.8
BlueStar: NR
Ball is Life: 14
FloHoops: NR
HSHoops Elite: NR
USA Today: 17
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR

Ranked in 2 Polls
Westtown (West Chester, Pa.)
Ranney (Tinton Falls, N.J.)
Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.)
Bishop Montgomery (Torrance, Calif.)
Apple Valley (Apple Valley, Minn.)
Brentwood Academy (Tenn.)
Roselle Catholic (Roselle, N.J.)
Jefferson (Portland)
Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia)

Ranked in 1 Poll
Whitney Young (Chicago)
Archbishop Wood (Warminster, Pa.)
Cox Mill (Concord, N.C.)
Wasatch Academy (Mt. Pleasant, Utah)
DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.)
Gonzaga Prep (Spokane, Wash.)
Huntington St. Joseph Prep (Huntington, W. Va.)
First Love Christian Academy (Washington, Pa.)
Morgan Park (Chicago)

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