1st Regular Season FAB 50: Surprise Movement!

November was a busy month and there was a full slate of vacation showcases and tournaments over Thanksgiving weekend that brought on loads of motion within the first version of the FAB 50 Nationwide Staff Rankings powered by Ballislife.com for the 2024-25 season. The fastest-rising membership is new No. 10 Mt. Zion Prep (Lanham, Md.), which matches from unranked to knocking off two golf equipment contained in the High 12. EYBL Scholastic play and groups simply beginning their seasons will trigger motion in coming weeks as vacation tournaments get set to tip off!

By Ronnie Flores

As we finalized the primary common season FAB 50 Nationwide Staff Rankings powered by Ballislife.com, we needed to consider the quantity of video games groups performed and the quantity of observe time some groups have already got underneath their belt greater than ever. For some ranked groups, the 2024-25 season suggestions off this week whereas for a specific few within the East Region, there may be at the least one other week to go earlier than the primary contest. The truth is, there are nonetheless 9 groups that seem within the first replace to the nation’s longest-running nationwide rankings which have but to play a sanctioned sport.

We saved these info in thoughts after we poured over all of the ends in Novembers and the primary day of December to give you our new pecking order. When the mud settled, preseason No. 1 Columbus (Miami, Fla.) stays at No. 1 regardless of a 66-54 loss to preseason No. 8 Prolific Prep (Napa, Calif.) at Florida Atlantic College on Nov. 19. That was Columbus’ first sport of the season and with the win, The Crew ran their report to 7-0. The quantity of video games performed heading into that early season showdown was taken into consideration, as each groups have loads of extra huge video games down the road that can make that outcome extra vital.

Kansas-bound Darryn Peterson had 33 factors, eight rebounds, 4 assists and three blocks within the huge win over the Explorers and got here in No. 3 within the preseason Mr. Basketball USA Tracker voting behind No. 2 Cam Boozer (Duke) of Columbus and No. 1 A.J. Dybansta (undecided) of FAB 50 No. 11 Utah Prep (Hurricane, Utah).

After that huge win, Peterson missed Prolific Prep’s subsequent three video games and The Crew subsequently misplaced all three. Clearly, Prolific Prep wasn’t going to hop Columbus within the rankings after dropping three consecutive video games contemplating it had six video games underneath its belt when the matchup came about whereas it was the season opener for the Explorers. The Crew, nonetheless, deserves rankings credit score for the victory, so that they transfer up 4 spots this week regardless of the three-game skid.