There’s not a lot change on the prime of this week’s version of the FAB 50 Nationwide Staff Rankings powered by Ballislife.com, however you’ll be able to wager change is coming. The playoffs are right here and with meaning more durable competitors is in retailer within the coming weeks. There are 5 newcomers led by No. 37 Neumann-Goretti (Philadelphia, Pa.).
By Ronnie Flores
Tremendous Sunday has handed and as soccer season formally closes that may solely imply one factor: highschool basketball is about to warmth up! High ranked groups normally win in league or convention play and that’s mirrored on the prime of the most recent FAB 50 Nationwide Staff Rankings powered by Ballislife.com. Just one workforce dropped within the High 15 after a loss final week.
That workforce is new No. 26 Roman Catholic (Philadelphia, Pa.), one of many favorites within the upcoming Philadelphia Catholic League playoffs, which tip this Wednesday. The PCL championship sport is about for Feb. 26 at The Palestra. The opposite workforce anticipated to have an awesome shot on the title apart from Roman Catholic (the defending champion) is No. 37 Neumann-Goretti (Philadelphia, Pa.), considered one of 5 newcomers to the FAB 50 this week.
The playoffs have already commenced in different areas of the nation, and though there hasn’t been monumental upsets, the competitors will get thicker within the coming weeks That is when a couple of FAB 50 ranked groups will inevitably go down. Typically it is not for those who lose, however if you lose that may be gut-wrenching.
The ultimate of the 5 newcomers at No. 50 is Curie (Chicago, In poor health.), which captured in third Chicago Public League title on Saturday evening with a 65-59 victory over Kenwood (Chicago, In poor health.). Curie, which has losses to No. 47 Sidwell Buddies (Washington, D.C.) and unranked Lindblom (Chicago, In poor health.), was led to victory by College of Illinois-Chicago commit Carlos Harris with 20 factors, seven rebounds and 5 assists.
Curie’s alternative to maneuver up within the FAB 50 will come on the street to the Illinois Excessive College Affiliation (IHSA) Class 4A state event, because the Condors may face No. 49 Homewood Flossmor (Flossmor, In poor health.) within the SuperSectionals. Homewood-Flossmor has been within the FAB 50 for a month, however it’s a sluggish climb for it due to its margin of defeat to No. 20 Fishers (Fishers, Ind.), which beat the Vikings, 78-57. Fishers beat No. 41 Westfield (Westfield, Ind.) by two factors, 51-49.
Curie additionally received CPL crowns in 2019 when it completed third within the IHSA Class 4A tourney and No. 44 within the FAB 50 and in 2014 when it was led by Mr. Basketball USA Cliff Alexander and rose to No. 1 within the FAB 50 for a interval of that season.
Neumann-Goretti is considered one of two groups that dropped out of last week’s FAB 50 that returns. The opposite is new No. 48 Huntsville (Huntsville, Ala.), which has a loss to top-ranked Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.) with the opposite loss approaching a Monday to No. 42 Bartlett (Bartlett, Tenn.), 58-55. Bartlett jumps into the rankings as a result of it needs to be in entrance of Huntsville in our rankings formulation. Bartlett additionally took a loss to Montverde Academy in its Winter Basic, 80-55, on February 10.
Montverde Academy will tackle No. 4 Lengthy Island Lutheran (Glen Head, N.Y.) on February 16 on the inaugural Bob McKillop Invitational. The important thing EYBL Scholastic league sport is a part of the occasion held at Hofstra College and hosted by LuHi. The 2 groups met within the title sport of the Metropolis of Palms Basic in Ft. Myers, Fla. in December, with MVA posting a 73-59 victory.
RELATED: Preseason 2023-24 Mr. Basketball USA Tracker | “In The Paint” Podcast (Spotify) | “In The Paint” Podcast (YouTube)
Up to date FAB 50 Nationwide Staff Rankings
Powered by Ballislife.com
(eighth ballot of 2023-24 common season; Via video games performed on Sunday, February 11; *Signifies forfeit wins, forfeit losses not included; **Signifies forfeits and defaults not included)
| No. | Prev. | Excessive College (Metropolis) | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.) | 26-0 |
| 2 | 2 | Columbus (Miami, Fla.) | 22-4 |
| 3 | 3 | Paul VI (Chantilly, Va.) | 25-2 |
| 4 | 4 | Lengthy Island Lutheran (Glen Head, N.Y.) | 16-3 |
| 5 | 5 | Plano East (Plano, Texas) | 32-0 |
| 6 | 6 | Stony Level (Spherical Rock, Texas) | 31-1 |
| 7 | 7 | Myers Park (Charlotte, N.C.) | 20-2 |
| 8 | 8 | Prolific Prep (Napa, Calif.) | 26-5 |
| 9 | 9 | Hyperlink Academy (Branson, Mo.) | 17-6 |
| 10 | 10 | Central Cabarrus (Harmony, N.C.) | 22-0 |
| 11 | 11 | AZ Compass Prep (Chandler, Ariz.) | 20-5 |
| 12 | 12 | Harvard-Westlake (North Hollywood, Calif.) | 27-3 |
| 13 | 13 | IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) | 15-8 |
| 14 | 20 | Wisconsin Lutheran (Milwaukee, Wis.) | 21-0 |
| 15 | 15 | Patrick College (Elizabeth, N.J.) | 21-2 |
| 16 | 16 | St. Rose (Belmar, N.J.) | 23-2 |
| 17 | 17 | Archbishop Stepinac (White Plains, N.Y.) | 20-3 |
| 18 | 18 | Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.) | 21-3 |
| 19 | 19 | Mix Academy (Lincolnton, N.C.) | 20-2 |
| 20 | 23 | Fishers (Fishers, Ind.) | 19-1 |
| 21 | 22 | McEachern (Powder Springs, Ga.) | 20-5 |
| 22 | 24 | Roosevelt (Eastvale, Calif.) | 28-2 |
| 23 | 25 | Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.) | 23-4 |
| 24 | 26 | De Pere (De Pere, Wis.) | 19-1 |
| 25 | 28 | Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.) | 25-2 |
| 26 | 14 | Roman Catholic (Philadelphia, Pa.) | 20-2 |
| 27 | 29 | La Lumiere (La Porte, Ind.) | 17-4 |
| 28 | 33 | Brewster Academy (Wolfeboro, N.H.) | 21-6 |
| 29 | 48 | Cordova (Cordova, Tenn.) | 26-1 |
| 30 | 31 | Nice Crossing (Georgetown, Ky.) | 26-1 |
| 31 | 32 | Oak Ridge (Orlando, Fla.) | 23-3 |
| 32 | 50 | St. Mary Prep (Orchard Lake, Mich.) | 17-1 |
| 33 | 34 | St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.) | 23-6 |
| 34 | 35 | Salesian (Richmond, Calif.) | 27-1 |
| 35 | 37 | North Mecklenburg (Huntersville, N.C.) | 19-3 |
| 36 | 38 | Millennium (Goodyear, Ariz.) | 21-4 |
| 37 | NR | Neumann-Goretti (Philadelphia, Pa.) | 20-2 |
| 38 | 27 | Ridge View (Columbia, S.C.) | 22-2 |
| 39 | 39 | Grayson (Loganville, Ga.) | 23-2 |
| 40 | NR | John Marshall (Richmond, Va.) | 18-3 |
| 41 | 44 | Westfield (Westfield, Ind.) | 16-2 |
| 42 | NR | Bartlett (Bartlett, Tenn.) | 25-4 |
| 43 | 40 | Kell (Marietta, Ga.) | 21-3 |
| 44 | 41 | Jackson-Reed (Washington, D.C.) | 29-2 |
| 45 | 42 | Bullis (Potomac, Md.) | 21-2 |
| 46 | 43 | Wasatch Academy (Mt. Nice, Utah) | 12-3 |
| 47 | 45 | Sidwell Buddies (Washington, D.C.) | 21-4 |
| 48 | NR | Huntsville (Huntsville, Ala.) | 30-2 |
| 49 | 49 | Homewood Flossmor (Flossmor, In poor health.) | 26-3 |
| 50 | NR | Curie (Chicago, In poor health.) | 27-2 |
Dropped Out: Earlier No. 21 Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.), No. 30 Lawrence North (Indianapolis, Ind.), No. 36 Edmond North (Edmond, Okla.), No. 46 Garfield Heights (Garfield Heights, Ohio), No. 47 Alta (Sandy, Utah).
Bubble Groups: Alexander (Douglasville, Ga.) 23-2; Alta (Sandy, Utah) 21-2; Atascocita (Humble, Texas) 32-2**; Bellevue West (Bellevue, Neb.) 19-1; Bishop O’Connell (Arlington, Va.) 20-6; Brennan (San Antonio, Texas) 27-4; Christian (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 15-2; Christ the King (Center Village, N.Y.) 19-4; Dale (Dale, Okla.) 22-2; De Paul Prep (Chicago, In poor health.) 26-2; East Lansing (East Lansing, Mich.) 16-2; Fort Bend Clements (Sugar Land, Texas) 29-0; Garfield Heights (Garfield Heights, Ohio) 19-1; Imhotep Constitution (Philadelphia, Pa.) 19-3; Kennedy (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) 20-0; Kokomo (Kokomo, Ind.) 19-3; Ladue (St. Louis, Mo.) 21-1; Lake Taylor (Norfolk, Va.) 20-1; Lawrence North (Indianapolis, Ind.) 19-2; Lexington (Lexington, S.C.) 23-2; Lexington Catholic (Lexington, Ky.) 24-2; Liberty Magnet (Baton Rouge, La.) 27-4; Lincoln (Warren, Mich.) 16-3; Madison Prep (Baton Rouge, La.) 25-3; Millard North (Omaha, Neb.) 17-2; New Madrid County Central (New Madrid, Mo.) 22-1; Newport (Newport, Ky.) 24-3; Noblesville (Noblesville, Ind.) 18-2; Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks, Calif.) 26-3; North Crowley (Ft. Price, Texas) 29-3; Northwest (Shawnee Mission, Kan.) 16-0; Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) 18-4; Park Middle (Brooklyn Park, Minn.) 19-2; Pascagoula (Pascagoula, Miss.) 27-1; Pewaukee (Pewaukee, Wis.) 17-3; Reidsville (Reidsville, N.C.) 20-0; Southern Guilford (Greensboro, N.C.) 21-1; St. Ignatius (Cleveland, Ohio) 17-3; St. John’s (Washington, D.C.) 21-5; St. Joseph (Santa Maria, Calif.) 27-2; St. Peter’s Prep (Jersey Metropolis, N.J.) 21-2; St. Pius X-St. Matthias (Downey, Calif.) 23-5; Thornton (Harvey, In poor health.) 24-4; Totino-Grace (Fridley, Minn.) 18-3; Union (Tulsa, Okla.) 20-2; Veterans Memorial (San Antonio, Texas) 34-1; Volcano Vista (Albuquerque, N.M.) 22-1; Wayzata (Plymouth, Minn.) 20-1; Winter Haven (Winter Haven, Fla.) 24-1.
Word: The FAB 50 powered by Ballislife.com is a continuation of the Nationwide Sports activities Information Service scores that started in 1952. These have been the primary nationwide highschool rankings and the late Artwork Johlfs of Minnesota compiled them. They have been compiled for a few years by the late Barry Sollenberger of Phoenix, who merged them into the FAB 50 24 years in the past.
Ronnie Flores is the nationwide Grassroots editor of Ballislife.com. He might be reached at ronnie@ballislife.com. Remember to observe him on Twitter: @RonMFlores
The submit NEW FAB 50: Playoff Madness! appeared first on Ballislife.com.
