With most groups getting again into convention play after MLK weekend, there predictablely wasn’t a lot change to this week’s FAB 50 Nationwide Crew Rankings powered by Ballislife.com. The 2 newcomers are No. 47 Bullis (Potomac, Md.) and No. 50 Scotlandville (Baton Rouge, La.).
By Ronnie Flores
There are over 20,000 groups throughout the nation and we do our greatest to know as a lot about them as potential. Clearly, we are able to’t lookup the scores of that many groups every week and admittedly, we don’t must. That’s why it’s necessary that there are high quality state and native rankings to check with, having the enter of credible journalists in every area and doing the homework within the preseason.
We do observe and lookup the outcomes of roughly 200 groups every week and as groups performed largely league/convention video games this previous week two issues ought to be clear: FAB 50 ranked groups don’t typically lose video games and it’s extremely tough to be nationally ranked. Even state ranked groups win nearly all of its video games, however to be nationally ranked takes good scheduling and a terrific expertise degree. There was loads of motion this 12 months within the rankings and that speaks to the nationwide schedules groups that know they’re ok to be nationally-ranked play. When the Nationwide Prep Ballot (FAB 50 precursor) started in 1987-88, lots of the groups within the closing High 10 completed unbeaten. That merely isn’t the case anymore.
This week is the calm earlier than the storm, because the playoffs will tip-off across the nation in lots of states in early February. Every of the High 15 groups within the FAB 50 Nationwide Crew Rankings powered by Ballislife.com gained all their video games final week, and so did lots of the groups seeking to climb within the rankings. Solely two golf equipment fell out and that was after every misplaced three video games, together with earlier No. 27 Kenwood Academy (Chicago, In poor health.). The Broncos reign as the highest crew within the better Chicago metro was brief lived as they fell to Hyde Park of Chicago, 54-51, to No. 10 Camden (N.J.), 68-54, and to bubble membership Benet Academy (Lisle, In poor health.), 67-53. These outcomes additionally precipitated Chicago No. 1 Simeon to drop two spots this week, as their solely loss up to now this season is to the Broncos.
Camden is likely one of the groups that may have an enormous week arising. Not solely will main participant and Mr. Basketball USA candidate D.J. Wagner will likely be chosen for the 2023 McDonald’s All-American Recreation (to be introduced on Jan. 24 at 3 pm ET), he’ll make historical past. Wagner’s father, 2001 Mr. Basketball USA selection Dajuan Wagner, and his grandfather, 1981 Camden graduate Milt Wagner, have been additionally McDonald’s All-People. As for the present version of the Panthers, they’ll face No. 14 Imhotep Constitution (Philadelphia, Pa.) on Jan. 28 at Hagan Area of Saint Joseph’s College. Many really feel D.J. Wagner and Imhotep Constitution’s Justin Edwards are the highest two prospects within the nation. Each are headed to Kentucky.
High-ranked Paul VI (Chantilly, Va.) additionally has an enormous week, internet hosting No. 12 St. John’s (Washington, D.C.) on Tuesday and hitting the highway to face No. 19 Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.) on Friday in Washington Catholic Athletic Convention play.
This week will likely be a celebration of particular person expertise in highschool basketball. Expertise is on the forefront of what it takes to make an awesome basketball crew, however as we’ve seen through the 2022-23 season, it takes greater than expertise to crack the trade’s longest operating weekly nationwide rankings. It takes a particular crew to stay and maintain profitable week after week.
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Up to date FAB 50 Nationwide Crew RankingsPowered by Ballislife.com
(sixth ballot of 2022-23 common season; By way of video games performed on Sunday, Jan. 22; *Signifies forfeit wins, forfeit losses not included; **Signifies forfeits and defaults not included)
No.Prev.Excessive College (Metropolis)Document
11Paul VI (Fairfax, Va.)18-1
22Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.)15-2
33Link Academy (Branson, Mo.)20-0
44John Marshall (Richmond, Va.)16-0
55Duncanville (Duncanville, Texas)21-1
66Columbus (Miami, Fla.)16-3
77Centennial (Corona, Calif.)20-3
88Ben Davis (Indianapolis, Ind.)20-0
99Lake Highlands (Dallas, Texas)21-3
1010Camden (Camden, N.J.)13-2
1111Sunrise Christian Academy (Bel Aire, Kan.)12-5
1212St. John’s (Washington, D.C.)17-1
1313Long Island Lutheran (Glen Head, N.Y.)12-2
1414Imhotep Constitution (Philadelphia, Pa.)15-2
1515Harvard-Westlake (North Hollywood, Calif.)23-1
1616IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)12-4
1717AZ Compass Prep (Chandler, Ariz.)14-4
1819Beaumont United (Beaumont, Texas)23-1
1920Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.)18-1
2021Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.)16-1
2124Central Cabarrus (Harmony, N.C.)18-0
2222Bishop Montgomery (Torrance, Calif.)23-1
2323Perry (Gilbert, Ariz.)21-1
2425West Ranch (Valencia, Calif.)23-1
2526Roselle Catholic (Roselle, N.J.)8-4
2631West Linn (West Linn, Ore.)14-1
2730DME Academy (Daytona Seashore, Fla.)16-4**
2834Garfield (Seattle, Wash.)11-0
2937Park Middle (Brooklyn Park, Minn.)11-0
3028Simeon (Chicago, In poor health.)19-1
3129Cathedral (Indianapolis, Ind.)12-2
3218Neumann-Goretti (Philadelphia, Pa.)12-2
3335Mt. St. Jospeh (Baltimore, Md.)22-3
3438Roman Catholic (Philadelphia, Pa.)15-1
3542Carter (Dallas, Texas)21-2
3647St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio)11-0
3732Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.)18-5
3843Bellevue West (Bellevue, Neb.)15-0
3944Pinson Valley (Pinson, Ala.)21-0
4036Christ the King (Center Village, N.Y.)12-4
4139Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.)13-5
4248Cass Tech (Detroit, Mich.)12-0
4340Oak Cliff Religion Household (Dallas, Texas)18-3**
4441Wheeler (Marietta, Ga.)11-6
4545Lake Metropolis (Coeur d’Alene, Idaho)13-0
4646Carmel Christian (Matthews, N.C.)24-3
47NRBullis (Potomac, Md.)18-1
4849Olympia (Orlando, Fla.)20-1
4950Broken Arrow (Damaged Arrow, Okla.)14-0
50NRScotlandville (Baton Rouge, La.)22-2
Dropped Out: Earlier No. 27 Kenwood Academy (Chicago, In poor health.), No. 33 The Rock (Gainesville, Fla.).
Bubble Groups: Archbishop Stepinac (White Plains, N.Y.) 10-6; Benet Academy (Lisle, In poor health.) 22-1; Blue Valley North (Overland Park, Kan.) 11-0; Brother Rice (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) 11-1; Centerville (Centerville, Ohio) 13-2; Central (Little Rock, Ark.) 19-3; Christ College (Arden, N.C.) 23-2; Coronado (Henderson, Nev.) 9-8; Nook Canyon (Draper, Utah) 14-2; De Pere (De Pere, Wis.) 14-0; Dorman (Roebuck, S.C.) 18-2; Durango (Las Vegas, Nev.) 11-3; Dwyer (Palm Seashore Gardens, Fla.) 18-0; Eagle’s Touchdown (McDonough, Ga.) 20-0; Edmond North (Edmond, Okla.) 13-2; Ellison (Killeen, Texas) 25-3; Federal Method (Federal Method, Wash.) 16-1; Grayson (Loganville, Ga.) 13-4; George Washington (Charleston, W.Va.) 12-0; Hayfield (Alexandria, Va.) 14-1; Jackson-Reed (Washington, D.C.) 20-6; Jonesboro (Jonesboro, Ark.) 18-3; Kell (Marietta, Ga.) 16-2; Kennedy (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) 12-0; Kenwood Academy (Chicago, In poor health.) 16-5; Kimball (Kimball, Texas) 20-2; Liberty (Henderson, Nev.) 11-7; MacArthur (Decatur, In poor health.) 19-1; Madison Prep (Baton Rouge, La.) 21-1; McEachern (Powder Springs, Ga.) 13-6; Metamora (Metamora, In poor health.) 19-2; Muskegon (Muskegon, Mich.) 10-0; Myers Park (Charlotte, N.C.) 14-4; Norcross (Norcross, Ga.) 17-3; North Farmington (Farmington Hills, Mich.) 9-1; North Mecklenburg (Huntersville, N.C.) 17-1; Northern Nash (Rocky Mount, N.C.) 18-0; Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) 16-11; Oak Park (Kansas Metropolis, Mo.) 17-1; O’Dea (Seattle, Wash.) 13-3; Olympic (Charlotte, N.C.) 18-1; Pebblebrook (Mableton, Ga.) 13-6; Penn (Wishawaka, Ind.) 13-1; Radnor (Radnor, Pa.) 16-0; Sacred Coronary heart Griffin (Springfield, In poor health.) 19-2; Sidwell Mates (Washington, D.C.) 14-3; South Shore (Brooklyn, N.Y.) 9-2; Staley (Kansas Metropolis, Mo.) 15-1; St. Augustine (San Diego, Calif.) 18-3; The Rock (Gainesville, Fla.) 20-8; UOD Jesuit (Detroit, Mich.) 11-1; Volcano Vista (Albuquerque, N.M.) 18-1; Wasatch Academy (Mt. Nice, Utah) 9-9.
Observe: 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 23 years in the past.
Ronnie Flores is the nationwide Grassroots editor of Ballislife.com. He could be reached at [email protected]. Don’t overlook to observe him on Twitter: @RonMFlores
