UPDATED FAB 50: Competitors Heats Up!

The brand new FAB 50 Nationwide Staff Rankings powered by Ballislife.com exhibits three newcomers plus loads of groups transferring up and down primarily based on their physique of labor and the way nicely the groups they misplaced to are taking part in. The playoff competitors heats up starting this week, so change can be coming, until all of the favorites and better seeds deal with the strain. The best rated newcomer is No. 39 Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks, Calif.), which was beforehand ranked and is attempting to navigate by the extremely powerful CIF Southern Part open division playoffs. 

By Ronnie Flores

The theme of this week’s FAB 50 Nationwide Staff Rankings powered by Ballislife.com is competitors. The groups that beat powerful competitors transfer up within the weekly rankings, groups that do not see so many powerful groups are slow-played and the groups that lose to different ranked groups get the advantage of the doubt in terms of placement after a loss.

The very best instance of this on this week’s rankings shuffle is defending FAB 50 champion Montverde Academy (Fla.), which fell to then No. 20 Hyperlink Academy (Branson, Mo.), 40-39, on the ASW25 Future Sport held at Henry J. Kaiser Heart in Oakland, Calif., as a part of NBA All-Star weekend festivities. Alabama-bound Davion Hannah was the lone double-digit scorer for the victors with 15 factors within the low-scoring affair.

The Eagles drop one spot to No. 6 and absolutely cannot drop any additional as a result of they need to stay forward of CIA Bella Vista (Phoenix, Ariz.) for handing that membership two of its three losses, with the opposite coming towards top-ranked Columbus (Miami, Fla.). CIA Bella Vista would not should drop a lot, if in any respect, because it leads the EYBL Scholastic League with a 8-1 mark after choosing up two wins on the Bob McKillop Traditional hosted by Lengthy Island Lutheran (Glen Head, N.Y.). CIA Bella Vista defeated No. 16 IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.), 91-82, and Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.), 71-57.

Hyperlink Academy strikes up three spots after its win, however should stay behind IMG Academy due to the head-to-head consequence and the Lions’ total quantity of losses.

One other group that recorded a key win was No. 30 Kenwood (Chicago, In poor health.), which strikes up six spots this week after capturing its first Chicago Public League championship with a 67-65 come-from-behind win over Curie (Chicago, In poor health.). First yr coach Joe Mason’s membership was lef by T.J. Seals with 22 factors, eight rebounds and 6 assists, whereas sophomore Devin Cleveland additionally had a giant hand within the historic victory.

For Kenwood, it is on to the Illinois Excessive Faculty Affiliation (IHSA) Class 4A state playoffs, the place the 2 CPL packages may meet once more.

For a lot of the different rising groups within the FAB 50, the powerful video games lie forward. Within the highly effective Washington Catholic Athletic Convention (WCAC), a Monday contest between No. 4 Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.) and No. 22 DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, Md.) may have large implications on this week’s WCAC Match. If the Purple Eagles win, they clinch the No. 1 seed within the tourney and if DeMatha wins at house, FAB 50 No. 20 Paul VI (Chantilly, Va.) will get the highest seed, Gonzaga drops to No. 2 and The Stags get the No. 3 seed.

The WCAC tourney semifinals and championship sport the following day can be held at American College (Bender Area) on Feb. 23-24.

The EYBL Scholastic League has stops this week at IMG Academy at in La Jolla, Calif., earlier than the sphere is introduced for the inaugural EYBL Scholastic Match going down on the Riverview Park Actions Heart in North Augusta, S.C., March 5-8. The winner that emerges from the 10-team subject will routinely qualify for a spot at Chipotle Excessive Faculty Nationals in Indiana, April 3-5.

The highest newcomer this week is No. 39 Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks, Calif.), which is a part of the powerful 10-team subject within the CIF Southern Part Open Division playoffs, which employs a pool play format. After one week, the Blue Knights are considered one of two groups to start 2-0, together with bubble membership Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.), with not all groups but taking part in two video games.

Notre Dame defeated bubble membership JSerra (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.), which has handed fellow bubble membership Riordan (San Francisco, Calif.) its solely loss, and in addition beat La Mirada (Calif.), a group that misplaced to newcomer No. 44 Vashon (St. Louis, Mo.). Sierra Canyon defeated bubble membership Redondo Union (Redondo Seaside, Calif.) in additional time, 69-66, however the Sea Hawks bounced again to defeat earlier No. 18 St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.), 77-75, in its second pool play sport.

It could seem to be a steep drop within the rankings for Bosco, however the Braves now have to be behind Redondo Union within the Cal-Hello Sports activities state rankings, a group that have to be ranked behind Sierra Canyon. JSerra bounced again in its second pool play sport to defeat a Santa Margarita (Calif.) membership it misplaced to twice within the common season and we’re not prepared but to place Riordan or Sierra Canyon within the FAB 50. Notre Dame has a cut up with Sierra Canyon and misplaced to prime seed and FAB 50 No. 2 Harvard-Westlake in an in depth contest within the Mission League Match ultimate.

This can be a key week for CIFSS groups, and some extra may land within the FAB 50 relying on the outcomes of two pool play video games this week. The ultimate spherical of pool play video games can be Feb. 25 with the Southern Part open championship sport going down on March 1 at Toyota Area in Ontario, Calif.

With groups from energy states and conferences taking part in key video games this week, groups may drop from the FAB 50 in future weeks with out dropping a sport. That is the results of taking part in powerful competitors when it issues most.

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Up to date FAB 50 Nationwide Staff Rankings
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(ninth ballot of 2024-25 common season; By means of video games performed on Sunday, February 16; *Signifies forfeit wins, forfeit losses not included; **Signifies forfeits and defaults not included)

Dropped Out: Earlier No. 18 St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.), No. 47 U of D Jesuit (Detroit, Mich.), No. 50 Wisconsin Lutheran (Milwaukee, Wis.).

Bubble Groups:  Aiken (Cincinnati, Ohio) 21-1; Archbishop Riordan (San Francisco, Calif.) 22-1; Avon (Avon, Ind.) 18-2; Bergen Catholic (Oradell, N.J.) 20-4; Bolingbrook (Bolingbrook, In poor health.) 26-4; Brother Rice (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) 18-2; Cathedral (Indianapolis, Ind.) 16-4; Catholic (Baton Rouge, La.) 28-3; Chaminade (St. Louis, Mo.) 14-9; Cretin-Derham Corridor (St. Paul, Minn.) 21-1; DePaul Faculty Prep (Chicago, In poor health.) 26-3; De Pere (De Pere, Wis.) 20-1; DeSmet (St. Louis, Mo.) 22-2; Dorman (Roebuck, S.C.) 22-4; East Lansing (East Lansing, Mich.) 18-1**; Ft. Bend Marshall (Missouri Metropolis, Texas) 32-2; Glens Falls (Glens Falls, N.Y.) 20-0; Nice Crossing (Georgetown, Ky.) 24-4; Gibbs (St. Petersburg, Fla.) 24-4; Hopkins (Minnetonka, Minn.) 22-1; JSerra (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) 22-5; Liberty Magnet (Baton Rouge, La.) 24-3; Lincoln (Warren, Mich.) 16-4; Milwaukee Academy of Science (Milwaukee, Wis.) 14-1; Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks, Calif.) 24-6; Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) 16-9; Olentangy Orange (Lewis Heart, Ohio) 19-2; Orem (Provo, Utah) 20-3; Our Woman of Mt. Carmel (Baltimore, Md.) 28-4; Tempo Academy (Atlanta, Ga.) 23-4; Rangeview (Aurora, Col.) 20-0; Rainier Seaside (Seattle, Wash.) 21-2; Redondo Union (Redondo Seaside, Calif.) 24-4; Reynoldsburg (Reynoldsburg, Ohio) 20-1; Richland (Richland, Wash.) 22-0; Roman Catholic (Philadelphia, Pa.) 18-4; Salesian (Richmond, Calif.) 25-2; Santa Margarita (Rancho SM, Calif.) 22-6; Shadow Creek (Pearland, Texas) 29-2; Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.) 22-5; St. Francis Prep (Contemporary Meadows, N.Y.) 19-3; St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.) 24-5; St. Joseph’s Prep (Philadelphia, Pa.) 17-5; St. Mary Prep (Orchard Lake, Mich.) 13-6; St. Michael’s (Austin, Texas) 28-4; St. Xavier (Louisville, Ky.) 25-2; Tartan (Oakdale, Minn.) 22-0; Thomas Jefferson (Brooklyn, N.Y.) 26-1; Timpview (Provo, Utah) 18-5; Tri-Cities (East Level, Ga.) 21-6; Trotwood-Madison (Trotwood, Ohio) 20-2; U of D Jesuit (Detroit, Mich.) 18-2**; Higher Dublin (Ft. Washington, Pa.) 24-1; Veterans Memorial (Corpus Christi, Texas) 35-0; Weatherford (Weatherford, Okla.) 23-1; Webster Groves (Webster Groves, Mo.) 17-4; Wisconsin Lutheran (Milwaukee, Wis.) 19-2; Woodside (Newport Information, Va.) 19-1; Woodward Academy (Faculty Park, Ga.) 23-4.

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 25 years in the past.

Ronnie Flores is the nationwide Grassroots editor of Ballislife.com. He might be reached at [email protected]. Do not forget to comply with him on Twitter: @RonMFlores