by Alex Schwartz

I have finished releasing my rankings of the National Preseason High School Top 100, a list of the best high school programs in America. The squads were released in five separate posts so that I could give a synopsis of each program. If you would like to read those—the information for the top 10 is very in depth and for 11-30 it also has a fair amount of detail—then click the links in blue (31-50, 51-75, 76-100 & other notables).Again, remember that prep schools—all those in the NEPSAC as well asall other with 5th year players and/or post-grads—are not ranked,which excludes teams like Academy of the New Church (PA), Brewster Academy (NH), Hargrave Military Academy (VA), and Word of God Academy(NC).

In this article I will be posting a complete overview of the rankings. This will include the full list, 1-100 along with those that Just Missed and the Honorable Mentions. I will also have some analysis of the rankings, such as the number of teams by state and the top state overall, amongst other information. Check it out:

National Preseason High School Top 100
1. St. Patrick's (NJ)
2. Findlay Prep (NV)
3. Oak Hill Academy (VA)
4. St. Benedict's (NJ)
5. Northland (OH)
6. United Faith Christian Academy (NC)
7. Montverde Academy (FL)
8. Bellaire (TX)
9. Taft (CA)
10. Montrose Christian (MD)
11. DeMatha (MD)
12. Gonzaga (DC)
13. Whitney Young (IL)
14. Providence School (FL)
15. Mater Dei (CA)
16. Christ School (NC)
17. Yates (TX)
18. Bloomington South (IN)
19. Westchester (CA)
20. Milton (GA)
21. White Station (TN)
22. Wheeler (GA)
23. Dudley (NC)
24. Mountain State Academy (WV)
25. Bishop Gorman (NV)
26. Ames (IA)
27. Pine Crest (FL)
28. Melrose (TN)
29. Cedar Hill (TX)
30. Grace Prep (TX)
31. Rice (NY)
32. Sagemont School (FL)
33. Winter Park (FL)
34. Paterson Catholic (NJ)
35. Lincoln (TX)
36. Miller Grove (GA)
37. DeSoto (TX)
38. Bishop O'Connell (VA)
39. St. Anthony's (NJ)
40. Pershing (MI)
41. Neumann-Goretti (PA)
42. Liberty County (GA)
43. Lake Clifton (MD)
44. Enloe (NC)
45. Jesuit (OR)
46. Half Hollow Hills West (NY)
47. Benedictine School (VA)
48. Murrah (MS)
49. St. Frances (MD)
50. North Central (IN)
51. The Miller School (VA)
52. Oak Ridge Military Academy (NC)
53. Wichita Heights (KS)
54. Lawrence North (IN)
55. Price (CA)
56. Plano West (TX)
57. Westlake (GA)
58. Detroit Country Day School (MI)
59. Rock Bridge (MO)
60. Benedictine (OH)
61. Christian Life Academy (LA)
62. Jefferson (OR)
63. Pike (IN)
64. Columbia (GA)
65. Simeon (IL)
66. Arlington Country Day School (FL)
67. Penn Wood (PA)
68. Reserve Christian (LA)
69. Duncanville (TX)
70. Sacramento (CA)
71. Madison Memorial (WI)
72. St. Edward (OH)
73. Waukegan (IL)
74. Scott County (KY)
75. Long Beach Poly (CA)
76. Provo (UT)
77. Sibley (MN)
78. Mount St. Joseph (MD)
79. Princeton (OH)
80. Memphis Central (TN)
81. Holmes (KY)
82. Hopkins (MN)
83. Bishop Luers (IN)
84. Christ the King (NY)
85. Lancaster (TX)
86. Butler (AL)
87. Kentwood (WA)
88. Bishop Miege (KS)
89. Kinston (NC)
90. Quality Education Academy (NC)
91. De La Salle (CA)
92. Ridgeway (TN)
93. De La Salle Institute (IL)
94. Callaway (MS)
95. Coral Reef (FL)
96. Phoenix North (AZ)
97. Chaminade (MO)
98. Strake Jesuit (TX)
99. St. Peter's Prep (NJ)
100. Bishop O'Dowd (CA)

Just Missed (alphabetical order)                                                                Honorable Mentions (alphabetical order)
Centennial (CA)                                                                                                Bingham (UT)
Highland Park (KS)                                                                                          Clearwater (FL)
Mann (SC)                                                                                                          Dominguez (CA)
Ocean View (CA)                                                                                               Eastern (KY)
Salesian (CA)                                                                                                    Fayetteville (AR)
Second Baptist (TX)                                                                                         Federal Way (WA)
Walton (GA)                                                                                                       Glen Oaks (LA)
                                                                                                                             King's Fork (VA)
                                                                                                                             LeFlore (AL)
                                                                                                                             Morgan Park (IL)
                                                                                                                             Mount Dora Bible (FL)
                                                                                                                             Norcross (GA)
                                                                                                                             Norfolk Christian (VA)
                                                                                                                             Pflugerville (TX)
                                                                                                                             Pinkston (TX)
                                                                                                                             Putnam City (OK)
                                                                                                                             Regis Jesuit (CO)
                                                                                                                             South Atlanta (GA)
                                                                                                                             St. John's Catholic (MD)
                                                                                                                             St. Vincent-St. Mary (OH)
                                                                                                                             Vance (NC)
                                                                                                                             Wagner (TX)
                                                                                                                             Westlake (TX)

Analysis by State
(JM= Just Missed, HM= Honorable Mentions)

State- Top 100, JM, HM, Highest Ranked (#)                                                       Amount in Top 100
Alabama- 1, 0, 0, Butler (86)                                                                                     Texas- 10
Alaska-0, 0, 0,n/a                                                                                                        California- 8
Arizona- 1, 0, 0, Phoenix North (96)                                                                         Florida- 7
Arkansas-0, 0, 1, Fayetteville(HM)                                                                           North Carolina- 7
California- 8, 3, 1, Taft(9)                                                                                           Georgia- 6
Colorado- 0, 0, 1, Regis Jesuit (HM)                                                                       Indiana- 5
Connecticut-0, 0, 0,n/a                                                                                               Maryland- 5
Delaware- 0, 0, 0,n/a                                                                                                  New Jersey- 5
District of Columbia- 1, 0, 0, Gonzaga (12)                                                            Illinois- 4
Florida- 7, 0, 2, Montverde Academy (7)                                                                 Ohio- 4
Georgia-6, 1, 2, Milton(20)                                                                                        Tennessee- 4
Hawaii- 0, 0, 0,n/a                                                                                                       Virginia- 4
Idaho- 0, 0, 0,n/a                                                                                                         New York- 3
Illinois- 4, 0, 1, Whitney Young (13)                                                                         Kansas- 2
Indiana- 5, 0, 0, Bloomington South (15)                                                               Kentucky- 2
Iowa-1, 0, 0, Ames(26)                                                                                               Louisiana- 2
Kansas- 2, 1, 0, Wichita Heights (53)                                                                     Michigan- 2
Kentucky- 2, 0, 1, Scott County (74)                                                                         Minnesota- 2
Louisiana- 2, 0, 1, Christian Life Academy (61)                                                    Missouri- 2
Maine-0, 0, 0,n/a                                                                                                          Mississippi- 2
Maryland- 5, 0, 1, Montrose Christian (10)                                                              Nevada- 2
Massachusetts- 0, 0, 0, n/a                                                                                       Oregon- 2
Michigan-2, 0, 0, Pershing(40)                                                                                  Pennsylvania- 2
Minnesota- 2, 0, 0, Sibley (77)                                                                                   Alabama- 1
Mississippi- 2, 0, 0, Murrah (48)                                                                               Arizona- 1
Missouri-2, 0, 0, Rock Bridge(59)                                                                             District of Columbia- 1
Montana- 0, 0, 0,n/a                                                                                                     Iowa- 1
Nebraska- 0, 0, 0, n/a                                                                                                  Utah- 1
Nevada- 2, 0, 0, Findlay Prep (2)                                                                               Washington- 1
NewHampshire- 0, 0, 0,n/a                                                                                        West Virginia -1
New Jersey- 5, 0, 0, St. Patrick's (1)                                                                         Wisconsin- 1
New Mexico- 0, 0, 0, n/a
New York- 3, 0, 0, Rice (31)
North Carolina- 7, 0, 1, United Faith Christian Academy (6)
North Dakota- 0, 0, 0, n/a
Ohio- 4, 0, 1, Northland (5)
Oklahoma- 0, 0, 1, Putnam City (HM)
Oregon- 2, 0, 0, Jesuit (45)
Pennsylvania- 2, 0, 0, Neumann-Goretti (41)
Rhode Island- 0, 0, 0, n/a
South Carolina- 0, 1, 0, Mann (JM)
South Dakota- 0, 0, 0, n/a
Tennessee- 4, 0, 0, White Station (21)
Texas- 10, 1, 4, Bellaire (8)
Utah- 1, 0, 1, Provo (76)
Vermont- 0, 0, 0, n/a
Virginia- 4, 0, 2, Oak Hill Academy (3)
Washington- 1, 0, 1, Kentwood (87)
West Virginia- 1, 0, 0, Mountain State Academy (24)
Wisconsin- 1, 0, 0, Madison Memorial (71)
Wyoming- 0, 0, 0, n/a

Which State is the Best?
Reverse order for ranks plus five (i.e. #1 ranked team gets 105, #12 gets 94, #76 gets31, #100 gets 6); JM is worth 3 and HM is worth 1
1. Texas, 503
2. Florida, 470
3. California, 424
4. North Carolina, 423
5. Georgia, 400
6. New Jersey, 353
7. Maryland, 340
8. Virginia, 287
9. Indiana, 262
10. Ohio, 209
11. Tennessee, 203
12. Nevada, 185
13. Illinois, 181
14. New York, 157
15. Michigan, 114
16. Oregon, 105
17. Pennsylvania, 104
18. District of Columbia, 94
19. Louisiana, 84
20. West Virginia, 82
21. Iowa, 80
22. Kansas, 74
23. Mississippi, 70
24. Kentucky, 58
25. Missouri, 56
26. Minnesota, 53
27. Wisconsin, 35
28. Utah, 31
29. Alabama, 21
30. Washington, 20
31. Arizona, 10
32. South Carolina, 3
t33. Arkansas, 1
t33. Colorado, 1
t33. Oklahoma, 1

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