by Alex Schwartz

Coming into the season, who would have thought that there would be a point where none of the consensus top three teams in the nation (St. Patrick's, Findlay Prep, and Oak Hill Academy) would be ranked in the top seven? Well, not me, but that is now the case, as all three of them have two losses. Findlay Prep (NV) fell to Montverde Academy (FL) on Saturday after already dropping one to Northland, while St. Patrick's (NJ) had already lost to Findlay Prep and St. Benedict's (NJ), and Oak Hill Academy (VA) had been bested by Northland and Westchester (CA). So, check out the revamped National Top 25, and see just how much it varies from my National Preaseason High School Top 100.

Rank. School (State), Last Poll, Preseason
1. Northland (OH), LP: 1, PRE: 5
2. Yates (TX), LP: 3, PRE: 17
3. Paterson Catholic (NJ), LP: 4, PRE: 34
4. Bloomington South (IN), LP: 6, PRE: 18
5. St. Benedict's (NJ), LP: 5, PRE: 4
6. Neumann-Goretti (PA), LP: 7, PRE: 41
7. Mater Dei (CA), LP: 9, PRE: 15
8. Findlay Prep (NV), LP: 2, PRE: 2
9. Ames (IA), LP: 10, PRE: 26
10. Winter Park (FL), LP: 11, PRE: 23
11. Montverde Academy (FL), LP: 24, PRE: 7
12. St. Patrick's (NJ), LP: 13, PRE: 1
13. Bellaire (TX), LP: 14, PRE: 8
14. Christ School (NC), LP: 15, PRE: 16
15. Bishop Gorman (NV), LP: 16, PRE: 25
16. Ridgeway (TN), LP: 17, PRE: 92
17. Melrose (TN), LP: 22, PRE: 28
18. Mt. Lebanon (PA), LP: 23, PRE: n/a
19. Oak Hill Academy (VA), LP: 21, PRE: 3
20. Providence School (FL), LP: 25, PRE: 14
21. Westlake (GA), LP: 19, PRE: 57
22. Westchester (CA), LP: HM, PRE: 19
23. Rice (NY), LP: 20, PRE: 31
24. Gonzaga (DC), LP: HM, PRE: 12
25. Detroit Country Day School (MI), LP: 18, PRE: 58

Honorable Mentions: Arlington Country Day School (FL), Columbia (GA), Dunbar (OH), Greater Atlanta Christian Academy (GA), Hopewell (NC), Milton (GA), Montrose Christian (MD), Muskegon Heights (IL), Orlando Christian Prep (FL), St. Anthony's (NJ), Whitney Young (IL)

New to Poll: Westchester (CA), Gonzaga (DC)

Out of Poll: Montrose Christian (MD), DeMatha (MD)

Note- Prep Hoops Assist and MaxPreps used as sources for information