by Alex Schwartz

The full National Preseason High School Top 100 has been released, and I will now provide a comprehensive overview of the list. In addition, you can view each of the rankings segments by clicking on the links: 76-100, 51-75, 31-50, 11-30, 1-10.

Below is the full list of the teams ranked in the top 100, as well as the 20 squads that were listed as honorable mentions. Keep in mind that prep schools were ineligible for the rankings. For these purposes, prep schools are defined as schools that have fifth-year players and/or post-grads, as well as all schools that play in the NEPSAC. That means that teams such as Brewster Academy (NH), Christ School (NC), Hargrave Military Academy (VA), and Oak Ridge Military Academy (NC) are ineligible.

In addition to the full list of teams, also below is an analysis of the teams by state. This includes who the best team is by state and the states with the best teams.

Now, without further ado, have a look at the full top 100 list all in one spot.

National Preseason High School Top 100
1. Findlay Prep (NV)
2. Oak Hill Academy (VA)
3. Milton (GA)
4. St. Patrick's (NJ)
5. St. Anthony's (NJ)
6. Winter Park (FL)
7. Hopkins (MN)
8. Huntington Prep (WV)
9. Bishop Gorman (NV)
10. Whitney Young (IL)
11. Word of God Academy (NC)
12. Yates (TX)
13. DeMatha (MD)
14. Melrose (TN)
15. Oakland (CA)
16. Norcross (GA)
17. White Station (TN)
18. Westchester Country Day (NC)
19. Pike (IN)
20. Travis (TX)
21. Lincoln (TX)
22. Norfolk Christian (VA)
23. Miller Grove (GA)
24. Long Beach Poly (CA)
25. Jesuit (OR)
26. Taft (CA)
27. Wichita Heights (KS)
28. Northland (OH)
29. Montverde Academy (FL)
30. St. Benedict's (NJ)
31. Douglass (OK)
32. La Verne Lutheran (CA)
33. Gonzaga (DC)
34. IC Norcom (VA)
35. Prestonwood Christian (TX)
36. Montrose Christian (MD)
37. Mater Dei (CA)
38. DeSoto (TX)
39. Lincoln (CA)
40. Benedictine (VA)
41. Upper Room Christian Academy (NC)
42. Price (CA)
43. Simeon (IL)
44. United Faith Christian Academy (NC)
45. Bishop O'Dowd (CA)
46. Linn-Mar (IA)
47. North Central (IN)
48. Grace Prep (TX)
49. Bloomington South (IN)
50. Jeffersontown (KY)
51. McCluer North (MO)
52. South Atlanta (GA)
53. Greater Atlanta Christian Academy (GA)
54. Bellaire (TX)
55. Central Park Christian (AL)
56. Providence School (FL)
57. Memphis Central (TN)
58. Christ the King (NY)
59. Baltimore City College HS (MD)
60. Arlington Country Day (FL)
61. Kimball (TX)
62. Duncanville (TX)
63. Sacramento (CA)
64. Morgan Park (IL)
65. Monsignor Pace (FL)
66. Bob Jones (AL)
67. Penn Wood (PA)
68. Lawrence North (IN)
69. Irving (TX)
70. Wheeler (GA)
71. Garfield (WA)
72. Detroit Country Day School (MI)
73. Raytown South (MO)
74. Chaminade (MO)
75. Kestrel Heights (NC)
76. West Charlotte (NC)
77. Imhotep Charter (PA)
78. Centennial (CA)
79. De La Salle (IL)
80. Life Center Academy (NJ)
81. Cedar Hill (TX)
82. Detroit Southeastern (MI)
83. Second Baptist (TX)
84. Bryan (TX)
85. Butler (AL)
86. Lawrence Central (IN)
87. Callaway (MS)
88. Merrillville (IN)
89. Davidson Day (NC)
90. Thomas Jefferson (NY)
91. Dwyer (FL)
92. Columbia (GA)
93. Dulles (TX)
94. Rice (NY)
95. Sanford School (DE)
96. Jamesville-DeWitt (NY)
97. Perspectives Charter (IL)
98. Park Tudor School (IN)
99. Rockdale County (GA)
100. JL Mann (SC)

Honorable Mentions (alphabetical order)
Atascocita (TX)
Brehm Prep (IL)
Castro Valley (CA)
Fort Bend Bush (TX)
Hamilton (WI)
Hillhouse (CT)
Huron (MI)
Johnson (MN)
La Lumiere (IN)
Lew Wallce (IN)
Little Rock Hall (AR)
Marcus (TX)
Meridian (MS)
Mesa (AZ)
Orr Academy (IL)
Orlando Christian Prep (FL)
Rainier Beach (WA)
Regis Jesuit (CO)
Romulus (MI)
Sheldon (CA)

Analysis by State
(HM = Honorable Mentions)

State- Top 100, HM, Highest Ranked (#)                                                                                            Amount in Top 100
Alabama- 3, 0, Central Park Christian (55)                                                                                         Texas- 14
Alaska- n/a                                                                                                                                                 California- 10 
Arizona- 0, 1, Mesa (HM)                                                                                                                         Georgia- 8
Arkansas- 0, 1, Little Rock Hall (HM)                                                                                                    Indiana- 7
California- 10, 2, Oakland (15)                                                                                                              North Carolina- 7
Colorado- 0, 1, Regis Jesuit (HM)                                                                                                        Florida- 6
Connecticut- 0, 1, Hillhouse (HM)                                                                                                         Illinois- 5
Delaware- 1, 0, Sanford School (95)                                                                                                    New Jersey- 4
District of Columbia- 1, 0, Gonzaga (33)                                                                                             New York- 4
Florida- 6, 1, Winter Park (6)                                                                                                                  Virginia- 4
Georgia- 8, 0, Milton (3)                                                                                                                          Alabama- 3
Hawaii- n/a                                                                                                                                                Maryland- 3
Idaho- n/a                                                                                                                                                  Missouri- 3
Illinois- 5, 2, Whitney Young (10)                                                                                                          Tennessee- 3
Indiana- 7, 2, Pike (18)                                                                                                                            Michigan- 2
Iowa- 1, 0, Lin-Marr (46)                                                                                                                          Nevada- 2
Kansas- 1, 0, Wichita Heights (27)                                                                                                      Pennsylvania- 2
Kentucky- 1, 0, Jeffersontown (50)                                                                                                       District of Columbia- 2
Louisiana- n/a                                                                                                                                          Delaware- 2
Maine- n/a                                                                                                                                                  Iowa- 1
Maryland- 3, 0, DeMatha (MD)                                                                                                               Kansas- 1
Massachusetts- n/a                                                                                                                                 Kentucky- 1
Michigan- 2, 2, Detoit Country Day School (72)                                                                                  Minnesota- 1
Minnesota- 1, 1, Hopkins (7)                                                                                                                 Mississippi- 1
Mississippi- 1, 1, Callaway (87)                                                                                                            Ohio- 1
Missouri- 3, 0, McCluer North (51)                                                                                                        Oklahoma- 1
Montana- n/a                                                                                                                                             Oregon- 1
Nebraska- n/a                                                                                                                                           South Carolina- 1
Nevada- 2, 0, Findlay Prep (1)                                                                                                               Washington- 1
New Hampshire- n/a                                                                                                                               West Virginia- 1
New Jersey- 4, 0, St. Patrick's (4)
New Mexico- n/a
New York- 4, 0, Christ the King (58)
North Carolina- 7, 0, Word of God Academy (NC)
North Dakota- n/a
Ohio- 1, 0, Nothland (28)
Oklahoma- 1, 0, Douglass (31)
Oregon- 1, 0, Jesuit (25)
Pennsylvania- 2, 0, Penn Wood (67)
Rhode Island- n/a
South Carolina- 1, 0, JL Mann (100)
South Dakota- n/a
Tennessee- 3, 0, Melrose (14)
Texas- 14, 3, Yates (12)
Utah- n/a
Vermont- n/a
Virginia- 4, 0, Oak Hill Academy (2)
Washington- 1, 1, Garfield (71)
West Virginia- 1, 0, Huntington Prep (8)
Wisconsin- 0, 1, Hamilton (HM)
Wyoming- n/a

Which State is the Best?
Reverse order for ranks plus three (i.e. #1 ranked team gets 103, #12 gets 92, #76 gets 29, #100 gets 4; HM is worth 1)
1. Texas, 698
2. California, 641
3. Georgia, 421
4. North Carolina, 375
t5. Florida, 318
t5. Virginia, 318
7. New Jersey, 297
8. Indiana, 276
9. Illinois, 229
10. Tennessee, 225
11. Maryland, 204
12. Nevada, 198
13. Alabama, 106
14. Missouri, 104
15. Minnesota, 98
16. West Virginia, 96
17. Oregon, 79
18. New York, 78
19. Kansas, 77
20. Ohio, 76
21. Oklahoma, 73
22. Disctrict of Columbia, 71
23. Pennsylvania, 64
24. Iowa, 58
25. Michigan, 56
26. Kentucky, 54
27. Washington, 34
28. Mississippi, 18
29. Delaware, 9
30. South Carolina, 4
t31. Arkansas, 1
t31. Arizona, 1
t31. Colorado, 1
t31. Connecticut, 1
t31. Wisconsin, 1

Note- photo is of Findlay Prep's Myck Kabongo and is from http://scouthoops.scout.com/
Note- ESPN, MaxPreps, Rivals, and Scout used as sources for information