After winning the NHSI title to erase the memory of losing in the 2012 championship game in heart-breaking fashion, Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.) finishes as the No. 1 ranked team in the 2012-13 FAB 50 Team Rankings on GrassrootsHoops.net. Montverde Academy is this year’s mythical national champion after overcoming close back-to-back losses in January that dropped the Eagles to No. 3 in the FAB 50. The Eagles are the first Florida program ever to be ranked No. 1 nationally and should field another strong team next season.
By Ronnie Flores
Contributing: Doug Huff & Mark Tennis
Final Grassroots Hoops
FAB 50 National Team Rankings
(Final Poll of 2012-13 season; Through games played on Saturday, April 6; Previous ranking in parentheses)
| No. | Prev. | High School | City | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Montverde Academy | (Montverde, Fla.) | 26-2 |
| 2 | 7 | St. Benedict's | (Newark, N.J.) | 30-2 |
| 3 | 1 | Findlay Prep | (Henderson, Nev.) | 35-1 |
| 4 | 6 | Lone Peak | (Highland, Utah) | 26-1 |
| 5 | 10 | Simeon | (Chicago, Ill.) | 30-3 |
| 6 | 2 | Whitney Young | (Chicago, Ill.) | 27-4 |
| 7 | 22 | Mater Dei | (Santa Ana, Calif.) | 34-2 |
| 8 | 13 | Germantown | (Germantown, Wis.) | 28-0 |
| 9 | 29 | Olympic | (Charlotte, N.C.) | 30-0 |
| 10 | NR | Romulus | (Romulus, Mich.) | 27-1 |
| 11 | 24 | Bishop Gorman | (Las Vegas, Nev.) | 29-3 |
| 12 | 31 | Ely | (Pompano Beach, Fla.) | 27-2 |
| 13 | 42 | Etiwanda | (Etiwanda, Calif.) | 28-4 |
| 14 | 9 | Poly | (Long Beach, Calif.) | 28-4 |
| 15 | 20 | Pershing | (Detroit, Mich.) | 25-1 |
| 16 | 43 | Blue Valley Northwest | (Overland Park, Kan.) | 25-0 |
| 17 | NR | Fort Bend Travis | (Richmond, Texas) | 33-5 |
| 18 | 12 | Omaha Central | (Omaha, Neb.) | 26-4 |
| 19 | NR | Morgan Park | (Chicago, Ill.) | 15-2 |
| 20 | 47 | Christ the King | (Middle Village, N.Y.) | 28-3 |
| 21 | 17 | Iowa City West | (Iowa City, Iowa) | 26-0 |
| 22 | 4 | La Lumiere | (La Porte, Ind.) | 26-6 |
| 23 | 11 | Oak Hill Academy | (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) | 33-6 |
| 24 | 34 | Sunrise Christian Academy | (Bel Aire, Kan.) | 29-1 |
| 25 | NR | Carmel | (Carmel, Ind.) | 26-2 |
| 26 | 23 | Irmo | (Irmo, S.C.) | 29-0 |
| 27 | 45 | North Little Rock | (North Little Rock, Ark.) | 30-1 |
| 28 | NR | De La Salle | (Minneapolis, Minn.) | 30-1 |
| 29 | 15 | South Grand Prairie | (Grand Prairie, Texas) | 37-4 |
| 30 | NR | Mitty | (San Jose, Calif.) | 28-6 |
| 31 | NR | Lower Merion | (Ardmore, Pa.) | 30-3 |
| 32 | 28 | Montrose Christian | (Rockville, Md.) | 19-5 |
| 33 | NR | The Rock | (Gainesville, Fla.) | 33-4 |
| 34 | NR | Arlington Country Day | (Jacksonville, Fla.) | 30-4 |
| 35 | NR | Roselle Catholic | (Roselle, N.J.) | 25-5 |
| 36 | 5 | St. Anthony | (Jersey City, N.J.) | 28-2 |
| 37 | NR | Long Island Lutheran | (Brookville, N.Y.) | 25-3 |
| 38 | 49 | Edmond Memorial | (Edmond, Okla.) | 26-2 |
| 39 | 35 | Sheldon | (Sacramento, Calif.) | 29-6 |
| 40 | 48 | Salesian | (Richmond, Calif.) | 30-4 |
| 41 | 21 | Chester | (Chester, Pa.) | 28-4 |
| 42 | NR | Miller Grove | (Lithonia, Ga.) | 30-3 |
| 43 | NR | Rainier Beach | (Seattle, Wash.) | 25-4 |
| 44 | NR | Providence | (Jacksonvilla, Fla.) | 35-1 |
| 45 | NR | Pacific Hills | (Los Angeles, Calif.) | 29-4 |
| 46 | 33 | Wenonah | (Birmingham, Ala.) | 34-2 |
| 47 | 38 | Bishop Montgomery | (Torrance, Calif.) | 32-2 |
| 48 | 37 | Southwind | (Memphis, Tenn.) | 34-6 |
| 49 | NR | St. John Bosco | (Bellflower, Calif.) | 24-7 |
| 50 | NR | Madison Central | (Richmond, Ky.) | 32-5 |
Dropped Out: Previous No. 8 DeSoto (DeSoto, Texas); No. 14 Math Civics & Sciences (Philadelphia, Pa.); No. 16 Paul VI (Fairfax, Va.); No. 18 Lake Oswego (Lake Oswego, Ore.); No. 19 Hebron (Carrollton, Texas); No. 25 Jesuit (Portland, Ore.); No. 26 Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.); No. 27 Roosevelt (Washington, D.C.); No. 30 Hudson Catholic (Jersey City, N.J.); No. 32 Columbia (Decatur, Ga.); No. 36 Ridgeway (Memphis, Tenn.); No. 39 Midwest City (Midwest City, Okla.); No. 40 Northland (Columbus, Ohio); No. 41 Centennial (Corona, Calif.); No. 44 Neumann-Goretti (Philadelphia, Pa.); No. 46 Bullard (Fresno, Calif.); No. 50 Putnam City (Oklahoma City, Okla.).
Editor’s Note: The GrassrootsHoops.net FAB 50 is a continuation of the National Sports News Service ratings that began in 1944. These were the first national high school rankings and they were compiled by the late Art Johlfs of Minnesota. They were compiled for many years by the late Barry Sollenberger of Phoenix, who merged them into the FAB 50 13 years ago. From the 1999-2000 through the 2011-12 season, the FAB 50 was spearheaded by Doug Huff & Mark Tennis, who now serve as consultants for the FAB 50.
Ronnie Flores is the Publisher and Editor of GrassrootsHoops.net. He can be reached at ronlocc1977@yahoo.com. Don’t forget to follow him on Twitter: @RonMFlores
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