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Updated Midwest Region Top 20 Rankings

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We go 20 deep from five separate regions of the nation. During the season, we rank 100 teams and nobody across the country ranks as many teams as StudentSportsBasketball.com. No. 1 teams are Brooklyn Lincoln (East), Montverde Academy (Southeast), Chicago Curie (Midwest), Prime Prep (Southwest) and Rainier Beach (West).

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Updated Southwest Region Top 20 Rankings

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We go 20 deep from five separate regions of the nation. During the season, we rank 100 teams and nobody across the country ranks as many teams as StudentSportsBasketball.com. No. 1 teams are Brooklyn Lincoln (East), Montverde Academy (Southeast), Chicago Curie (Midwest), Prime Prep (Southwest) and Rainier Beach (West).

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Updated West Region Top 20 Rankings

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We go 20 deep from five separate regions of the nation. During the season, we rank 100 teams and nobody across the country ranks as many teams as StudentSportsBasketball.com. No. 1 teams are Brooklyn Lincoln (East), Montverde Academy (Southeast), Chicago Curie (Midwest), Prime Prep (Southwest) and Rainier Beach (West).

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New FAB 50 National Rankings

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Two of the nation’s top four teams need overtime to gut out playoff victories, including top-ranked Curie of Chicago, which had to go to four overtimes to pull out a dramatic victory over No. 8 Whitney Young for the Chicago Public League crown. No. 4 Mater Dei of Santa Ana (Calif.), meanwhile, needs an extra four minutes to win its CIF Southern Section Open Division playoff opener. Neither team drops in the FAB 50, but Curie’s victory is clouded by eligibility issues that could potentially derail a championship season.

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New West Region Top 20 Rankings

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We go 20 deep from five separate regions of the nation. During the season, we rank 100 teams and nobody across the country ranks as many teams as StudentSportsBasketball.com. No. 1 teams are Washington D.C. St. John’s (East), Montverde Academy (Southeast), Chicago Curie (Midwest), Prime Prep (Southwest) and Rainier Beach (West).

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New Southwest Region Top 20 Rankings

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We go 20 deep from five separate regions of the nation. During the season, we rank 100 teams and nobody across the country ranks as many teams as StudentSportsBasketball.com. No. 1 teams are Washington D.C. St. John’s (East), Montverde Academy (Southeast), Chicago Curie (Midwest), Prime Prep (Southwest) and Rainier Beach (West).

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New Midwest Region Top 20 Rankings

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We go 20 deep from five separate regions of the nation. During the season, we rank 100 teams and nobody across the country ranks as many teams as StudentSportsBasketball.com. No. 1 teams are Washington D.C. St. John’s (East), Montverde Academy (Southeast), Chicago Curie (Midwest), Prime Prep (Southwest) and Rainier Beach (West).

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New East Region Top 20 Rankings

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We go 20 deep from five separate regions of the nation. During the season, we rank 100 teams and nobody across the country ranks as many teams as StudentSportsBasketball.com. No. 1 teams are Washington D.C. St. John’s (East), Montverde Academy (Southeast), Chicago Curie (Midwest), Prime Prep (Southwest) and Rainier Beach (West).

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New Southeast Region Top 20 Rankings

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We go 20 deep from five separate regions of the nation. During the season, we rank 100 teams and nobody across the country ranks as many teams as StudentSportsBasketball.com. No. 1 teams are Washington D.C. St. John’s (East), Montverde Academy (Southeast), Chicago Curie (Midwest), Prime Prep (Southwest) and Rainier Beach (West).

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Updated FAB 50 National Rankings

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FAB 50 576Loyola of Los Angeles and Arlington Country Day of Jacksonville fall from the top 10 after on-court losses last week. Arlington Country Day’s loss was later ruled a forfeit victory while Loyola loses final game of the regular season before jumping into the loaded CIF Southern Section Open Division playoffs this week. Top-ranked Curie of Chicago could meet No. 8 Whitney Young on Friday for Chicago Public League title if both win Wednesday semifinal contests.    

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