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FAB 50: Big Weekend Shakeup

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Although inclement weather cancelled some big games in the Midwest, there was still plenty of big games that will shake up the next edition of the Student Sports FAB 50. The big winners are Prime Prep Academy (Fort Worth, Texas), Curie (Chicago) and St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.).

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FAB 50 Rankings: Diggin’ Deeper

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Last week an article by Newsweek.com explored the world of high school basketball team rankings and particularly what Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.) is and why it’s ranked in various national polls. We take a deeper look at the program and what makes a team eligible for the Student Sports FAB 50.

Last week Newsweek.com published an article titled “Findlay Prep: A Top High School Basketball Team, With No School,” an expose into national high school basketball rankings and how national rankings compilers, including Student Sports, find it justifiable to include Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.), a basketball academy-type program whose roster all attend the Henderson International School in Henderson, Nev.

From our vantage point, the purpose of the article was to examine the fairness of Findlay Prep in national rankings alongside other public and parochial high schools across the United States and, for those that perhaps don’t closely follow the national high school basketball scene, to realize the innocence of high school basketball and the dream for a neighborhood team to win a state title and earn a national high school ranking is essentially dead.

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2013 Tarkanian Classic Results

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After a successful inaugural event last December, the Tarkanian Classic is arguably the premier pre-Christmas tournament of 2013. Seven teams ranked in the preseason Student Sports FAB 50 will make an appearance, highlighted by No. 6 Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.), the defending Platinum Division champion, and No. 2 Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.) in the prep school division.

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FAB 50: Highest Ranked Teams Ever

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Here is a state-by-state list of the highest end-of-season rankings for boys’ basketball teams since a version of the Grassroots Hoops FAB 50 poll began for the 1987-88 season. Rainier Beach of Seattle makes history by earning highest ranking ever for a team from Washington. Florida, Utah and Wisconsin teams earn highest ever ranking in their respective state in 2012-13.

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Preseason 2013-14 Region-By-Region Rankings

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Regional Rankings 576We go 20 deep from five separate regions of the nation. During the season, we rank 100 teams each week and nobody across the country ranks as many teams as StudentSportsBasketball.com. No. 1 teams are Oak Hill Academy (East), Montverde Academy (Southeast), Whitney Young (Midwest), Prime Prep (Southwest) and Findlay Prep (West).

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Preseason FAB 50: (1-15)

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We conclude our preseason Student Sports FAB 50 national team rankings release with an in-depth look at the top 15 teams. We began with teams No. 31-50 on Friday, continued with teams No. 16-30 and now have published an in-depth look at the nation’s 50 best teams. Montverde Academy of Florida is the preseason No. 1 team for the second consecutive season. 

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