There are 10 new teams in this special MLK edition of the GrassrootsHoops.net FAB 50, which includes results through Monday’s games. Montverde Academy of Florida is still No. 1 with two teams hot on the Eagles’ tail for the top spot. Linden (N.J.) leads the newcomers at No. 22 after two big wins last week with Iowa City West of Iowa cracking the FAB 50 in the final spot in the new rankings.
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New FAB 50 National Rankings
There are only four new teams in the GrassrootsHoops.net FAB 50, but for the second consecutive week there is a new No. 1 after previous No. 1 Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) went down at the Penny Hardaway HoopFest. The new No. 1 is a familiar team to coaches, players and fans who follow the rankings. Among the four newcomers, Montrose Christian (Rockville, Md.) is the highest ranked at No. 44.
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Updated FAB 50 National Rankings
The New Year brings big changes to the GrassrootsHoops.net FAB 50, as Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) takes over the No. 1 spot. The big rankings question this week is what to do with previous No. 1 Montverde Academy and the Wheeler (Marietta, Ga.) team that beat the Eagles. There are 14 newcomers to the rankings with the highest being No. 16 Patrick School (Elizabeth, N.J .), which could be in hot water with the NJSIAA.
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ESPN TV Schedule Announced
Eleven games across ESPN family of networks began December 8. Grassroots Hoops FAB 50 No. 1 Montverde Academy to appear twice, including December 12 matchup with No. 6 Bishop O’Dowd (Oakland, Calif.). Bishop O’Dowd and No. 2 Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) also will appear twice.
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Updated FAB 50 National Rankings
Montverde Academy of Florida remains in the top spot in the first GrassrootsHoops.net FAB 50 rankings of the 2014-15 regular season. Oak Hill Academy of Virginia and Findlay Prep of Nevada hold their spots at No. 2 and No. 3 respectively, which the change beginning at No. 4. There are ten newcomers to the rankings with the highest being No. 23 Atascocita (Humble, Texas).
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Preseason FAB 50: (1-15)
We conclude our preseason Grassroots Hoops FAB 50 national team rankings release with an in-depth look at the top 15 teams. We began with teams No. 31-50 on Sunday, 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 third consecutive season.
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National Coaching Updates
Eddie Martin of Greater Atlanta Christian named Student Sports National Coach of the Year. Jerome Williams won’t return as coach at Findlay Prep, Kevin Boyle will begin post-graduate team at Montverde Academy and two coaches close in on 1,000 wins.
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Final, Expanded 2013-14 FAB 50 Rankings
All 50 ranked teams written up with explanations for why they were placed in these positions with comparisons to preseason positioning. These are the official National Sports News Service National Team Rankings on GrassrootsHoops.net, which date back to the 1952 season. Montverde Academy of Florida is the 2013-14 mythical national champion.
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Final East Region Top 20 Rankings
We go 20 deep from five separate regions of the nation in our final Student Sports Regional Rankings. We rank 100 teams and nobody across the country ranks as many teams as StudentSportsBasketball.com. Final No. 1 teams are Oak Hill Academy (East), Montverde Academy (Southeast), Indianapolis Arsenal Tech (Midwest), Galena North Shore (Southwest) and Santa Ana Mater Dei (West).
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All-Time FAB 50 No. 1s
A detailed listing of the all-time No. 1 nationally-ranked high school basketball teams. Montverde Academy becomes the first repeat mythical national champion in the last 20 years.
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