Without much change in the rankings, and with most eyes on the release of the 2024 McDonald's All American men's game roster, it's time to look at the first-half resume of top-ranked Montverde Academy and why it will be difficult for any other team to claim the No. 1 ranking this season.
Montverde, who had three players in the McDonald's game in April, has played a spectacular schedule and came out undefeated. His resume includes wins over several top 25 opponents:
November 20: No. 14 Wasatch, 88-53
November 30: IMG, 86-69
December 1st: No. 2 Columbus, 89-61
December 8: Liaison Academy No. 5, 71-59
December 9: No. 7 AZ Compass Prep, 58-46
December 21: No. 12 Archbishop Stepinac, 95-55
December 22th: No. 4 Paul VI, 69-62
December 23th: No. 6 Long Island Lutheran, 73-59
January 6th: No. 20 Gonzaga, 93-51
12th of January: No. 15 Oak Hill, 80-50
January 13th: No. 10 Brewster, 91-58
January 14: No. 3 Prolific Preparation, 76-71
The biggest question remaining for the No. 1 Eagles: How far can they go this undefeated season?
Below are this week's high school boys basketball rankings.
1. Montverde Academy (Florida) 19-0
2. Columbus (Florida) 16-4
3. Prolific Preparation (California) 21-3
4. Paul VI (Virginia) 15-2
5. Link Academy (Missouri) 19-4
6. Long Island Lutheran (New York) 11-3
7. AZ Compass (Arizona) 17-5
8. La Lumière (Indiana) 12-3
9. Dynamic Preparation (Texas) 15-1
10. Brewster Academy (NH) 16-3
11. Don Bosco High School (New Jersey) 12-3
12. Archbishop Stepinac (NY) 12-3
13. Harvard-Westlake (California) 20-3
14. Wasatch Academy (Utah) 12-3
15. Oak Hill Academy (Virginia) 15-3
16. Myers Park (North Carolina) 15-2
17. Bishop O'Connell (Virginia) 14-3
18. Bullis School (Maryland) 14-2
19. Combine Academy (NC) 19-2
20. Gonzaga HS College (Washington DC) 15-2
21. Jackson-Reed (Washington DC) 20-2
22. Grayson (Georgia) 17-2
23. Notre Dame SO (California) 23-0
24. Sierra Canyon (California) 22-1
25. East Plane (Texas) 26-0
