Cathedral Catholic’s wire-to-wire national championship is official! Our first national rankings of the season featured the San Diego school as the No. 1 team in the country. Going undefeated after winning the California state championship over the weekend, the Dons finish where they started – on top. You can read more about Cathedral Catholic’s season and championship performance here.
As many states had already concluded their respective seasons, there isn’t much change in the final national rankings. We wrote about Cornerstone Christian TX and St. Francis/Mountain View CA possibly having a shot at the national championship should St. Francis upset Cathedral Catholic this past Saturday. Cornerstone finishes second; St. Francis ends No. 7.
The biggest change came with Dripping Springs, which came out of nowhere to claim the Texas 6A state title over the weekend. That triumph propelled Dripping Springs into the rankings for the first time, up to No. 16. The Texas 5A state champs in Colleyville Heritage also made the final cut, coming in at No. 32.
Of course, all rankings are subjective. The important note about the final high school rankings pertains to the state playoffs. We do not rank teams higher than any opponent they’ve lost to during the state playoffs or relative postseason playoffs. It may or not be fair and it certainly skews the rankings. Some very good schools which had exceptional seasons proved themselves more than worthy of a Top 50 ranking but just happened to lose at the wrong time.
vballrecruiter.com TOP 50
1. Cathedral Catholic CA
2. Cornerstone Christian TX
3. Hamilton Southeastern IN
4. Prestonwood Christian TX
5. Marian MI
6. Washburn Rural KS
7. St. Francis/Mountain View CA
8. Mira Costa CA
9. Mother McAuley IL
10. Sierra Canyon CA
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11. Yorktown IN
12. Aquinas KS
13. McCutcheon IN
14. Lafayette MO
15. Marymount CA
16. Dripping Springs TX
17. Santa Fe FL
18. St. James Academy KS
19. Papillion-LaVista South NE
20. Liberty North MO
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21. Fayetteville AR
22. ‘Iolani HI
23. Ursuline Academy OH
24. Valor Christian CO
25. Magnificat OH
26. Brebeuf Jesuit IN
27. Liberty MO
28. Corona del Sol AZ
29. Millbrook NC
30. Notre Dame Academy KY
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31. Marist IL
32. Colleyville Heritage TX
33. North Raleigh Christian Academy NC
34. Eureka MO
35. Assumption KY
36. Flint Hill VA
37. Torrey Pines CA
38. Benet Academy IL
39. Lakewood CA
40. Mater Dei CA
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41. Tompkins TX
42. Horizon AZ
43. Timpview UT
44. Wayzata MN
45. Venice FL
46. Millennium AZ
47. Cleveland TN
48. Barrington IL
49. Mountain View UT
50. St. Ursula Academy OH
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HONORABLE MENTION
Archbishop Mitty CA
Palos Verdes CA
Branson CA
Bountiful UT
Clearwater Central Catholic FL
Westminster Christian FL
Benton AR
Divine Savior Holy Angels WI
Oconomowoc WI
Cypress Ranch TX
Prosper TX
Omaha Westside NE
Lincoln Southwest NE
Western Christian IO
Dike-New Hartford IO
Jesuit OR
Sheldon OR
Middle Creek NC
Punahou HI
Reagan NC
North Gwinnett GA
Redondo Union CA
Newport Harbor CA
Liberty AZ
Huntley IL
Mercy McAuley OH
Rock Bridge MO
Hamilton AZ
Mount Notre Dame OH
Mercy MI
Skyline MI
Iowa City Liberty IO
Xavier IO
Ankeny IO
Lyons IL
Mercy KY
Lakeville North MN
Northfield MN
Marshall MN
Skutt Catholic NE
Pickens SC
Dorman SC
Cardinal Newman SC
Nolensville TN
Knoxville Catholic TN
Pope GA
Buford GA
Alpharetta GA
Sequoyah GA
Lake Catholic OH
Rock Canyon CO
Heritage CO
Legend CO
Chaparral CO
Trinity Catholic FL
Olathe Northwest KS
Lincoln-Way East IL
Vista Murrieta CA
Huntington Beach CA
Alemany CA
Calvary Christian FL
Tampa Prep FL
Bryon Nelson TX
Bishop Watterson OH
Ardrey Kell NC
Kamehameha HI
Moanalua HI
Jackson Academy MS
Ponte Vedra FL
O’Connor AZ
Appleton North WI
Burlington WI
Hamilton WI
Keller TX
Guyer TX
Highland Park TX
Plano West TX
Bishop Lynch TX
