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.
Teams on the state-by-state list that ended ranked No. 1 nationally include, among many others:
*Philadelphia Simon Gratz’s 1991 squad that featured sophomore Rasheed Wallace
*Oak Hill Academy’s club from 1993 led by Jerry Stackhouse
*Dallas Lincoln’s 2002 squad led by Miami Heat forward Chris Bosh
*Indianapolis Lawrence North’s 2006 team led by Mr. Basketball USA Greg Oden
*Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary’s of 2003 with Bosh’s former Heat teammate, LeBron James.
Alabama: LeFlore, Mobile 1989 — No. 4
Alaska: East, Anchorage 1994 — No. 15
Arizona: Mountain View, Mesa 1998 — No. 7
Arkansas: Parkview, Little Rock 1992 — No. 4
California: Dominguez, Compton 2000 — No. 1
Colorado: Washington, Denver 1993 — No. 11
Connecticut: Bassick, Littleton 1989 — No. 19
Delaware: Sanford, Hockessin 2002 — No. 14 East Region
District of Columbia: Dunbar 1993 — No. 4
Florida: Montverde Academy, Montverde 2013 — No. 1
Georgia: Tift County, Tifton 1996 — No. 5
Hawaii: Iolani, Honolulu 2003 — No. 40
Idaho: Meridian 1992 — No. 7 Midlands Region
Illinois: M.L. King, Chicago 1990 — No. 1
Indiana: Lawrence North, Indianapolis 2006 — No. 1
Iowa: Ames 2010 — No. 10
Kansas: South, Wichita 1993 — No. 6
Kentucky: Scott County, Georgetown 1998 — No. 13
Louisiana: St. Augustine, New Orleans 1995 — No. 1
Maine: No team ever ranked
Maryland: Dunbar, Baltimore 1992 — No. 1
Massachusetts: Central, Springfield 1991 — No. 17
Michigan: Renaissance, Detroit 2004 — No. 4
Minnesota: North, Bloomington 2000 — No. 11
Mississippi: Lanier, Jackson 2005 — No. 3
Missouri: South, Raytown 1990 — No. 4
Montana: Hellgate, Missoula 1993 — No. 5 Midlands Region
Nebraska: Bellevue West, Bellevue 2005 — No. 17
Nevada: Findlay Prep, Henderson 2009 — No. 1
New Hampshire: No team ever ranked
New Jersey: St. Anthony, Jersey City 1989 — No. 1
New Mexico: Hobbs 2001 — No. 26
New York: Tolentine, Bronx 1988 — No. 1
North Carolina: Mt. Zion Christian, Durham 1997 — No. 4
North Dakota: South, Fargo 1989 — No. 10 Midlands Region
Ohio: St. Vincent-St. Mary, Akron 2003 — No. 1
Oklahoma: Midwest City 2001 — No. 7
Oregon: Jefferson, Portland 2000 — No. 4
Pennsylvania: Simon Gratz, Philadelphia 1991 — No. 1
Rhode Island: No team ever ranked
South Carolina: Lower Richland, Hopkins 1988 — No. 11
South Dakota: No team ever ranked
Tennessee: White Station, Memphis 2003 — No. 6
Texas: Lincoln, Dallas 2002 — No. 1
Utah: Lone Peak, Highland 2013 — No. 4
Vermont: No team ever ranked
Virginia: Oak Hill, Mouth of Wilson 1993 — No. 1
Washington: Rainier Beach, Seattle 2014 — No. 6
West Virginia: Huntington 2007 — No. 3
Wisconsin: Germantown 2013 — No. 8
Wyoming: Campbell County, Gillette 1993 — No. 4 Midlands Region
Note: Highest final national ranking is listed following year, with ties broken by choosing the team GrassrootsHoops.net editors determined to be strongest. Some states have never had a team nationally ranked. Several states have never had teams earn even a final top 20 regional ranking, but perhaps your team will change that this season.
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