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Pangos All-East Frosh/Soph Top 40 Rankings

Ronnie Flores – October 30, 2026
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Pangos All-Midwest Frosh/Soph Top 45 Rankings

Ronnie Flores – October 22, 2026
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Pangos All-South Frosh/Soph Top 50 Rankings

Ronnie Flores – September 29, 2026
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Pangos Frosh/Soph: Top 45 Rankings

Ronnie Flores – September 14, 2026

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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Mudiay Tops 2013-14 Preseason POY Tracker

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Emmanuel Mudiay, the most physically dominant guard in the country and the nation’s No. 2 ranked prospect, leads voting in preseason Student Sports Mr. Basketball USA Tracker, now in its seventh year. Jahlil Okafor, Stanley Johnson and Cliff Alexander also collect first-place votes.

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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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