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Final, Expanded 2015-16 FAB 50 Rankings

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All 50 ranked teams written up with explanations for why they were placed in these positions with comparisons to preseason ranking. The FAB 50 National Team Rankings powered by Ballislife.com is the official rankings of the National Sports News Service, which date back to the 1952 season. Chino Hills of California is the 2015-16 mythical national champion, the first from California since 1999-00 (Dominguez of Compton) and the first unbeaten California national champ since 1979-80 (Inglewood).

Compiled by Ronnie Flores

RELATED: All-Time FAB 50 No. 1 Teams | East Top 20 | Southeast Top 20 | Midwest Top 20 | Southwest Top 20 | West Top 20 |

Note: Preseason ranking in parenthesis; *Indicates forfeit wins, forfeit losses not included; **Indicates default wins/losses not included.

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Each State’s Highest Ranked Team (1988-2021)

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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. 2017-18 FAB 50 national title contender Memphis East earned the highest ranking ever for a Tennessee club during the 2016-17 season and finished one spot lower at No. 4 in 2017-18. The 2018-19 McEachern of Powder Springs is now the highest-rated team ever from Georgia.   

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Preseason East Region Rankings

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We go 20 deep from five separate regions of the nation. Preseason No. 1 ranked teams by region are Oak Hill Academy (East), Montverde Academy (Southeast), La Lumiere (Midwest), Chaminade (Southwest) and Findlay Prep (West). Nobody across the country ranks as many teams as the FAB 50 National Team Rankings powered by Ballislife.com.

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Preseason Southeast Region Rankings

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We go 20 deep from five separate regions of the nation. Preseason No. 1 ranked teams by region are Oak Hill Academy (East), Montverde Academy (Southeast), La Lumiere (Midwest), Chaminade (Southwest) and Findlay Prep (West). Nobody across the country ranks as many teams as the FAB 50 National Team Rankings powered by Ballislife.com.

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Preseason Midwest Region Rankings

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We go 20 deep from five separate regions of the nation. Preseason No. 1 ranked teams by region are Oak Hill Academy (East), Montverde Academy (Southeast), La Lumiere (Midwest), Chaminade (Southwest) and Findlay Prep (West). Nobody across the country ranks as many teams as the FAB 50 National Team Rankings powered by Ballislife.com.

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Preseason Southwest Region Rankings

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We go 20 deep from five separate regions of the nation. Preseason No. 1 ranked teams by region are Oak Hill Academy (East), Montverde Academy (Southeast), La Lumiere (Midwest), Chaminade (Southwest) and Findlay Prep (West). Nobody across the country ranks as many teams as the FAB 50 National Team Rankings powered by Ballislife.com.

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Preseason West Region Rankings

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We go 20 deep from five separate regions of the nation. Preseason No. 1 ranked teams by region are Oak Hill Academy (East), Montverde Academy (Southeast), La Lumiere (Midwest), Chaminade (Southwest) and Findlay Prep (West). Nobody across the country ranks as many teams as the FAB 50 National Team Rankings powered by Ballislife.com.

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Final, Expanded 2014-15 FAB 50 Rankings

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All 50 ranked teams written up with explanations for why they were placed in these positions with comparisons to preseason ranking. The Grassroots Hoops FAB 50 is the official rankings of the National Sports News Service, which date back to the 1952 season. Montverde Academy of Florida is the 2014-15 mythical national champion, the first team to earn three consecutive No. 1 final rankings since the advent of weekly national polls in 1975-76.

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Remembering McClymonds: Winners of 3 Straight Titles

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Montverde Academy of Florida won its third straight mythical national title by virtue of finishing No. 1 in the final 2014-15 Grassroots Hoops FAB 50 national rankings. We take a look back at the first team to finish ranked No. 1 for three straight seasons — McClymonds (Oakland, Calif.), which turned the trick between 1958-1960.

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