Um, it’s not a wild guess that Bishop O’Dowd of Oakland and center Ivan Rabb are going to be one of the nation’s top teams. Photo courtesy of Everett Bass Photo of Oakland.
Our own preseason Cal-Hi Sports state rankings – going 35 teams deep plus a preseason all-state team to follow – will begin to be released late next week. As a teaser, here are the preseason regional rankings as released on Thursday by partners at GrassrootsHoops.net. Many California teams mentioned.
Note: The GrassrootsHoops.net preseason regional rankings were compiled with 20 teams from five separate regions of the nation. These are the same regions that Cal-Hi Sports editor Mark Tennis worked on for many years as executive editor for Student Sports and deputy sports editor for ESPN. No one across the country ranks as many teams as GrassrootsHoops.net.
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Grassroots Hoops Preseason
EAST Region Top 20
(Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia)
1. Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) 41-4
2. Roselle Catholic (Roselle, N.J.) 21-10
3. St. Benedict’s (Newark, N.J.) 23-8
4. Archbishop Carroll (Philadelphia, Pa.) 23-5
5. Paul VI (Fairfax, Va.) 31-6
6. Cape Henry Collegiate (Virginia Beach, Va.) 26-1
7. Long Island Lutheran (Brookville, N.Y.) 22-5
8. John Carroll School (Bel Air, Md.) 25-15
9. DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.) 29-6
10. Christ the King (Middle Village, N.Y.) 25-6
11. Constitution (Philadelphia, Pa.) 28-5
12. St. Anthony’s (Jersey City, N.J.) 25-5
13. Cardozo (Bayside, N.Y.) 30-3
14. Mt. St. Joseph’s (Baltimore, Md.) 34-5
15. Roman Catholic (Philadelphia, Pa.) 22-5
16. John Marshall (Richmond, Va.) 22-5
17. Wing’s Academy (Bronx, N.Y.) 24-4
18. Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.) 12-17
19. Neumann-Goretti (Philadelphia, Pa.) 27-4
20. Cardinal Hayes (Bronx, N.Y.) 26-2
Grassroots Hoops Preseason
SOUTHEAST Region Top 20
(Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee)
1. Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.) 27-1*
2. Arlington Country Day (Jacksonville, Fla.) 30-5*
3. Wheeler (Marietta, Ga.) 29-6
4. Hamilton (Memphis, Tenn.) 19-6
5. St. Francis (Alpharetta, Ga.) 23-7
6. Callaway (Jackson, Miss.) 31-1
7. Potter’s House Christian (Jacksonville, Fla.) 27-4*
8. Riverside Academy (Reserve, La.) 33-3
9. Wesleyan Christian Academy (High Point, N.C.) 24-9
10. Miller Grove (Lithonia, Ga.) 30-3
11. Oldsmar Christian (Oldsmar, Fla.) 16-9
12. Oak Ridge (Orlando, Fla.) 19-10
13. Kinston (Kinston, N.C.) 26-4
14. Tift County (Tifton, Ga.) 29-3
15. Sagemont (Weston, Fla.) 33-1
16. Mountain Brook (Birmingham, Ala.) 34-3
17. Wando (Mt. Pleasant, S.C.) 25-4
18. Orlando Christian Prep (Orlando, Fla.) 30-1
19. Natchitoches Central (Natchitoches, La.) 30-5
20. Ridgeway (Memphis, Tenn.) 17-9
Grassroots Hoops Preseason
MIDWEST Region Top 20
(Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin)
1. Stevenson (Lincolnshire, Ill.) 32-2
2. Wayne (Huber Heights, Ohio) 21-5
3. Trinity (Louisville, Ky.) 31-6
4. La Lumiere (LaPorte, Ind.) 23-3
5. Simeon (Chicago, Ill.) 20-6*
6. Morgan Park (Chicago, Ill.) 24-6
7. Arthur Hill (Saginaw, Mich.) 15-5
8. St. Rita (Chicago, Ill.) 21-8
9. Villa Angela-St. Joseph (Cleveland, Ohio) 21-9
10. Dominican (Whitefish Bay, Wis.) 25-3
11. Muskegon (Muskegon, Mich.) 28-0
12. Whitney Young (Chicago, Ill.) 27-6*
13. Southport (Indianapolis, Ind.) 15-8
14. Lincoln (Gahanna, Ohio) 18-5
15. St. Joseph (Westchester, Ill.) 18-5
16. De La Salle (Minneapolis, Minn.) 26-3
17. Carmel (Carmel, Ind.) 21-2
18. Scott County (Georgetown, Ky.) 35-4
19. Wahlert (Dubuque, Iowa) 23-4
20. Holmes (Covington, Ky.) 27-6
Grassroots Hoops Preseason
SOUTHWEST Region Top 20
(Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas)
1. Plano West (Plano, Texas) 22-7
2. Prestonwood Christian Academy (Plano, Texas) 33-4
3. North Little Rock (North Little Rock, Ark.) 26-2
4. Chaminade (St. Louis, Mo.) 24-3
5. Prime Prep Academy (Dallas, Texas) 21-6
6. Putnam City West (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 26-3
7. Bentonville (Bentonville, Ark.) 18-6
8. North Shore (Galena, Texas) 35-3
9. De Soto (De Soto, Texas) 31-4
10. Lancaster (Lancaster, Texas) 31-5
11. Parkview (Little Rock, Ark.) 29-2
12. Sunrise Christian Academy (Bel Aire, Kan.) 14-5
13. Cypress Woods (Cypress, Texas) 27-6
14. Jonesboro (Jonesboro, Ark.) 30-3
15. Christian Brother’s (St. Louis, Mo.) 25-7
16. Bellevue West (Bellevue, Neb.) 22-6
17. Owasso (Owasso, Okla.) 21-6
18. Webster Groves (Webster Groves, Mo.) 24-5
19. McPherson (McPherson, Kan.) 23-1
20. Cleveland (Rio Rancho, N.M.) 22-9
Grassroots Hoops Preseason
WEST Region Top 20
(Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming)
1. Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.) 31-5
2. Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.) 29-4*
3. Bishop O’Dowd (Oakland, Calif.) 28-5
4. Centennial (Corona, Calif.) 29-4
5. Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.) 29-4
6. Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) 35-0
7. Etiwanda (Etiwanda, Calif.) 27-5
8. Corona del Sol (Tempe, Ariz.) 33-1
9. Rainier Beach (Seattle, Wash.) 29-1
10. Redondo Union (Redondo Beach, Calif.) 25-6
11. Chino Hills (Chino Hills, Calif.) 29-6
12. Lone Peak (Highland, Utah) 23-3
13. West Linn (West Linn, Ore.) 24-4
14. Westchester (Los Angeles, Calif.) 30-7
15. Long Beach Poly (Long Beach, Calif.) 26-8
16. Bountiful (Bountiful, Utah) 26-1
17. Overland (Aurora, Colo.) 20-7
18. Archbishop Mitty (San Jose, Calif.) 27-5
19. Shadow Mountain (Phoenix, Ariz.) 29-3
20. Regis Jesuit (Denver, Colo.) 20-4
Ronnie Flores is the managing editor of CalHiSports.com. He can be reached at ronlocc1977@yahoo.com. Don’t forget to follow him on Twitter: @RonMFlores
