A plethora of states wrapped up their championship tournaments over the weekend and there have been some triumphs and upsets that shake up this week’s FAB 50 Nationwide Crew Rankings powered by Ballislife.com. On a nationwide scale, the EYBL Scholastic Convention Match commenced with CIA Bella Vista (Phoenix, Ariz.) capturing the title, which created a brand new No. 1 for the fifth time this season. Who’s No. 1 now? There are seven newcomers this week, led by No. 37 Marist (Chicago, Sick.).
By Ronnie Flores
As NCAA March Insanity brackets had been revealed on Sunday, the insanity trickled all the way down to the highschool stage, as a number of states wrapped up their model of “March Insanity”. Actually, that time period was initially coined by Henry V. Porter, the assistant govt secretary of the Illinois Excessive Faculty Affiliation (IHSA) in a 1939 essay revealed by The Illinois Excessive Faculty Athlete journal.
The time period has endured and took on an entire new life in latest occasions and paradoxically, the IHSA concluded its state championships this previous weekend and produced one of many nation’s greatest upsets amongst groups ranked within the FAB 50 Nationwide Crew Rankings powered by Ballislife.com.
No. 15 Benet Academy (Lisle, Sick.) entered the IHSA Class 4A state title recreation at State Farm Heart with an earlier win over Marist (Chicago, Sick.). This time round, the Redhawks constructed a an early lead then went to a 4 corners kind offense to play keep-away from Benet Academy. The end result was a 44-28 win that produced Marist’s first state title and propelled it into this week’s FAB 50 at No. 37. Benet Academy didn’t rating within the second interval and netted solely three factors within the fourth interval.
Benet scored the fewest factors ever in a Class 4A title recreation and the 72 factors was additionally the bottom mixed level complete ever for 2 groups. Within the semifinals, Benet Academy downed then No. 29 DePaul School Prep (Chicago, Sick.), 39-38. DePaul School Prep is one in all seven groups to drop put of this week’s rankings, however Benet Academy stays in at No. 40.
The stall-ball ways and unpleasing tempo undoubtedly would not enchantment to followers of the unique March Insanity event, however that insanity will probably stop in 2026-27 when the IHSA adopts a 35-second shot clock. Both means, the FAB 50 is about wins and losses (i.e. outcomes) and Benet Academy coach Gene Heidkamp made no excuses about Marist doing what it needed to so as to win.
State Title Roundup
One other workforce that avenged an earlier loss to wrap up a state title and crack the FAB 50 rankings was Rockford (Rockford, Mich.). The Rams fell to No. 27 East Lansing (East Lansing, Mich.), 80-71, in January however surprised the Trojans within the Michigan Excessive Faculty Athletic Affiliation (MHSAA) D1 ultimate, 54-50, earlier than 9,359 followers on the Breslin Heart.
Rockford held the Trojans to simply 5 factors within the fourth interval whereas taking the lead on a lay-up by Eli Wolfe off a fairly feed from sophomore Josh Bascom. Trailing 52-50, East Lansing had an opportunity to tie the sport within the closing seconds, however a mid-range shot by sophomore Tyree Anthony was off the mark. Michigan Mr. Basketball Ok.J. Torbert led East Lansing, which stays within the rankings at No. 48, with 28 factors whereas Bascom completed with 14 factors. Additionally taking part in nicely for brand spanking new No. 45 Rockford was Bascom’s older brother and star senior Jake Bascom, who completed with 11 factors and 6 assists, whereas freshman Jace Opoku-Agyeman added 13.
The very best ranked workforce to fall out of this week’s FAB 50 was earlier No. 19 Lakota West (West Chester, Ohio). Ohio’s season-long top-ranked membership fell to unranked and eight-loss Pickerington Central (Pickerington, Ohio) within the Ohio Excessive Faculty Athletic Affiliation (OHSAA) D1 Area 3 ultimate, 69-60.
Earlier No. 50 MacArthur (Decatur, Sick.) fell to East St. Louis (East St. Louis, Sick.) within the IHSA Class 3A quarterfinals and the Flyers went on to seize the 3A title to maneuver into this week’s FAB 50 at No. 44. East St. Louis completed it season with a cut up with Belleville West (Sick.), and losses to newly topped College Interscholastic League (UIL) Class 6A D1 state champion North Crowley (Ft. Value, Texas) and to Missouri State Excessive Faculty Actions Affiliation (MSHSAA) Class 3 champion Principia (St. Louis, Mo.). East St. Louis’ third loss to a FAB 50 ranked membership is to No. 13 Oak Cliff Religion Household (Dallas, Texas), which defeated earlier No. 12 Brewster Academy (Wolfeboro, N.H.), 76-71, earlier than falling to then No. 1 AZ Compass Prep (Chandler, Ariz.) within the quarterfinals of the second annual EYBL Scholastic Convention Match in Augusta, Ga.
The very best ranked workforce to seize a state title this previous weekend was new No. 6 Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.), which downed then No. 31 Salesian (Richmond, Calif.), 78-70, within the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Open Division state title recreation in entrance of roughly 3,500 followers on the Golden One Heart in Sacramento, Calif., although McDonald’s All-American Maxi Adams went down with an ankle harm in the course of the first quarter and didn’t return. Sierra Canyon defeated No. 23 Harvard-Westlake (North Hollywood, Calif.) within the SoCal Open ultimate, 63-57 on Tuesday.
For extra on the CIF state championships, go to CalHiSports.com.
CIA Bella Vista Wins EYBL Scholastic Convention Match
A number of the nation’s finest workforce, 12 to be precise and 11 FAB 50 ranked, appeared to seize the second annual EYBL Scholastic Convention Match. When the mud settled it was then No. 14 CIA Bella Vista (Phoenix, Ariz.) knocking off 4 ranked golf equipment to win the championship. The finals was an all-Arizona affair, as CIA Bella Vista took on then No. 1 AZ Compass Prep (Chandler, Ariz.) in Sunday’s ultimate and emerged victorious with a 69-65 victory.
West Virginia-bound level guard Miles Sadler was the catalyst for CIA Bella Vista, scoring 24 factors, together with 4-of-6 from 3-point vary, together with seven rebounds, seven assists and two steals. Sadler, the 2026 EYBL Scholastic Convention Participant of the Yr, averaged 21.5 ppg in CIA Bella Vista’s 4 victories. Within the semifinals, the Bears defeated then No. 7 Spire Academy (Geneva, Ohio), 70-53, and Sadler had a 34-point efficiency in a 69-65 quarterfinal victory over then No. 3 Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.). Within the opening spherical, the Bears downed bubble membership Lengthy Island Lutheran (Glen Head, N.Y.), 65-51.
New FAB 50 No. 1
CIA Bella Vista’s spectacular weekend run created a brand new FAB 50 pecking order on the prime of the rankings and a brand new No. 1 for the fifth time this season. Transferring up three spots to No. 1 is Prolific Prep (Southwest Ranches, Fla.), which superior to the semifinals of the Grind Session World Championships subsequent weekend at Owensboro Sportscenter (Owensboro, Ky.), the place The Crew will face bubble membership DME Academy (Daytona Seashore, Fla.). The opposite semifinal on March 21 will put No. 27 Southeastern Prep Academy (Orlando, Fla.) vs. bubble membership Academy of Central Florida (Kissimmee, Fla.).
Prolific Prep owns a victory over CIA Bella Vista, which strikes up 12 spots to No. 2 this week. Paul VI (Chantilly, Va.) strikes as much as No. 3, because the Panthers misplaced to Prolific Prep in double time beyond regulation and suffered a second loss to No. 10 Calvary Christian Academy (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.) in a recreation by which Mr. Basketball USA candidate Jordan Smith Jr. didn’t play due to an ankle harm. AZ Compass Prep, which truly defeated Wasatch Academy (Mt. Nice, Utah), 67-58 in a FAB 50 No. 1 vs. No. 2 semifinal showdown, falls to No. 4. AZ Compass Prep has crushed Wasatch Academy twice this season.
That is the fifth time a brand new No. 1 has been topped in the course of the 2025-26 season. No. 16 Hyperlink Academy (Branson, Mo.), Paul VI, Spire Academy, AZ Compass Prep and now Prolific Prep, which paradoxically was the preseason No. 1 workforce within the FAB 50.
The EYBL Scholastic Convention Match served as a min-preview of types for Chipotle Nationals, set for April 1-4 in Indianapolis The tip-of-the season event will characteristic 10 groups, together with two play-in video games for seeds 7-10 on April 1, the day after the 2026 McDonald’s All-American Sport in Phoenix.
If Prolific Prep captures the Grind Session World Championships, will it maintain on to No. 1 by taking over all comers at Chipotle Nationals?
Insanity certainly.
Up to date FAB 50 Nationwide Crew RankingsPowered by Ballislife.com
(thirteenth ballot of 2025-26 common season; By way of video games performed on Sunday, March 15; *Signifies forfeit wins, forfeit losses not included; **Signifies forfeits and defaults not included; ***Signifies season full)
No. Prev. Excessive Faculty (Metropolis)Document
14Prolific Prep (Southwest Ranches, Fla.) 36-3
214CIA Bella Vista (Phoenix, Ariz.)23-4
35Paul VI (Chantilly, Va.)33-2
41AZ Compass Prep (Chandler, Ariz.) 24-2**
52Wasatch Academy (Mt. Nice, Utah)33-2
68Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.)30-1***
73Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.)21-6
87Spire Academy (Geneva, Ohio)28-4
96La Lumiere (La Porte, Ind.)22-5
109Calvary Christian Academy (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.)24-1
1110 Principia (St. Louis, Mo.)29-2***
1211Wisconsin Lutheran (Milwaukee, Wis.)28-0
1324Oak Cliff Religion Household (Dallas, Texas)27-11
1412Brewster Academy (Wolfeboro, N.H.)30-6
1517Archbishop Stepinac (White Plains, N.Y.)25-4
1613Link Academy (Branson, Mo.)23-4
1718Bartlett (Bartlett, Tenn.)30-4**
1816 Greensboro Day (Greensboro, N.C.) 36-2
1920Sunnyslope (Phoenix, Ariz.)28-2
2021Wheeler (Marietta, Ga.)28-5**
2122Rainier Seashore (Seattle, Wash.)29-1
2225North Crowley (Ft. Value, Texas)35-3***
2323Harvard-Westlake (North Hollywood, Calif.)27-7***
2428IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)21-8
2526St. Joseph (Santa Maria, Calif.)31-3***
2633Columbus (Miami, Fla.) 26-6
2734Southeastern Prep Academy (Orlando, Fla.) 41-8
2832Richland (Richland, Wash.)28-0***
2940Silver Creek (Sellersburg, Ind.) 28-1
3030Forsyth Nation Day (Lewisville, N.C.)29-3***
3139Ridgeview (Columbia, S.C.)27-3***
3243Crown Level (Crown Level, Ind.) 23-1
3336St. Frances Academy (Baltimore, Md.)36-7***
3437Our Woman of Mt. Carmel (Baltimore, Md.)30-11***
3545St. John’s (Washington, D.C.)27-8***
3646Heritage (Frisco, Texas) 34-2***
37NRMarist (Chicago, Sick.)33-5
3838Dream Metropolis Christian (Glendale, Ariz.) 18-10
3947Little Elm (Little Elm, Texas)37-2***
4015Benet Academy (Lisle, Sick.)36-2***
4144Sunrise Christian Academy (Bel Aire, Kan.)16-11
4248Olympus (Salt Lake Metropolis, Utah25-2***
4331Salesian (Richmond, Calif.)29-4***
44NREast St. Louis (East St. Louis, Sick.)33-4***
45NRRockford (Rockford, Mich.)25-3***
46NRSt. Thomas Aquinas (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.)28-4***
47NRBearden (Knoxville, Tenn.)36-1
4827East Lansing (East Lansing, Mich.)27-2***
49NRBergen Catholic (Oradell, N.J.)29-3***
50NRPetersburg (Petersburg, Va.)22-4***
Dropped Out: Earlier No. 19 Lakota West (West Chester, Ohio), No. 29 DePaul School Prep (Chicago, Sick.), No. 35 Archbishop Riordan (San Francisco, Calif.), No. 41 Atascocita (Humble, Texas), No. 42 Seven Lakes (Katy, Texas), No. 49 St. Joseph (Metuchen, N.J.), No. 50 MacArthur (Decatur, Sick.).
Bubble Groups: Academy of Central Florida (Kissimmee, Fla.) 30-7; Alexander (Douglasville, Ga.) 30-2***; Andrew Jackson (Jacksonville, Fla.) 28-2***; Archbishop Riordan (San Francisco, Calif.) 26-2**; Ashland-Greenwood (Ashland, Neb.) 28-1***; Atascocita (Humble, Texas) 30-7***; Bishop O’Connell (Arlington, Va.) 23-10***; Booker T. Washington (Tulsa, Okla.) 24-2***; Brennan (San Antonio, Texas) 33-4***; Bryant (Bryant, Ark.) 29-4***; Carl Albert (Midwest Metropolis, Okla.) 29-5***; Cedar Falls (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 25-0***; Harmony Academy (Harmony, N.C.) 29-3***; Covington Catholic (Park Hills, Ky.) 31-2; Curie (Chicago, Sick.) 28-2**; DePaul School Prep (Chicago, Sick.) 33-4***; DME Academy (Daytona Seashore, Fla.) 23-9***; Father Decide (Philadelphia, Pa.) 18-11; Fishers (Fishers, Ind.) 24-1***; Gainesville (Gainesville, Ga.) 30-1***; Imhotep Constitution (Philadelphia, Pa.) 24-6; La Mirada (La Mirada, Calif.) 24-9***; Layton Christian (Layton, Utah) 21-6***; Lengthy Island Lutheran (Glen Head, N.Y.) 12-12***; MacArthur (Decatur, Sick.) 34-2***; Millennium (Goodyear, Ariz.) 24-4***; Millwood (Oklahoma Metropolis, Oklahoma.) 24-2*; Mt. St. Joseph (Baltimore, Md.) 31-7***; Mt. Vernon (Fortville, Ind.) 25-3; Newcastle (Newcastle, Okla.) 29-2***; Norman (Norman, Okla.) 26-4***; Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks, Calif.) 22-8***; Ogallala (Ogallala, Neb.) 27-1***; Olathe North (Olathe, Kan.) 24-4***; Princeton (Cincinnati, Ohio) 23-3; Windfall (Jacksonville, Fla.) 29-3***; Ralston Valley (Arvada, Col.) 25-2***; Rangeview (Aurora, Col.) 23-4***; Redondo Union (Redondo Seashore, Calif.) 27-5***; Rock Canyon (Highland Ranch, Col.) 25-3***; Santa Margarita (Rancho SM, Calif.) 28-6***; Seven Lakes (Katy, Texas) 35-1***; Sidwell Buddies (Washington, D.C.) 22-7***; South (Shawnee Mission, Kan.) 22-2***; Southern Faculty of Vitality & Sustainability (Durham, N.C.) 28-3***; St. Mary’s (Phoenix, Ariz.) 23-7***; Tartan (Oakdale, Minn.) 28-0; The Rock (Gainesville, Fla.) 24-10***; The Villages Constitution (The Villages, Fla.) 24-8***; Timpview (Provo, Utah) 21-3***; Wayzata (Plymouth, Minn.) 24-3; Westlake (Saratoga Springs, Utah) 24-3***; Woodward Academy (School Park, Ga.) 25-7***.
Be aware: The FAB 50 powered by Ballislife.com is a continuation of the Nationwide Sports activities Information Service rankings that started in 1952. These had been the primary nationwide highschool rankings and the late Artwork Johlfs of Minnesota compiled them. They had been compiled for a few years by the late Barry Sollenberger of Phoenix, who merged them into the FAB 50 26 years in the past.
Ronnie Flores is the nationwide Grassroots editor of Ballislife.com. He might be reached at ronnie@ballislife.com. Do not forget to comply with him on Twitter: @RonMFlores
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