Top 25 national high school boys basketball rankings: Dynamic Prep makes massive jump (1/4/2023)
The holiday season means it's time for some of the biggest high school basketball tournaments of the year.
These tournaments, like the Les Schwab Invitational where top 15 teams Columbus (Florida) and Harvard-Westlake (California) faced off in the championship, never fail to provide drama and upsets that fuel heavy movement in the SBLive/Sports Illustrated Power 25 national rankings.
Cameron Boozer and the No. 9 Explorers won the LSI championship to help cement their status as a top 10 team nationally, but they were far from the only squad to have a winning week.
One of the week's biggest headlines came out of South Carolina, where Dynamic Prep (Texas) pulled off a string of major upsets to win the Chick-Fil-A Classic's National Division. Following their week full of signature wins, Dynamic Prep made the massive leap from unranked to No. 6 in the country.
Including Dynamic Prep, four new teams earned spots in the Power 25 this week. Ridge View (South Carolina), Eastvale Roosevelt (California) and Plano East (Texas) all make their debuts in the national rankings after bringing home championships at holiday tournaments in their home states.
Find the complete breakdown of the third update to the SBLive/SI Power 25 below:
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SBLIVE/SI POWER 25 NATIONAL BOYS BASKETBALL RANKINGS
January 3, 2024
1. Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.) (13-0)
2. Long Island Lutheran (Brookville, N.Y.) (9-1)
3. St. Paul VI (Chantilly, Va.) (10-1)
4. Prolific Prep (Napa, Calif.) (18-2)
5. Link Academy (Branson, Mo.) (15-4)
6. Dynamic Prep (Irving, Tex.) (12-1)
7. Wasatch Academy (Wasatch, Utah) (6-2)
8. Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.) (7-2)
9. Columbus (Miami, Fla.) (10-4)
10. Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) (12-1)
11. La Lumiere (La Porte, Ind.) (9-1)
12. AZ Compass Prep (Chandler, Ari.) (13-4)
13. Ridge View (Columbia, S.C.) (14-0)
14. IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) (4-5)
15. Eastvale Roosevelt (Eastvale, Calif.) (16-1)
16. Harvard-Westlake (Studio City, Calif.) (15-1)
17. Brewster Academy (Wolfeboro, N.H.) (12-2)
18. Bishop O’Connell (Arlington, Va.) (12-2)
19. Gonzaga College (Washington, D.C.) (11-1)
20. Myers Park (Charlotte, N.C.) (9-2)
21. Grayson (Loganville, Ga.) (12-1)
22. Plano East (Plano, Tex.) (21-0)
23. St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.) (13-2)
24. Dream City Christian (Glendale Ari.) (14-4)
25. McEachern (Powder Springs, Ga.) (9-3)
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-- Zach Shugan | zshugan@gmail.com | @SBLiveSports
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