As a follow up to the preseason FAB 50, we go 20 teams 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), Cypress Falls (Southwest) and Mater Dei (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 2017-18 FAB 50
Region-By-Region Rankings
By Ronnie Flores
(Final 2016-17 regional ranking in parentheses; *Indicates forfeit wins, forfeit losses not included; **Indicates forfeits and defaults not included)
FAB 50 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. (3) Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) 38-5
2. (15) Hudson Catholic (Jersey City, N.J.) 26-4
3. (NR) Archbishop Molloy (Queens, N.Y.) 20-8
4. (NR) Paul VI (Fairfax, Va.) 29-8
5. (14) Roselle Catholic (Roselle, N.J.) 18-11
6. (4) Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.) 32-5
7. (2) Patrick School (Elizabeth, N.J.) 29-4
8. (1) Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia, Pa.) 31-1*
9. (18) Mt. St. Joseph (Baltimore, Md.) 35-4
10. (13) Long Island Lutheran (Glen Head, N.Y.) 23-4
11. (NR) DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, Md.) 25-10
12. (5) Trinity Episcopal (Richmond, Va.) 35-1
13. (NR) Ranney School (Tinton Falls, N.J.) 22-6
14. (NR) Christ the King (Middle Village, N.Y.) 18-9
15. (8) Lincoln (Brooklyn, N.Y.) 30-3*
16. (NR) John Carroll (Bel Air, Md.) 22-11
17. (NR) South Shore (Brooklyn, N.Y.) 17-9
18. (6) Archbishop Wood (Warminster, Pa.) 29-3
19. (7) Blue Ridge (St. George, Va.) 30-3
20. (20) Hillhouse, (New Haven, Conn.) 28-1
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Ronnie Flores is the national Grassroots editor of Ballislife.com. He can be reached at [email protected]. Don't forget to follow him on Twitter: @RonMFlores