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), Denton Guyer (Southwest) and Sierra Canyon (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 2018-19 FAB 50
Region-By-Region Rankings
By Ronnie Flores
(Final 2017-18 regional ranking in parentheses; *Indicates forfeit wins, forfeit losses not included; **Indicates forfeits and defaults not included)
FAB 50 Preseason
MIDWEST Region Top 20
(Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin)
1. (1) La Lumiere (LaPorte, Ind.) 23-4
2. (2) Warren Central (Indianapolis, Ind.) 32-0
3. (4) Belleville West (Belleville, Ill.) 32-2
4. (13) Whitney Young (Chicago, Ill.) 28-8
5. (10) Scott County (Georgetown, Ky.) 37-2
6. (NR) Nicolet (Glendale, Wis.) 16-10
7. (NR) St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio) 26-4
8. (8) Simeon (Chicago, Ill.) 29-4
9. (NR) Pickerington Central (Pickerington, Ohio) 18-9
10. (NR) La Crosse Central (La Crosse, Wis.) 24-3
11. (NR) Wesley Christian (Allen, Ky.) 30-12
12. (20) Cedar Falls (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 21-5
13. (NR) Hopkins (Minnetonka, Minn.) 26-2
14. (NR) Washington (Milwaukee, Wis.) 24-4
15. (18) Morgan Park (Chicago, Ill.) 25-9
16. (19) Benton Harbor (Benton Harbor, Mich.) 27-1
17. (NR) Carmel (Carmel, Ind.) 21-8
18. (NR) Evanston (Evanston, Ill.) 27-6
19. (NR) Trinity (Louisville, Ky.) 30-4
20. (NR) Cathedral (Indianapolis, Ind.) 19-5
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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