MLK weekend is a huge barometer for the top teams in the country, so we dig a bit deeper on what might transpire as team prepare for a post-season run. We also take a quick look at the rankings over the years and what could potentially happen to the longest-running weekly national rankings in the future.

This is the time of the year that we reward teams in the FAB 50 for remaining unbeaten and playing tough schedules. Although there isn’t an abundance of new ranked teams, MLK Weekend, particularly the Spaulding Hoophall Classic, should bring plenty of movement to next week’s special FAB 50 MLK edition! 

Newspaper distribution and the Internet created greater interest in national rankings, but in actuality, United States high school basketball rankings began in 1959. Multiple national polls have been compiled for decades including the FAB 50, which is now the longest running weekly national rankings in the country.

It’s pretty obvious who the nation’s No. 1 team is, but the latest edition of the FAB 50 National Team Rankings was still the toughest set of results to compile, and make sense of, in many years. When the dust settled, we came up with a pecking order we’re comfortable with, including 11 newcomers!

There’s a new No. 1 in the latest FAB 50 National Team Rankings, as Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.) takes over the top spot after IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) falls to Paul VI (Fairfax, Va.). Knocking off the No. 1 team was not even the most incredible performance by the Panthers recently, as they needed SEVEN overtimes to remain unbeaten heading into the holiday tournament season!

We conclude our 2019-20 preseason FAB 50 National Team Rankings powered by Ballislife.com with an in-depth look at the nation’s top 15 teams. These are the teams with the best chance to win the 2020 mythical FAB 50 national title!

We continue our 2019-20 preseason FAB 50 National Team Rankings powered by Ballislife.com countdown with an in-depth look at teams No. 16-30. These are the teams that can challenge for the mythical FAB 50 title with some big wins and the right bounces!

All 50 ranked teams written up with explanations for why they were placed in final position with comparisons to preseason ranking. The FAB 50 is the official rankings of the National Sports News Service, which date back to the 1952 season.

By virtue of defeating three teams ranked in the top ten at GEICO Nationals, including previous No. 1 La Lumiere (Ind.), IMG Academy (Fla.) moves up three spots to finish as the top-ranked team in the final 2018-19 FAB 50 Team Rankings powered by Ballislife.com!

More state champions crowned over the weekend and there are still seven FAB 50 ranked teams looking to capture state tiles this week! No. 2 McEachern (Powder Springs, Ga.) will no longer play at GEICO Nationals and has been replaced by No. 25 Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.). We’ll break it down this week!

No. 2 McEachern (Powder Springs, Ga.) secured its invite to GEICO Nationals in New York by winning the GHSA Class AAAAAAA title. The GEICO Nationals field has been announced and the event has its best overall field in its 11-year history, but will the Indians be at full strength?

With states in the thick of their playoffs, two stunning upsets out West shake up the FAB 50. Just like there’s a fine line between winning and losing in the post-season, there is also a fine line between rewarding teams for excellent seasons and rewarding those still alive!

Sectional and regional playoffs are wrapping up, and as state tournaments tip-off all around the country, some highly-regarded teams will see their season come to an end in the next week or two. The highest-rated team to win a state title so is No. 14 Shadow Mountain of Arizona.

Plenty of movement in the latest FAB 50 National Rankings, plus six newcomers this week led by Teas Valley Christian Prep (Scott Depot, W. Va.), which recorded a big win over FAB 50 power Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.).

Unbeaten teams continue to get a major push upward in the FAB 50 Rankings, none more than 27-0 Salesian (Richmond, Calif.), who is ranked No. 1 in California for the first time in school history and is up to No. 8 in the FAB 50 this week.

FAB 50 No. 1 La Lumiere of Indiana had a real scare last week, but the Lakers hold on to the top spot in the FAB 50 as they eye the No. 1 seed at GEICO Nationals. There is movement in the Top 10 that could affect seedings and which eight teams are ultimately selected to participate.

As the playoffs near, the real contenders for the mythical FAB 50 national championship are beginning to separate themselves from teams simply having excellent seasons. That …(Read more)

After MLK weekend, it always takes us a bit longer to get out our new FAB 50! No. 1 La Lumiere and No. 2 McEachern remain unbeaten, but MLK results from around the country meant massive changes to the rest of the field in addition to eight newcomers, the most we’ve had in a single week in recent memory.

We conclude our 2018-19 preseason FAB 50 National Team Rankings powered by Ballislife.com with an in-depth look at the nation’s top 15 teams. We began with …(Read more)

We continue our 2018-19 preseason FAB 50 national team rankings powered by Ballislife.com countdown with an in-depth look at teams No. 16-30. We began with teams …(Read more)

Today Ballislife.com tips off its 2018-19 high school basketball coverage with our first installment of the preseason 2018-19 FAB 50 national team rankings. We begin with …(Read more)

All 50 ranked teams written up with explanations for why they were placed in these positions with comparisons to preseason ranking. The FAB 50 National Team …(Read more)

Montverde Academy of Florida captures the FAB 50 national crown presented by Ballislife.com by finishing undefeated against a challenging schedule and going wire-to-wire as our No. …(Read more)

The fifteenth edition of the FAB 50 National Team Rankings powered by Ballislife.com for the 2017-18 season sees some movement as state champions are crowned in New …(Read more)

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The eighth edition of the FAB 50 National Team Rankings powered by Ballislife.com for the 2017-18 season shows two new teams and some movement after Sunrise Christian …(Read more)

The seventh edition of the FAB 50 National Team Rankings powered by Ballislife.com for the 2017-18 season shows two new teams, but we ALMOST had a MAJOR shakeup, …(Read more)

The sixth edition of the FAB 50 National Team Rankings powered by Ballislife.com for the 2017-18 season is a bit calmer after the MLK showcases, as most …(Read more)

The fifth edition of the FAB 50 National Team Rankings powered by Ballislife.com for the 2017-18 season is a special edition that includes all the results of the …(Read more)

The fourth edition of the FAB 50 National Team Rankings powered by Ballislife.com for the 2017-18 season shows six new teams, as we are at the point in …(Read more)

We conclude our 2017-18 preseason FAB 50 National Team Rankings powered by Ballislife.com with an in-depth look at the nation’s top 15 teams. We began with …(Read more)

We continue our 2017-18 preseason FAB 50 national team rankings powered by Ballislife.com countdown with an in-depth look at teams No. 16-30. We began with teams …(Read more)

Today Ballislife.com kick offs its 2017-18 high school basketball coverage with our first installment of the preseason 2017-18 FAB 50 national team rankings. We begin with …(Read more)

All 50 ranked teams written up with explanations for why they were placed in these positions with comparisons to preseason ranking. The FAB 50 National Team …(Read more)

We conclude our 2016-17 preseason FAB 50 National Team Rankings powered by Ballislife.com with an in-depth look at the nation’s top 15 teams. We began with …(Read more)