We go 20 deep from five separate regions of the nation in our final Top 20 Regional Rankings. We rank 100 teams and nobody across the country ranks as many teams as Ballislife.com. Final No. 1 teams are DeMatha Catholic (East), Montverde Academy (Southeast), La Lumiere (Midwest), Sunrise Christian Academy (Southwest) and Wasatch Academy (West).
Final 2019-20 FAB 50
Region-By-Region Rankings
(Through games played on Saturday, March 14; Preseason ranking in parentheses)
By Ronnie Flores
RELATED: Final East Top 20 | Final Midwest Top 20 | Final Southwest Top 20 | Final West Top 20 | Final 2019-20 FAB 50 Rankings
SOUTHEAST Region Top 20
(Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee)
1. (2) Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.) 25-0***
2. (1) IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) 19-6***
3. (5) Hamilton Heights Christian Academy (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 28-3
4. (11) Dorman (Roebuck, S.C.) 30-1***
5. (NR) Wheeler (Marietta, Ga.) 24-7
6. (4) Grayson (Loganville, Ga.) 30-2***
7. (6) Scotlandville (Baton Rouge, La.) 34-3
8. (NR) Jackson South Side (Jackson, Tenn.) 32-0***
9. (NR) Lee (Montgomery, Ala.) 33-1
10. (17) Starkville (Starkville, Miss.) 30-2
11. (8) West Oaks Academy (Orlando, Fla.) 28-7**
12. (NR) Mountain Brook (Birmingham, Ala.) 32-3
13. (15) North Mecklenburg (Huntersville, N.C.) 30-1***
14. (NR) Bartow (Bartow, Fla.) 30-1
15. (NR) Orlando Christian Prep (Orlando, Fla.) 29-2
16. (NR) Concord First Assembly (Concord, N.C.) 35-3
17. (NR) Westover (Fayetteville, N.C.) 30-0***
18. (NR) Whitehaven (Memphis, Tenn.) 27-3***
19. (NR) Central Pointe Christian Academy (Kissimmee, Fla.) 24-7
20. (NR) Cleveland (Cleveland, Tenn.) 33-1***
*Indicates forfeit wins/losses not included.
**Indicates default wins/losses not included.
***Indicates season cut short due to COVID-19 Pandemic.
Note: The FAB 50 powered by Ballislife.com is a continuation of the National Sports News Service ratings that began in 1952. These were the first national high school rankings and the late Art Johlfs of Minnesota compiled them. They were compiled for many years by the late Barry Sollenberger of Phoenix, who merged them into the FAB 50 20 years ago.
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