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 Long Island Lutheran (East), Prolific Prep (Southeast), Spire Academy (Midwest), Link Academy (Southwest) and CIA Bella Vista (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 2025-26 FAB 50
Region-By-Region Rankings
By Ronnie Flores
(Final 2024-25 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. (NR) Spire Academy (Geneva, Ohio) 16-19
2. (2) Fishers (Fishers, Ind.) 30-1
3. (NR) La Lumiere (La Porte, Ind.) 19-12
4. (3) DePaul College Prep (Chicago, Ill.) 33-4
5. (6) East Lansing (East Lansing, Mich.) 27-1**
6. (7) Wisconsin Lutheran (Milwaukee, Wis.) 28-2
7. (8) Wayzata (Plymouth, Minn.) 28-4
8. (NR) St. Joseph (South Bend, Ind.) 27-3
9. (11) Benet Academy (Lisle, Ill.) 33-5
10. (NR) Brother Rice (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) 22-3
11. (14) St. Xavier (Louisville, Ky.) 31-3
12. (NR) Hopkins (Minnetonka, Minn.) 26-2
13. (NR) Lakota West (West Chester, Ohio) 21-6
14. (10) Cretin-Derham Hall (St. Paul, Minn.) 29-2
15. (18) Warren Township (Gurnee, Ill.) 27-11
16. (NR) Mt. Vernon (Fortville, Ind.) 21-6
17. (NR) Rockford (Rockford, Mich.) 22-3
18. (NR) Pike (Indianpolis, Ind.) 12-10
19. (NR) Lutheran East (Cleveland Heights, Ohio) 25-4
20. (NR) Waukee Northwest (Waukee, Iowa) 22-4
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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
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