VIDEO: Preseason 2016-17 Regional Top 20 Rankings (East)

As a follow up to the preseason FAB 50, we rank 20 teams deep from five separate regions of the nation. Preseason No. 1 ranked teams by region are Oak Hill Academy (East), Wheeler (Southeast), La Lumiere (Midwest), Austin Westlake (Southwest) and Bishop Montgomery (West). Nobody across the country ranks as many teams as the FAB 50 National Team Rankings powered by Ballislife.com. Ronnie Flores of Ballislife.com discusses the East Region with U.S. Basketball Writers Association Hall of Famer Frank Burlison. 

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Preseason 2016-17 FAB 50
Region-By-Region Rankings

By Ronnie Flores

(Final 2015-16 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. (1) Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) 45-1
2. (10) Patrick School (Elizabeth, N.J.) 23-6
3. (NR) Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.) 24-10
4. (8) Neumann-Goretti (Philadelphia, Pa.) 27-4
5. (3) DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, Md.) 32-5
6. (7) St. Benedict's (Newark, N.J.) 35-2
7. (NR) Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia, Pa.) 24-6
8. (2) St. Anthony (Jersey City, N.J.) 32-0
9. (NR) Paul VI (Fairfax, Va.) 20-14
10. (9) Roselle Catholic (Roselle, N.J.) 22-8
11. (12) Long Island Lutheran (Glen Head, N.Y.) 22-4
12. (NR) Hudson Catholic (Jersey City, N.J.) 21-4
13. (NR) Bishop O'Connell (Arlington, Va.) 20-11
14. (NR) St. Francis (Baltimore, Md.) 31-11
15. (NR) Bishop Loughlin (Brooklyn, N.Y.) 21-8
16. (NR) First Love Christian Academy (Washington, Pa.) 22-8
17. (NR) Norcom (Portsmouth, Va.) 29-1
18. (NR) Mt. St. Joseph (Baltimore, Md.) 32-6
19. (NR) Christ the King (Middle Village, N.Y.) 19-9
20. (NR) St. James School (Hagerstown, Md.) 25-6

RELATED: Preseason East Region Top 20 | Preseason Southeast Region Top 20 | Preseason Midwest Region Top 20 | Preseason Southwest Region Top 20 | Preseason West Region Top 20 | Preseason 2016-17 FAB 50 (1-15) | Preseason 2016-17 FAB 50 (16-30) | Preseason 2016-17 FAB 50 (31-50)

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