FAB 50 No. 1 Montverde Academy just completed one of the most dominant seasons ever. Are they the greatest team of all-time?
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Final East Region Top 20 Rankings
We go 20 deep from five separate regions of the nation in our final Top 20 Regional Rankings.…
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Final West Region Top 20 Rankings
We go 20 deep from five separate regions of the nation in our final Top 20 Regional Rankings.…
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Final Southwest Region Top 20 Rankings
We go 20 deep from five separate regions of the nation in our final Top 20 Regional Rankings.…
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Final Midwest Region Top 20 Rankings
We go 20 deep from five separate regions of the nation in our final Top 20 Regional Rankings.…
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FINAL 2019-20 Top 20 Regional Rankings!
We go 20 deep in our five traditional regions. We rank 100 teams and nobody in the industry ranks as many teams!
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Salute to All-Time FAB 50 No. 1s
A detailed listing of the all-time No. 1 ranked high school basketball national champions.
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FINAL 2019-20 FAB 50: Montverde Academy Is No. 1!
With GEICO Nationals off the board and nearly every school district around the country closing its campuses, it’s time to release the final FAB 50 Team Rankings powered by Ballislife.com.
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FAB 50: Final Rankings for 2019-20?
Amid the Coronavirus pandemic sweeping the nation and causing change in our daily lives, four states were able to conclude their state championships last week which causes movement and brings two newcomers to this week’s FAB 50. Is this the final rankings of the season or will a few selected states be able to complete their season in early April?
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NEW FAB 50: Upsets & Coronavirus Dominate Headlines!
State champs in Georgia and Washington are crowned with more state tournaments wrapping up this week. For some, the tourneys can’t end quick enough because of fears school districts may have to close down as a precaution to Coronavirus (COVID-19), as was the case for No. 34 Sheldon (Sacramento, Calif.) over the weekend. Will the Huskies close out their season on the court?
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NEW FAB 50: Teams Jockey For Position!
Teams are wrapping up their seasons and some, such as newcomers Archbishop Stepinac (N.Y.) and Sheldon (Calif.), are getting hot and healthy at the right time. There’s plenty of movement on the back end of the FAB 50 Rankings and there will be movement near the top later in March!
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NEW FAB 50: 1st State Champs Crowned!
The post-season is heating up and we have our first FAB 50 state champion in No. 49 Concord First Assembly (Concord, N.C.). The recent big result was the 78-64 win by undefeated Eden Prairie (Eden Prairie, Minn.) over previous No. 11 Minnehaha Academy (Minneapolis, Minn.).
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NEW FAB 50: Playoffs Cause Change!
The playoffs are tipping off all over the country and some early post-season results cause big change in the latest FAB 50 rankings!. The change doesn’t necessarily mean teams drop out, or can’t recover and move back in after a loss that didn’t end their season. One team jumps in all the way to No. 23!
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UPDATED FAB 50 Rankings: Competition Leads To Interest!
It’s another week of upsets and big results, particularly Baltimore clubs St. Frances Academy and Poly pulling off big wins at the East Coast Bump, that change the pecking order of the latest FAB 50. Top ranked clubs beating up on each other makes compiling the FAB 50 more difficult, but also creates excitement and interest as teams position for a possible slot at GEICO Nationals in April!
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NEW FAB 50 Rankings: Teams Lose, Do They Drop?
Teams are gearing up for the post-season, and plenty of the top-ranked teams in the FAB 50 rankings lost last week. So does that mean they automatically drop? Does that always mean the team that defeated them now deserves to be ranked ahead?
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Updated FAB 50 Rankings: Top Teams Mourn Iconic Coach, Player
It’s a somber week in basketball, as the nation’s top teams in the FAB 50 mourn the loss of iconic high school coach Morgan Wootten and global icon Kobe Bryant, the latter whom passed in a shocking aviation accident over the weekend. There are four newcomers in this week’s rankings.
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NEW FAB 50 Rankings: 6 Newcomers After MLK Weekend!
This is the week we traditionally release our FAB 50 24 hours later than normal to accommodate all the MLK showcases. When the dust settled, we have a new No. 2 team, plenty of movement and six newcomers led by No. 39 Evanston (Evanston, Ill.).
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UPDATED FAB 50 Rankings: Gearing Up For MLK Weekend!
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!
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History of HS Rankings: The FAB 50 Story
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.
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NEW FAB 50 Rankings: MAJOR Shakeup For 2020!
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!
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Giant-Killer Corona Centennial Takes Tarkanian!
Centennial (Corona, Calif.) uses it four-guard attack to capture the Tarkanian Classic Platinum Division title with a convincing victory over FAB 50 No. 5 Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas). The Huskies defeated two other FAB 50 ranked teams en route to the title behind MOP Paris Dawson.
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The Grind Session Update: Five Star PG Kennedy Chandler is Player of the Week
Briarcrest Christian point guard Kennedy Chandler is the Week 5 Grind Session Player of the Week after dropping 52 points and 14 assists in two games last week.
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NEW FAB 50 Rankings: NEW No. 1 & 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!
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1st UPDATED Regular Season FAB 50 Rankings!
With Thanksgiving now a must-see weekend throughout the country, it’s necessary to update our preseason national rankings following the holiday. The first regular season edition of the 2019-20 FAB 50 shows six new teams and plenty of movement!
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FAB 50 Regional Breakdown: West Teams on the Bubble
Following up on the drop of the much-anticipated preseason FAB 50 National Rankings, Ballislife Grassroots Editor Ronnie Flores…
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Preseason 2019-20 Top 20 Regional Rankings!
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 DeMatha Catholic (East), IMG Academy (Southeast), La Lumiere (Midwest), Sunrise Christian Academy (Southwest) and Sierra Canyon (West).
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Preseason 2019-20 EAST Region Top 20 Rankings!
As a follow up to the preseason FAB 50, we go 20 teams deep from five separate regions…
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Preseason 2019-20 SOUTHEAST Region Top 20 Rankings!
As a follow up to the preseason FAB 50, we go 20 teams deep from five separate regions…
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Preseason 2019-20 MIDWEST Region Top 20 Rankings!
As a follow up to the preseason FAB 50, we go 20 teams deep from five separate regions…
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Preseason 2019-20 WEST Region Top 20 Rankings!
As a follow up to the preseason FAB 50, we go 20 teams deep from five separate regions…
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FAB 50 Breakdown: Teams With the Most to Prove and Most to Lose
An in-depth look at our preseason FAB 50 rankings on which teams have the most to prove and most to lose on a national scale this season.
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FAB 50: Five Teams With the Most to Gain Nationally
A closer examination into our preseason FAB 50 National Rankings, breaking down teams that could make big moves up the list during the season.
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Preseason 2019-20 FAB 50: Top 15 Teams!
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!
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Preseason 2019-20 FAB 50: Teams No. 16-30!
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!
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Preseason 2019-20 FAB 50: Teams No. 31-50!
Today Ballislife.com tips off its 2019-20 high school basketball coverage with our first installment of the preseason 2019-20 FAB 50 National Team Rankings. We begin with teams No. 31-50, the squads looking to move into the Top 25 that can’t afford to get off to a slow start to the season.
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Final, Expanded 2018-19 FAB 50 Rankings!
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.
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Final West Region Top 20 Rankings
We go 20 deep from five separate regions of the nation in our final Top 20 Regional Rankings.…
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Final Southwest Region Top 20 Rankings
We go 20 deep from five separate regions of the nation in our final Top 20 Regional Rankings.…
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Final Midwest Region Top 20 Rankings
We go 20 deep from five separate regions of the nation in our final Top 20 Regional Rankings.…
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Final East Region Top 20 Rankings
We go 20 deep from five separate regions of the nation in our final Top 20 Regional Rankings.…
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