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 Midwest 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
MIDWEST Region Top 20
(Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin)
1. (1) La Lumiere (LaPorte, Ind.) 27-4
2. (4) Althoff Catholic (Belleville, Ill.) 32-2
3. (8) Curie (Chicago, Ill.) 29-3**
4. (6) New Albany (New Albany, Ind.) 27-1
5. (NR) Clarkston (Clarkston, Mich.) 19-3
6. (NR) Jackson (Massillion, Ohio) 21-5
7. (NR) Trinity (Louisville, Ky.) 29-7
8. (7) Dakota (Macomb, Mich.) 26-1
9. (NR) Trotwood-Madison (Trotwood, Ohio) 23-3
10. (NR) Wesley Christian (Allen, Ky.) 35-11
11. (NR) East St. Louis (East St. Louis, Ill.) 12-14
12. (16) McCutcheon (Lafayette, Ind.) 28-4
13. (NR) Champlin Park (Champlin, Minn.) 21-7
14. (19) Morgan Park (Chicago, Ill.) 26-4
15. (NR) Grand Rapids Christian (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 22-2
16. (14) Simeon (Chicago, Ill.) 30-4
17. (NR) Riverside University (Milwaukee, Wis.) 22-4
18. (18) Wayne (Huber Heights, Ohio) 25-1
19. (NR) Minneapolis North (Minneapolis, Minn.) 29-5
20. (NR) Iowa City West (Iowa City, Iowa) 22-5
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)
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