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There's not a lot of movement in The Sporting News High School Boys Basketball Top 25 this week, but there was one frontrunner for the national championship that fell out of contention last weekend.
The Calvary Christian Academy [Fort Lauderdale, FL] Eagles saw their national title hopes disappear in a 71-69 loss to the Long Island Lutheran [Brookville, NY] Crusaders in The Throne tournament in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The event is sponsored by the National Basketball Players Association, and it is currently an NFHS-sanctioned event so Calvary Christian Academy was competing as just the "Eagles" while Long Island Lutheran was playing under the moniker of "LuHi."
But both teams had their star players, and the tournament is considered one of the nation's top postseason events. It represented the last opportunity for Calvary Christian Academy, Florida's FHSAA Class 3A state champions, to make its case for consideration for the title of The Sporting News High School Boys Basketball National Champion. Instead, the Eagles, who were ranked No. 3 going into the event, came up short against a talented but unranked LuHi squad in the semifinals, ending their season on a sour note in the process.
Calvary Christian Academy falls all the way to No. 18 with the loss.
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The Sporting News High School Boys Basketball Top 25 rankings
1. Dynamic Prep [Irving, TX]
2025-26 record: 16-1
Previous ranking: No. 1
Upcoming games: No games scheduled this week
Dynamic Prep hasn't played a game since January 22, but their season isn't over, yet. They've secured the No. 2 seed in the Chipotle Nationals with their first game scheduled for April 2. But they're the No. 1 team here in the SN rankings after AZ Compass Prep lost to CIA-Bella Vista two weeks ago in the Nike EYBL championships.
2. AZ Compass Prep National [Chandler, AZ] Dragons
2025-26 record: 25-2
Previous ranking: No. 2
Upcoming games: No games scheduled this week
AZ Compass Prep is off until April 2 when they continue their pursuit of the national championship in the Chipotle Nationals.
3. Prolific Prep [Fort Lauderdale, FL] Crew
2025-26 record: 38-3
Previous ranking: No. 4
Upcoming games: No games scheduled this week
Prolific Prep went 2-0 in the Grind Session Championship last weekend, and now they turn their attention to the upcoming Chipotle Nationals where the Crew will take on Montverde Academy as the No. 4 seed in a first-round game on April 2.
4. Paul VI [Chantilly, VA] Panthers
2025-26 record: 33-2
Previous ranking: No. 5
Upcoming games: No games scheduled this week
Virginia's VISAA Division I state champions clinched the No. 6 seed in the Chipotle Nationals, and they'll be back in action on April 2 against the No. 3 seed CIA-Bella Vista Prep.
5. Sierra Canyon [Chatsworth, CA] Trailblazers
2025-26 record: 30-1
Previous ranking: No. 6
Upcoming games: Season has concluded
Sierra Canyon won California's CIF Open Division state championship last weekend, finishing the season at 30-1. They still have an outside shot at the national championship, but with no games left on their scheduled, they need a lot of help. They move up one spot this week, thanks to Calvary Christian Academy's loss, but they still likely need all the Chipotle National participants ranked ahead of them to lose while holding off any of the teams ranked behind them in the Top 10.
6. Principia [St. Louis, MO] Panthers
2025-26 record: 29-2
Previous ranking: No. 7
Upcoming games: Season has concluded
Principia won Missouri's MSHSAA Class 3 state championship, and their season has concluded. Ranked behind No. 6 Sierra Canyon, the Panthers no longer have a pathway to the national championship.
7. CIA-Bella Vista Prep [Scottsdale, AZ] Bears
2025-26 record: 20-4
Previous ranking: No. 8
Upcoming games: No games scheduled this week
CIA-Bella Vista won last week's Nike EYBL championship, and now they head to the Chipotle Nationals with a first-round game on April 2 against Paul VI.
8. SPIRE Academy National [Geneva, OH]
2025-26 record: 28-4
Previous ranking: No. 9
Upcoming games: No games scheduled this week
SPIRE Academy will take on Archbishop Stepinac in an opening-round game at the Chipotle Nationals on April 1.
9. Wasatch Academy [Mt. Pleasant, UT] Tigers
2025-26 record: 23-6
Previous ranking: No. 10
Upcoming games: No games scheduled this week
Wasatch Academy is off until a first-round game at the Chipotle Nationals against Link Academy on April 1.
10. Link Academy [Branson, MO] Lions
2025-26 record — 25-4
Previous ranking — No. 11
Upcoming games: No games scheduled this week
SN's preseason No. 1 is still alive, but their national championship hopes are murky. The Lions have a chance to make their case at the Chipotle Nationals starting with a first-round game against Wasatch Academy on April 1, but a jump all the way to No. 1 is unlikely.
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11. Montverde [FL] Academy Eagles
2025-26 record: 21-5
Previous ranking: No. 12
Upcoming games: No games scheduled this week
Montverde Academy will return to action against Prolific Prep in the Chipotle Nationals on April 2.
12. Archbishop Stepinac [White Plains, NY] Crusaders
2025-26 record: 25-4
Previous ranking: No. 13
Upcoming games: No games scheduled this week
Archbishop Stepinac earned an invitation to the Chipotle Nationals where they will take on SPIRE Academy in an opening round game on April 1.
13. Bartlett [TN] Panthers
2025-26 record: 35-4
Previous ranking: No. 14
Upcoming games: 3/20 — vs. Bearden
Barlett put the wraps on a state championship last weekend as the kings of Tennessee's TSSAA Division I Class 4A ranks.
14. Wisconsin Lutheran [Milwaukee, WI] Vikings
2025-26 record: 30-0
Previous ranking: No. 16
Upcoming games: Season has concluded
Wisconsin Lutheran captured Wisconsin's WIAA Division 1 crown last weekend to conclude the 2025-26 season as state champions.
15. Rainier Beach [Seattle, WA] Vikings
2025-26 record: 29-1
Previous ranking: No. 17
Upcoming games: Season has concluded
Rainier Beach canceled their trip to The Throne tournament last week due to injuries, including Tyran Stokes, the nation's No. 1-ranked player in the Class of 2026.
16. Columbus [Miami, FL] Explorers
2025-26 record: 26-6 (3-0 at The Throne tournament)
Previous ranking: No. 24
Upcoming games: Season has concluded
The efending SN high school boys basketball national champions won The Throne tournament last weekend. It's not enough to get them back into contention in this year's national title race, but it does allow them to move up eight positions this week from No. 24 to their current position.
17. Greensboro [NC] Day Bengals
2025-26 record: 36-2
Previous ranking: No. 18
Upcoming games: Season has concluded
Greensboro Day School won North Carolina's NCISAA Class 3A state championship on February 27 in a 62-34 win over Concord Academy.
18. Calvary Christian Academy [Fort Lauderdale, FL] Eagles
2025-26 record: 24-1 (1-1 at The Throne tournament)
Previous ranking: No. 3
Upcoming games: Season has concluded
The Eagles' loss to LuHi at The Throne was costly, and they plummet all the way from No. 3 to here as their 2025-26 season concludes.
19. Sunnyslope [Phoenix, AZ] Vikings
2025-26 record: 28-2 (0-1 at The Throne tournament)
Previous ranking: No. 15
Upcoming games: Season has concluded
Sunnyslope entered The Throne tournament last weekend as the No. 2 overall seed but their opening game to Columbus, the eventual winner of the event.
20. Richland [WA] Bombers
2025-26 record: 28-0
Previous ranking: No. 20
Upcoming games: Season has concluded
Richland wrapped up its season with an unbeaten 28-0 record, including a 63-49 win over Gonzaga Prep in Washington's WIAA Class 4A state championship game last Saturday.
21. North Crowley [Fort Worth, TX] Panthers
2025-26 record: 35-3
Previous ranking: No. 21
Upcoming games: Season has concluded
North Crowley defeated Brennan last weekend to win the Texas UIL Class 6A Division I state championship.
22. Little Elm [TX] Lobos
2025-26 record: 37-2
Previous ranking: No. 22
Upcoming games: Season has concluded
North Crowley defeated Westlake last weekend to win the Texas UIL Class 6A Division II state championship.
23. Crown Point [IN] Bulldogs
2025-26 record: 25-1
Previous ranking: Unranked
Upcoming games: 3/28 — vs. Mt. Vernon
Crown Point advance to Indiana's IHSAA Class 4A state championship game with a semifinal win last weekend, and now the Bulldogs will take on Mt. Vernon for the title Saturday night.
24. Logan-Rogersville [MO] Wildcats
2025-26 record: 37-1
Previous ranking: Unranked
Upcoming games: Season has concluded
Logan-Rogersville won Missouri's MSHSAA Class 4 state championship last weekend, doubling up the Clayton [St. Louis, MO] Greyhounds, 72-36, in the finale.
25. Salesian College Prep [Richmond, CA] Pride
2025-26 record: 29-4
Previous ranking: No. 21
Upcoming games: Season has concluded
Salesian College Prep won Northern California's Open Division championship before losing to Sierra Canyon in the California's CIF Open Division state championship game.
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