{"id":117068,"date":"2015-12-09T18:06:44","date_gmt":"2015-12-10T02:06:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bilcomprd.wpengine.com\/?page_id=117068"},"modified":"2024-04-09T19:00:52","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T02:00:52","slug":"each-states-highest-ranked-team-1988-2015","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ballislife.com\/fab-50\/each-states-highest-ranked-team-1988-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Each State's Highest Ranked Team (1988-2024)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here is a state-by-state list of the highest end-of-season rankings for boys' basketball teams since a version of the FAB 50 national poll began for the 1987-88 season. <\/strong><\/p>\n

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Teams on the state-by-state list that ended ranked No. 1 nationally include, among many others:<\/p>\n

*Philadelphia Simon Gratz\u2019s 1991 squad that featured sophomore and future NBA standout Rasheed Wallace<\/strong>
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*Oak Hill Academy\u2019s club from 1993 led by Jerry Stackhouse
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*Dallas Lincoln\u2019s 2002 squad led by former NBA All-Star forward Chris Bosh
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*<\/b>Indianapolis Lawrence North\u2019s 2006 team led by Mr. Basketball USA Greg Oden<\/strong><\/p>\n

*Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary\u2019s of 2003 with Bosh's former teammate, LeBron James<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alabama:<\/strong> LeFlore, Mobile 1989 -- No. 4
\nAlaska:<\/strong> East, Anchorage 1994 -- No. 15
\nArizona:<\/strong> Mountain View, Mesa 1998 -- No. 7
\nArkansas:<\/strong> Parkview, Little Rock 1992 -- No. 4
\nCalifornia:<\/strong> Chino Hills 2016 -- No. 1
\nColorado:<\/strong> Washington, Denver 1993 -- No. 11
\nConnecticut:<\/strong> Bassick, Littleton 1989 -- No. 19
\nDelaware:<\/strong> Sanford, Hockessin 2002 -- No. 14 East Region
\nDistrict of Columbia:<\/strong> Dunbar 1993 -- No. 4
\nFlorida:<\/strong> Montverde Academy, Montverde 2013 -- No. 1
\nGeorgia:<\/strong> McEachern, Powder Springs 2019 -- No. 2
\nHawaii:<\/strong> Iolani, Honolulu 2003 -- No. 40
\nIdaho:<\/strong> Lake City, Coeur d\u2019Alene 2023 -- No. 40
\nIllinois:<\/strong> M.L. King, Chicago 1990 -- No. 1
\nIndiana:<\/strong> Lawrence North, Indianapolis 2006 -- No. 1
\nIowa:<\/strong> Ames 2010 -- No. 10
\nKansas:<\/strong> Sunrise Christian Academy, Bel Aire 2021 -- No. 2
\nKentucky:<\/strong> Scott County, Georgetown 1998 -- No. 13
\nLouisiana:<\/strong> St. Augustine, New Orleans 1995 -- No. 1
\nMaine:<\/strong> No team ever ranked<\/em>
\nMaryland:<\/strong> Dunbar, Baltimore 1992 -- No. 1
\nMassachusetts:<\/strong> Central, Springfield 1991 -- No. 17
\nMichigan:<\/strong> Renaissance, Detroit 2004 -- No. 4
\nMinnesota:<\/strong> Minnehaha Academy, Minneapolis 2021 -- No. 7
\nMississippi:<\/strong> Lanier, Jackson 2005 -- No. 3
\nMissouri:<\/strong> Link Academy, Branson 2023 -- No. 1
\nMontana:<\/strong> Hellgate, Missoula 1993 -- No. 5 Midlands Region
\nNebraska:<\/strong> Millard North, Omaha 2021 -- No. 15
\nNevada:<\/strong> Findlay Prep, Henderson 2009 -- No. 1
\nNew Hampshire:<\/strong> Brewster Academy, Wolfeboro 2024 -- No. 34
\nNew Jersey:<\/strong> St. Anthony, Jersey City 1989 -- No. 1
\nNew Mexico:<\/strong> Hobbs 2001 -- No. 26
\nNew York:<\/strong> Tolentine, Bronx 1988 -- No. 1
\nNorth Carolina:<\/strong> Mt. Zion Christian, Durham 1997 -- No. 4
\nNorth Dakota:<\/strong> South, Fargo 1989 -- No. 10 Midlands Region
\nOhio:<\/strong> St. Vincent-St. Mary, Akron 2003 -- No. 1
\nOklahoma:<\/strong> Midwest City 2001 -- No. 7
\nOregon:<\/strong> Jefferson, Portland 2000 -- No. 4
\nPennsylvania:<\/strong> Simon Gratz, Philadelphia 1991 -- No. 1
\nRhode Island:<\/strong> No team ever ranked<\/em>
\nSouth Carolina:<\/strong> Dorman, Roebuck 1920 -- No. 10
\nSouth Dakota:<\/strong> No team ever ranked<\/em>
\nTennessee:<\/strong> East, Memphis 2017 -- No. 3
\nTexas:<\/strong> Lincoln, Dallas 2002 -- No. 1
\nUtah:<\/strong> Wasatch Academy, Mt. Pleasant 2020 -- No. 2
\nVermont:<\/strong> No team ever ranked<\/em>
\nVirginia:<\/strong> Oak Hill, Mouth of Wilson 1993 -- No. 1
\nWashington:<\/strong> Nathan Hale, Seattle 2017 -- No. 1
\nWest Virginia:<\/strong> Huntington 2007 -- No. 3
\nWisconsin:<\/strong> Germantown 2013 -- No. 8
\nWyoming:<\/strong> Campbell County, Gillette 1993 -- No. 4 Midlands Region<\/p>\n

Note:<\/strong> Highest final national ranking is listed following year, with ties broken by choosing the team Ballislife.com editors determined to be strongest. Some states have never had a team nationally ranked. Five states have never had teams earn even a final top 20 regional ranking, but perhaps your team will change that during the 2018-19 season.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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