![Cory Joseph (middle) and a battered Avery Bradley (right) helped lead Findlay Prep to the No. 1 ranking back in 2009.](https://image.maxpreps.io/editorial/article/6/5/b/65bf314c-54a1-48bc-aa5d-82b76a88f293/50fe98a7-5c9b-e311-b330-002655e6c126_original.jpg)
Cory Joseph (middle) and a battered Avery Bradley (right) helped lead Findlay Prep to the No. 1 ranking back in 2009.
Photo by Keith Owens
Since MaxPreps began its high school boys basketball rankings in 2009, California, Florida and Texas have reigned supreme.
Each of those states — three of the top four in terms of population along with New York, by the way — has had eight different schools finish the season in the
Xcellent 25 or now-defunct Academy Top 10 during that span.
Kudos for consistency go to
Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) and
Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.), which have been ranked nationally at the conclusion of the season by MaxPreps all five years.
Head coach Kevin Boyle has done the same at two different schools. Boyle led
St. Patrick (Elizabeth, N.J.) to Top 25 finishes from 2009-11, then made the jump to
Montverde Academy (Fla.) and finished No. 1 in the Academy Top 10 a year ago and No. 4 in 2012.
Montrose Christian (Rockville, Md.),
Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) and
St. Benedict's Prep (Newark, N.J.) have finished with a number next to their name in four of the last five seasons.
Thirty-two different states have had at least one school ranked nationally over the past five years. Read on for a complete state-by-state list.
Nationally Ranked Basketball Teams Since 2009
ALABAMAButler (Huntsville): 2009 (No. 24)
LeFlore (Mobile): 2009 (No. 10)
Wenonah (Birmingham): 2013 (No. 17)
ARKANSASFayetteville: 2009 (No. 22)
North Little Rock: 2013 (No. 9)
CALIFORNIA![Aaron Gordon, Archbishop Mitty](https://image.maxpreps.io/editorial/article/6/5/b/65bf314c-54a1-48bc-aa5d-82b76a88f293/0f675fd5-519e-e311-b330-002655e6c126_original.jpg)
Aaron Gordon, Archbishop Mitty
Photo by Gary Jones
Archbishop Mitty (San Jose): 2012 (No. 23)
Etiwanda: 2013 (No. 13)
Fairfax (Los Angeles): 2009 (No. 20)
Lincoln (San Diego): 2011 (No. 24)
Long Beach Poly: 2013 (No. 20), 2011 (No. 13)
Mater Dei (Santa Ana): 2013 (No. 4), 2012 (No. 6), 2011 (No. 10), 2010 (No. 17), 2009 (No. 8)
Salesian (Richmond): 2012 (No. 22)
Westchester (Los Angeles): 2010 (No. 8), 2009 (No. 3)
FLORIDAArlington Country Day (Jacksonville): 2011 (No. 17)
Blanche Ely (Pompano Beach): 2013 (No. 8), 2012 (No. 14)
Coral Reef (Miami): 2009 (No. 18)
Dwyer (Palm Beach Gardens): 2011 (No. 8)
Montverde Academy: 2013 (*No. 1), 2012 (*No. 4), 2010 (No. 10)
Providence (Jacksonville): 2010 (No. 6)
The Rock (Gainesville): 2013 (*No. 10)
Winter Park: 2010 (No. 12)
GEORGIAColumbia (Decatur): 2012 (No. 10)
Miller Grove (Lithonia): 2013 (No. 19), 2011 (No. 6)
Milton: 2012 (No. 3), 2011 (No. 14), 2010 (No. 14)
South Atlanta: 2009 (No. 14)
ILLINOISMorgan Park (Chicago): 2013 (No. 16)
Proviso East (Maywood): 2012 (No. 17)
Simeon (Chicago): 2013 (No. 3), 2012 (No. 4), 2011 (No. 9)
Whitney Young (Chicago): 2013 (No. 10)
INDIANABloomington South: 2011 (No. 19), 2009 (No. 7)
Carmel: 2013 (No. 15)
La Lumiere (LaPorte): 2013 (*No. 7), 2012 (*No. 7)
North Central (Indianapolis): 2010 (No. 23)
IOWAAmes: 2010 (No. 3), 2009 (No. 19)
Iowa City West: 2013 (No. 6)
Linn-Mar (Marion): 2011 (No. 12)
KANSAS
![Roman Young, Sunrise Christian Academy](https://image.maxpreps.io/editorial/article/6/5/b/65bf314c-54a1-48bc-aa5d-82b76a88f293/3262778d-539e-e311-b330-002655e6c126_original.jpg)
Roman Young, Sunrise Christian Academy
Photo by Dan Wozniak
Blue Valley Northwest (Overland Park): 2013 (No. 14)
Sunrise Christian Academy (Bel Aire): 2013 (*No. 6), 2012 (*No. 9)
Wichita Heights: 2011 (No. 11)
KENTUCKYHolmes (Covington): 2009 (No. 17)
LOUISIANAPeabody (Alexandria): 2010 (No. 15)
Scotlandville (Baton Rouge): 2012 (No. 16)
MARYLANDDeMatha (Hyattsville): 2012 (No. 13), 2010 (No. 19), 2009 (No. 23)
Lake Clifton (Baltimore): 2009 (No. 21)
Montrose Christian (Rockville): 2013 (*No. 10), 2012 (*No. 6), 2011 (No. 4), 2009 (No. 5)
MICHIGANDetroit Country Day (Beverly Hills): 2010 (No. 21)
Kalamazoo Central: 2011 (No. 25), 2010 (No. 20)
Pershing (Detroit): 2009 (No. 11)
Romulus: 2013 (No. 7)
Sexton (Lansing): 2012 (No. 15)
MINNESOTADeLaSalle (Minneapolis): 2013 (No. 22)
Hopkins (Minnetonka): 2011 (No. 15), 2009 (No. 6)
MISSOURIMcCluer North (Florissant): 2011 (No. 22)
NEBRASKAOmaha Central: 2013 (No. 24)
NEVADABishop Gorman (Las Vegas): 2013 (No. 11), 2012 (No. 7), 2010 (No. 7)
Findlay Prep (Henderson): 2013 (*No. 3), 2012 (*No. 2), 2011 (No. 20), 2010 (No. 5), 2009 (No. 1)
NEW JERSEY![Kyle Anderson, St. Anthony](https://image.maxpreps.io/editorial/article/6/5/b/65bf314c-54a1-48bc-aa5d-82b76a88f293/b3cf2502-549e-e311-b330-002655e6c126_original.jpg)
Kyle Anderson, St. Anthony
Photo by Daniel Coppola
Paterson Catholic (Paterson): 2010 (No. 25)
St. Anthony (Jersey City): 2012 (No. 1), 2011 (No. 1)
St. Benedict's Prep (Newark): 2013 (*No. 2), 2012 (*No. 5), 2010 (No. 2), 2009 (No. 13)
St. Patrick (Elizabeth): 2011 (No. 5), 2010 (No. 18), 2009 (No. 4)
Trenton Catholic Academy (Trenton): 2010 (No. 24)
NEW YORKOur Savior New American (Centereach): 2012 (*No. 10)
Rice (New York, closed in 2011): 2009 (No. 16)
NORTH CAROLINAChrist School (Arden): 2010 (No. 13)
New Hanover (Wilmington): 2012 (No. 21)
Olympic (Charlotte): 2013 (No. 5)
Ravenscroft (Raleigh): 2012 (*No. 8)
Wesleyan Christian Academy (High Point): 2013 (*No. 9)
OHIODunbar (Dayton): 2012 (No. 12)
La Salle (Cincinnati): 2011 (No. 23)
Mentor: 2013 (No. 25)
Northland (Columbus): 2010 (No. 16), 2009 (No. 9)
OKLAHOMAPutnam City (Oklahoma City): 2009 (No. 25)
Union (Tulsa): 2012 (No. 25)
OREGONJesuit (Portland): 2010 (No. 22)
PENNSYLVANIAChester: 2012 (No. 5), 2011 (No. 18)
Lower Merion (Ardmore): 2013 (No. 21)
Neumann-Goretti (Philadelphia): 2012 (No. 20), 2010 (No. 4)
Plymouth Whitemarsh (Plymouth Meeting): 2010 (No. 9)
SOUTH CAROLINAIrmo (Columbia): 2013 (No. 12)
TENNESSEEMelrose (Memphis): 2010 (No. 10)
TEXAS![Marcus Smart, Marcus](https://image.maxpreps.io/editorial/article/6/5/b/65bf314c-54a1-48bc-aa5d-82b76a88f293/fc2cf579-549e-e311-b330-002655e6c126_original.jpg)
Marcus Smart, Marcus
Photo by Jim Redman
Fort Bend Travis (Richmond): 2013 (No. 18), 2012 (No. 18)
Grace Prep (Arlington): 2012 (No. 11)
Kimball (Dallas): 2011 (No. 21)
Lakeview Centennial (Garland): 2011 (No. 16)
Marcus (Flower Mound): 2012 (No. 2), 2011 (No. 2)
Prestonwood Christian (Plano): 2012 (No. 9)
Prime Prep (Dallas): 2013 (*No. 4)
Yates (Houston): 2010 (No. 1), 2009 (No. 15)
UTAHLone Peak (Highland): 2013 (No. 1), 2012 (No. 24)
VIRGINIABishop O'Connell (Arlington): 2013 (No.23)
Norcom (Portsmouth): 2012 (No. 3)
Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson): 2013 (*No. 8), 2012 (*No. 1), 2011 (No. 7), 2009 (No. 2)
Paul VI (Fairfax): 2012 (No. 8)
WASHINGTONFranklin (Seattle): 2009 (No. 12)
WEST VIRGINIAHuntington St. Joseph Prep (Huntington): 2013 (*No. 5), 2012 (*No. 3)
WISCONSINGermantown: 2013 (No. 2), 2012 (No. 19)
* Ranked in Academy Top 10, which included independent schools and other non-traditional programs. Discontinued after trial run during 2011-12 and 2012-13 seasons.