HS: Winter FAB 50 rankings, Feb. 6

by Sheldon Shealer

February 6, 2018

The top of the FAB 50 boys rankings should start to come into focus this week as No. 2 Brophy Prep (Phoenix, Ariz.) and No. 9 Chandler (Ariz.) wrap up their seasons in the Arizona state tournament.

No. 3 Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.) is already finished and can only move up in the rankings from this point forward. Also, two of the Top 10-ranked California teams will finish regular season play, as well.

McKinney Boyd (McKinney, Texas) remains No. 1 despite a recent tie. Unlike the other national title contenders, Boyd has only one blemish on its record and upwards of 16 matches yet to play to see if the Broncos can hold that ranking.

On the girls side, Florida had the week off, leaving top-ranked St. Johns Country Day (Orange Park, Fla.) and No. 2 Oviedo (Fla.) in the same spots for the third straight week.

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BIG MOVERS: BOYS: Alisal (Salinas, Calif.). Alisal avenged its only loss of the season, and in doing so, jumped 12 spots to settle in at No. 31 this week. ... GIRLS: Rio Americano (Sacramento, Calif.). A core group of talented underclassmen as helped Rio Americano vault up the rankings in recent weeks, and this week the team moves to No. 16, its highest-ever FAB 50 ranking.

NEWCOMERS: BOYS: No. 41 Oakleaf (Orange Park, Fla.), No. 44 San Luis Obispo (Calif.), No. 45 Langham Creek (Houston, Texas), No. 46 De La Salle (Concord, Calif.), No. 47 San Ramon Valley (Danville, Calif.), No. 48 Gulliver Prep (Miami, Fla.), No. 49 American Heritage-Plantation (Plantation, Fla.), No. 50 Lakewood Ranch (Bradenton, Fla.). ... GIRLS: No. 28 Hebron (Carrollton, Texas), No. 47 Tompkins (Katy, Texas), No. 48 Perry (Gilbert, Ariz.), No. 49 Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.) and No. 50 Oak Hills (Calif.).