Cathedral Catholic’s wire-to-wire national championship is official! Our first national rankings of the season featured the San Diego school as the No. 1 team in the country. Going undefeated after winning the California state championship over the weekend, the Dons finish where they started – on top. You can read more about Cathedral Catholic’s season and championship performance here.

As many states had already concluded their respective seasons, there isn’t much change in the final national rankings. We wrote about Cornerstone Christian TX and St. Francis/Mountain View CA possibly having a shot at the national championship should St. Francis upset Cathedral Catholic this past Saturday. Cornerstone finishes second; St. Francis ends No. 7.

The biggest change came with Dripping Springs, which came out of nowhere to claim the Texas 6A state title over the weekend. That triumph propelled Dripping Springs into the rankings for the first time, up to No. 16. The Texas 5A state champs in Colleyville Heritage also made the final cut, coming in at No. 32.

Of course, all rankings are subjective. The important note about the final high school rankings pertains to the state playoffs. We do not rank teams higher than any opponent they’ve lost to during the state playoffs or relative postseason playoffs. It may or not be fair and it certainly skews the rankings. Some very good schools which had exceptional seasons proved themselves more than worthy of a Top 50 ranking but just happened to lose at the wrong time.

vballrecruiter.com TOP 50

1. Cathedral Catholic CA

2. Cornerstone Christian TX

3. Hamilton Southeastern IN

4. Prestonwood Christian TX

5. Marian MI

6. Washburn Rural KS

7. St. Francis/Mountain View CA

8. Mira Costa CA

9. Mother McAuley IL

10. Sierra Canyon CA

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11. Yorktown IN

12. Aquinas KS

13. McCutcheon IN

14. Lafayette MO

15. Marymount CA

16. Dripping Springs TX

17. Santa Fe FL

18. St. James Academy KS

19. Papillion-LaVista South NE

20. Liberty North MO

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21. Fayetteville AR

22. ‘Iolani HI

23. Ursuline Academy OH

24. Valor Christian CO

25. Magnificat OH

26. Brebeuf Jesuit IN

27. Liberty MO

28. Corona del Sol AZ

29. Millbrook NC

30. Notre Dame Academy KY

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31. Marist IL

32. Colleyville Heritage TX

33. North Raleigh Christian Academy NC

34. Eureka MO

35. Assumption KY

36. Flint Hill VA

37. Torrey Pines CA

38. Benet Academy IL

39. Lakewood CA

40. Mater Dei CA

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41. Tompkins TX

42. Horizon AZ

43. Timpview UT

44. Wayzata MN

45. Venice FL

46. Millennium AZ

47. Cleveland TN

48. Barrington IL

49. Mountain View UT

50. St. Ursula Academy OH

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HONORABLE MENTION

Archbishop Mitty CA

Palos Verdes CA

Branson CA

Bountiful UT

Clearwater Central Catholic FL

Westminster Christian FL

Benton AR

Divine Savior Holy Angels WI

Oconomowoc WI

Cypress Ranch TX

Prosper TX

Omaha Westside NE

Lincoln Southwest NE

Western Christian IO

Dike-New Hartford IO

Jesuit OR

Sheldon OR

Middle Creek NC

Punahou HI

Reagan NC

North Gwinnett GA

Redondo Union CA

Newport Harbor CA

Liberty AZ

Huntley IL

Mercy McAuley OH

Rock Bridge MO

Hamilton AZ

Mount Notre Dame OH

Mercy MI

Skyline MI

Iowa City Liberty IO

Xavier IO

Ankeny IO

Lyons IL

Mercy KY

Lakeville North MN

Northfield MN

Marshall MN

Skutt Catholic NE

Pickens SC

Dorman SC

Cardinal Newman SC

Nolensville TN

Knoxville Catholic TN

Pope GA

Buford GA

Alpharetta GA

Sequoyah GA

Lake Catholic OH

Rock Canyon CO

Heritage CO

Legend CO

Chaparral CO

Trinity Catholic FL

Olathe Northwest KS

Lincoln-Way East IL

Vista Murrieta CA

Huntington Beach CA

Alemany CA

Calvary Christian FL

Tampa Prep FL

Bryon Nelson TX

Bishop Watterson OH

Ardrey Kell NC

Kamehameha HI

Moanalua HI

Jackson Academy MS

Ponte Vedra FL

O’Connor AZ

Appleton North WI

Burlington WI

Hamilton WI

Keller TX

Guyer TX

Highland Park TX

Plano West TX

Bishop Lynch TX