SCNext Top 25: Ranking the best high school boys’ basketball teams in the 2022-23 season

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We rank the best teams in the country for the 2022-23 season. Below is the ESPN High School Boys’ Basketball Top 25 for the week of Jan. 16, 2023

1. Montverde Academy (Fla.) 14-2
2. Prolific Prep (Napa, Calif.) 21-0
3. Link Academy (Branson, Mo.) 18-0
4. Duncanville (Texas) 19-1
5. Columbus (Miami) 16-3
6. St. Paul VI (Chantilly, Va.) 15-1
7. IMG (Bradenton, Fla.) 11-4
8. Centennial (Corona, Calif.) 17-3
9. AZ Compass Prep (Chandler, Ariz.) 14-3
10. Long Island Lutheran (Brookville, N.Y.) 10-2
11. Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia) 13-2
12. Sunrise Christian (Bel Aire, Kan.) 12-5
13. Simeon (Chicago) 16-1
14. Camden (N.J.) 12-2
15. John Marshall (Richmond, Va.) 14-0
16. Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.) 17-4
17. Harvard-Westlake (Studio City, Calif.) 20-1
18. West Ranch (Valencia, Calif.) 21-1
19. Perry (Gilbert, Ariz.) 19-1
20. Combine Academy (Lincolnton, N.C.) 24-3
21. West Linn (Oregon) 13-1
22. Gonzaga HS College (D.C.) 16-1
23. Christ the King (Queens, N.Y.) 11-3
24. Carmel Christian (Matthews, N.C.) 21-3
25. St. John’s College HS (Washington, D.C.) 15-1