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CBR staff board · Final 2025-26
Prep School Basketball Rankings: Top Academy Programs
The national academy circuit ranked: programs built to play a national schedule and send players to high-major rosters. Traditional state-association schools live on the national team rankings.
1Arizona recruits
Bella Vista Prep
Scottsdale, AZ · 26-4 · Chipotle Nationals + EYBL Scholastic champs
15Massachusetts recruits
Newman School
Boston, MA · 31-3 · NEPSAC Class AAA champion (regular-season record)
23New Jersey recruits
Blair Academy
Blairstown, NJ · No. 1 in the 2025-26 National Prep computer rankings
24Connecticut recruits
Putnam Science Academy
Putnam, CT · No. 6 in the 2025-26 National Prep computer rankings
25Virginia recruits
Hargrave Military Academy
Chatham, VA · No. 15 in the 2025-26 National Prep computer rankings
26Maryland recruits
Mt. Zion Prep
Baltimore, MD · No. 18 in the 2025-26 National Prep computer rankings
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