Powerade Fab 50 Week 5 Ranking

Central moves up 6 to #22. Overton's lost to #45 Oak Hill at the Ronald Curry Boo Williams event hurt them greatly. They dropped 23 spots to #47.

Riverdale (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) stormed up from No. 40 to No. 7 on the strength of a dominating performance, including a victory over then-No. 6 Buford (Buford, Ga.) at the Peach State Invitational in Duluth, Ga.

According to Hoopgurlz, the defending Tennessee AAA champions, Riverdale, have one more important test before state playoffs begin Jan. 22 when Riverdale plays host to Memphis Central (Memphis, Tenn.). Though Niki Bray's Memphis Central squad has had a rough start to its season, it traveled all the way to Hawaii and played in the top bracket of the Nike Tournament of Champions in Phoenix. The team may not have the record to back up its early season ranking, but overlooking this talent-laden team would be a colossal mistake. And one Wild has no intention of letting his team commit.

Here is the Top 20:
Rank School (City, State) Record Prev
1 Brea Olinda (Brea, Calif.) 11-0 1
2 Long Beach Poly (Long Beach, Calif.) 11-2 2
3 Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) 12-1 3
4 Neptune (Neptune, N.J.) 3-0 5
5 Bolingbrook (Bolingbrook, Ill.) 10-2 7
6 Potter's House Christian (Jacksonville, Fla.) 17-1 10

7 Riverdale (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) 15-0 40

8 Ben Davis (Indianapolis, Ind.) 13-0 11
9 St. Mary's (Stockton, Calif.) 4-2 12
10 Monarch (Louisville, Colo.) 5-2 13
11 St. Mary's (Phoenix, Ariz.) 11-1 14
12 Westbury Christian (Houston) 23-1 4
13 Start (Toledo, Ohio) 5-0 15
14 Lake Taylor (Norfolk, Va.) 10-0 16
15 St. John's (D.C.) 12-0 17
16 Buford (Buford, Ga.) 7-1 6
17 Norcross (Norcross, Ga.) 10-1 18
18 Riverdale Baptist (Upper Marlboro, Md.) 14-4 8
19 Whitney Young (Chicago, Ill.) 9-2 9
20 Madison Academy (Madison, Ala.) 16-2 46

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Southeast Regional Rankings

1. Potter's House Christian (Jacksonville, Fla.) 17-1 (2)
2. Riverdale (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) 15-0 (13)
3. Buford (Buford, Ga.) 7-1 (1)
4. Norcross (Norcross, Ga.) 10-1 (3)
5. Madison Academy (Madison, Ala.) 16-2 (15)
6. Spring Valley (Columbia, S.C.) 13-0 (4)
7. Memphis Central (Memphis, Tenn.) 8-5 (9)
8. Butler (Matthews, N.C.) 12-0 (10)
9. Hoover (Hoover, Ala.) 15-2 (12)
10. Sparkman (Harvest, Ala.) 15-1 (8)
11. Goose Creek (Goose Creek, S.C.) 11-2 (5)
12. Clarksville (Clarksville, Tenn.) 14-3 (7)
13. Hollywood Christian (Hollywood, Fla.) 16-1 (NR)
14. Overton (Memphis, Tenn.) 10-3 (6)
15. Lake Mary (Lake Mary, Fla.) 15-2 (11)
16. Mount Juliet (Mount Juliet, Tenn.) 12-2 (20)
17. Redan (Stone Mountain, Ga.) 6-0 (17)
18. Fayette County (Fayetteville, Ga.) 8-3 (14)
19. Helen Cox (Harvey, La.) 17-3 (18)
20. New Albany (New Albany, Miss.) 12-2 (19)

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