The top 25 national and top 10 East Coast high school basketball teams as selected by scholastic sports expert Doug Huff and a national panel of 35 prep sportswriters with hometown, school and records through Sunday:
National
1. Whites Creek, Tenn. (25-0) won 59 of past 60 games
Philadelphia, Simon Gratz (23-1) top team in Northeast region
3. Baltimore, Dunbar (22-1) alma mater of Boston Celtics' Reggie Lewis
4. Jersey City, N.J., St. Anthony (20-1) on 17-game winning streak
5. Fort Worth, Texas, Dunbar (31-2) won 133 of 147 past four seasons
6. Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill (23-1) won 61 of past 62 games
7. Hyattsville, DeMatha (22-0) 16 ex-players coach in college
8. Potomac, Harker Prep (17-1) coach has 360-59 record
9. Phoenix, South Mountain (24-0) in 4 state title games in 1980s
10. Los Angeles, Fremont (27-1) top team in City League
11. Maywood, Ill., Proviso East (20-1) ranked No. 1 in Chicago area
12. Gary, Ind., Roosevelt (20-1) led by All-American Glenn Robinson
13. Russellville, Ark. (21-2) paced by top state player Corliss Williamson
14. Detroit, Southwestern (15-1) lost only to unbeaten rival
15. Miami, Senior (24-2) bowed only to No. 4- and No. 6-ranked teams
16. Phila., Roman Catholic (19-2) led by Syracuse football signee Marvin Harrison
17. Bronx, N.Y., St. Raymond's (19-2) Texas recruit Terence Rencher in lineup
18. Dallas, Kimball (30-1) defeated only by No. 5 D.C. Dunbar
19. St. Petersburg, Fla., Gibbs (25-1) win streak is 19
20. Milwaukee, Washington (16-0) led by top two state college prospects
21. Denver, Montbello (16-0) top team in Midlands region
22. New Orleans, St. Augustine (28-1) top-ranked in metro area
23. Jackson, Miss., Murrah (31-1) led by junior Othello Harrington
24. Alameda, Calif., St. Joseph's (20-3) top U.S. junior Jason Kidd runs show
25. Seattle, Garfield (20-0) won 4 state titles in 1980's
East Coast 1. Baltimore, Dunbar 22-1
Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill 23-1
Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha 22-0
4. Potomac, Md., Harker Prep 17-1
5. Washington, Dunbar 20-3
6. Hampton, Va. 19-1
7. Columbia, S.C., Irmo 21-2
8. South Charleston, W.Va. 15-2
9. Greensboro, N.C., Dudley 19-0
10. Charleston, S.C., James Allen 23-1