MD/DC Top 40 Team Rankings Update

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Before we head into the holiday hoops portion of play, we wanted to update our Top 40 Rankings. Here's how things are looking after our Christmas update.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:table --> <figure class="wp-block-table"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><tbody><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Rank/Team</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Current Record</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Big Wins</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Critical Losses</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Previous Rank</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">1. Gonzaga (DC)</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">6-1 (1-0 WCAC)</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Oak Ridge (FL) 62-51<br>Chaminade (MO) 74-46</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Columbus 79-85 (3OT)</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#1</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">2. Mt. Zion Prep</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">16-1</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Carroll (DC) 70-54<br>Williams Academy (CAN) 83-72<br>Perkiomen 87-65</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">NBA Academy Africa 67-68</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#3</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">3. St. John's (DC)</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">7-2 (2-0 WCAC)</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">GTown Prep 68-57<br>Jackson Reed (DC) 74-54<br>Brennan (TX) 85-66<br>Takoma Academy 66-43</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Wasatch (UT) 58-70<br>Riverdale Baptist 65-68</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#2</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">4. Bullis</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">6-2 (0-0 Interstate Athletic)</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">William Penn Charter (PA) 65-48<br>Largo 70-56<br>Dream City (AZ) 59-57</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Highland (VA) 52-56<br>Dynamic Prep (TX) 65-87</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#4</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">5. Sidwell (DC)</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">5-2 (2-0 MAC)</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">DeMatha 48-41<br>Paul VI (VA) 49-43<br>Georgetown Prep 44-42<br>St. Andrew's 66-63</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Highland (VA) 33-41<br>Bishop O'Connell (VA) 45-46</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#5</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">6. DeMatha</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">8-2 (1-1 WCAC)</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Highland (VA) 53-50<br>Brennan (TX) 77-61<br>Wesleyan Christian (NC) 85-52<br>Mt Carmel 63-47</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Sidwell (DC) 41-48<br>Bishop O'Connell (VA) 49-56</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#7</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">7. Jackson Reed (DC)</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">7-2 (4-0 DCSAA)</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Iona Prep (NY) 64-54<br>Glenelg Country 70-56<br>Dunbar (DC) 61-33</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">St. John's (DC) 54-74<br>William Penn (PA</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#8</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">8. St. Frances</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">9-1 (2-0 BCL)</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Stepinac (NY) 59-58<br>St. Thomas (FL) 60-54<br>Mt Carmel 74-64<br>John Carroll 78-53<br>Word of God (NC) 60-57</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Sagemont (FL) 58-76</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#13</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">9. Georgetown Prep</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">4-3 (0-0 Interstate Athletic)</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Archbishop Wood (PA) 88-79</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">St. John's (DC) 57-68<br>Wasatch (UT) 44-64<br>Sidwell (DC) 42-44</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#6</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">10. Archbishop Carroll (DC)</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">6-4 (0-1 WCAC)</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Wise 94-60<br>Woodmere (NY) 74-66<br>Newman-Goretti (PA) 88-82</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Mt. Zion 54-70<br>DeMatha 60-75<br>Highland (VA) 72-78</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#10</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">11. Prince George's Christian Academy (Shabach)</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">10-3</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Banneker (TX) 78-55<br>Clinton Grace 66-63<br>Cristo Rey (PA) 77-76 2OT</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Ireton (VA) 58-68<br>Highland (VA) 51-57</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#16</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">12. Friendship Tech Prep (DC)</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">10-1 (1-0 PCSAA)</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Springdale Prep 69-66<br>DC International 89-34<br>West Catholic (PA) 67-57 OT<br>VA Academy 93-57</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">GTown Prep 73-76</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#14</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">13. Mt. Carmel</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">12-2 (1-2 BCL)</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Ireton (VA) 57-48<br>Severn 50-45<br>Mount St Joseph 53-51<br>Inspire (CAN) 55-35</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Spalding 50-59<br>St Frances 64-74</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#11</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">14. Riverdale Baptist</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">8-4 (3-1 Metro Private)</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Clinton Grace 60-59<br>Strake Jesuit (TX) 54-45<br>St John's (DC) 68-65<br>New Hope 82-62</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Springdale 70-79<br>Blue Ridge 50-51<br>Fairfax Christian (VA) 64-70</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#19</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">15. Largo</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">3-1 (2-0 PG County)</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Central 91-50</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Bullis 56-70</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#12</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">16. Bishop McNamara</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">0-8 (0-2 WCAC)</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center"><br></td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Highland (VA) 63-68<br>IMG (FL) 61-84<br>Oak Ridge (FL) 61-103</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#9</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">17. Cardozo (DC)</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">10-1 (3-0 DCSAA A)</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">St. Andrews 85-80<br>McKinley Tech (DC) 63-36<br>Roosevelt (DC) 81-79</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Glenelg 60-71</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#18</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">18. Springdale Prep</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">12-3 (3-1 Metro Private)</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Flint Hill (VA) 94-83<br>Riverdale 79-70<br>Academy New Church (PA) 56-47<br>Boyd County (KY) 79-63</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Friendship Tech 66-69<br>Hamilton Heights (TN) 41-68<br>Highland (VA) 59-72</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#21</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">19. St Andrews</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">6-3 (0-1 Mid Atlantic)</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">St. Michael's (VA) 65-54<br>New Hope 67-57<br>Avalon 68-50</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Cardozo (DC) 80-85<br>Episcopal (VA) 55-56<br>Sidwell (DC) 63-66</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#15</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">20. Mount Zion HS</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">11-0</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Utah Prep 59-56<br>Prolific Prep (CA) 72-67<br>Hargrave (VA) 81-69<br>Corner Canyon (UT) 72-67</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center"></td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#20</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">21. Glenelg Country</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">8-1 (2-0 MIAA)</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Cardozo (DC) 71-60<br>McDonogh 60-45<br>Spalding 71-56<br>Boys' Latin 73-72</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Jackson Reed (DC) 56-70</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#31</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">22. Clinton Grace</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">6-3 (1-2 Metro Private)</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Bethel (VA) 73-57<br>Rosedale 103-51<br>VA Academy 70-55<br>Word of God (NC) 60-52</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Riverdale 59-60<br>PGCA (Shabach) 63-66</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#22</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">23. Archbishop Spalding</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">9-3 (3-0 BCL)</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">North Catholic (PA) 79-58<br>Mt. Carmel 59-50<br>Lane Tech (IL) 64-62</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Gonzaga (DC) 53-68<br>Roman Catholic (PA) 40-54<br><br>Glenelg 56-71</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#30</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">24. John Carroll</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">8-3 (2-2 BCL)</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Caldwell Academy (NC) 96-92<br>Loyola 70-67<br>Calvert Hall 74-47</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Glenelg 61-65<br>Spalding 61-64<br>St Frances 53-78</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#24</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">25. Loyola Blakefield</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">8-4 (1-2 BCL)</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Mount St. Joseph 65-58<br>Kipp DC 86-43<br>Landon 61-57</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">John Carroll 67-70<br>Pallotti 61-63<br>Spalding 51-81<br>Lanham Christian 45-57</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#25</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">26. Mount St Joseph</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">10-4 (1-2 BCL)</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Severn 54-51<br>Parkville 89-30</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Annapolis Area Christian 58-61<br>Loyola 58-65<br>Mt Carmel 51-53<br>South Lakes (VA) 62-78</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#17</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">27. Coolidge (DC)</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">6-3 (3-0 DCSAA)</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Kipp DC 79-51<br>Maret (DC) 72-49<br>Eastern 78-45</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Severn 57-66<br>St Ignatius (OH) 67-83</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#26</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">28. Baltimore City College</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">4-1 (3-1 Baltimore City)</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Green Street 79-13</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Edmonson-Westside 64-68</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#26</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">29. James Hubert Blake</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">6-0 (0-0 Montgomery County)</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Gaithersburg 97-56<br>Blair 95-54<br>Wheaton 99-62</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center"></td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#32</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">30. St. Albans (DC)</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">5-2 (0-0 Interstate Athletic)</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Annapolis Area Christian 76-65<br>Cesar Chavez (DC) 87-50</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Ireton (VA) 68-87<br>Jackson Reed 58-81</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#37</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">31. Maret (DC)</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">4-3 (1-0 Mid-Atlantic)</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Takoma 50-47<br>Kipp DC 64-49</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Coolidge (DC) 49-72<br>Lane Tech (IL) 45-73</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#28</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">32. Roosevelt (DC)</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">8-3 (4-1 DCSAA)</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Avalon 80-44<br>Idea (DC) 81-49<br>Gwynn Park 79-61</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center"><br>ICA (PA) 78-79 OT<br>Cardozo (DC) 79-81</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#35</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">33. Severn</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">4-3 (1-0 MIAA B)</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Coolidge (DC) 66-57<br>Fairmont Heights 58-54</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Mt. Carmel 45-50<br>Mount St. Joseph 51-54<br>Wise 58-64</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#33</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">34. Lanham Christian</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">7-4 (2-0 Maryland Independent</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Takoma 44-35<br>Loyola 57-45<br>Carver Vo-Tech 58-54</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Bullis 48-78<br>Patriot (VA) 54-60</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Unranked</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">35. McKinley Tech (DC)</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">6-1 (3-1 DCIAA)</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Ron Brown (DC) 59-46<br>DCI 65-42</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Cardozo (DC) 36-63</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#38</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">36. Carver Vo-Tech</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">3-3 (1-2 Baltimore City)</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Parkville 56-41</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Lanham Christian 54-58<br>Patterson 46-48</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#23</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">37. Wise </td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">4-1 (2-0 PG County)</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Severn 64-58<br>Flowers 72-67</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Carroll (DC) 60-94</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#39</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">38. C Milton Wright</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">4-1 (2-0 Upper Chesapeake Bay)</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Fallston 62-47<br>Edgewood 56-54</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Arundel 39-64</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#36</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">39. Good Counsel</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">4-5 (0-2 WCAC)</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Landon 75-64<br>Strake Jesuit (TX) 67-42<br>Pallotti 74-60</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Glenelg Country 43-51<br>Iona Prep (NY) 59-68<br>Gonzaga (DC) 52-95</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#40</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">40. Frederick</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">2-4 (0-3 CMC)</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Clarksburg 66-62<br>Sandy Spring 57-56</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">North Hagerstown 63-81<br>Baltimore City 53-55<br>Gov Thomas Johnson 65-71<br>Linganore 56-58 OT</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#29</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table -->