2026 National Rankings Notes!

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 2026 National Rankings just got posted on the website! We included 150 players in this rankings release with talent from across the country spotlighted. Prep Hoops has 17 players higher than the rest of the industry (247, Rivals, ON3, ESPN) and seven players who are not found on any of those top 150 lists. Articles on these players will be posted this week, highlighting some of the key differences in our list compared to the rest of the industry. Click <a href="http://prephoops.com/2026-rankings/">here</a> to view the full list!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">California rules the top 10</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>California has five of the top 7 players in our rankings with Tyran Stokes, Brandon McCoy, Christian Collins, Tajh Ariza and Jason Crowe Jr taking up five of the first seven spots on the list.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Depth of Florida's class is elite</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Florida filled up a ton of spots on our top 150 list and while Caleb Gaskins is the only player in our top 10, the list is filled with talent from the Sunshine state. Other notable players found in our top 150 from Florida include Gaskin's high school teammate Jaxon Richardson, Alexander Constanza, Collin Paul, Toni Bryant, JoJo Philon III and numerous players from Montverde and IMG Academy. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Texas has another talented class at the top</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The state of Texas has been producing talent as well as any state in the country and once again has a ton of talent in our top 150 list. Davion Adkins is our top ranked player while Bo Ogden and Christian Gibson are examples of players we are higher than the rest of the industry on. Austin Goosby and Elijah Williams are two more of the top ranked players from Texas that made our list.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Ohio State and Marquette with two commits each</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Only 12 of the top 150 are currently committed but Ohio State and Marquette each have a pair of commitments already from our national list. Marcus Johnson and Alex Smith will be staying in-state and playing for the Buckeyes while Marquette went to Philly for Ethan Johnston and Saint Louis for Sheek Pearson.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->