We’re back!
The Jewish Hoops America National Top 25 returns after 20 months, with TABC edging out its New Jersey neighbor Frisch for the #1 spot.
Both are off to outstanding starts this year, with each team’s lone loss coming to the other . The Storm topped the Cougars in the Glouberman Tournament semifinals en route to the tourney title. Frisch returned the favor two weeks ago in an overtime game in Paramus.
We opted not to start the rankings preseason because with most teams off last year assessing how they would stack up proved particularly difficult. But we didn’t want to wait until everyone played because that would take us deep into December. Rest assured there will be plenty of fluctuation as the season progresses
For the time being, we are only ranking the boys teams. While we have stepped up coverage of girls hoops this year, we aren’t quite ready to expand that to a Top 25. Hopefully we will in some form by the end of the season.
Jewish Hoops America
National Top 25
Week of Dec. 6, 2021
Games through Dec. 5
Team………………………………………………………………………..Record…………….Votes……………Prev
1.TABC/Teaneck,NJ (1) ….………..………………………………....9-1………....……...220……………..….. -
2.Frisch/Paramus,NJ…………………………………………..……..7-1…………………..217…………………-
3.Shalhevet/Los Angeles,CA (8)……………..……..……..….11-4…….………….205……..…………..-
4.Ramaz/New York,NY………………………………………………6-2…………………192…………..……-
5.Milken/Los Angeles,CA………………………………………..….6-3………..….……181……………..….-
6.Flatbush/Brooklyn,NY………………………………………………6-4…………………163………………..-
7.Magen David/Brooklyn,NY …..……………………………..…..5-2………………….146……………...…..-
8.DRS/Woodmere,NY…………………………………………….……3-2………..………139………….………-
9.Yavneh Academy/Dallas,TX…………………………….………8-2………..……..…126………...………-
10.Valley Torah/Valley Village,CA…………………………..…....7-1…………………116……….…….….-
11.Posnack Jewish Day/Davie,FL………………………………….3-1………………..114………………….-
12.SAR/Bronx,NY…………………………………………………………….2-1…………..….105…………….……-
13.Rochelle Zell/Deerfield,IL………………………………………….3-1………….……98………..……….-
14.Hebrew Academy/Miami Beach,FL………………………….6-4……………….85…………………..-
15.HAFTR/Cedarhurst,NY………………………………………………4-6………………..82……………………-
16.Berman HA/Rockville,MD…………………………………………4-4………………..80.…………..…..…-
17.Ida Crown/Chicago,IL……………………………………………….1-0…………..….….63………..……..…-
TieMTA/New York,NY……………………………………………………3-1………………….63…………………..-
19.Hillel/Deal,NJ…………………………………………………….…..…4-3…..….…………58………..……….-
20.Heschel/New York,NY…………………………………….…..……2-3……….….….….53…………..……..-
21.Beren Academy/Houston,TX…………………………………..4-0………………….50…………………..-
22.YDE/Brooklyn,NY…………………………………………………….4-3………………….43…………………..-
23.YULA/Los Angeles,CA…………………………..…………………1-6………...…..…..39……...………….-
24.Maimonides/Brookline,MA………………………………..……0-0…………..….….37……….…….…..-
25.North Shore HA/Great Neck,NY……………………………….2-4…………………27………………….-
TieFasman Yeshiva/Skokie,IL…………………………………….…1-1……….………….27……………..….-
TieJewish Day School/Rockville,MD……………………….……0-4……..……..…..27…………………-
TieKatz YHS/Boca Raton,FL……….…………………………………1-1…….…………..…27….………..…….. -
Others Receiving Votes: Weber Atlanta, 24; deToledo, 20; Barrack HA, 18; Fuchs Mizrachi, 18; Cooper Memphis, 10; Hyman Brand HA, 10; Southern California Yeshiva, 9; HA Montreal, 8; Herzliah, 7; San Diego Jewish Academy, 1; Waterbury Yeshiva, 1.