SC Next Top 25: The best high school boys’ basketball teams in 2025-26

Dynamic Prep (Texas) has jumped out to a 7-0 start and the No. 1 spot in the SC Next Top 25 team rankings in early December. Led by the No. 1 prospect in the 2027 class Marcus Spears Jr., Dynamic has already defeated three ranked opponents this season in Faith Family (Texas), Columbus (Fla.), and Southeastern Prep (Fla.).

No. 2 Prolific Prep (Fla.) bounced back from an early season loss to Tennessee Collegiate Academy (Tenn.) with an impressive 75-64 win over No. 6 Southeastern Prep Academy (Fla.) this past weekend. Bishop O’Connell (Va.) played their way into the Top 25, debuting at No. 16 after knocking off IMG Academy (Fla.) 67-65 on a game-winning three-pointer by 2027 prospect Tristan Franklin.

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2025-26 boys’ SC Next Top 25

1. Dynamic Prep (Texas)

2. Prolific Prep (Fla.)

3. Link Academy (Miss.)

4. Bella Vista (Ariz.)

5. AZ Compass (Ariz.)

6. Southeastern Prep Academy (Fla.)

7. Columbus (Fla.)

8. Brewster Academy (N.H.)

9. IMG Academy (Fla.)

10. La Lumiere (Ind.)

11. Spire Academy (Ohio)

12. Long Island Lutheran (N.Y.)

13. Paul VI (Va.)

14. Wheeler (Ga.)

15. Archbishop Stepinac (N.Y.)

16. Bishop O’Connell (Va.)

17. Bishop McNamara (Md.)

18. Oak Hill Academy (Va.)

19. St. John Bosco (Calif.)

20. Santa Margarita (Calif.)

21. Wasatch Academy (Utah)

22. Sierra Canyon (Calif.)

23. The Villages Charter (Fla.)

24. Harvard-Westlake (Calif.)

25. Dream City Christian (Ariz.)