Final High School Top 20 of 2011

Written by RUGBYMag Staff Thursday, 23 June 2011 15:00

Rankings - Boys High School

Gonzaga with ball. Dobson Images With state tournaments now out of the way, we can publish our final High School Top 20 of 2011.

Sacramento Jesuit a no-brainer at No. 1, but we didn't follow suit with No. 2.

Gonzaga finished third at Nationals in the spring. Xavier finished second, but Gonzaga went 2-0 against Xavier during the season, prompting us to make Gonzaga No. 2

The highest rated teams who didn't play at Nationals are St. Thomas of Houston and Bishop Shanahan. Both won their leagues, but neither opted for regional or national playoffs. Edina, Fairport and DeSmet also get into our Top 20 without entering territorial or national competition.

With the changes coming in the youth game, this may be the last time our final high school rankings provide "no-brainers". But rest assured, good teams will still play good teams, from coast to coast, and we will rank them.

1. (2) Sacramento Jesuit. (Calif.) HS National Champions

2. (1) Gonzaga. (D.C.) Finished 3rd at Nationals. Beat Xavier twice during season

3. (5) Xavier. (N.Y.) Won Northeast, finished 2nd at Nationals

4. (3) Charlotte Catholic. (N.C.) Won South, finished 4th at Nationals

5. (6) Fallbrook. (Calif.) Won Southern California, finished 5th at Nationals

6. (4) St. Thomas Aquinas. (Kan.) Won West, finished 7th at Nationals

7. (10) McQuaid. (N.Y.) Finished 6th at Nationals

8. (7) St. Thomas. (Hou.) Texas Champs, opted out of West play

9. (8) Penn. (Ind.) Midwest Champs, finished 8th at Nationals

10. (9) Dallas Jesuit. Finished 2nd in Texas, 2nd in West

11. (15) Bishop Shanahan. Won EPRU, opted out of MARFU play

12. (12) Jupiter. (Fla.) Finished 2nd in South, beat Providence & Kennesaw

13. (19) Dixon. Finished 2nd in Pacific Coast

14. (11) Brownsburg. (Ind.) Finished 2nd in Midwest

15. (UR) Cathedral. (Calif.) Finished 2nd in SoCal

16. (17) Westlake. (Texas) Finished third in West

17. (20) Chapin. (SC) Finished 3rd in South

18. (UR) Edina. (Minn.) Finished second in Minnesota to Southside (a multi-school team)

19. (UR) Fairport (NY). Won New York State Championship

20. (UR) DeSmet (MO). Won Missouri State Championship

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