Michael O’Brien’s Super 25 high school basketball rankings for Feb. 16, 2020

It’s been a long weekend and this is a late stab at the rankings after a busy day. But weirdly, I didn’t have a lot of trouble deciding what to do with the top spot.

Everyone else has stumbled. So Curie gets a mulligan. The Condors have still put together the best regular season. They get to lose one game to a great, hot team (Simeon) while they are without their coach and still hold on to number one.

New additions to the Super 25

Fenwick (22-6): It’s kinda hard to call the Friars a new addition. They’ve been in and out more times than I can count. But the win at DePaul Prep has Fenwick back in the Super 25.

Dropping out

Hinsdale South (26-3): It’s been a yo-yo season in the rankings for the Hornets as well. They fall out after losing to Proviso East.

With record and last week’s ranking

1. Curie (24-2) 1
Lost to Simeon

2. Bloom (23-5) 2
Handled Crete-Monee

3. Thornton (26-1) 3
Hosts Thornridge Tuesday

4. Evanston (24-3) 5
Faces Glenbrook South Friday

5. Simeon (22-8) 9
City champs

6. Notre Dame (25-4) 4
Lost at Benet

7. Morgan Park (19-9) 15
Tremendous city run

8. Homewood-Flossmoor (22-3) 8
Beat Lincoln-Way East

9. Bogan (23-3) 6
Lost to Morgan Park

10. Young (18-9) 7
Lost to Morgan Park

11. Marian Catholic (21-7) 10
At Joliet Catholic Wednesday

12. Joliet West (23-4) 12
Jeremy Fears Jr. big vs. Steelmen

13. Stevenson (21-4) 14
Playing well at the right time

14. Oak Forest (24-1) 13
Beat Lemont in OT

15. Glenbrook South (25-3) 16
Can Titans beat Evanston again?

16. Bolingbrook (23-5) 18
Dominated Leo

17. Kankakee (22-4) 19
Hosts Crete-Monee Friday

18. York (25-3) 21
Beat Oak Park

19. DePaul Prep (21-4) 11
Lost to Fenwick

20. Loyola (24-4) 17
Lost to Brother Rice

21. Mundelein (23-4) 20
Fell short vs. Stevenson again

22. Orr (17-7) 22
Demarius Splunge getting offers

23. Hillcrest (18-8) 23
At Romeoville Tuesday

24. Cary-Grove (25-3) 24
Hosts Schaumburg Tuesday

25. Fenwick (22-6) NR
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