I wasn’t expecting a shake-up at the top just yet in the season, but here we are. The move to number one is a surprise. The two new teams into the top 10 aren’t necessarily, though one is a more regularly entrant than the other.

A reminder that asterisks denote preseason projections, which are still in use.

1. Katy Taylor High School A (TX) (last week: 5) – 26.57, 25.35*
2. Thomas Jefferson A (VA) (1) – 26.41*, 25.18
3. Canyon Crest A (CA) (2)- 25.56*
4. LASA A (TX) (12) – 25.34, 24.37*
5. Lehigh Valley A (PA) (3) – 25.25*, 24.14, 21.39

6. Richard Montgomery A (MD) (4) – 25.37*, 23.72
7. Early College at Guilford A (NC) (23) – 25.32, 23.58, 21.37
8. Wayzata A (MN) (6) – 25.19*
9. duPont Manual A (KY) (7) – 25.12*, 22.55
10. Homestead A (CA) (8) – 24.81*

11. Crystal Springs Uplands A (CA) (9) – 24.75*
12. MICDS A (MO) (10) – 24.44*
13. Chattahoochee A (GA) (11) – 24.42*
14. Beavercreek A (OH) (13) – 24.27, 23.60*
15. Ladue A (MO) (15) – 24.19*, 23.55

16. St. John’s A (TX) (31) – 24.49, 22.90
17. Detroit Catholic Central A (MI) (14) – 24.43, 23.02
18. Miami Valley A (OH) (18) – 23.78, 23.76*, 22.55
19. Arcadia A (CA) (16) – 24.09*, 22.83
20. Thomas Jefferson B (VA) (17) – 23.85

21. Montgomery Blair A (MD) (19) – 23.74, 23.01
22. Strake Jesuit A (TX) (42) – 23.80, 22.29
23. High Tech A (NJ) (20) – 23.74
24. James Clemens A (AL) (21) – 23.74*
25. Rockford Auburn A (IL) (22) – 23.73*, 22.23

26. Harker School A (CA) (24) – 23.54*
27. Northview A (GA) (25) – 23.51*
28. Hunter A (NY) (26) – 23.38
29. Solon A (OH) (27) – 23.36
30. Dublin Scioto A (OH) (28) – 23.26*

31. Phillips Academy A (MA) (29) – 23.05
32. Dunbar A (KY) (30) – 22.92*, 22.54, 21.59
33. Saint Joseph A (NJ) (32) – 22.89*
34. Hoover A (AL) (33) – 22.88*
35. Centennial A (MD) (34) – 22.82

36. Montgomery Blair B (MD) (35) – 22.81
37. Fremd A (IL) (36) – 22.80*
38. Henderson County A (KY) (37) – 22.70
39. Cloverleaf A (OH) (UR) – 22.67
40. Woodford County A (KY) (UR) – 22.64

41. Roanoke Valley Governor’s School A (VA) (UR) – 22.59
42. Windhaven Park A (TX) (38) – 22.47
43. Ottawa Hills A (OH) (39) – 22.42
44. Lexington A (MA) (40) – 22.38
45. East Chapel Hill A (NC) (41) – 22.36, 20.59

46. Cistercian A (TX) (33) – 22.19
47. George Washington A (WV) (UR) – 22.05
48. Battle Ground Academy A (TN) (44) – 22.03
49. Andover A (MA) (45) – 21.91
50. Darien A (CT) (UR) – 21.84, 21.41

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