8. Bishop Gorman

Bishop Gorman’s Will McClendon #1 in action against La Lumiere in a Boys Quarterfinal game at the Geico High School Basketball Nationals in the Queens borough of New York on Thursday, April 4, 2019. La Lumiere won in double-overtime. (AP Photo/Gregory Payan)

Location: Las Vegas
18-19 Record: 28-5
Final Super 25 Rank: 22

Why them: The Gaels return their stars – Isaiah Cottrell, Will McClendon, Zaon Collins, Noah Taitz – from a team that won its eighth-straight state title and pushed then No. 1 La Lumiere School (La Porte, Ind.) to double overtime at GEICO Nationals last month.

Bishop Gorman didn’t lose to a single in-state team last season and finished the season on an 18-1 run with a championship before falling to La Lumiere in GEICOs. Expect to see them back in the hunt next season.