16U Power Rankings: Week 10: June 20, 2012

BABC wins local championship to stay near the top

The top two this week stays the same while BABC moves up one spot for a nice tournament this weekend in New England. They knocked off a good New England Playaz team to win the championship. How do the rest of our rankings look? Do we have some teams too high or too low? Let us know in the comments below.

Rank	Prev		Comments
1	1	Team Takeover Caron Butler Washington, D.C.	Key Championships: Southern Jam Fest, Memorial Day Showcase
Team Takeover is No. 1 in the nation once again this week.
2	2	Team Scan New York, N.Y.	Key Wins: CIA Bounce, Texas Titans, Houston Hoops, CP3 All-Stars, Team Texas Elite, The City, CIA Bounce
Takeover is No. 1 but should that title belong to SCAN? We'd love to see your comments.
3	4	BABC Boston, Mass.	Key Championship: Massachusetts State title, Boston Shootout
While most teams were off, BABC won the Zero Gravity championship over the NE Playaz
4	3	Ray Allen Select Milwaukee, Wisc.	Key Win: Florida Rams, KC Run GMC (NY2LA), Wisconsin Swing (NY2LA) Key Loss: Indy Ice (adidas Spring Classic)
Ray Allen Select continues to prove that it belongs in the upper echelon of our power rankings.
5	5	Houston Hoops Houston, Tex.	Key Win: Oakland Soldiers Key Loss: Oakland Soldiers
Houston Hoops was off but they're eyeing the top of the rankings.
6	6	Southern Stampede Atlanta, Ga.	Key Wins: Each 1 Teach 1, Team Final, CP3
The same goes for the Southern Stampede. This is a dangerous team.
7	7	Team Thad Memphis, Tenn.	Key Wins: 17U Eric Gordon, 17U M33M
Team Thad will play again in July, so until then you'll just have to take the word of pretty much every coach in the country: These guys are for real.
8	8	Texas Titans Dallas, Texas	Key Wins: Houston Hoops, Southern Stampede Key Loss: Team Texas Elite
Much like their 17U counterparts, the 16U Titans were off this week.
9	9	Las Vegas Prospects Las Vegas, Nev.	Key Loss: Dallas Showtyme
The Prospects did not play this week, but have been the subject of quite a bit of praise on the circuit this season.
10	10	MoKan Elite Kansas City, Mo.	Key Championship: KC Classic Key Loss: Houston Hoops (Next Level)
The team was off, but Semi Ojeleye was at NBPA Top 100 Camp.
11	11	Playaz Basketball Club (N.J.) Paterson, N.J.	Key Championship: Delaware Memorial Day Classic Key Loss: Houston Hoops, The City
The Playaz are off until July, but as they showed at Rumble in the Bronx, this program is ready to contend with anyone.
12	12	Dream Vision Las Vegas, Nev.	Key Championship: EBO 17U
Dream Vision stayed idle this week.
13	13	CP3 All-Stars Winston-Salem, N.C.
Speaking of CP3, check back tomorrow for some highlights from his elite guard camp.
14	14	St. Louis Eagles St. Louis, Mo.	Key Win: Team Penny Key Losses: Southern Stampede, Dallas Showtyme (Next Level)
The Eagles are off until July and are still one of the best in the midwest.
15	15	All-Ohio Red Columbus, Ohio	Key Championship: AAU State Tournament Key Loss: Mac Irvin Fire (Super 16)
All-Ohio Red is also of until July.
16	16	Team Loaded Richmond, Va.	Key Win: Dallas Showtyme Key Loss: Las Vegas Prospects
Team Loaded seems to be loaded in just about every age group this year.
17	17	Indiana Elite Bloomington, Ind.	Key Loss: Ray Allen Select
Indiana Elite was off, but in terms of how good their program is, they can make the same claim as Team Loaded.
18	18	Louisville Magic	Key Championships: Spiece Run N Slam, Kentucky state tournament
The Louisville Magic will take the court again at the adidas Invitational.
19	19	Dallas Showtyme Dallas, Tex.	Key Wins: St. Louis Eagles (Next Level), Las Vegas Prospects
Dallas Showtyme played up with the 17s at a tournament in the DFW area and did pretty well, falling in the title game.
20	20	CIA Bounce Ontario, Canada	Key Win: Sports U. Key Loss: Team SCAN
The team from north of the border is resting up for Peach Jam.
21	21	Florida Elite St. Petersburg, Fla.	Key Wins: D-Rose All-Stars, Indiana Elite, Southern Stampede Key Loss: Ray Allen Select
The 16U Rams joined their 17s with a weekend off.
22	22	Mac Irvin Fire Chicago, Ill.	Key Win: All-Ohio Red (Super 16), Eric Gordon All-Stars (Spiece Run N Slam) Key Loss: All-Ohio Red (Spiece Run N Slam)
The Mac Irvin Fire 16s were off this week.
23	23	Team Texas Elite Dallas, Texas	Key Win: Texas Titans
Team Texas Elite also had a DNP on their schedule.
24	24	Sports U Newark, N.J.	Key Losses: We R 1, CIA Bounce
Sports U. clings to a top 25 spot with a weekend off.
25	25	D.C. Assault Washington, D.C.	Key Win: Las Vegas Prospects Key Loss: Dallas Showtyme
D.C. Assault will play again in July.
Best of the Rest SC Raptors Elite, Minnesota Pump N Run, D-Rose All-Stars, Eric Gordon All-Stars, Meanstreets, Oakland Soldiers, IBA Muscle Milk Select, KC Run GMC, Arizona Magic, Heat Elite