17U Power Rankings: Week 16: August 1, 2012

CIA Bounce brings Summer National Championship north of the border

The Oakland Soldiers may have won Peach Jam, but CIA Bounce was consistent throughout the year. When the Soldiers stumbled in the season's final week, it became clear that this Andrew Wiggins-led group was the best choice to take the Summer National Championship.

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1	2	CIA Bounce Brampton, Ontario	Key Wins: Houston Hoops, Mac Irvin Fire, Texas Titans, Team United, Oakland Soldiers Key Losses: Meanstreets, Oakland Soldiers
Congratulations to CIA Bounce on winning the 2012 17U Summer National Championship! Andrew Wiggins and Xavier Rathan-Mayes led Bounce through a remarkable EYBL season, making them well deserving of the honor.
2	1	Oakland Soldiers Oakland, Calif.	Key Wins: Houston Hoops, Meanstreets, Team United, CIA Bounce Key Losses: Howard Pulley, Boo Williams, California Supreme, Mac Irvin Fire
The Soldiers missed out on finishing as champions by bowing out in the final eight of the Las Vegas Classic.
3	5	CP3 All-Stars Winston-Salem, N.C.	Key Wins: E1T1 (x2), Texas Titans, Mac Irvin Fire, Arkansas Wings, California Supreme, All-Ohio Red, Houston Defenders Key Loss: All-Ohio Red, Houston Hoops
CP3 notched two more quality wins this week to move up to No. 3 in our final rankings.
4	3	Florida Elite St. Petersburg, Fla.	Key Wins: Eric Gordon All-Stars, Michigan Mustangs, Team Nashville, Garner Road, Dream Vision Key Losses: Terry Porter Elite, Eric Gordon All-Stars
No one is going to deny that it was a tough week for Florida Elite, but if you look at their overall body of work, you'll see they deserve to be near the top.
5	10	Michigan Mustangs	Key Wins: Wisconsin Swing, Garner Road (x2), Florida Elite, New Heights Key Losses: Florida Rams, New Heights, Dream Vision
The Mustangs won Super 64 and end the season as one of the hotter teams in the country.
6	4	Sports U. Newark, N.J.	Key Wins: Houston Defenders, Compton Magic, Garner Road, Terry Porter Elite, Illinois Wolves Key Loss: Milwaukee Runnin' Rebels
Before this week, Sports U. had an outside shot at No. 1, but a loss in the Live in AC title game ended their National Championship hopes.
7	7	All-Ohio Red Columbus, Ohio	Key Wins: CP3, Mac Irvin Fire, Meanstreets, Team Nashville Key Loss: California Supreme, Each 1 Teach 1, Team Takeover, CP3
The CP3 All-Stars eliminated All-Ohio Red in the Super Showcase, but not before they could beat a solid Team Nashville group.
8	9	Each 1 Teach 1	Key Wins: Texas Titans (x2), Team Takeover, All-Ohio Red Key Losses: CP3 (x2), Mac Irvin Fire, Meanstreets
Another win over the Texas Titans in Orlando proves that Each 1 Teach 1 is among the nation's elite.
9	16	Houston Hoops Houston, Texas	Key Wins: Howard Pulley, Arkansas Wings, Cali Supreme (x2), CP3, Mac Irvin Fire (x2) Key Losses: Oakland Soldiers, CIA Bounce, Meanstreets
Houston Hoops had quite a run at the Las Vegas Classic, winning the championship and going 3-0 against ranked teams in the process.
10	6	Texas Titans Dallas, Texas	Key Win: Mac Irvin Fire Key Losses: CP3, CIA Bounce, Mac Irvin Fire
Despite a few losses at the end of the year, the Texas Titans had an excellent season, and Julius Randle's team is well deserving of a top ten spot.
11	8	Meanstreets Chicago, Ill.	Key Wins: CIA Bounce, Houston Hoops, Each 1 Teach 1 Key Losses: Oakland Soldiers, Boo Williams, Team Takeover, All-Ohio Red
Meanstreets finishes the year with a solid resume, having knocked off three teams ranked ahead of them, including CIA Bounce.
12	18	Mac Irvin Fire Chicago, Ill.	Key Wins: Each 1 Teach 1, California Supreme, Texas Titans, Oakland Soldiers Key Losses: All-Ohio Red, Texas Titans, CP3, CIA Bounce, Houston Hoops
The Mac Irvin Fire made it to the championship game in Vegas before falling to Houston Hoops. Still, they managed to beat the Oakland Soldiers along the way.
13	13	California Supreme Los Angeles, Calif.	Key Wins: All-Ohio Red, Team Final, Arkansas Wings, Texas Titans, CP3, Oakland Soldiers Key Losses: Mac Irvin Fire, Arkansas Wings, CP3, Houston Hoops (x2)
California Supreme rebounded nicely from a poor performance at Peach Jam by advancing to the semifinals at the Las Vegas Classic. They lost to Houston Hoops as well.
14	15	Houston Defenders Houston, Texas	Key Wins: KC Run GMC, Nike Baltimore Elite, Texas Titans Key Losses: Net Gain Sports, Illinois Wolves, CP3, Each 1 Teach 1
Losses to CP3 and Each 1 Teach 1 at the Super Showcase shouldn't take away from what was a great year for last year's National Champions.
15	11	D.C. Assault Washington, D.C.	Key Win: Illinois Wolves Key Loss: Milwaukee Runnin' Rebels
D.C. Assault's hopes for winning Fab 48 were stopped by Net Gain Sports. Assault finishes the year at No. 15.
16		MoKan Elite	Key Wins: California Supreme, Houston Hoops, Arkansas Wings, The Family Key Losses: CIA Bounce, CP3
MoKan surprised pretty much everyone at Peach Jam by beating some of the best teams in the country. They kept that momentum going this week by ending their season with a tournament championship at the KC Hardwood Classic.
17	14	Illinois Wolves
The Illinois Wolves ended a solid season by falling in the final eight at the GRBA tournament.
18	22	New Heights New York, N.Y.	Key Wins: Compton Magic, Eric Gordon All-Stars (x2), Michigan Mustangs, Dream Vision Key Losses: Dallas Mustangs, Ohio Basketball Club, Florida Elite, Michigan Mustangs, Garner Road
New Heights' surprising run late in the year ended with a title game loss to the Michigan Mustangs on national television — certainly nothing to look down at.
19	12	Dream Vision Las Vegas, Nev.	Key Win: Michigan Mustangs, Garner Road Key Losses: Florida Elite, New Heights
Dream Vision lost to a red-hot New Heights team at Super 64 and they finish the year in the top 20.
20		Team Takeover Washington, D.C.
Team Takeover re-enters the rankings for the first time in a while after ending the season strong. They won the Live in AC tournament and the Takeover Challenge to climb back in at No. 20.
21	23	Arkansas Wings	Key Wins: Wisconsin Playground, Califormia Supreme Key Losses: Team Final, Team United, CP3, Houston Hoops
It wasn't exactly a stacked field at 17U Nationals, but the Arkansas Wings won it and should be rewarded.
22	19	Garner Road Bulldogs Raleigh, N.C.	Key Win: Dream Vision, New Heights Key Losses: Michigan Mustangs, Florida Rams, Team Nashville, Sports U.
After once being in the top ten, Garner Road finishes at No. 22 — near the bottom of the power rankings.
23	20	Eric Gordon All-Stars Indianapolis, Ind.	Key Wins: indyball.com championship, Team Nashville, Florida Elite Key Losses: Florida Rams, Terry Porter Elite, Memphis Magic, New Heights
Eric Gordon is in the same boat as Garner Road. They were once in the conversation for the best team in the country, but have since plummeted.
24	21	Team United	Key Wins: Arkansas Wings, Team Final (x2) Key Losses: Oakland Soldiers, CIA Bounce
Team United fell just short of ruining Team Takeover's Takeover Invitational, falling to them in the final game.
25		The Family	Key Wins: All-Ohio Red, Team Takeover, Meanstreets Key Losses: Each 1 Teach 1, MoKan Elite
The Family had an excellent Peach Jam and rounds out the top 25 in its first rankings appearance of the year.
Best of the Rest Team Loaded, Wisconsin Swing, Seattle Rotary, Upward Stars, Boo Williams, Team Penny, Compton Magic, New Rens, Playaz Basketball Club, Ohio Basketball Club, Kingdom Hoops, Dallas Showtyme