FAB 50: St. Ignatius, Homestead crowned national champs
St. Ignatius (Ohio) went coast-to-coast as the FAB 50 No. 1 boys team.
Interestingly, the girls No. 1 started and ended in Indiana but switched hands as preseason No. 1 Noblesville ultimately gave way to final No. 1 Homestead.
For St. Ignatius, this Cleveland power has finished No. 1 in the last three seasons and six times since 2005. The only school with more No. 1 finishes is St. Benedict's Prep (N.J.), which finished No. 2 this season. The teams are planning to face each other in 2022 as these powerhouse programs are projected to start 1-2 next year, as well. St. Benedict's and/or St. Ignatius have claimed every final No. 1 ranking going back to 2014 and all but one going back to 2010.
The national title for Homestead marked a first for the school but continued a strong national showing for Indiana. Three different Indiana programs have claimed FAB 50 No. 1 finishes over the past 11 seasons -- Carmel in 2011, Penn in 2017, and now Homestead.
VIEW THE COMPLETE Top 50s -- FALL BOYS | FALL GIRLS
REGIONAL RANKINGS -- FALL BOYS | FALL GIRLS
Here are a few superlatives for the 2021 fall season:
BOYS
Top-Ranked Private School: St. Ignatius (Ohio), No. 1 overall
Top-Ranked Public School: Conestoga (Pa.), No. 3 overall
Top-Ranked All-Boys School: St. Ignatius (Ohio), No. 1 overall
Top-Ranked Public School, 1,500-2,000 students: Summit (Ore.), No. 13 overall
Top-Ranked Public School, 1,000-1,500 students: New Hanover (N.C.), No. 14 overall
Top-Ranked Public School, under 1,000 students: Northfield (Colo.), No. 44 overall
GIRLS
Top-Ranked Private School: St. Anthony's (N.Y.), No. 2 overall
Top-Ranked Public School: Homestead (Ind.), No. 1 overall
Top-Ranked All-Girls School: Mount Notre Dame (Ohio), No. 4 overall
Top-Ranked Public School, 1,500-2,000 students: Massapequa (N.Y.), No. 7 overall
Top-Ranked Public School, 1,000-1,500 students: Wilsonville (Ore.), No. 13 overall
Top-Ranked Public School, under 1,000 students: New Hartford (N.Y.), No. 21 overall
ALL-TIME FAB 50 No. 1 TEAMS
BOYS
2021 - St. Ignatius (Cleveland, Ohio)
2020 - St. Ignatius (Cleveland, Ohio)
2019 - St. Benedict's Prep (Newark, N.J.)/St. Ignatius (Cleveland, Ohio)
2018 - St. Benedict's Prep (Newark, N.J.)
2017 - St. Benedict's Prep (Newark, N.J.)
2016 - St. Ignatius (Cleveland, Ohio)
2015 - St. Benedict's Prep (Newark, N.J.)
2014 - St. Benedict's Prep (Newark, N.J.)
2013 - McDonogh School (Owings Mills, Md.)
2012 - St. Benedict's Prep (Newark, N.J.)
2011 - St. Benedict's Prep (Newark, N.J.)
2010 - St. Ignatius (Cleveland, Ohio)
2009 - St. Thomas Aquinas (Overland Park, Kan.)
2008 - Brentwood (N.Y.)
2007 - Broughton (Raleigh, N.C.)
2006 - St. Benedict's Prep (Newark, N.J.)
2005 - St. Benedict's Prep (Newark, N.J.)/St. Ignatius (Cleveland, Ohio)
2004 - Upper St. Clair (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
2003 - Jesuit (Carmichael, Calif.)
2002 - Hudson (Hudson, Ohio)
2001 - St. Benedict's Prep (Newark, N.J.)
2000 - Horizon (Thornton, Colo.)
1999 - Davis (Calif.)
GIRLS
2021 - Homestead (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
2020 - Strongsville (Ohio)
2019 - Jesuit (Portland, Ore.)
2018 - Jesuit (Portland, Ore.)
2017 - Penn (Mishawaka, Ind.)
2016 - Davis (Kaysville, Utah)
2015 - McDonogh School (Owings Mills, Md.)
2014 - McDonogh School (Owings Mills, Md.)
2013 - Maria Carrillo (Santa Rosa, Calif.)
2012 - Maria Carrillo (Santa Rosa, Calif.)
2011 - Carmel (Carmel, Ind.)
2010 - Walsh Jesuit (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio)
2009 - Jesuit (Portland, Ore.)
2008 - Pennington Prep (Pennington, N.J.)
2007 - South Side (Rockville Center, N.Y.)
2006 - Walsh Jesuit (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio)
2005 - Massapequa (Massapequa, N.Y.)
2004 - Montgomery (Santa Rosa, Calif.)
2003 - Dublin Coffman (Dublin, Ohio)
2002 - Carmel (Carmel, Ind.)
2001 - South Side (Rockville Center, N.Y.)
2000 - Walsh Jesuit (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio)
1999 - Germantown (Germantown, Tenn.)
