CIA-Bella Vista crowned Super 25 national boys basketball champion

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After winning the Nike EYBL Scholastic Conference, No. 4 CIA-Bella Vista (Phoenix) had one more opportunity to prove itself on the national high school basketball level: The Chipotle Nationals.

In this prestigious tournament, the Bears took down Paul VI (Chantilly, VA), the Overtime Elite champion and No. 13 Dynamic Prep (Irving, TX), and No. 24 Montverde Academy (FL) in the championship to win the title.

Led by Miles Sadler, a do-it-all point guard whose game got better as the pressure rose, CIA-Bella Vista is the 2025-26 USA TODAY Sports Super 25 boys basketball national champion.

Here are the final rankings ...

1. CIA-Bella Vista (Phoenix, AZ)​

Record: 23-4

National Championships record: 3-0

Previous rank: 4

2. Paul VI (Chantilly, VA)​

Record: 33-2

National Championships record: 0-1

Previous rank: 1

3. Calvary Christian Academy (Fort Lauderdale, FL)​

Record: 24-1

National Postseason Tournament Record: 1-1

Previous rank: 2

4. Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, CA)​

Record: 30-1

Previous rank: 3

5. AZ Compass Prep (Chandler, AZ)​

Record: 25-2

National Championships record: 1-1

Previous rank: 5

6. Sunnyslope (Phoenix, AZ)​

Record: 28-2

National Postseason Tournament Record: 0-1

Previous rank: 6

7. Principia (St. Louis, MO)​

Record: 29-2

Previous rank: 7

8. Prolific Prep (Fort Lauderdale, FL)​

Record: 37-3

Previous rank: 8

9. SPIRE Academy (Geneva, OH)​

Record: 28-4

National Championships record: 1-1

Previous rank: 9

10. Dynamic Prep (Irving, TX)​

Record: 16-1

National Championships record: 1-1

Previous rank: 13

11. Link Academy (Branson, MO)​

Record: 25-4

National Championships record: 1-1

Previous rank: 10

12. Bartlett (TN)​

Record: 36-4

Previous rank: 11

13. Wisconsin Lutheran (Milwaukee, WI)​

Record: 30-0

Previous rank: 12

14. North Crowley (Fort Worth, TX)​

Record: 35-3

Previous rank: 14

15. Montverde Academy (FL)​

Record: 21-5

National Championships record: 2-1

Previous rank: 24

16. Greensboro Day School (NC)​

Record: 36-2

Previous rank: 15

17. Archbishop Stepinac (White Plains, NY)​

Record: 25-4

National Championships record: 0-1

Previous rank: 16

18. St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, FL)​

Record: 28-4

Previous rank: 17

19. Columbus (Miami, FL)​

Record: 26-6

National Postseason Tournament Record: 3-0

Previous rank: 18

20. Rainier Beach (Seattle, WA)​

Record: 29-1

Previous rank: 19

21. Heritage (Frisco, TX)​

Record: 34-2

National Postseason Tournament Record: 0-1

Previous rank: 20

22. Wasatch Academy (Mt. Pleasant, UT)​

Record: 24-6

National Championships record: 0-1

Previous rank: 21

23. Millennium (Goodyear, AZ)​

Record: 24-4

Previous rank: 22

24. Seven Lakes (TX)​

Record: 35-1

Previous rank: 23

25. Logan-Rogersville (MO)​

Record: 29-3

Previous rank: 25

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY High School Sports Wire: 2025-26 Super 25 boys basketball champions revealed

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