espnW 25 Power Rankings: Final

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The final act of the 2013-14 season played out in New York at the Dick's Sporting Goods National High School Tournament, and the results opened the door for a new team to makes its way into the final espnW 25 Power Rankings.

Chania Ray, a Florida State signee, led Riverdale Baptist to a 60-35 win over Fremont (Utah) in the final. Fremont beat Miami (Fla.) 44-33 in one semifinal and Riverdale Baptist edged Edgewater (Fla.) 59-58 in the other.

Miami's loss allowed La Vega (Texas) to take over the No. 25 spot. Led by Calveion Landrum, La Vega won the Texas 3A title on March 1 to cap an undefeated season.

While there was movement at the bottom of the rankings, there was no budging Blackman from the top. The Lady Blaze suffered a single loss, to No. 2 Incarnate Word, and later avenged it. Led by sophomores Crystal Dangerfield and Jazz Bond and juniors MeMe Jackson and Alex Johnson, Blackman could stay put for a while.

espnW 25 Power Rankings: Final
RANK	SCHOOL/REC (CITY, STATE)	TRENDING	COMMENT
1	Blackman (34-1) Murfreesboro, TN	-- Last Week: 1	Blackman claimed its first state title on March 8. The Lady Blaze's lone loss was to No. 2 Incarnate Word Academy, which it later avenged.
2	Incarnate Word Academy (31-1) Saint Louis, MO	-- Last Week: 2	Incarnate Word concluded its stellar season on March 22 with its second straight state championship. IWA's lone loss was to No. 1 Blackman back in January. Senior point guard Nakiah Bell is off to Iowa State but Napheesa Collier returns.
3	Long Beach Polytechnic (27-3) Long Beach, CA	-- Last Week: 3	Long Beach Poly concluded its season on March 29 by winning the CIF State tournament Open Division championship. Among the Jackrabbits' 27 victories are quality wins over No. 7 Mater Dei, No. 8 Regis Jesuit and No. 19 Etiwanda. McDonald's All American Lajahna Drummer is off to UCLA.
4	Duncanville (35-1) Duncanville, TX	-- Last Week: 4	Duncanville fell to No. 6 Manvel in the Texas state final on March 1, and its 105-game winning streak came to a close. McDonald's All American Ariel Atkins and teammate Tasia Foman are set to suit up for Texas next season.
5	Windward (26-3) Los Angeles, CA	-- Last Week: 5	Windward lost to No. 19 Etiwanda in the CIF State tournament Open Division regional semifinals on March 18. Windward counts two wins over No. 3 Long Beach Poly on its record. McDonald's All American Jordin Canada will take her game to UCLA and Kristen Simon is off to rival USC.
6	Manvel (38-2) Manvel, TX	-- Last Week: 6	Manvel beat No. 3 Duncanville in the state final on March 1 to avenge one of its two losses on the season. Gatorade national player of the year Brianna Turner is headed to Notre Dame.
7	Mater Dei (25-3) Santa Ana, CA	-- Last Week: 7	Mater Dei spent 10 weeks in the No. 1 spot but lost to No. 3 Long Beach Poly in the CIF State tournament Open Division regional semifinals on March 18. Katie Lou Samuelson returns next year for her senior season.
8	Regis Jesuit (26-2) Aurora, CO	-- Last Week: 8	Senoirs Justine Hall (Purdue), Diani Akigbogun (Texas), Anna Ptasinski (Lafayette), Jordan Molyneaux (Seton Hall), Neffie Lockley (Howard) and Kelsi Lidge (Drexel) will be tough to replace.
9	Myers Park (30-1) Charlotte, NC	-- Last Week: 9	Myers Park won its first state title on March 15. Aliyah Mazyck and Rydeiah Rogers return.
10	Bedford North Lawrence (27-1) Bedford, IN	-- Last Week: 10	Bedford North Lawrence won its second straight state title on March 8. Dominique McBryde, Alexa Bailey and Jenna Allen return.
11	Rock Bridge (27-3) Columbia, MO	-- Last Week: 11	Rock Bridge claimed its third straight state title on March 22.
12	Whitney Young (32-3) Chicago, IL	-- Last Week: 12	Whitney Young won the Illinois state title on March 8.
13	Lawrence North (25-2) Indianapolis, IN	-- Last Week: 13	Lawrence North lost to eventual state champion, No. 10 Bedford North Lawrence, in the state tournament.
14	M. X. Shabazz (33-1) Newark, NJ	-- Last Week: 14	Shabazz won the New Jersey Tournament of Champions for the second straight year and has not lost a game in New Jersey in two years.
15	Riverdale Baptist (29-3) Upper Marlboro, MD	-- Last Week: 15	Chania Ray was named MVP after Riverdale Baptist beat Fremont (Utah) in the final of the Dick's Sporting Goods High School National Tournament. Riverdale Baptist beat Edgewater (Fla.) 59-58 in the semifinals.
16	Salmen (33-1) Slidell, LA	-- Last Week: 16	Salmen won its second straight Louisiana state title on March 8.
17	Salesian (30-7) Richmond, CA	-- Last Week: 17	Salesian fell in the CIF State Open Division championship game on March 9 to No. 3 Long Beach Poly. McDonald's All American Mariya Moore has signed to play with Louisville next season.
18	McEachern (28-2) Powder Springs, GA	-- Last Week: 18	McEachern won the Georgia state title on March 8.
19	Etiwanda (22-7) Etiwanda, CA	-- Last Week: 19	Etiwanda lost to No. 3 Long Beach Poly in the CIF State Open Division regional finals.
20	Sierra Canyon (28-4) Chatsworth, CA	-- Last Week: 20	Sierra Canyon won the CIF Division IV State Championship on March 29 with a win over Justin-Siena.
21	New Hope Christian Academy (30-1) Thomasville, NC	-- Last Week: 21	New Hope Christian lost its only game in its final game, a heartbreaker to Riverdale Baptist in the National Association of Christian Athletes national championship game.
22	Southwest Dekalb (30-3) Decatur, GA	-- Last Week: 22	Southwest Dekalb lost to Tucker in the Georgia state championship on March 7.
23	Cosby (26-0) Chesterfield, VA	-- Last Week: 23	Cosby won a state championship on March 14 and completed an undefeated season.
24	St. Mary's (25-5) Stockton, CA	-- Last Week: 24	St. Mary's lost to Miramonte in the CIF State Open Division regional quarterfinals.
25	La Vega (35-0) Waco, TX	-- Last Week: --	La Vega won the Texas 3A state championship on March 1 and makes its first appearance in the rankings in the final week. La Vega brings back all of its starters for 2014-15.
On the bubble: Ribault (Fla.) Miami (Fla.) Montini Catholic (Ill.)
Dropped out: Miami (Fla.)