By Sheldon Shealer, editor

Three teams strengthened its case for national No. 1 consideration, while one title contender is gone from the picture.

Pennington (N.J.) and St. Ursula (Ohio) went out of state with eye-opening results, while Massapequa (N.Y.) stayed close to home to secure its state No. 1 ranking. Meanwhile, St. John's (D.C.), with a sudden coaching change and a four-goal loss to Pennington, saw its top billing disappear.

Today, we release the weekly ESPN Rise state-by-state rankings with the ESPN Rise FAB 50 to appear Tuesday on ESPNRise.com.

Pennington swept a pair of matches at the McDonogh Invitational, taking out former Top 20 teams St. John's and Bishop O'Connell (Va.). Pennington led 6-0 against St. John's until clearing the bench late in the second half. St. Ursula put a 7-1 pounding on North Central (Ind.), which was undefeated and ranked No. 6 in Indiana. Massapequa edged St. Anthony's (N.Y.) 1-0 in a meeting between the state's top public and private schools.

Top 7s

New Jersey: 1. Pennington Prep (2-0-0), 2. Gloucester Catholic (0-0-0), 3. Immaculate Heart Academy (0-0-0), 4. Lenape (0-0-0), 5. Pingry School (0-0-0), 6. Steinert (0-0-0), 7. Ramapo (0-0-0)
New York: 1. Massapequa (1-0-0), 2. South Side (1-0-0), 3. St. Anthony's (0-1-0), 4. Monroe-Woodbury (0-0-0), 5. Cicero-North Syracuse (1-0-0), 6. Aquinas (4-0-0), 7. Sacred Heart (0-0-0)
Ohio: 1. St. Ursula-Cincinnati (4-0-0), 2. Strongsville (4-0-1), 3. Medina (4-0-1), 4. Ursuline Academy (4-0-1), 5. Dublin Coffman (4-0-1), 6. Walsh Jesuit (5-1-0), 7. St. Francis DeSales (5-1-0)
Pennsylvania: 1. Downingtown East (2-0-0), 2. Downingtown West (3-0-0), 3. Strath Haven (2-0-1), 4. Germantown Academy (0-0-1), 5. Conestoga (2-0-0), 6. Villa Maria (4-0-0), 7. Moon (3-0-0)

Top 5s

California: 1. Casa Grande (6-0-0), 2. Montgomery (3-1-0), 3. Maria Carrillo (3-2-0), 4. Santa Rosa (2-0-0), 5. Ursuline (1-1-0)
Indiana: 1. Noblesville (5-0-1), 2. Zionsville (6-0-2), 3. Carmel (7-1-0), 4. FW Dwenger (5-1-0), 5. Hamilton Southeast (5-0-1)
Maryland: 1. McDonogh (2-0-0), 2. Quince Orchard (0-0-0), 3. Good Counsel (1-0-0), 4. River Hill (0-0-0), 5. Archbishop Spalding (1-0-0)
Tennessee: 1. Baylor School (5-0-0), 2. Bearden (4-1-0), 3. Father Ryan (4-1-0), 4. Brentwood (6-0-1), 5. Collierville (4-0-2)

Top 3s

Connecticut: 1. Trumbull (0-0-0), 2. St. Joseph's-Trumbull (0-0-0), 3. Fairfield Warde (0-0-0) Kentucky: 1. DuPont Manual (7-0-0), 2. Sacred Heart Academy (6-1-1), 3. Highlands (5-1-1) Massachusetts: 1. Acton-Boxboro (1-0-0), 2. Whitman-Hanson (1-0-0), 3. Weymouth (2-0-0)
New Mexico: 1. St. Pius (3-0-0), 2. La Cueva (3-0-0), 3. Eldorado (4-1-0)
Oregon: 1. Jesuit (1-0-0), 2. Lincoln (2-0-0), 3. Lake Oswego (2-0-0)
Utah: 1. Alta (7-0-0), 2. Brighton (8-0-0), 3. Jordan (5-2-0)
Washington: 1. Eastlake (1-0-0), 2. Beamer (0-0-0), 3. Lakeside (1-0-0)

Top 2s

Minnesota: 1. Edina (6-0-0), 2. Woodbury (7-0-1)
New Hampshire: 1. Exeter (2-0-0), 2. Manchester Central (2-0-0)

Top 1s

D.C.: 1. Georgetown Visitation (0-0-0)
Idaho: 1. Centennial (4-0-0)
Maine: 1. Gorham (1-0-0)
Montana: 1. Bozeman (2-0-0)
Rhode Island: 1. LaSalle Academy (2-0-0)
South Dakota: 1. Washington (5-0-0)
Vermont: 1. Essex (2-0-0)
Virginia private: 1. Bishop O'Connell (3-1-0)
West Virginia: 1. Parkersburg (4-0-0)

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