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MaxPreps rankings for Northern Section Boys basketball (2025-26). Every high school basketball team in the nation is ranked. Find out where your teams stands... 

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Panthers went 33-3, captured VISAA Division 1 state championship and WCAC regular season and tournament crowns.

Final MaxPreps Top 25 Basketball Rankings | 2025-2026 Season

Four teams in the MaxPreps Top 25 capped championship runs last week – No. 6 Archbishop Stepinac (White Plains, NY), No. 7 Bartlett (TN), No. 8 Wisconsin Lutheran (Milwaukee, WI) and No. 17 Logan-Rogersville (Rogersville, MO).

MaxPreps Top 25 Basketball Rankings | 2025-2026 Regular Season Update #14

Nationally-ranked Sunnyslope, Rainier Beach and Richland complete state title runs.

MaxPreps Top 25 Basketball Rankings | 2025-2026 Regular Season Update #13

Rainier Beach beats Lincoln 75-53 to win 3A title.

Tyran Stokes, J.J. Crawford lead Rainier Beach to second consecutive state title

No. 1 Paul VI and No. 11 Greensboro Day are the first nationally-ranked teams to complete state title runs.

MaxPreps Top 25 Basketball Rankings | 2025-2026 Regular Season Update #12

No. 1 Paul VI and No. 12 Greensboro Day look to become first nationally-ranked teams to capture state championships this season.

MaxPreps Top 25 Basketball Rankings | 2025-2026 Regular Season Update #11

California Open Division, Arizona Open Division and Texas Conference 6A Division 1 top the list of most difficult state titles to capture.

Toughest State Tournament Brackets in High School Basketball | 2025-2026 Season

Postseason action heats up around the nation as teams eye state title run.

MaxPreps Top 25 Basketball Rankings | 2025-2026 Regular Season Update #10

Paul VI remains at No. 1 ahead of Game of the Week showdown with St. John's on Wednesday.

MaxPreps Top 25 Basketball Rankings | 2025-2026 Regular Season Update #9

As the calendar flips to February, all attention turns toward postseason action.

MaxPreps Top 25 Basketball Rankings | 2025-2026 Regular Season Update #8

St. John's is the lone newcomer after week heavily impacted by winter weather.

MaxPreps Top 25 Basketball Rankings | 2025-2026 Regular Season Update #7

Bass Pro Tournament of Champions and Hoophall Classic take center stage this week.

#	Team	Ovr.	Rating	Str.
51	Big Valley	7-16-0	-25.76	-17.6
52	Surprise Valley	5-16-0	-26.18	-17.2
53	CORE Butte	0-22-0	-26.58	-8.3
54	Princeton	6-20-0	-30.01	-19.1
55	Herlong	3-17-0	-31.94	-20.3
56	Dunsmuir	0-16-0	-32.92	-15.0
57	Elk Creek	0-16-0	-40.13	-23.0

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