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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.

MaxPreps Top 25 Basketball Rankings | 2025-2026 Regular Season Update #6

Lakota West, Bartow and Gainesville join Illinois powerhouse in the national rankings.

#	Team	Ovr.	Rating	Str.
1	East St. Louis	33-4-0	39.16	20.4
2	Curie	29-2-0	38.30	18.9
3	Benet Academy	36-2-0	37.23	19.7
4	DePaul College Prep	33-4-0	37.14	19.8
5	Marist	33-5-0	36.64	18.3
6	MacArthur	34-2-0	34.69	15.4
7	Kankakee	29-2-0	33.83	16.8
8	Warren Township	30-4-0	32.84	18.0
9	Neuqua Valley	31-1-0	32.15	14.6
10	Saint Ignatius College Prep	31-5-0	31.75	17.1
11	Morton	30-5-0	30.33	16.9
12	Evanston	27-7-0	30.19	18.4
13	Homewood-Flossmoor	29-4-0	30.15	15.9
14	Fremd	28-3-0	29.88	15.2
15	Kaneland	36-1-0	29.54	9.9
16	Palatine	29-5-0	28.79	14.9
17	Bolingbrook	24-8-0	28.65	18.6
18	St. Patrick	26-4-0	28.37	14.1
19	Manual	25-9-0	28.20	16.2
20	Centralia	32-2-0	28.17	11.0
21	Richwoods	27-8-0	27.85	16.9
22	Quincy Notre Dame	32-2-0	27.68	7.9
23	Hyde Park	25-10-0	27.26	15.6
24	Loyola Academy	27-7-0	27.09	16.1
25	East Peoria	29-5-0	26.55	14.4

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