High school girls basketball: Start dates for all 50 states

Hawaii, Indiana and Maryland tip off in just over three weeks.

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Oct 8, 2025, 11:30am
The 2025-26 high school girls basketball season will be underway in less than a month.

Seven states tip off during the first week of November – Alabama, Georgia, Hawaii, Indiana, Maryland, Mississippi and Texas.

MaxPreps begins its preseason coverage later this month with a look at the top teams and players as well as the biggest tournaments and events.

Read on for a look at when the season begins in your state.
Nov. 3
Hawaii, Indiana, Maryland

Nov. 4
Mississippi

Nov. 6
Alabama 

Nov. 7
Georgia, Texas

Nov. 10
Delaware

Nov. 11
Arkansas

Nov. 14
District of Columbia, Idaho, North Carolina

Nov. 15
California

Nov. 17
Florida, Illinois, Louisiana, New Mexico, New York 

Nov. 18
Utah, Wisconsin

Nov. 19
Arizona 

Nov. 20
Minnesota, Oklahoma, West Virginia

Nov. 21
Iowa, Ohio, South Carolina

Nov. 24
Missouri, Tennessee, Washington

Nov. 27
Nevada 

Nov. 28
Pennsylvania

Dec. 1
Colorado, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Virginia

Dec. 3
Oregon

Dec. 4
Maine, Montana, Nebraska, South Dakota, Vermont

Dec. 5
North Dakota

Dec. 8
Michigan, New Jersey

Dec. 11
Wyoming

Dec. 12
New Hampshire, Rhode Island

Dec. 13
Connecticut

Dec. 18
Alaska