High school girls basketball: Start dates for all 50 states

Hawaii, Indiana and Oklahoma tip off the 2026-27 season in early November.

By Norbert Durst

Oct 13, 2026, 12:00pm

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The 2026-27 high school girls basketball season will be underway in less than a month.

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. 2
Hawaii, Indiana, Oklahoma

Nov. 3
Mississippi

Nov. 5
Alabama

Nov. 6
Georgia, Texas

Nov. 9
Arkansas, Louisiana

Nov. 11
North Carolina

Nov. 13
Idaho

Nov. 16
California, Florida, Illinois

Nov. 17
Utah, Wisconsin

Nov. 18
Arizona

Nov. 19
Missouri

Nov. 20
Iowa, South Carolina

Nov. 21
New Mexico

Nov. 23
Ohio, Tennessee

Nov. 24
Washington

Nov. 25

Minnesota, New York

Nov. 26
Nevada

Nov. 27
Maine, North Dakota

Nov. 30
Colorado, Delaware, Kansas, Kentucky, Virginia

Dec. 1
West Virginia

Dec. 2
District of Columbia, Oregon

Dec. 3
Montana, Nebraska, South Dakota

Dec. 4
Maryland, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania

Dec. 7
Michigan, New Jersey

Dec. 10
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Wyoming

Dec. 11
Connecticut

Dec. 12
Vermont

Dec. 17
Alaska