Wisconsin high school girls basketball: Week 8 MaxPreps/WBCA Coaches Poll

Four newcomers in this week's coaches poll.

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Jan 20, 2026, 12:00pm
Arrowhead senior Natalie Kussow, a University of Minnesota recruit, is averaging 27.5 points per game for the 13-0 Warhawks. (Photo: David Feyen)
Arrowhead senior Natalie Kussow, a University of Minnesota recruit, is averaging 27.5 points per game for the 13-0 Warhawks. (Photo: David Feyen)
Week 8 MaxPreps/WBCA Girls Basketball Coaches Poll 

This week's coaches poll has four newcomers: Lancaster (Division 3), Kohler (Division 4), Webster (Division 5) and Royall (Division 5). 

Arrowhead, the top-ranked team in the Division 1 poll, remains at No. 19 in the national rankings. The Warhawks defeated Hartford (87-69) and Muskego (77-41) last week. On Saturday, Arrowhead has a showdown at D1 No. 3 Waunakee. 

Another team mentioned in this week's national rankings was Wauwatosa East, No. 2 in D1, which is just outside of the top 25. Last week, the Red Raiders cruised to victories over Menomonee Falls (95-44), Hamilton (67-34) and Beloit Memorial (96-19), extending their winning streak to 27 games, the longest in the state. 

Oostburg, the No. 1 team in the Division 3 rankings, pushed its winning streak to 22 games (second longest in the state) after routing D1 No. 5 Pewaukee 65-37 on Saturday. 

Jan. 20-24 top games to watch — Full Schedule 

Tuesday
D3 No. 5 Aquinas 50, D2 No. 8 La Crosse Central 45
Monona Grove 46, D2 No. 5 Elkhorn 34 
D1 No. 5 Pewaukee 69, D2 No. 10 Wisconsin Lutheran 52
 
Thursday
D2 No. 6 Pius XI Catholic 60, D2 No. 10 Wisconsin Lutheran 59 
Albany/Monticello 63, D5 No. 1 Argyle/Pecatonica 57 OT
Manitowoc Lutheran 64, D4 No. 8 Kewaunee 57 
De Soto 58, D5 No. 8 Wauzeka-Steuben 54
D4 No. 2 St. Mary Catholic 65, D5 No. 2 Pacelli 39
Cuba City 50, D4 No. 9 Darlington 42

Saturday
Brookfield East 67, Verona 63 2OT 
D1 No. 7 Notre Dame Academy 63, D1 No. 9 De Pere 46
D1 No. 1 Arrowhead 67, D1 No. 3 Waunakee 49
Eau Claire Memorial 63, D2 No. 8 La Crosse Central 27 
D1 No. 8 Stevens Point 65, Hudson 58
D1 No. 6 Kimberly 66, Hartford 61
D3 No. 2 Kettle Moraine Lutheran 69, D1 No. 5 Pewaukee 62

Division 1

1. Arrowhead (Hartland) 
Record: 13-0 | Last week: 1

2. Wauwatosa East
Record: 15-0 | Last week: 2

3. Waunakee
Record: 13-1 | Last week: 4

4. Appleton East
Record: 13-1 | Last week: 5

5. Pewaukee
Record: 11-2 | Last week: 3

6. Kimberly
Record: 12-3 | Last week: 7

7. Notre Dame Academy (Green Bay)
Record: 11-3 | Last week: 8

8. Stevens Point
Record: 12-3 | Last week: 9

Record: 14-2 | Last week: 10

10. Neenah
Record: 12-4 | Last week: 6

Division 2

1. Whitefish Bay
Record: 13-2 | Last week: 1

2. Rice Lake
Record: 12-2 | Last week: 2

3. Beaver Dam 
Record: 11-3 | Last week: 3

4. Edgewood (Madison)
Record: 10-4 | Last week: 6

5. Elkhorn
Record: 11-3 | Last week: 5

6. Pius XI Catholic (Milwaukee)
Record: 9-4 | Last week: 4

7. Xavier (Appleton)
Record: 11-3 | Last week: 7

8. La Crosse Central
Record: 13-0 | Last week: 8

9. Grafton
Record: 13-3 | Last week: 10

10. Wisconsin Lutheran (Milwaukee)
Record: 9-6 | Last week: 9

Division 3

1. Oostburg
Record: 16-0 | Last week: 1

2. Kettle Moraine Lutheran (Jackson)
Record: 15-1 | Last week: 3

3. Edgerton
Record: 12-1 | Last week: 2

4. Wisconsin Dells
Record: 14-0 | Last week: 4

5. Aquinas (La Crosse)
Record: 13-2 | Last week: 5

6. Milwaukee Academy of Science
Record: 14-1 Last week: 7

7. Wittenberg-Birnamwood
Record: 14-0 | Last week: 8

8. Winneconne
Record: 13-2 | Last week: 6

9. Lancaster
Record: 14-1 | Last week: NR

10. St. Thomas More (Milwaukee)
Record:  13-2 | Last week: 10

Dropped out: Platteville

Division 4

1. Dominican (Whitefish Bay)
Record: 13-1 | Last week: 1

2. St. Mary Catholic (Neenah)
Record: 13-1 | Last week: 2

3. Colfax
Record: 13-1 | Last week: 3

4. Regis (Eau Claire)
Record: 13-2 | Last week: 4

5. Neillsville
Record: 12-1 | Last week: 5

6. Pardeeville
Record: 15-0 | Last week: 8

7. McDonell Central
Record: 13-2 | Last week: 9

8.  Kewaunee
Record: 11-3 | Last week: 7

9. Darlington
Record: 10-3 | Last week: 10

10. Kohler
Record: 10-2 | Last week: NR

Dropped out: Manitowoc Lutheran

Division 5

1. Argyle/Pecatonica
Record: 13-1 | Last week: 1

2. Pacelli (Stevens Point)
Record: 10-1 | Last week: 2

3. Eleva-Strum
Record: 13-0 | Last week: 3

4. Almond-Bancroft
Record: 11-2 | Last week: 6

5. Assumption (Wisconsin Rapids)
Record: 10-4 | Last week: 4

6. Webster
Record: 14-0 | Last week: NR

7. Blair-Taylor
Record: 12-3 | Last week: 7

8. Wauzeka-Steuben
Record: 12-2 | Last week: 8

9. Columbus Catholic (Marshfield)
Record: 12-3 | Last week: 10

10. Royall
Record: 13-2 | Last week: NR

Dropped out: Barneveld, De Soto

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