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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.	+/-
1	West Central	25-0-0	38.90	13.2	--
2	Hamlin	22-4-0	31.48	12.0	+2
3	Sioux Falls Christian	22-3-0	28.96	16.7	-1
4	Huron	20-4-0	28.63	10.0	+1
5	F Freeman	24-2-0	26.49	3.0	+2
6	Lincoln	23-1-0	26.46	10.7	-3
7	Roosevelt	20-5-0	24.98	10.5	+1
8	Groton	19-6-0	24.61	10.8	+4
9	St. Thomas More	19-6-0	24.43	9.1	+4
10	D DeSmet	22-5-0	24.21	6.8	--
11	L Lennox	17-6-0	23.49	14.1	-2
12	Clark/Willow Lake	21-4-0	22.59	11.7	-6
13	Viborg/Hurley	21-5-0	21.27	4.9	+3
14	Watertown	18-6-0	21.14	7.7	+1
15	Vermillion	16-6-0	20.83	11.9	-1
16	Wall	21-5-0	19.74	2.0	+2
17	C Castlewood	23-4-0	19.58	5.4	-6
18	Flandreau	15-8-0	16.01	10.5	+2
19	Tea	14-10-0	15.70	10.4	+5
20	Harrisburg	17-7-0	15.20	10.4	-3
21	Aberdeen Christian	21-5-0	14.46	4.1	-2
22	Baltic	14-9-0	13.84	9.7	+3
23	Sioux Valley	15-8-0	13.80	8.4	--
24	Pine Ridge	14-9-0	13.35	8.2	+2
25	Wagner	17-6-0	13.16	-1.6	+13

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