Fourth AWSA boys and girls high school basketball rankings of 2025-26

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The Alabama Sports Writers Association released its latest high school basketball rankings on Thursday.

It is the first one of 2026, but fourth of the 2025-26 season. The last rankings came out December 18. Since then, teams around Alabama have played in Christmas break tournaments in-state and some traveled to premier tournaments across the country to be tested.

See the rankings for January 8 with all records updated through games on January 6.

Alabama girls high school basketball rankings

Class 7A

1. Hoover (18-1)

2. Albertville (14-4)

3. Bob Jones (16-5)

4. Fairhope (19-3)

5. Daphne (15-5)

6. Alma Bryant (16-3)

7. Auburn (12-3)

8. Prattville (13-4)

9. Vestavia Hills (14-7)

10. Dothan (13-5)

Others nominated: Florence (9-12), Foley (10-6), Huntsville (13-8), James Clemens (8-7), Oak Mountain (10-10), Hewitt-Trussville (12-8), Sparkman (9-8).

Class 6A

1. Park Crossing (17-1)

2. Hazel Green (18-2)

3. Clay-Chalkville (15-1)

4. McGill-Toolen (17-2)

5. Stanhope Elmore (17-3)

6. Northridge (16-4)

7. Fort Payne (15-4)

8. Murphy (14-3)

9. Decatur (17-3)

10. Chelsea (13-6)

Others nominated: Buckhorn (13-6), Calera (11-5), Cullman (16-3), Gardendale (13-7), Gulf Shores (12-9), Hartselle (13-7), Homewood (12-7), Jasper (15-5), Minor (13-5), Mortimer Jordan (11-9), Mountain Brook (7-10), Oxford (8-8), Paul Bryant (11-4), Russell Co. (15-1), Shades Valley (13-4), Spain Park (12-8), Wetumpka (14-4).

Class 5A

1. Scottsboro (15-2)

2. Guntersville (19-2)

3. Charles Henderson (16-0)

4. West Point (18-1)

5. Priceville (15-4)

6. Springville (13-4)

7. Jacksonville (17-3)

8. Ramsay (13-10)

9. Northside (12-2)

10. Valley (10-2)

Others nominated: Andalusia (5-2), Boaz (13-6), Briarwood (10-8), Carroll (11-4), East Limestone (11-6), Russellville (10-7), Sardis (14-7), St. Paul’s (9-4), UMS-Wright (12-7), Vigor (8-9), Wenonah (10-10).

Class 4A

1. Plainview (17-2)

2. Good Hope (18-3)

3. Deshler (15-3)

4. Cherokee Co. (17-2)

5. St. Michael (13-2)

6. Geneva (16-2)

7. Montgomery Catholic (10-5)

8. West Morgan (13-4)

9. Hokes Bluff (14-3)

10. Wilson (15-4)

Others nominated: Anniston (11-5), Bullock Co. (8-6), Escambia Co. (6-3), Etowah (13-5), Hatton (10-6), Pleasant Grove (9-8), Straughn (12-5).

Class 3A

1. Saint James (14-3)

2. Mars Hill Bible (16-2)

3. Midfield (14-4)

4. Whitesburg Christian (11-2)

5. Clements (13-7)

6. Vinemont (12-9)

7. Mobile Christian (10-7)

8. Lauderdale Co. (9-7)

9. Carbon Hill (14-7)

10. Rogers (12-6)

Others nominated: Collinsville (7-6), Piedmont (7-7).

Class 2A

1. North Sand Mountain (13-6)

2. Pisgah (12-6)

3. Sand Rock (12-6)

4. Cedar Bluff (16-3)

5. Highland Home (16-3)

6. Sulligent (12-5)

7. Abbeville (13-3)

8. Ranburne (14-3)

9. Cold Springs (11-7)

10.Belgreen (12-7)

Others nominated: Westminster-Oak Mountain (7-10), Winston Co. (8-6).

Class 1A

1. Ider (14-5)

2. Winterboro (15-2)

3. Brilliant (17-2)

4. R.C. Hatch (13-2)

5. Marion Co. (11-4)

6. Kinston (10-2)

7. Skyline (10-6)

8. Jacksonville Christian (11-1)

9. Meek (11-3)

10. Hackleburg (9-5)

Others nominated: Athens Bible (9-5), Brantley (6-3), Lynn (9-5).

AISA

1. Springwood (10-1)

2. Southern Academy (11-2)

3. Clarke Prep (11-2)

4. North River Christian (18-3)

5. Abbeville Christian (13-4)

Others nominated: Fort Dale Academy (7-0), Hope Christian (10-6), Lowndes Academy (4-2).

Alabama boys high school basketball rankings

Class 7A

1. Dothan (20-1)

2. Hoover (15-6)

3. Huntsville (17-3)

4. James Clemens (12-3)

5. Sparkman (16-6)

6. Tuscaloosa Co. (18-4)

7. Fairhope (15-5)

8. Albertville (17-3)

9. Vestavia Hills (15-4)

10. Hewitt-Trussville (13-7)

Others nominated: Auburn (15-7), Enterprise (9-6), Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa (9-6), Oak Mountain (13-8).

Class 6A

1. Pelham (20-0)

2. Shades Valley (16-3)

3. Cullman (18-2)

4. Gadsden City (20-1)

5. Oxford (14-4)

6. Mountain Brook (14-4)

7. Hazel Green (15-6)

8. Paul Bryant (16-7)

9. Murphy (16-6)

10. Huffman (13-8)

Others nominated: Blount (12-3), Buckhorn (10-11), Calera (14-3), Clay-Chalkville (13-6), Homewood (12-7), Jasper (14-4), Jemison-Huntsville (12-8), Lee-Huntsville (12-7), Minor (14-5), Muscle Shoals (10-5), Northridge (15-6), Pinson Valley (8-6), Saraland (15-5), Spain Park (14-7), Wetumpka (13-6).

Class 5A

1. Williamson (15-3)

2. East Limestone (18-3)

3. Wenonah (15-4)

4. Guntersville (14-3)

5. Andalusia (12-0)

6. Briarwood (13-7)

7. Corner (18-2)

8. UMS-Wright (13-5)

9. Hayden (17-4)

10. Springville (16-2)

Others nominated: Charles Henderson (13-6), Eufaula (9-6), Leeds (8-9), Ramsay (5-10), Sylacauga (4-1).

Class 4A

1. Jackson (10-1)

2. Plainview (11-3)

3. Madison Academy (11-7)

4. Orange Beach (15-5)

5. West Morgan (12-5)

6. Escambia Co. (9-1)

7. Cleburne Co. (15-1)

8. Anniston (7-4)

9. Munford (12-3)

10. Fairfield (11-9)

Others nominated: Alexandria (11-4), Ashville (14-2), DAR (13-6), Fultondale (10-7), Hatton (14-5), New Brockton (11-6), New Hope (14-5), Opp (11-4), Tarrant (10-7), Westminster-Huntsville (10-6), White Plains (12-7).

Class 3A

1. Hale Co. (16-6)

2. Whitesburg Christian (15-4)

3. Midfield (10-6)

4. Sumter Central (13-2)

5. Montgomery Academy (10-5)

6. Lauderdale Co. (14-3)

7. Piedmont (9-4)

8. Houston Academy (13-6)

9. Lee-Scott (14-2)

19. Glencoe (14-6)

Others nominated: Alabama Cyber Tech (9-8), Collinsville (10-3), Mars Hill Bible (6-8), Oakman (11-7), Wicksburg (12-4).

Class 2A

1. Cold Springs (18-1)

2. Sand Rock (14-4)

3. Section (13-6)

4. Decatur Heritage (12-6)

5. North Sand Mountain (11-5)

6. Red Bay (13-5)

7. Providence Christian (14-4)

8. Tuscaloosa Academy (9-5)

9. Luverne (9-4)

10. LaFayette (12-6)

Others nominated: Ariton (12-3), Cedar Bluff (11-7), Westminster-Oak Mountain (9-10).

Class 1A

1. Oakwood (10-11)

2. Florala (9-2)

3. South Lamar (14-1)

4. Hubbertville (13-3)

5. Brantley (9-4)

6. Coosa Christian (6-3)

7. Pleasant Home (8-3)

8. Meek (10-5)

9. R.C. Hatch (9-1)

10. Ider (13-5)

Others nominated: Francis Marion (4-4), Wadley (8-1).

AISA

1. Abbeville Christian (16-0)

2. Valiant Cross (10-4)

3. Edgewood (10-5)

4. Macon-East (11-3)

5. Hooper (12-4)

Others nominated: Escambia Academy (5-3), Evangel-Montgomery (6-6), Patrician (8-4), Springwood (9-7).

Maxwell Donaldson covers high school sports, Jax State athletics, the outdoors in Alabama and more for the Gadsden Times and USA TODAY Network. Find him on Twitter/X @_Max_Donaldson and contact him at MDonaldson@usatodayco.com.

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