Tennessee Sports Writers Association State High School Basketball Rankings
NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Sports Writers Association and USA Today Network announced the basketball rankings for the 2025-26 season on Monday, March 23. The Top 10 teams in each of the four Division I classifications and Top 5 in two Division II classes were selected by TSWA members and USA Today writers with first-place votes in parentheses and total points based on 10 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 10th-place vote.
BOYS
Class 1A
1. Jackson County (32-5) – 130 (13). Previous Ranking: Ranked No. 2
2. Humboldt (23-7) – 117. Previous Ranking: Ranked No. 4
3. Eagleville (32-1) – 104. Previous Ranking: Ranked No. 1
4. Memphis Middle College (23-12) – 88. Previous Ranking: Not Ranked
5. Pickett County (30-5) – 81. Previous Ranking: Ranked No. 3
6. Wayne County (24-10) – 62. Previous Ranking: Ranked No. 6
7. Unaka (22-8) – 52. Previous Ranking: Not Ranked
8. Hampton (25-10) – 39. Previous Ranking: Ranked No. 10
9. Richland (21-7) – 24. Previous Ranking: Ranked No. 5
10. Perry County (19-8) – 12. Previous Ranking: Ranked No. 7
Other who received 10 or more points: None
Class 2A
1. Chattanooga Prep (22-11) – 130 (13). Previous Ranking: Ranked No. 1
2. Westview (25-8) – 117. Previous Ranking: Ranked No. 4
3. Smith County (24-12) – 101. Previous Ranking: Not Ranked
4. Loretto (20-11) – 92. Previous Ranking: Not Ranked
5. Lewis County (20-10) – 57. Previous Ranking: Not Ranked
6. Peabody (25-7) – 54. Previous Ranking: Ranked No. 4
7. Tellico Plains (26-6) – 52. Previous Ranking: Ranked No. 2
8. Gatlinburg-Pittman (27-5) – 49. Previous Ranking: Ranked No. 3
9. East Nashville (23-5) – 35. Previous Ranking: Ranked No. 7
10. White House Heritage (26-7) – 26. Previous Ranking: Ranked No. 5
Other who received 10 or more points: None
Class 3A
1. Alcoa (24-13) – 130 (13). Previous Ranking: Ranked No. 8
2. Fulton (26-10) – 117. Previous Ranking: Ranked No. 5
3. Upperman (31-6) – 104. Previous Ranking: Ranked No. 1
4. Tullahoma (28-5) – 91. Previous Ranking: Ranked No. 2
5. Tennessee (29-8) – 70. Previous Ranking: Not Ranked
6. South Gibson (23-10) – 58. Previous Ranking: Not Ranked
7. Portland (28-7) – 56. Previous Ranking: Not Ranked
8. Fayette-Ware (26-5) – 44. Previous Ranking: Ranked No. 4
9. Jackson North Side (25-5) – 28. Previous Ranking: Ranked No. 3
10. Red Bank (22-9) – 17. Previous Ranking: Ranked No. 6
Other who received 10 or more points: None
Class 4A
1. Bartlett (35-4) – 130 (11). Previous Ranking: Ranked No. 1
2. Walker Valley (31-4) – 113. Previous Ranking: Ranked No. 6
3. Bearden (37-2) – 108. Previous Ranking: Ranked No. 2
4. Whitehaven (29-9) – 91. Previous Ranking: Ranked No. 5
5. Beech (32-3) – 76. Previous Ranking: Ranked No. 7
6. Brentwood (30-4) – 66. Previous Ranking: Ranked No. 8
7. Maryville (29-5) – 46. Previous Ranking: Ranked No. 3
8. Germantown Houston (19-9) – 38. Previous Ranking: Ranked No. 4
9. Blackman (27-5) – 26. Previous Ranking: Ranked No. 9
10. Farragut (25-12) – 20. Previous Ranking: Not Ranked
Other who received 10 or more points: None
Division II-A
1. Providence Christian (29-6) – 65 (13). Previous Ranking: Ranked No. 1
2. Battle Ground Academy (31-8) – 52. Previous Ranking: Ranked No. 2
3. St. George’s (25-7) – 39. Previous Ranking: Ranked No. 4
4. Boyd Buchanan (24-12) – 26. Previous Ranking: Ranked No. 3
5. Harding Academy (18-7) – 13. Previous Ranking: Ranked No. 5
Other who received 10 or more points: None
Division II-AA
1. Briarcrest Christian (31-3) – 65 (13). Previous Ranking: Ranked No. 1
2. Pope John Paul II (25-8) – 52. Previous Ranking: Ranked No. 3
3. Knox Catholic (24-7) – 38. Previous Ranking: Ranked No. 2
4. Montgomery Bell Academy (19-10) – 25. Previous Ranking: Ranked No. 4
5. Knox Webb (28-3) – 15. Previous Ranking: Ranked No. 5
Other who received 10 or more points: None
GIRLS
Class 1A
1. Richland (28-3) – 130 (13). Previous Ranking: Ranked No. 2
2. Middleton (21-10) – 115. Previous Ranking: Not Ranked
3. Greenfield (30-3) – 105. Previous Ranking: Ranked No. 1
4. Wayne County (30-6) – 89. Previous Ranking: Ranked No. 4
5. Van Buren County (28-5) – 80. Previous Ranking: Ranked No. 3
6. Gordonsville (29-5) – 62. Previous Ranking: Ranked No. 6
7. North Greene (28-8) – 48. Previous Ranking: Ranked No. 10
8. Coalfield (26-9) – 44. Previous Ranking: Ranked No. 9
9. Jackson County (22-11) – 23. Previous Ranking: Ranked No. 5
10. Unaka (24-5) – 16. Previous Ranking: Ranked No. 7
Other who received 10 or more points: None
Class 2A
1. Huntingdon (31-3) – 130 (13). Previous Ranking: Ranked No. 2
2. York Institute (30-7) – 117. Previous Ranking: Ranked No. 3
3. Loretto (22-11) – 99. Previous Ranking: Not Ranked
4. Gatlinburg-Pittman (30-4) – 93. Previous Ranking: Ranked No. 1
5. Smith County (22-13) – 71. Previous Ranking: Ranked No. 6
6. Gibson County (25-10) – 64. Previous Ranking: Ranked No. 7
7. Westview (24-6) – 62. Previous Ranking: Ranked No. 4
8. Stewart County (27-6) – 24. Previous Ranking: Ranked No. 5
9. McMinn Central (19-13) – 22. Previous Ranking: Not Ranked
10. Summertown (19-13) – 17. Previous Ranking: Not Ranked
Other who received 10 or more points: East Nashville (14)
Class 3A
1. Dyersburg (27-6) – 130 (13). Previous Ranking: Not Ranked
2. White County (34-6) – 117. Previous Ranking: Ranked No. 3
3. Cocke County (34-5) – 95. Previous Ranking: Ranked No. 5
4. Alcoa (28-8) – 92. Previous Ranking: No. 9
5. Tullahoma (22-11) – 66. Previous Ranking: Not Ranked
6. Daniel Boone (32-4) – 61. Previous Ranking: Ranked No. 2
7. Stone Memorial (27-4) – 54. Previous Ranking: Ranked No. 1
8. South Gibson (28-6) – 39. Previous Ranking: Ranked No. 4
9. Liberty Creek (30-5) – 32. Previous Ranking: Not Ranked
10. Covington (26-6) – 20. Previous Ranking: Not Ranked
Other who received 10 or more points: None
Class 4A
1. Sevier County (28-5) – 130 (13). Previous Ranking: Ranked No. 6
2. Cookeville (30-5) – 116. Previous Ranking: Ranked No. 4
3. Bartlett (26-11) – 101. Previous Ranking: Ranked No. 10
4. Blackman (29-4) – 81. Previous Ranking: Ranked No. 5
5. Bradley Central (32-1) – 80. Previous Ranking: Ranked No. 1
6. Bearden (32-4) – 77. Previous Ranking: Ranked No. 2
7. Page (25-7) – 51. Previous Ranking: Not Ranked
8. Collierville (21-11) – 37. Previous Ranking: Not Ranked
9. Nolensville (26-6) – 20. Previous Ranking: Ranked No. 7
10. Whitehaven (27-4) – 19. Previous Ranking: Ranked No. 3
Other who received 10 or more points: None
Division II-A
1. Providence Christian (28-5) – 65 (13). Previous Ranking: Ranked No. 2
2. University School of Jackson (24-6) – 52. Previous Ranking: Ranked No. 1
3. The King’s Academy (27-9) – 39. Previous Ranking: Ranked No. 4
4. Notre Dame (26-8) – 25. Previous Ranking: Not Ranked
5. Christian Academy of Knoxville (26-7) – 13. Previous Ranking: Ranked No. 4
Other who received 10 or more points: Ezell-Harding (12)
Division II-AA
1. Knox Webb (25-6) – 65 (13). Previous Ranking: Ranked No. 1
2. Lipscomb Academy (27-8) – 52. Previous Ranking: Ranked No. 3
3. Christ Presbyterian Academy (26-3) – 38. Previous Ranking: Ranked No. 1
4. Hutchison School (14-7) – 25. Previous Ranking: Not Ranked
5. Ensworth School (19-6) – 14. Previous Ranking: Ranked No. 4
Other who received 10 or more points: None
Publications that participated in the voting include The Tennessean in Nashville, the Knoxville News-Sentinel, The Commercial Appeal in Memphis, The Daily Herald in Columbia, The Leaf-Chronicle in Clarksville, Five Star Preps, The Daily News Journal in Murfreesboro, The Chattanooga Times-Free Press, The Mirror-Exchange in Milan, the Herald-Citizen in Cookeville and Tri-Cities Sports.