The Associated Press (AP) released its final IHSA girls basketball rankings for the 2024-25 season Wednesday.
Local schools ranked this week include Abingdon-Avon (1A No. 2), Wethersfield (1A No. 8) and Sterling (3A No. 5).
The IHSA girls basketball postseason tips off Saturday.
WRMJ’s Ty Taylor is an AP voter. His ballot will accompany the AP poll throughout the year.
*The number in parentheses represents how many first-place votes a team received.
IHSA 1A Girls Basketball AP Poll – Feb. 12, 2025
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Previous Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Effingham St. Anthony (10) | 24-4 | 106 | 1 |
| 2 | Abingdon-Avon (1) | 25-4 | 96 | 2 |
| T3 | Pecatonica | 24-6 | 68 | 3 |
| T3 | Cissna Park | 24-5 | 68 | 6 |
| 5 | Salt Fork | 26-2 | 66 | 5 |
| 6 | Orangeville | 26-4 | 62 | 7 |
| 7 | Calhoun | 23-6 | 39 | 4 |
| 8 | Wethersfield | 24-4 | 30 | 9 |
| 9 | Okawville | 17-10 | 22 | 8 |
| 10 | Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley | 24-5 | 15 | NR |
Receiving votes: 11, Roanoke-Benson 7. 12, Sesser-Valier 6. 13, United 6. 14, Brown County 5. 15, Hardin County 4. 16, Carrollton 3. 17, Havana 1. 18, Windsor 1.
IHSA 2A Girls Basketball AP Poll – Feb. 12, 2025
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Previous Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Breese Central (8) | 26-2 | 125 | 1 |
| 2 | Peoria Notre Dame (4) | 27-4 | 115 | 2 |
| 3 | Nashville (1) | 26-3 | 95 | 4 |
| 4 | Byron | 28-2 | 94 | 5 |
| 5 | Stillman Valley | 28-1 | 69 | 3 |
| 6 | Central-Southeastern | 25-3 | 61 | 6 |
| 7 | Deer Creek-Mackinaw | 27-3 | 42 | 7 |
| 8 | Carlyle | 24-5 | 31 | 8 |
| 9 | Sullivan | 26-3 | 25 | 9 |
| 10 | Aurora Central Catholic | 26-4 | 14 | NR |
Receiving votes: 11, Vienna 9. 12, Watseka 9. 13, Pleasant Plains 5. 14, Bishop McNamara 4. 15, Petersburg PORTA 4. 16, Teutopolis 3. 17, Bloomington Central Catholic 3. 18, Gillespie 2. 19, Manteno 2. 20, Breese Mater Dei 2. 21, Pittsfield 1.
IHSA 3A Girls Basketball AP Poll – Feb. 12, 2025
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Previous Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington (11) | 30-1 | 110 | 1 |
| 2 | St. Ignatius | 25-4 | 92 | 2 |
| 3 | Quincy Notre Dame | 27-3 | 81 | 3 |
| 4 | Mount Vernon | 25-3 | 64 | 5 |
| 5 | Sterling | 25-5 | 58 | 6 |
| 6 | Morton | 22-6 | 54 | 4 |
| 7 | Dixon | 25-5 | 33 | 7 |
| 8 | Marian Catholic | 22-8 | 29 | 8 |
| 9 | Glenbard South | 25-3 | 22 | 10 |
| 10 | Glenwood | 20-8 | 15 | NR |
Receiving votes: 11, Morris 13. 12, Civic Memorial 10. 13, Galesburg 9. 14, Montini 7. 15, Mahomet-Seymour 3. 16, Phillips 3. 17, Kaneland 2.
IHSA 4A Girls Basketball AP Poll – Feb. 12, 2025
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Previous Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenwood (5) | 27-2 | 78 | 3 |
| 2 | Benet Academy (2) | 26-2 | 68 | 2 |
| T3 | Lyons | 28-2 | 63 | 1 |
| T3 | Nazareth Academy (1) | 28-2 | 63 | 5 |
| 5 | Alton (1) | 27-2 | 61 | 4 |
| 6 | Loyola Academy | 29-2 | 58 | 6 |
| 7 | Fremd | 23-5 | 33 | 9 |
| 8 | Waubonsie Valley | 27-1 | 27 | 8 |
| 9 | Huntley | 29-0 | 25 | 7 |
| 10 | Whitney Young | 20-8 | 14 | 10 |
Receiving votes: 11, Libertyville 4. 12, Lockport 1.
Ty’s 1A Ballot
- Effingham St. Anthony
- Abingdon-Avon
- Orangeville
- Cissna Park
- Salt Fork
- Pecatonica
- Calhoun
- Okawville
- Wethersfield
- Brown County
Ty’s 2A Ballot
- Peoria Notre Dame
- Breese Central
- Byron
- Nashville
- Stillman Valley
- Central-Southeastern
- Deer Creek-Mackinaw
- Carlyle
- Sullivan
- Aurora Central Catholic
Ty’s 3A Ballot
- Washington
- St. Ignatius
- Quincy Notre Dame
- Mount Vernon
- Morton
- Sterling
- Glenbard South
- Marian Catholic
- Montini Catholic
- Glenwood
Ty’s 4A Ballot
- Nazareth Academy
- Kenwood
- Benet Academy
- Loyola Academy
- Lyons
- Alton
- Fremd
- Waubonsie Valley
- Whitney Young
- Huntley