The Associated Press (AP) released its latest state rankings for the IHSA girls basketball season on Wednesday.
Abingdon-Avon (23-5) is No. 8 in 1A.
Riverdale received votes in the 2A poll, while Newman earned votes in the 1A poll.
WRMJ will post the polls each week. 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 number-one overall votes a team received.
IHSA 1A Girls Basketball AP Poll – Feb. 11, 2026
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Previous Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deer Creek-Mackinaw (9) | 27-2 | 99 | 1 |
| 2 | Brown County (1) | 25-3 | 74 | 3 |
| 3 | Mt. Pulaski | 25-1 | 65 | 2 |
| 4 | Cissna Park | 23-2 | 60 | 5 |
| T5 | Brownstown-St. Elmo | 26-3 | 53 | 4 |
| T5 | Illini Bluffs | 23-3 | 53 | 6 |
| 7 | Liberty | 25-4 | 34 | 8 |
| 8 | Abingdon-Avon | 23-5 | 30 | 9 |
| 9 | Cumberland | 22-3 | 19 | 7 |
| 10 | Hope Academy | 22-8 | 14 | NR |
Receiving votes: 11, Salt Fork 13. 12, Newman 12. 13, Edwards County 8. 14, Woodlawn 7. 15, Havana 5. 16, Eastland 2. 17, Sesser-Valier 1. 18, Heyworth 1.
IHSA 2A Girls Basketball AP Poll – Feb. 11, 2026
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Previous Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville (10) | 27-2 | 108 | 1 |
| 2 | Breese Central | 24-3 | 88 | 3 |
| 3 | Byron | 26-2 | 77 | 4 |
| 4 | Pleasant Plains | 24-2 | 73 | 2 |
| 5 | Johnsburg (1) | 30-0 | 65 | 5 |
| 6 | Effingham | 26-3 | 45 | 6 |
| 7 | Teutopolis | 23-6 | 43 | 7 |
| 8 | Tri-Valley | 25-2 | 31 | 8 |
| 9 | West Hancock | 25-2 | 30 | 9 |
| 10 | Mt. Carmel | 21-7 | 11 | 10 |
Receiving votes: 11, Benton 7. 12, Watseka 6. 13, Clinton 6. 14, Paris 4. 15, Hamilton County 3. 16, Harrisburg 3. 17, Vienna 2. 18, Riverdale 1. 19, Petersburg PORTA 1. 20, Pinckneyville 1.
IHSA 3A Girls Basketball AP Poll – Feb. 11, 2026
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Previous Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington (4) | 27-2 | 62 | 1 |
| 2 | Galesburg (2) | 25-3 | 61 | 2 |
| 3 | Providence (1) | 27-4 | 57 | 3 |
| 4 | Glenwood | 23-4 | 43 | 4 |
| 5 | Dixon | 27-3 | 36 | 6 |
| 6 | Morton | 23-6 | 35 | 5 |
| 7 | Marion | 20-4 | 31 | 8 |
| 8 | Quincy Notre Dame | 21-6 | 16 | 7 |
| 9 | Peoria Notre Dame | 21-7 | 12 | 10 |
| 10 | Metamora | 22-8 | 10 | NR |
Receiving votes: 11, Glenbard South 6. 12, Kankakee 6. 13, River Forest Trinity 5. 14, Carbondale 4. 15, Sterling 1.
IHSA 4A Girls Basketball AP Poll – Feb. 11, 2026
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Previous Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Loyola (4) | 28-2 | 67 | 2 |
| 2 | Nazareth (3) | 27-3 | 66 | 1 |
| 3 | Waubonsie Valley | 28-2 | 48 | 3 |
| 4 | Alton | 25-2 | 43 | 5 |
| 5 | Benet | 23-4 | 38 | 4 |
| 6 | Kenwood | 22-6 | 34 | T6 |
| 7 | Naperville Central | 24-6 | 27 | T6 |
| 8 | Mother McAuley | 22-6 | 21 | 8 |
| 9 | Downers Grove North | 27-2 | 12 | T10 |
| 10 | Fremd | 22-6 | 10 | T10 |
Receiving votes: 11, Belleville East 5. 12, DePaul Prep 4. 13, Glenbard West 3. 14, Bolingbrook 3. 15, Richwoods 3. 16, Maine South 1.
Ty’s 1A Ballot
- Deer Creek-Mackinaw
- Brown County
- Brownstown-St. Elmo
- Mt. Pulaski
- Cissna Park
- Illini Bluffs
- Liberty
- Abingdon-Avon
- Salt Fork
- Havana
Ty’s 2A Ballot
- Nashville
- Pleasant Plains
- Breese Central
- Byron
- Johnsburg
- Effingham
- Teutoplis
- Tri-Valley
- West Hancock
- Paris
Ty’s 3A Ballot
- Washington
- Providence
- Galesburg
- Glenwood
- Dixon
- Morton
- Quincy Notre Dame
- Marion
- Trinity
- Kankakee
Ty’s 4A Ballot
- Nazareth
- Loyola
- Waubonsie Valley
- Kenwood
- Benet
- Alton
- Mother McAuley
- Downers Grove North
- Fremd
- Belleville East