The Associated Press (AP) released its latest state rankings for the IHSA boys basketball season on Wednesday.
Newman (26-1) is newly ranked at No.1 in 1A this week.
Mendota received votes in the 2A 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 Boys Basketball AP Poll – Feb. 11, 2026
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Previous Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newman (9) | 26-1 | 118 | 3 |
| 2 | Lawrenceville (1) | 24-2 | 99 | 1 |
| 3 | LeRoy (1) | 24-2 | 98 | 5 |
| 4 | Waltonville (3) | 24-4 | 88 | 2 |
| 5 | Goreville | 22-3 | 83 | NR |
| 6 | Woodlawn | 23-3 | 69 | 7 |
| 7 | Routt | 22-4 | 60 | 4 |
| 8 | Dakota | 25-2 | 45 | 6 |
| 9 | Sparta | 24-3 | 27 | 10 |
| 10 | Tuscola | 22-5 | 20 | 8 |
Receiving votes: 11, Webber 16. 12, Carlyle 9. 13, Eastland 9. 14, Calhoun 9. 15, Chicago Marshall 6. 16, Deer Creek-Mackinaw 6. 17, South Holland Unity Christian 4. 18, Cumberland 2. 19, Brown County 1. 20, Casey-Westfield 1.
IHSA 2A Boys Basketball AP Poll – Feb. 11, 2026
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Previous Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teutopolis (11) | 24-3 | 143 | 2 |
| 2 | Quincy Notre Dame (1) | 22-1 | 118 | 1 |
| T3 | Nashville (3) | 25-2 | 108 | 4 |
| T3 | Tolono Unity | 25-2 | 108 | 3 |
| 5 | Manual | 16-9 | 84 | 5 |
| 6 | Crane | 17-9 | 65 | 6 |
| 7 | Warrensburg-Latham | 24-4 | 40 | 7 |
| 8 | Staunton | 23-3 | 29 | 8 |
| 9 | West Hancock | 23-5 | 23 | NR |
| 10 | Hope Academy | 18-7 | 21 | 10 |
Receiving votes: 11, Carterville 20. 12, Westville 20. 13, Yorkville Christian 14. 14, Pontiac 7. 15, Mendota 7. 16, Benton 5. 17, Clark 5. 18, Columbia 4. 19, St. Joseph-Ogden 3. 20, Murphysboro 1.
IHSA 3A Boys Basketball AP Poll – Feb. 11, 2026
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Previous Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East St. Louis (7) | 24-3 | 106 | 1 |
| 2 | Kankakee (3) | 23-1 | 99 | 2 |
| 3 | Kaneland | 25-0 | 79 | 3 |
| 4 | MacArthur | 26-1 | 77 | 5 |
| 5 | Centralia (1) | 26-1 | 76 | 4 |
| 6 | Morton | 21-4 | 51 | 6 |
| 7 | East Peoria | 22-4 | 28 | 8 |
| 8 | Peoria | 20-6 | 23 | 10 |
| 9 | Hyde Park | 19-7 | 21 | 7 |
| 10 | Leo | 20-5 | 20 | 9 |
Receiving votes: 11, Normal U-High 12. 12, Mt. Vernon 6. 13, Lincoln 4. 14, Marion 1. 15, Metamora 1. 16, Cary-Grove 1.
IHSA 4A Boys Basketball AP Poll – Feb. 11, 2026
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Previous Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benet (10) | 27-1 | 108 | 1 |
| 2 | DePaul Prep | 23-3 | 97 | 2 |
| 3 | Curie (1) | 22-1 | 92 | 3 |
| 4 | Warren | 25-2 | 76 | 4 |
| 5 | Neuqua Valley | 26-1 | 63 | 5 |
| 6 | Fremd | 23-2 | 43 | 7 |
| 7 | St. Ignatius | 24-4 | 32 | 8 |
| T8 | Homewood-Flossmoor | 23-3 | 30 | 9 |
| T8 | Marist | 24-4 | 30 | 6 |
| 10 | St. Patrick | 22-4 | 9 | 10 |
Receiving votes: 11, Palatine 7. 12, Loyola Academy 7. 13, Whitney Young 5. 14, Bolingbrook 5. 15, Normal Community 1.
Ty’s 1A Ballot
- Newman
- LeRoy
- Lawrenceville
- Waltonville
- Goreville
- Routt
- Woodlawn
- Eastland
- Dakota
- Sparta
Ty’s 2A Ballot
- Teutopolis
- Quincy Notre Dame
- Tolono Unity
- Manual
- Nashville
- Crane
- Staunton
- Hope Academy
- West Hancock
- Mendota
Ty’s 3A Ballot
- East St. Louis
- Kankakee
- Kaneland
- MacArthur
- Centralia
- Morton
- Peoria
- Hyde Park
- East Peoria
- Normal U-High
Ty’s 4A Ballot
- Benet
- DePaul Prep
- Curie
- Warren
- Neuqua Valley
- Fremd
- St. Ignatius
- Marist
- Homewood-Flossmoor
- Palatine