The Associated Press (AP) released its final state rankings for the IHSA girls basketball season on Wednesday.
Abingdon-Avon (25-5) is No. 6 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. 18, 2026
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Previous Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deer Creek-Mackinaw (5) | 28-3 | 98 | 1 |
| 2 | Brown County (1) | 27-3 | 87 | 2 |
| 3 | Cissna Park (1) | 25-2 | 77 | 4 |
| 4 | Mt. Pulaski (1) | 28-1 | 74 | 3 |
| 5 | Illini Bluffs | 26-3 | 53 | T5 |
| 6 | Abingdon-Avon | 25-5 | 44 | 8 |
| 7 | Brownstown-St. Elmo (1) | 28-3 | 43 | T5 |
| 8 | Salt Fork | 25-4 | 24 | NR |
| 9 | Hope Academy | 23-8 | 20 | 10 |
| 10 | Cumberland | 25-4 | 19 | 9 |
Receiving votes: 11, Newman. 12, Edwards County 16. 13, Liberty 12. 14, Sesser-Valier 7. 15, Woodlawn 6. 16, Heyworth 3. 17, Eastland 2. 18, Havana 2. 19, Winchester 1.
IHSA 2A Girls Basketball AP Poll – Feb. 18, 2026
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Previous Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville (10) | 29-2 | 108 | 1 |
| 2 | Byron | 28-2 | 84 | 3 |
| 3 | Breese Central | 26-3 | 82 | 2 |
| 4 | Pleasant Plains | 26-2 | 71 | 4 |
| 5 | Johnsburg (1) | 33-0 | 56 | 5 |
| T6 | Teutopolis | 24-6 | 48 | 7 |
| T6 | Effingham | 28-3 | 48 | 6 |
| 8 | West Hancock | 26-3 | 29 | 9 |
| 9 | Tri-Valley | 28-2 | 25 | 8 |
| 10 | Mt. Carmel | 23-7 | 21 | 10 |
Receiving votes: 11, Paris 8. 12, Benton 7. 13, Hamilton County 6. 14, Watseka 4. 15, Riverdale 3. 16, Vienna 2. 17, Manteno 1. 18, Carmi-White County 1. 19, Clinton 1.
IHSA 3A Girls Basketball AP Poll – Feb. 18, 2026
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Previous Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington (6) | 29-2 | 69 | 1 |
| 2 | Providence (1) | 28-4 | 53 | 3 |
| 3 | Galesburg | 26-4 | 51 | 2 |
| 4 | Dixon | 29-3 | 42 | 5 |
| 5 | Morton | 24-6 | 37 | 6 |
| 6 | Glenwood | 25-4 | 34 | 4 |
| 7 | Marion | 23-4 | 30 | 7 |
| 8 | Quincy Notre Dame | 24-6 | 24 | 8 |
| 9 | River Forest Trinity | 21-10 | 10 | NR |
| T10 | Butler | 20-10 | 7 | NR |
| T10 | Metamora | 22-8 | 7 | 10 |
Receiving votes: 11, Carbondale 6. 12, Glenbard South 5. 13, Kankakee 4. 14, Peoria Notre Dame 3. 15, Sterling 3.
IHSA 4A Girls Basketball AP Poll – Feb. 18, 2026
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Previous Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Loyola (5) | 29-2 | 77 | 1 |
| 2 | Nazareth (3) | 29-3 | 74 | 2 |
| 3 | Waubonsie Valley | 29-3 | 55 | 3 |
| 4 | Alton | 27-2 | 52 | 4 |
| 5 | Benet | 25-4 | 40 | 5 |
| 6 | Kenwood | 25-6 | 38 | 6 |
| 7 | Naperville Central | 25-6 | 33 | 7 |
| 8 | Mother McAuley | 23-6 | 25 | 8 |
| 9 | Downers Grove North | 28-2 | 22 | 9 |
| 10 | Fremd | 24-6 | 12 | 10 |
Receiving votes: 11, Richwoods 5. 12, Belleville East 3. 13, DePaul Prep 2. 14, Bolingbrook 1. 15, Maine South 1.
Ty’s 1A Ballot
- Deer Creek-Mackinaw
- Brown County
- Mt. Pulaski
- Cissna Park
- Brownstown-St. Elmo
- Illini Bluffs
- Cumberland
- Abingdon-Avon
- Hope Academy
- Salt Fork
Ty’s 2A Ballot
- Nashville
- Breese Central
- Byron
- Pleasant Plains
- Johnsburg
- Effingham
- Teutopolis
- Tri-Valley
- West Hancock
- Mt. Carmel
Ty’s 3A Ballot
- Washington
- Providence
- Galesburg
- Glenwood
- Dixon
- Morton
- Quincy Notre Dame
- Marion
- Metamora
- Glenbard South
Ty’s 4A Ballot
- Nazareth
- Loyola
- Kenwood
- Alton
- Waubonsie Valley
- Mother McAuley
- Downers Grove North
- Naperville Central
- Fremd
- Belleville East