The Associated Press (AP) released its latest IHSA girls basketball rankings for the 2024-25 season Wednesday.
Local schools ranked this week include Abingdon-Avon (1A No. 2), Wethersfield (1A No. 9), United (1A No. 10), and Sterling (3A No. 6).
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. 5, 2025
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Previous Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Effingham St. Anthony (7) | 21-4 | 87 | 2 |
| 2 | Abingdon-Avon (1) | 24-4 | 77 | 1 |
| 3 | Pecatonica (1) | 23-4 | 74 | 3 |
| 4 | Calhoun | 23-4 | 67 | 5 |
| 5 | Salt Fork (1) | 24-2 | 58 | 7 |
| 6 | Cissna Park | 21-5 | 48 | 4 |
| 7 | Orangeville | 23-4 | 31 | 8 |
| 8 | Okawville | 15-8 | 27 | 6 |
| 9 | Wethersfield | 22-4 | 21 | 9 |
| 10 | United | 25-3 | 16 | 10 |
Receiving votes: 11, Carrollton 13. 12, Brown County 9. 13, Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley 9. 14, Roanoke-Benson 6. 15, Brownstown/St. Elmo 5. 16 Windsor 2.
IHSA 2A Girls Basketball AP Poll – Feb. 5, 2025
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Previous Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Breese Central (5) | 24-2 | 120 | 1 |
| 2 | Peoria Notre Dame (4) | 24-4 | 106 | 3 |
| 3 | Stillman Valley (3) | 27-0 | 102 | 2 |
| 4 | Nashville (1) | 23-3 | 88 | 5 |
| 5 | Byron | 25-2 | 80 | 4 |
| 6 | Central-Southeastern | 22-3 | 61 | 6 |
| 7 | Deer Creek-Mackinaw | 24-3 | 33 | 8 |
| 8 | Carlyle | 22-5 | 27 | NR |
| 9 | Sullivan | 24-3 | 26 | NR |
| 10 | Watseka-Milford | 22-3 | 18 | 7 |
Receiving votes: 11, Aurora Central Catholic 14. 12, Vienna 9. 13, Paris 7. 14, Tremont 5. 15, Bloomington Central Catholic 4. 16, Bishop McNamara 3. 17, Breese Mater Dei 3. 18, Teutopolis 3. 19, Pleasant Plains 3. 20, Pittsfield 2. 21, Harrisburg 1.
IHSA 3A Girls Basketball AP Poll – Feb. 5, 2025
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Previous Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington (10) | 28-1 | 100 | 1 |
| 2 | St. Ignatius | 23-3 | 81 | T2 |
| 3 | Quincy Notre Dame | 25-2 | 78 | T2 |
| 4 | Morton | 22-4 | 72 | 4 |
| 5 | Mount Vernon | 23-3 | 57 | 5 |
| 6 | Sterling | 23-5 | 44 | 6 |
| 7 | Dixon | 24-4 | 30 | 7 |
| 8 | Marian Catholic | 22-7 | 18 | 8 |
| 9 | Morris | 22-3 | 17 | NR |
| 10 | Glenbard South | 24-2 | 13 | 10 |
Receiving votes: 11, Galesburg 10. 12, Civic Memorial 10. 13, Montini 8. 14, Triad 6. 15, Mahomet-Seymour 4. 16, Effingham 2.
IHSA 4A Girls Basketball AP Poll – Feb. 5, 2025
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Previous Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lyons (7) | 27-1 | 95 | 2 |
| 2 | Benet Academy (1) | 24-2 | 73 | 1 |
| 3 | Kenwood | 25-2 | 72 | T3 |
| 4 | Alton (1) | 24-2 | 68 | T3 |
| 5 | Nazareth Academy | 24-2 | 61 | 7 |
| 6 | Loyola Academy | 27-2 | 58 | 5 |
| 7 | Huntley (1) | 26-0 | 47 | 6 |
| 8 | Waubonsie Valley | 24-1 | 43 | 8 |
| 9 | Fremd | 22-5 | 14 | 9 |
| 10 | Whitney Young | 18-8 | 10 | 10 |
Receiving votes: 11, Libertyville 3. 12, Maine South 2. 13, O’Fallon 1. 14, Glenbrook South 1. 15, Lockport 1. 16, Bolingbrook 1.
Ty’s 1A Ballot
- Effingham St. Anthony
- Pecatonica
- Calhoun/Brussels
- Abingdon-Avon
- Cissna Park
- Okawville
- Salt Fork
- Orangeville
- Wethersfield
- Carrollton
Ty’s 2A Ballot
- Peoria Notre Dame
- Breese Central
- Stillman Valley
- Byron
- Nashville
- Central-Southeastern
- Deer Creek-Mackinaw
- Carlyle
- Aurora Central Catholic
- Breese Mater Dei
Ty’s 3A Ballot
- Washington
- Quincy Notre Dame
- St. Ignatius
- Morton
- Mount Vernon
- Sterling
- Glenbard South
- Dixon
- Marian Catholic
- Montini Catholic
Ty’s 4A Ballot
- Lyons
- Nazareth Academy
- Benet Academy
- Alton
- Kenwood
- Loyola Academy
- Huntley
- Waubonsie Valley
- Fremd
- Whitney Young