The Associated Press (AP) released its latest IHSA girls basketball rankings for the 2024-25 season Wednesday.
Sherrard (16-3, 6-0 TRAC West) received votes in the 2A poll.
Local schools ranked this week include Abingdon-Avon (1A No. 1), United (1A No. 9), Sterling (3A No. 7), and Galesburg (3A No. 8).
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 – Jan. 22, 2025
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Previous Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abingdon-Avon (9) | 19-3 | 109 | 1 |
| 2 | Effingham St. Anthony (2) | 16-4 | 103 | 2 |
| 3 | Pecatonica | 18-4 | 81 | 4 |
| 4 | Cissna Park | 17-3 | 72 | 5 |
| 5 | Okawville (1) | 13-7 | 61 | 3 |
| 6 | Calhoun | 13-4 | 44 | T6 |
| 7 | Salt Fork | 19-2 | 41 | T9 |
| 8 | Orangeville | 19-4 | 38 | T6 |
| 9 | United | 19-2 | 35 | 8 |
| 10 | Brown County | 15-5 | 21 | T9 |
Receiving votes: 11, Brownstown/St. Elmo 20. 12, Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley 15. 13, Wethersfield 6. 14, Roanoke-Benson 6. 15, Carrollton 3. 16, Rockford Lutheran 3. 17, Okaw Valley 1. 18, South Fork 1
IHSA 2A Girls Basketball AP Poll – Jan. 22, 2025
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Previous Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Breese Central (11) | 20-1 | 127 | 1 |
| T2 | Byron | 22-1 | 87 | 5 |
| T2 | Stillman Valley (2) | 22-0 | 87 | 4 |
| 4 | Peoria Notre Dame | 18-4 | 81 | 2 |
| 5 | Nashville | 18-2 | 74 | 3 |
| 6 | Central-Southeastern | 19-3 | 56 | 6 |
| 7 | Deer Creek-Mackinaw | 18-2 | 44 | 8 |
| 8 | Watseka-Milford | 18-1 | 39 | 10 |
| 9 | Teutopolis | 18-5 | 30 | 7 |
| 10 | Aurora Central Catholic | 19-2 | 20 | NR |
Receiving votes: 11, Carlyle 17. 12, Sullivan 12. 13, Breese Mater Dei 11. 14, Bloomington Central Catholic 7. 15, Sherrard 6. 16, Tremont 4. 17, Wilmington 4. 18, Coal City 3. 19, Bishop McNamara 2. 20, Clinton 1. 21, Eureka 1. 22, Pittsfield 1. 23, Pleasant Plains 1.
IHSA 3A Girls Basketball AP Poll – Jan. 22, 2025
| 4 | Team | Record | Points | Previous Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington (9) | 23-1 | 111 | T1 |
| 2 | Quincy Notre Dame (2) | 19-2 | 101 | T1 |
| 3 | St. Ignatius | 18-3 | 83 | 3 |
| 4 | Morton | 16-4 | 74 | 4 |
| 5 | Mount Vernon (1) | 17-3 | 64 | 5 |
| 6 | Marian Catholic | 20-3 | 54 | 6 |
| 7 | Sterling | 19-4 | 47 | 8 |
| 8 | Galesburg | 17-4 | 45 | 7 |
| 9 | Civic Memorial | 18-4 | 23 | 9 |
| T10 | Dixon | 19-3 | 20 | NR |
| T10 | Glenbard South | 20-2 | 20 | NR |
Receiving votes: 12, Morris 10. 13, Effingham 7. 14, Providence 1.
IHSA 4A Girls Basketball AP Poll – Jan. 22, 2025
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Previous Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benet Academy (8) | 20-1 | 125 | 1 |
| 2 | Lyons (4) | 22-1 | 114 | 2 |
| 3 | Alton (1) | 20-1 | 93 | 4 |
| 4 | Kenwood | 20-2 | 87 | 3 |
| 5 | Loyola Academy | 21-2 | 68 | 8 |
| 6 | Huntley | 21-0 | 63 | T6 |
| 7 | Waubonsie Valley | 19-1 | 51 | T6 |
| 8 | Nazareth Academy | 19-2 | 43 | 9 |
| 9 | Fremd | 17-5 | 23 | 5 |
| 10 | Whitney Young | 13-7 | 18 | 10 |
Receiving votes: 11, Maine South 10. 12, Lockport 10. 13, St. Charles North 3. 14, Lincoln-Way East 3. 15, Lincoln Way West 2. 16, Prospect 1. 17, Bolingbrook 1.
Ty’s 1A Ballot
- Abingdon-Avon
- Effingham St. Anthony
- Pecatonica
- Calhoun
- Cissna Park
- Okawville
- Orangeville
- Brownstown/St. Elmo
- Wethersfield
- Salt Fork
Ty’s 2A Ballot
- Breese Central
- Peoria Notre Dame
- Byron
- Nashville
- Stillman Valley
- Central-Southeastern
- Deer Creek-Mackinaw
- Teutopolis
- Watseka
- Breese Mater Dei
Ty’s 3A Ballot
- Washington
- Quincy Notre Dame
- St. Ignatius
- Morton
- Mount Vernon
- Marian Catholic
- Glenbard South
- Galesburg
- Sterling
- Civic Memorial
Ty’s 4A Ballot
- Benet Academy
- Lyons
- Kenwood
- Alton
- Loyola Academy
- Waubonsie Valley
- Huntley
- Nazareth Academy
- Maine South
- Fremd