The Associated Press (AP) released its latest IHSA girls basketball poll of the 2024-25 season Wednesday.
Sherrard (12-2, 4-0 TRAC West) received votes in the 2A poll and United (15-1, 2-0 LTC) received votes in the 1A poll.
Local schools ranked this week include Abingdon-Avon (1A No. 2), Galesburg (3A No. 6), and Sterling (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. 8, 2025
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Previous Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Effingham St. Anthony (4) | 13-3 | 54 | 1 |
| 2 | Abingdon-Avon (1) | 14-3 | 49 | T3 |
| 3 | Cissna Park (1) | 12-2 | 45 | T3 |
| 4 | Okawville (1) | 9-4 | 43 | 2 |
| 5 | Orangeville | 15-3 | 38 | T5 |
| 6 | Pecatonica | 13-3 | 37 | 8 |
| 7 | Gibson City-Melvin Sibley | 14-2 | 34 | 7 |
| 8 | Brownstown/St. Elmo | 16-2 | 25 | T5 |
| T9 | Brown County | 12-4 | 12 | NR |
| T9 | Roanoke-Benson | 14-3 | 12 | NR |
| T9 | Salt Fork | 16-1 | 12 | NR |
Receiving votes: United 9. 13, Hardin Calhoun 8. 14, St. Edward 3. 15, Rockford Lutheran 2. 16, Morgan Park Academy 2.
IHSA 2A Girls Basketball AP Poll – Jan. 8, 2025
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Previous Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Breese Central (11) | 13-1 | 119 | 1 |
| T2 | Stillman Valley | 16-0 | 75 | 3 |
| T2 | Peoria Notre Dame (1) | 15-3 | 75 | 6 |
| 4 | Nashville | 13-2 | 74 | 2 |
| T5 | Teutopolis | 15-2 | 62 | 5 |
| T5 | Central-Southeastern | 16-2 | 62 | NR |
| 7 | Carlyle | 13-2 | 45 | 4 |
| 8 | Byron | 14-1 | 44 | NR |
| 9 | Pittsfield | 15-0 | 32 | NR |
| 10 | Watseka | 11-1 | 13 | 9 |
Receiving votes: 11, Vienna 10. 12, Bishop McNamara 10. 13, Deer Creek-Mackinaw 8. 14, Sullivan 8. 15, Sherrard 7. 16, Alleman 6. 17, Breese Mater Dei 5. 18, Bloomington Central Catholic 2. 19, Mt. Carmel 1. 20, Petersburg PORTA 1. 21, Tremont 1.
IHSA 3A Girls Basketball AP Poll – Jan. 8, 2025
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Previous Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington (8) | 20-0 | 88 | T1 |
| 2 | Quincy Notre Dame | 16-0 | 74 | 6 |
| 3 | Mount Vernon | 14-2 | 67 | 3 |
| 4 | St. Ignatius | 13-3 | 58 | 5 |
| 5 | Civic Memorial | 15-1 | 54 | 4 |
| 6 | Galesburg | 15-3 | 30 | 7 |
| 7 | Marian Catholic | 16-2 | 24 | 10 |
| 8 | Sterling | 14-2 | 22 | NR |
| 9 | Morton | 13-4 | 21 | 9 |
| 10 | Morris | 15-1 | 17 | NR |
Receiving votes: 11, Montini 16. 12, Dixon 14. 13, Effingham 9. 14, Kankakee 1.
IHSA 4A Girls Basketball AP Poll – Jan. 8, 2025
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Previous Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benet Academy (4) | 15-1 | 72 | 2 |
| 2 | Lyons (2) | 16-1 | 68 | 1 |
| 3 | Kenwood (1) | 16-1 | 64 | 3 |
| 4 | Alton (1) | 16-1 | 53 | T8 |
| 5 | Waubonsie Valley | 14-1 | 42 | 4 |
| 6 | Fremd | 15-4 | 40 | 5 |
| 7 | Huntley | 16-0 | 30 | T10 |
| 8 | Loyola Academy | 14-2 | 18 | T8 |
| 9 | Whitney Young | 10-5 | 16 | 7 |
| 10 | Nazareth Academy | 13-2 | 12 | T10 |
Receiving votes: 11, Prospect 8. 12, Normal Community 8. 13, St. Charles North 7. 14, Maine South 2.
Ty’s 1A Ballot
- Effingham St. Anthony
- Abingdon-Avon
- Cissna Park
- Okawville
- Pecatonica
- Brownstown/St. Elmo
- Orangeville
- Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley
- Brown County
- Calhoun
Ty’s 2A Ballot
- Peoria Notre Dame
- Breese Central
- Stillman Valley
- Nashville
- Teutopolis
- Byron
- Central-Southeastern
- Carlyle
- Deer Creek-Mackinaw
- Pittsfield
Ty’s 3A Ballot
- Washington
- Quincy Notre Dame
- Mount Vernon
- St. Ignatius
- Civic Memorial
- Marian Catholic
- Sterling
- Galesburg
- Morton
- Morris
Ty’s 4A Ballot
- Benet Academy
- Lyons
- Kenwood
- Alton
- Fremd
- Waubonsie Valley
- Loyola Academy
- Huntley
- Nazareth Academy
- Normal Community