2027 5-7 W Lily Kotula – Flowery Branch
Toughness wins out at the high school level. Not a natural born basketball player with softball her main sport, Lily brought unparallelled aggression and physicality to lift the Falcons past Alpharetta 38-21. Continue reading Roger Slaton Tip-Off Classic Girls Top Performers
Week 1 GHSA Girls Basketball State Rankings
Class AAAAAA
1. Newton (1-0)
2. North Paulding (0-0)
3. Buford (0-0)
4. Cherokee (0-0)
5. Grayson (1-0)
6. Archer (0-0)
7. Marietta (0-0)
8. Etowah (0-0)
9. Hillgrove (1-0)
10. North Forsyth (0-0)
Class AAAAA
1. River Ridge (1-0)
2. Milton (0-0)
3. New Manchester (0-0)
4. Brunswick (0-0)
5. Morrow (0-0)
6. Woodward Academy (1-0)
7. Creekview (1-0)
8. Pope (1-0)
9. Coffee (0-0)
10. Lee County (1-0)
Class AAAA
1. Creekside (0-0)
2. Marist (0-0)
3. North Oconee (0-0)
4. Kell (1-0)
5. Warner Robins (0-0)
6. Midtown (1-0)
7. Dalton (0-0)
8. Jones County (0-0)
9. Starr’s Mill (0-0)
10. Southwest DeKalb (0-0)
Class AAA
1. Cherokee Bluff (0-0)
2. Jenkins (0-0)
3. Sandy Creek (0-0)
4. Monroe (1-0)
5. Luella (1-0)
6. Oconee County (0-0)
7. Gilmer (0-1)
8. Pickens (0-0)
9. Heritage-Catoosa (0-0)
10. White County (0-0)
Class AA
1. Josey (0-0)
2. Murray County (0-0)
3. Columbia (1-0)
4. Thomson (0-0)
5. Hardaway (1-0)
6. Hart County (0-0)
7. Morgan County (0-0)
8. Carver-Columbus (0-0)
9. Westside-Macon (0-0)
10. Tattnall County (0-0)
Class A D-I
1. Fannin County (0-0)
2. Model (0-0)
3. Rabun County (0-0)
4. Elbert County (0-0)
5. Heard County (0-0)
6. Banks County (0-1)
7. Lamar County (0-0)
8. ACE (0-0)
9. Putnam County (0-0)
10. Central-Macon (0-0)
Class A D-II
1. Wilcox County (0-0)
2. Washington-Wilkes (0-0)
3. Macon County (0-0)
4. Taylor County (0-0)
5. Screven County (0-0)
6. Telfair County (0-0)
7. Clinch County (0-0)
8. Metter (0-0)
9. Charlton County (0-0)
10. Bryan County (0-0)
Class 3A-1A Private
1. Hebron Christian (0-0)
2. St. Francis (1-0)
3. Holy Innocents’ (0-1)
4. Galloway (0-0)
5. GAC (0-0)
6. Athens Academy (0-0)
7. Mt. Paran (0-0)
8. Whitefield Academy (1-0)
9. Christian Heritage (0-0)
10. Providence Christian (0-0)
Only three classifications see slight changes to the poll after opening week. Continue reading Week 1 GHSA Girls Basketball State Rankings
Week 1 GHSA Boys Basketball State Rankings
Class AAAAAA
1. Wheeler (0-0)
2. Grayson (1-0)
3. Pebblebrook (1-0)
4. McEachern (1-0)
5. South Gwinnett (1-0)
6. Hillgrove (0-1)
7. Buford (0-0)
8. Peachtree Ridge (0-0)
9. Berkmar (0-0)
10. Cherokee (0-0)
Class AAAAA
1. Tri-Cities (0-0)
2. Alexander (0-0)
3. Woodward Academy (1-0)
4. Decatur (0-1)
5. Gainesville (1-0)
6. Dutchtown (1-0)
7. Langston Hughes (1-0)
8. Chamblee (1-1)
9. Milton (0-0)
10. Bradwell Institute (0-0)
Class AAAA
1. North Oconee (0-0)
2. Jonesboro (0-0)
3. Pace Academy (0-1)
4. St. Pius X (0-0)
5. Southwest DeKalb (1-0)
6. Westminster (1-0)
7. Mays (1-0)
8. ELCA (0-0)
9. Tucker (1-1)
10. East Forsyth (0-0)
Class AAA
1. Cross Creek (0-0)
2. Cedar Grove (1-0)
3. Sandy Creek (0-0)
4. Harlem (0-0)
5. Cherokee Bluff (0-0)
6. East Hall (0-0)
7. Calhoun (0-0)
8. Westover (1-0)
9. Douglass (0-1)
10. Troup County (0-0)
Class AA
1. Columbia (1-0)
2. Carver-Columbus (0-0)
3. Butler (0-0)
4. KIPP Atlanta (1-0)
5. South Atlanta (0-0)
6. Burke County (0-0)
7. Hart County (0-0)
8. Franklin County (1-0)
9. Morgan County (0-0)
10. Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe (0-0)
Class A D-I
1. Putnam County (0-0)
2. Southwest-Macon (0-0)
3. Rabun County (0-0)
4. Toombs County (0-0)
5. Commerce (0-0)
6. Towers (0-0)
7. Vidalia (0-0)
8. Fannin County (0-0)
9. Jasper County (0-0)
10. BEST Academy (1-0)
Class A D-II
1. Manchester (0-0)
2. Greene County (0-0)
3. Chattahoochee County (0-0)
4. Randolph-Clay (0-0)
5. Macon County (0-0)
6. Towns County (0-0)
7. Hancock Central (0-0)
8. Warren County (0-0)
9. Clinch County (0-0)
10. Turner County (0-0)
Class 3A-1A Private
1. Holy Innocents’ (0-0)
2. Walker (1-0)
3. Mt. Vernon (1-0)
4. North Cobb Christian (1-0)
5. Mt. Bethel (0-0)
6. Greenforest (0-1)
7. Paideia (0-0)
8. Hebron Christian (1-0)
9. Darlington (0-0)
10. Calvary Day (0-0)
The 2025-26 GHSA Basketball season officially tipped with a number of showcase events pitting early season Top 10 teams against one another. Continue reading Week 1 GHSA Boys Basketball State Rankings
Spielin’ & Dealin’ Ep. 161: 2025-26 GHSA Basketball Season Preview
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Class 6A Girls – [1:28]
Class 6A Boys – [11:48]
Class 5A Girls – [20:03]
Class 5A Boys – [34:13]
Class 4A Girls – [45:15]
Class 4A Boys – [51:12]
Class 3A Girls – [58:46]
Class 3A Boys – [1:08:31]
Class 2A Girls – [1:19:17]
Class 2A Boys – [1:24:02]
Class 1A D-I Girls – [1:32:16]
Class 1A D-I Boys – [1:38:57]
Class 1A D-II Girls – [1:45:34]
Class 1A D-II Boys – [1:49:47]
Class 3A-1A Private Girls – [1:55:05]
Class 3A-1A Private Boys – [1:59:42]
2025-26 Preseason GHSA Boys State Rankings
Class AAAAAA
1. Wheeler
2. Grayson
3. Pebblebrook
4. McEachern
5. Hillgrove
6. Buford
7. Peachtree Ridge
8. Norcross
9. Berkmar
10. Cherokee
Class AAAAA
1. Tri-Cities
2. Alexander
3. Woodward Academy
4. Decatur
5. Gainesville
6. Dutchtown
7. Langston Hughes
8. Winder-Barrow
9. Milton
10. Bradwell Institute
Class AAAA
1. North Oconee
2. Jonesboro
3. Pace Academy
4. St. Pius X
5. Southwest DeKalb
6. Westminster
7. Mays
8. ELCA
9. Tucker
10. East Forsyth
Class AAA
1. Cross Creek
2. Cedar Grove
3. Sandy Creek
4. Harlem
5. Cherokee Bluff
6. East Hall
7. Calhoun
8. Douglass
9. Westover
10. Troup County
Class AA
1. Columbia
2. Carver-Columbus
3. Butler
4. KIPP Atlanta
5. South Atlanta
6. Burke County
7. Hart County
8. Franklin County
9. Morgan County
10. Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe
Class A D-I
1. Putnam County
2. Southwest-Macon
3. Rabun County
4. Toombs County
5. Commerce
6. Towers
7. Vidalia
8. Fannin County
9. Jasper County
10. BEST Academy
Class A D-II
1. Manchester
2. Greene County
3. Chattahoochee County
4. Randolph-Clay
5. Macon County
6. Towns County
7. Hancock Central
8. Warren County
9. Clinch County
10. Turner County
Class 3A-1A Private
1. Holy Innocents’
2. Mt. Vernon
3. Walker
4. North Cobb Christian
5. Mt. Bethel
6. Greenforest
7. Paideia
8. GAC
9. Darlington
10. Calvary Day
The 2025-26 GHSA Boys Basketball season is here after a busy offseason which saw sweeping changes voted on and passed as a 1-32 playoff seeding was approved for next year’s reclassification cycle with Class 7A set to return as well. The GHSA also passed a new, “stricter” transfer rule that went into effect August 1. It remains to be seen if movement will ever be hindered as 223 transfers and counting have been reported as schools rushed to turn in their old Form Bs before the new policy went into effect.
Class 6A
On paper, No. 1 Wheeler is the clear-cut best team in the state, Continue reading 2025-26 Preseason GHSA Boys State Rankings