Rankings

Week 1 GHSA Boys Basketball State Rankings


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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 →

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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]

Rankings

2025-26 Preseason GHSA Boys State Rankings


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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 →

Girls Rankings

2025-26 Preseason GHSA Girls State Rankings


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Class AAAAAA

1. Newton
2. North Paulding
3. Buford
4. Cherokee
5. Grayson
6. Archer
7. Marietta
8. Etowah
9. Hillgrove
10. North Forsyth

Class AAAAA

1. River Ridge
2. Milton
3. New Manchester
4. Brunswick
5. Morrow
6. Coffee
7. Woodward Academy
8. Creekview
9. Alexander
10. Lee County

Class AAAA

1. Creekside
2. Marist
3. North Oconee
4. Kell
5. Warner Robins
6. Midtown
7. Dalton
8. Jones County
9. Starr’s Mill
10. Southwest DeKalb

Class AAA

1. Cherokee Bluff
2. Jenkins
3. Sandy Creek
4. Monroe
5. Gilmer
6. Oconee County
7. Luella
8. Pickens
9. Heritage-Catoosa
10. White County

Class AA

1. Josey
2. Murray County
3. Columbia
4. Thomson
5. Hardaway
6. Hart County
7. Morgan County
8. Carver-Columbus
9. Westside-Macon
10. Tattnall County

Class A D-I

1. Fannin County
2. Model
3. Rabun County
4. Elbert County
5. Heard County
6. Banks County
7. Lamar County
8. ACE
9. Putnam County
10. Central-Macon

Class A D-II

1. Wilcox County
2. Washington-Wilkes
3. Macon County
4. Taylor County
5. Screven County
6. Telfair County
7. Clinch County
8. Metter
9. Charlton County
10. Bryan County

Class 3A-1A Private

1. Hebron Christian
2. St. Francis
3. Holy Innocents’
4. Galloway
5. GAC
6. Athens Academy
7. Trinity Christian
8. Mt. Paran
9. Whitefield Academy
10. Christian Heritage

High school basketball is officially back as the 2025-26 GHSA season is right around the corner. Region realignment will come back into play next year meaning title run windows could be closing on some teams while on the horizon of opening for others. Don’t forget that the days of region tournaments solely determining state playoff brackets is nearly over as this season will be the last before all classifications move to seeding 1-32 next year. Continue reading 2025-26 Preseason GHSA Girls State Rankings →

Girls Analysis

East Jackson Showcase Evaluations


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2026 6-0 PF Addison Smith – Winder-Barrow
It is shocking to me that Addison Smith doesn’t hold any offers. I feel like she is one of the best post sleepers the state has to offer due to her unique blend of size, strength and lights-out three-point shooting. Continue reading East Jackson Showcase Evaluations →

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