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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 →

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Week 2 GHSA Boys Basketball State Rankings


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Class AAAAAA

1. Grayson (2-0)
2. Wheeler (1-0)
3. Norcross (3-0)
4. Newton (3-0)
5. Walton (1-0)
6. Pebblebrook (2-1)
7. Etowah (2-0)
8. McEachern (1-2)
9. Buford (0-0)
10. Lambert (0-0)

Class AAAAA

1. Milton (0-0)
2. Tri-Cities (1-1)
3. Woodward Academy (1-0)
4. Langston Hughes (1-1)
5. Lee County (2-0)
6. Winder-Barrow (3-0)
7. Habersham Central (2-0)
8. Gainesville (1-0)
9. Alexander (1-0)
10. Riverwood (1-0)

Class AAAA

1. Pace Academy (0-0)
2. North Oconee (0-1)
3. Kell (2-0)
4. Eagle’s Landing (2-0)
5. McDonough (1-1)
6. St. Pius X (0-1)
7. Maynard Jackson (1-1)
8. Westminster (3-0)
9. Marist (1-2)
10. Central-Carrollton (2-0)

Class AAA

1. Cedar Grove (1-1)
2. Westside-Augusta (2-0)
3. Cross Creek (1-0)
4. Dougherty (1-1)
5. Sandy Creek (0-0)
6. Pickens (1-0)
7. Cherokee Bluff (1-0)
8. Baldwin (0-0)
9. Upson-Lee (1-0)
10. Johnson-Savannah (0-0)

Class AA

1. Carver-Columbus (2-0)
2. Columbia (2-1)
3. Butler (2-0)
4. South Atlanta (0-0)
5. Spencer (0-0)
6. Westside-Macon (0-0)
7. Thomson (0-0)
8. Hart County (0-0)
9. Union County (1-1)
10. Franklin County (1-1)

Class A D-I

1. Southwest-Macon (1-0)
2. BEST Academy (2-0)
3. Putnam County (3-0)
4. Model (0-0)
5. Jasper County (0-0)
6. Toombs County (0-0)
7. Temple (0-0)
8. Rabun County (1-0)
9. Swainsboro (0-0)
10. Banks County (1-1)

Class A D-II

1. Savannah (1-1)
2. Warren County (0-0)
3. Manchester (0-0)
4. Calhoun County (0-0)
5. McIntosh County Academy (0-0)
6. Mitchell County (1-0)
7. Randolph-Clay (0-0)
8. Macon County (0-0)
9. Jenkins County (0-0)
10. Mt. Zion-Carrollton (0-0)

Class 3A-1A Private

1. Holy Innocents’ (0-0)
2. Greenforest (1-0)
3. North Cobb Christian (0-0)
4. Darlington (1-0)
5. St. Francis (1-1)
6. GAC (3-0)
7. Paideia (1-2)
8. Lovett (2-0)
9. King’s Ridge (1-1)
10. Mt. Vernon (1-0)

Two weeks into the season we have another new top ranked team, this time coming in Class 2A. The Sandy’s Spiel Tip-Off Classic provided fans in attendance with an early favorite for Game of the Year coming in the main event while the On The Radar Tip-Off Classic and Powder Springs Showcase pitted multiple Top 10 teams against one another. Continue reading Week 2 GHSA Boys Basketball State Rankings →

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Week 1 GHSA Boys Basketball State Rankings


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Class AAAAAA

1. Grayson (1-0)
2. Wheeler (1-0)
3. Norcross (1-0)
4. Newton (1-0)
5. Walton (0-0)
6. Pebblebrook (2-0)
7. McEachern (0-1)
8. Buford (0-0)
9. Etowah (0-0)
10. Lambert (0-0)

Class AAAAA

1. Milton (0-0)
2. Tri-Cities (0-0)
3. Woodward Academy (1-0)
4. Langston Hughes (0-1)
5. Lee County (1-0)
6. Winder-Barrow (1-0)
7. Gainesville (1-0)
8. Habersham Central (1-0)
9. Riverwood (0-0)
10. Woodstock (0-0)

Class AAAA

1. Pace Academy (0-0)
2. North Oconee (0-0)
3. Kell (1-0)
4. McDonough (1-0)
5. St. Pius X (0-0)
6. Maynard Jackson (1-0)
7. Eagle’s Landing (1-0)
8. Marist (1-0)
9. Benedictine (0-0)
10. Central-Carrollton (0-0)

Class AAA

1. Cedar Grove (0-1)
2. Westside-Augusta (0-0)
3. Dougherty (1-0)
4. Cross Creek (0-0)
5. Sandy Creek (0-0)
6. Pickens (0-0)
7. Baldwin (0-0)
8. Upson-Lee (0-0)
9. Cherokee Bluff (0-0)
10. Johnson-Savannah (0-0)

Class AA

1. Columbia (1-0)
2. Carver-Columbus (1-0)
3. Butler (0-0)
4. South Atlanta (0-0)
5. Spencer (0-0)
6. Westside-Macon (0-0)
7. Thomson (0-0)
8. Hart County (0-0)
9. Union County (0-0)
10. Franklin County (0-0)

Class A D-I

1. Southwest-Macon (0-0)
2. BEST Academy (1-0)
3. Model (0-0)
4. Jasper County (0-0)
5. Toombs County (0-0)
6. Temple (0-0)
7. Rabun County (0-0)
8. Woodville-Tompkins (1-0)
9. Swainsboro (0-0)
10. Banks County (0-1)

Class A D-II

1. Savannah (1-0)
2. Warren County (0-0)
3. Manchester (0-0)
4. Calhoun County (0-0)
5. McIntosh County Academy (0-0)
6. Early County (0-0)
7. Randolph-Clay (0-0)
8. Macon County (0-0)
9. Jenkins County (0-0)
10. Mt. Zion-Carrollton (0-0)

Class 3A-1A Private

1. Holy Innocents’ (0-0)
2. Greenforest (1-0)
3. North Cobb Christian (0-0)
4. Darlington (0-0)
5. Paideia (1-0)
6. St. Francis (0-1)
7. Lovett (1-0)
8. GAC (1-0)
9. King’s Ridge (0-0)
10. Mt. Vernon (0-0)

Week 1 of the GHSA season is in the books as 30 of 80 Preseason Top 10 teams were in action. Ranked programs went to battle at events such as Georgia’s Elite 8 Tip-Off Classic, the Double Trouble Invitational, The Opener, Hoops4Hunger, the Meadowcreek Tip-Off Classic, the Blockbuster Classic, the Southwest DeKalb Showdown and The Battle of Gwinnett. Continue reading Week 1 GHSA Boys Basketball State Rankings →

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2024-25 Preseason GHSA Boys State Rankings


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Class AAAAAA

1. Grayson
2. Wheeler
3. Norcross
4. Newton
5. Walton
6. Pebblebrook
7. McEachern
8. Buford
9. Etowah
10. Lambert

Class AAAAA

1. Milton
2. Tri-Cities
3. Woodward Academy
4. Langston Hughes
5. Lee County
6. Riverwood
7. Woodstock
8. Winder-Barrow
9. Gainesville
10. Habersham Central

Class AAAA

1. Pace Academy
2. North Oconee
3. Kell
4. Jonesboro
5. St. Pius X
6. McDonough
7. Maynard Jackson
8. Marist
9. Benedictine
10. Central-Carrollton

Class AAA

1. Cedar Grove
2. Westside-Augusta
3. Dougherty
4. Cross Creek
5. Sandy Creek
6. Pickens
7. Baldwin
8. Upson-Lee
9. Cherokee Bluff
10. Johnson-Savannah

Class AA

1. Columbia
2. Carver-Columbus
3. Butler
4. South Atlanta
5. Spencer
6. Westside-Macon
7. Thomson
8. Hart County
9. Union County
10. Franklin County

Class A D-I

1. Southwest-Macon
2. BEST Academy
3. Model
4. Jasper County
5. Toombs County
6. Temple
7. Rabun County
8. Woodville-Tompkins
9. Swainsboro
10. Banks County

Class A D-II

1. Savannah
2. Warren County
3. Manchester
4. Calhoun County
5. McIntosh County Academy
6. Early County
7. Randolph-Clay
8. Macon County
9. Jenkins County
10. Mt. Zion-Carrollton

Class 3A-1A Private

1. Holy Innocents’
2. Greenforest
3. North Cobb Christian
4. Darlington
5. St. Francis
6. Paideia
7. Mt. Bethel
8. King’s Ridge
9. Hebron Christian
10. Mt. Vernon

The 2024-25 GHSA Boys Basketball season is upon us. With the crunch of seven classifications into six, expect winning a state title to become even harder, unless you are a smaller public school. With private schools from Class 3A to 1A all vying for just one championship, tiny county schools have an opportunity to make history. Tracking the power ratings system will be interesting in Year 1 of implementation as gamesmanship as far as scheduling goes will come back into play for the smaller classifications over the next few years. Continue reading 2024-25 Preseason GHSA Boys State Rankings →

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Final 2023-24 GHSA Boys Basketball State Rankings


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Class AAAAAAA

1. Grayson (30-2)
2. McEachern (26-6)
3. Wheeler (25-6)
4. Milton (20-11)
5. Newton (20-7)
6. Peachtree Ridge (22-8)
7. Walton (23-6)
8. Norcross (17-14)
9. Buford (25-4)
10. Campbell (16-14)

Class AAAAAA

1. Riverwood (25-7)
2. Alexander (29-3)
3. Jonesboro (22-11)
4. Woodward Academy (26-6)
5. St. Pius X (22-7)
6. Lee County (23-4)
7. Shiloh (23-5)
8. Langston Hughes (21-9)
9. Douglas County (19-13)
10. Woodstock (20-10)

Class AAAAA

1. Kell (28-3)
2. Eagle’s Landing (23-8)
3. Maynard Jackson (21-9)
4. Winder-Barrow (26-5)
5. Tri-Cities (21-9)
6. Dutchtown (19-10)
7. Warner Robins (21-8)
8. Tucker (23-6)
9. Chapel Hill (21-9)
10. Decatur (20-7)

Class AAAA

1. North Oconee (30-3)
2. Holy Innocents’ (26-7)
3. Baldwin (27-3)
4. Seckinger (23-8)
5. McDonough (26-4)
6. Pace Academy (24-5)
7. New Hampstead (23-6)
8. Benedictine (17-8)
9. Westminster (21-10)
10. Whitewater (19-12)

Class AAA

1. Sandy Creek (27-3)
2. Johnson-Savannah (20-12)
3. Dougherty (23-8)
4. Douglass (17-11)
5. Hebron Christian (25-4)
6. Monroe (23-7)
7. Carver-Columbus (24-6)
8. Cedar Grove (16-9)
9. Hart County (16-14)
10. Cross Creek (19-10)

Class AA

1. Westside-Augusta (28-4)
2. Toombs County (29-3)
3. Butler (24-7)
4. Columbia (27-4)
5. Thomson (22-4)
6. North Cobb Christian (20-7)
7. Athens Academy (23-6)
8. South Atlanta (23-9)
9. Model (22-8)
10. ELCA (23-7)

Class A D-I

1. Mt. Vernon (23-9)
2. Paideia (17-13)
3. Savannah (22-9)
4. Darlington (24-6)
5. Mt. Pisgah (14-18)
6. East Laurens (22-5)
7. Bleckley County (21-9)
8. Woodville-Tompkins (22-5)
9. Jasper County (19-9)
10. St. Francis (14-13)

Class A D-II

1. Greenforest (27-4)
2. Macon County (27-4)
3. Manchester (20-9)
4. Warren County (24-6)
5. Portal (28-2)
6. Calhoun County (24-6)
7. Lanier County (23-6)
8. Clinch County (19-6)
9. Mitchell County (23-6)
10. Christian Heritage (21-6)

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