NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Sports Writers Association and USA Today Network announced the basketball rankings for the 2025-26 season on Monday, March 2. The Top 10 teams in each of the four Division I classifications and Top 5 in two Division II classes were selected by TSWA members and USA Today writers with first-place votes in parentheses and total points based on 10 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 10th-place vote.
BOYS
Division I
Class 1A
1. Eagleville (27-0) – 110 (11). Last Week: Ranked No. 1
2. Jackson County (26-5) – 98. Last Week: Ranked No. 3
3. Pickett County (28-4) – 87. Last Week: Ranked No. 2
4. Humboldt (18-6) – 75. Last Week: Ranked No. 4
5. Richland (20-5) – 63. Last Week: Ranked No. 5
6. Wayne County (21-9) – 50. Last Week: Ranked No. 6
7. Perry County (18-6) – 44. Last Week: Ranked No. 7
8. Booker T. Washington (20-4) – 43. Last Week: Ranked No. 9
9. Gleason (22-5) – 15. Last Week: Ranked No. 9
10. Hampton (22-9) – 9. Last Week: Ranked No. 10
Other who received 10 or more points: None
Class 2A
1. Chattanooga Prep (15-11) – 109 (10). Last Week: Ranked No. 1
2. Tellico Plains (25-4) – 99 (1). Last Week: Ranked No. 2
3. Gatlinburg-Pittman (22-4) – 89. Last Week: Ranked No. 3
4. Westview (19-7) – 69. Last Week: Ranked No. 6
5. White House Heritage (25-5) – 68. Last Week: Ranked No. 5
6. Peabody (23-5) – 51. Last Week: Ranked No. 4
7. East Nashville (20-4) – 39. Last Week: Ranked No. 9
8. Tyner Academy (18-10) – 38. Last Week: Ranked No. 7
9. Memphis Business Academy (11-6) – 22. Last Week: Not Ranked
10. Hillcrest (22-4) – 8. Last Week: Not Ranked
Other who received 10 or more points: Hillcrest (12)
Class 3A
1. Upperman (27-5) – 109 (10). Last Week: Ranked No. 1
2. Tullahoma (23-4) – 100 (1). Last Week: Ranked No. 2
3. Jackson North Side (24-3) – 88. Last Week: Ranked No. 3
4. Fayette-Ware (23-4) – 75. Last Week: Ranked No. 4
5. Fulton (20-9) – 60. Last Week: Ranked No. 6
6. Red Bank (23-7) – 49. Last Week: Ranked No. 7
7. Heritage (23-8) – 43. Last Week: Ranked No. 5
8. Alcoa (18-13) – 40. Last Week: Ranked No. 9
9. Stone Memorial (19-9) – 25. Last Week: No. 10
10. Cumberland County (20-10) – 14. Last Week: Ranked No. 8
Other who received 10 or more points: None
Class 4A
1. Bartlett (27-4) – 110 (11). Last Week: Ranked No. 1
2. Bearden (33-1) – 99. Last Week: Ranked No. 2
3. Maryville (28-3) – 86. Last Week: Ranked No. 3
4. Germantown Houston (20-7) – 74. Last Week: Ranked No. 4
5. Whitehaven (25-7) – 66. Last Week: Ranked No. 5
6. Walker Valley (26-3) – 56. Last Week: Ranked No. 6
7. Beech (29-2) – 47. Last Week: Ranked No. 7
8. Brentwood (27-3) – 34. Last Week: Ranked No. 8
9. Blackman (22-4) – 22. Last Week: Ranked No. 9
10. Kirkwood (23-5) – 9. Last Week: Not Ranked
Other who received 10 or more points: None
Division II-A
1. Providence Christian (27-6) – 55 (11). Last Week: Ranked No. 1
2. Battle Ground Academy (30-7) – 44. Last Week: Ranked No. 2
3. Boyd Buchanan (22-11) – 33. Last Week: Ranked No. 3
4. St. George’s (24-6) – 22. Last Week: Ranked No. 4
5. Harding Academy (18-7) – 11. Last Week: Ranked No. 5
Other who received 10 or more points: None
Division II-AA
1. Briarcrest Christian (25-3) – 55 (11). Last Week: Ranked No. 2
2. Knox Catholic (24-5) – 44. Last Week: Ranked No. 3
3. Pope John Paul II (24-7) – 33. Last Week: Ranked No. 4
4. Montgomery Bell Academy (19-8) – 22. Last Week: Not Ranked
5. Knox Webb (31-3) – 11. Last Week: Ranked No. 1
Other who received 10 or more points: None
GIRLS
Division I
Class 1A
1. Greenfield (26-2) – 110 (11). Last Week: Ranked No. 1
2. Richland (22-3) – 97. Last Week: Ranked No. 2
3. Van Buren County (25-4) – 90. Last Week: Ranked No. 3
4. Wayne County (26-5) – 77. Last Week: Ranked No. 5
5. Jackson County (21-9) – 64. Last Week: Ranked No. 6
6. Gordonsville (26-4) – 53. Last Week: Ranked No. 7
7. Unaka (22-4) – 40. Last Week: Ranked No. 8
8. Pickett County (19-11) – 35. Last Week: No. 5
9. Coalfield (24-7) – 24. Last Week: Ranked No. 10
10. North Greene (26-6) – 14. Last Week: Ranked No. 9
Other who received 10 or more points: None
Class 2A
1. Gatlinburg-Pittman (26-3) – 110 (11). Last Week: Ranked No. 1
2. Huntingdon (25-3) – 94. Last Week: Ranked No. 2
3. York Institute (25-6) – 88. Last Week: Ranked No. 3
4. Westview (22-4) – 82. Last Week: Ranked No. 4
5. Stewart County (26-4) – 64. Last Week: Ranked No. 5
6. Smith County (20-11) – 43. Last Week: Ranked No. 6
7. Gibson County (22-9) – 40. Last Week: Ranked No. 8
8. East Nashville (20-4) – 38. Last Week: Not Ranked
9. Memphis Business Academy (13-3) – 17. Last Week: Ranked No. 10
10. Pearl-Cohn (23-6) – 15. Last Week: Ranked No. 7
Other who received 10 or more points: Hickman County (11)
Class 3A
1. Stone Memorial (27-3) – 109 (11). Last Week: Ranked No. 1
2. Daniel Boone (29-3) – 98 (1). Last Week: Ranked No. 2
3. White County (29-5) – 82. Last Week: Ranked No. 3
4. South Gibson (27-4) – 74. Last Week: Ranked No. 4
5. Cocke County (30-4) – 69. Last Week: Ranked No. 5
6. Jackson South Side (25-5) – 50. Last Week: Ranked No. 7
7. Upperman (24-8) – 49. Last Week: Ranked No. 6
8. Clinton (30-2) – 35. Last Week: Ranked No. 8
9. Alcoa (24-7) – 24. Last Week: No. 9
10. Heritage (26-6) – 7. Last Week: Ranked No. 10
Other who received 10 or more points: None
Class 4A
1. Bradley Central (29-0) – 110 (11). Last Week: Ranked No. 1
2. Bearden (29-3) – 99. Last Week: Ranked No. 2
3. Whitehaven (26-3) – 84. Last Week: Ranked No. 3
4. Cookeville (26-3) – 73. Last Week: Ranked No. 4
5. Blackman (25-3) – 68. Last Week: Ranked No. 5
6. Sevier County (22-5) – 48. Last Week: Ranked No. 6
7. Nolensville (25-4) – 46. Last Week: Ranked No. 7
8. Green Hill (27-3) – 34. Last Week: Ranked No. 8
9. Lebanon (25-6) – 22. Last Week: Ranked No. 9
10. Bartlett (22-10) – 21. Last Week: Ranked No. 10
Other who received 10 or more points: None
Division II-A
1. University School of Jackson (24-5) – 55 (11). Last Week: Ranked No. 1
2. Providence Christian (25-5) – 44. Last Week: Ranked No. 2
3. The King’s Academy (27-8) – 33. Last Week: Ranked No. 4
4. Notre Dame (27-6) – 21. Last Week: Not Ranked
5. Christian Academy of Knoxville (26-6) – 11. Last Week: Ranked No. 4
Other who received 10 or more points: Ezell-Harding (12)
Division II-AA
1. Knox Webb (23-6) – 52 (8). Last Week: Ranked No. 1
2. Christ Presbyterian Academy (26-2) – 47 (3). Last Week: Ranked No. 1
3. Lipscomb Academy (26-7) – 33. Last Week: Ranked No. 3
4. Hutchison School (14-6) – 22. Last Week: Not Ranked
5. Ensworth School (19-6) – 11. Last Week: Ranked No. 4
Other who received 10 or more points: None
Publications that participated in the voting include The Tennessean in Nashville, the Knoxville News-Sentinel, The Commercial Appeal in Memphis, The Daily Herald in Columbia, The Leaf-Chronicle in Clarksville, Five Star Preps, The Daily News Journal in Murfreesboro, The Chattanooga Times-Free Press, The Mirror-Exchange in Milan and Tri-Cities Sports.