NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Sports Writers Association and USA Today Network announced the basketball rankings for the 2025-26 season on Monday, February 23. 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 (25-0) – 120 (12). Last Week: Ranked No. 1
2. Pickett County (27-3) – 108. Last Week: Ranked No. 2
3. Jackson County (24-5) – 95. Last Week: Ranked No. 3
4. Humboldt (16-6) – 82. Last Week: Ranked No. 4
5. Richland (18-5) – 68. Last Week: Ranked No. 6
6. Wayne County (20-9) – 51. Last Week: Ranked No. 9
7. Perry County (17-6) – 43. Last Week: Ranked No. 5
8. Booker T. Washington (19-4) – 40. Last Week: Ranked No. 7
9. Gleason (21-4) – 37. Last Week: Ranked No. 8
10. Hampton (21-8) – 16. Last Week: Ranked No. 10
Other who received 10 or more points: None
Class 2A
1. Chattanooga Prep (14-11) – 114 (6). Last Week: Ranked No. 2
2. Tellico Plains (22-4) – 111 (6). Last Week: Ranked No. 1
3. Gatlinburg-Pittman (20-4) – 97. Last Week: Ranked No. 3
4. Peabody (22-4) – 79. Last Week: Ranked No. 4
5. White House Heritage (23-5) – 70. Last Week: Ranked No. 6
6. Westview (17-7) – 54. Last Week: Ranked No. 7
7. Tyner Academy (16-10) – 37. Last Week: Ranked No. 9
8. Cannon County (21-8) – 33. Last Week: Ranked No. 8
9. East Nashville (18-4) – 29. Last Week: Ranked No. 10
10. Huntingdon (15-6) – 13. Last Week: Ranked No. 4
Other who received 10 or more points: Hillcrest (12)
Class 3A
1. Upperman (25-5) – 119 (11). Last Week: Ranked No. 1
2. Tullahoma (21-4) – 109 (1). Last Week: Ranked No. 2
3. Jackson North Side (22-3) – 94. Last Week: Ranked No. 4
4. Fayette-Ware (21-4) – 82. Last Week: Ranked No. 3
5. Heritage (22-7) – 69. Last Week: Ranked No. 7
6. Fulton (18-9) – 52. Last Week: Ranked No. 6
7. Red Bank (22-7) – 50. Last Week: Ranked No. 9
8. Cumberland County (19-9) – 30. Last Week: Ranked No. 10
9. Alcoa (16-13) – 24. Last Week: Ranked No. 5
10. Stone Memorial (17-9) – 18. Last Week: No. 8
Other who received 10 or more points: None
Class 4A
1. Bartlett (25-4) – 120 (12). Last Week: Ranked No. 1
2. Bearden (31-1) – 108. Last Week: Ranked No. 2
3. Maryville (26-3) – 94. Last Week: Ranked No. 3
4. Germantown Houston (19-6) – 83. Last Week: Ranked No. 4
5. Whitehaven (23-7) – 72. Last Week: Ranked No. 5
6. Walker Valley (24-3) – 54. Last Week: Ranked No. 6
7. Beech (27-2) – 53. Last Week: Ranked No. 7
8. Brentwood (26-3) – 37. Last Week: Ranked No. 8
9. Blackman (22-4) – 23. Last Week: Ranked No. 10
10. Knox Central (27-3) – 8. Last Week: Not Ranked
Other who received 10 or more points: None
Division II-A
1. Providence Christian (26-6) – 60 (12). Last Week: Ranked No. 1
2. Battle Ground Academy (28-7) – 48. Last Week: Ranked No. 2
3. Boyd Buchanan (21-11) – 34. Last Week: Ranked No. 4
4. St. George’s (22-6) – 21. Last Week: Ranked No. 3
5. Harding Academy (18-6) – 13. Last Week: Not Ranked
Other who received 10 or more points: None
Division II-AA
1. Knox Webb (31-2) – 60 (12). Last Week: Ranked No. 1
2. Briarcrest Christian (24-3) – 47. Last Week: Ranked No. 2
3. Knox Catholic (22-5) – 33. Last Week: Ranked No. 3
4. Pope John Paul II (23-7) – 23. Last Week: Ranked No. 5
5. Lipscomb Academy (27-4) – 17. Last Week: Ranked No. 4
Other who received 10 or more points: None
GIRLS
Division I
Class 1A
1. Greenfield (25-2) – 120 (12). Last Week: Ranked No. 1
2. Richland (20-3) – 106. Last Week: Ranked No. 2
3. Van Buren County (24-4) – 98. Last Week: Ranked No. 3
4. Wayne County (25-5) – 84. Last Week: Ranked No. 5
5. Pickett County (18-10) – 68. Last Week: No. 6
6. Jackson County (19-9) – 60. Last Week: Ranked No. 7
7. Gordonsville (25-4) – 51. Last Week: Ranked No. 4
8. Unaka (21-4) – 33. Last Week: Ranked No. 8
9. North Greene (25-5) – 25. Last Week: Ranked No. 9
10. Coalfield (22-7) – 16. Last Week: Ranked No. 10
Other who received 10 or more points: None
Class 2A
1. Gatlinburg-Pittman (24-3) – 120 (12). Last Week: Ranked No. 1
2. Huntingdon (24-3) – 101. Last Week: Ranked No. 3
3. York Institute (23-6) – 94. Last Week: Ranked No. 2
4. Westview (21-4) – 93. Last Week: Ranked No. 4
5. Stewart County (25-4) – 68. Last Week: Ranked No. 5
6. Smith County (19-10) – 53. Last Week: Ranked No. 6
7. Pearl-Cohn (21-5) – 51. Last Week: Ranked No. 7
8. Gibson County (21-9) – 42. Last Week: Ranked No. 8
9. Hickman County (22-5) – 16. Last Week: Ranked No. 9
10. Memphis Business Academy (12-3) – 10. Last Week: Not Ranked
Other who received 10 or more points: None
Class 3A
1. Stone Memorial (25-3) – 119 (11). Last Week: Ranked No. 1
2. Daniel Boone (27-3) – 105 (1). Last Week: Ranked No. 3
3. White County (27-5) – 88. Last Week: Ranked No. 2
4. South Gibson (25-4) – 81. Last Week: Ranked No. 4
5. Cocke County (28-4) – 72. Last Week: Ranked No. 5
6. Upperman (23-7) – 68. Last Week: Ranked No. 6
7. Jackson South Side (23-5) – 48. Last Week: Ranked No. 7
8. Clinton (28-2) – 34. Last Week: Ranked No. 8
9. Alcoa (21-7) – 29. Last Week: No. 9
10. Dyersburg (20-5) – 10. Last Week: Not Ranked
Other who received 10 or more points: None
Class 4A
1. Bradley Central (27-0) – 120 (12). Last Week: Ranked No. 1
2. Bearden (27-3) – 108. Last Week: Ranked No. 2
3. Whitehaven (23-3) – 92. Last Week: Ranked No. 3
4. Cookeville (24-3) – 79. Last Week: Ranked No. 4
5. Blackman (23-3) – 75. Last Week: Ranked No. 5
6. Sevier County (20-5) – 52. Last Week: Ranked No. 6
7. Nolensville (24-4) – 43. Last Week: Ranked No. 6
8. Green Hill (25-3) – 39. Last Week: Ranked No. 9
9. Lebanon (23-6) – 29. Last Week: Ranked No. 6
10. Bartlett (20-10) – 23. Last Week: Ranked No. 10
Other who received 10 or more points: None
Division II-A
1. University School of Jackson (22-5) – 60 (12). Last Week: Ranked No. 1
2. Providence Christian (25-5) – 47. Last Week: Ranked No. 5
3. Middle Tennessee Christian (26-5) – 33. Last Week: Ranked No. 2
t4. Christian Academy of Knoxville (25-6) – 13. Last Week: Ranked No. 4
t4. The King’s Academy (26-8) – 13. Last Week: Not Ranked
Other who received 10 or more points: Ezell-Harding (12)
Division II-AA
t1. Christ Presbyterian Academy (22-2) – 54 (6). Last Week: Ranked No. 1
t1. Knox Webb (22-6) – 54 (6). Last Week: Ranked No. 2
3. Lipscomb Academy (24-6) – 34. Last Week: Ranked No. 3
4. Ensworth School (17-5) – 21. Last Week: Ranked No. 4
5. Father Ryan (17-7) – 17. Last Week: Ranked No. 5
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 Herald-Citizen in Cookeville, The Chattanooga Times-Free Press, The Mirror-Exchange in Milan and Tri-Cities Sports.