STATE CHAMPS! Top 25 Girls Basketball Rankings – Week of February 24th, 2025
 
Lexi Ayala – @LexiReyne1523
 

BIG LEXI’S BIG 25

1. Ann Arbor Father Gabriel Richard (20-1 – Division 2)

Last Week’s Ranking: 1

This Week: Last regular season game is vs Hamtramck on Feb 27.

FGR’s most significant wins this season are over #3 Ranked Rockford 55-43, #6 Detroit Renaissance 63-39, #12 Chelsea 64-43 and #15 Ranked Goodrich 59-54.

Ann Arbor Father Gabriel Richard’s only loss of the season is to #2 Ranked Belleville 46-45.

FGR won their biggest matchups left vs #12 Chelsea and #6 Renaissance in the same week.

2. Belleville (20-1 – Division 1)

Last Week’s Ranking: 2

This Week: Last regular season game is vs Northville on Feb 27.

Belleville’s most significant wins are over #1 Ranked Ann Arbor Father Gabriel Richard 46-45, #5 Ranked Parma Western 72-56 and #16 Ranked Wayne Memorial 62-38 in rematch game.

Belleville got their only loss of the season to #16 Ranked Wayne Memorial 57-54.

In Belleville’s last big matchup of the season, Belleville won their game vs #8 Detroit Edison 54-40.

3. Rockford (21-1 – Division 1) 

Last Week’s Ranking: 3

This Week: Regular Season Over

Rockford’s most significant wins came over #4 Tecumseh 51-45, #13 Frankenmuth 45-36, #14 Grand Haven (TWICE), & #16 Ranked Wayne Memorial 62-45.

Rockford’s only loss of the season is to #1 Ranked Ann Arbor Father Gabriel Richard 43-55.

Rockford finished their regular season last week with wins over #13 Frankenmuth and West Ottawa.

4. Tecumseh (19-1 – Division 2)

Last Week’s Ranking: 4

This Week: Last regular season game is vs Airport on Feb 27.

Tecumseh’s most significant wins were over Reigning D2 State Champions #8 Detroit Edison 66-65 in double overtime and #12 Chelsea (TWICE)

Tecumseh’s only loss of the season is to #3 Ranked Rockford 51-45.

Tecumseh won their last big matchup of the season vs #6 Renaissance 54-37 on Feb 25.

5. Detroit Renaissance (18-2 – Division 1)

Last Week’s Ranking: 6

This Week: Last regular season game is vs #4 Tecumseh on Feb 25.

Renaissance’s most significant wins were over Reigning D2 State Champions #8 Ranked Detroit Edison 50-48, Division 1 State Runner Up’s Grand Blanc 67-43 and Bolingbrook, IL 52-47.

Detroit Renaissance’s only losses are to #1 FGR, #4 Tecumseh and #14 Grass Lake

Renaissance has an extremely tough last week of regular season games facing 2 ranked teams this week. Renaissance lost vs #1 Ranked Gabriel Richard 63-39 and #4 Tecumseh 54-37.

6. Grand Rapids South Christian (20-2 – Division 2)

Last Week’s Ranking: 10

This Week: Feb 18th vs Northview, Feb 21st vs Wayland

Grand Rapids South Christian most significant wins are over #7 Grand Rapids West Catholic 58-51 in their rematch game and Forest Hills Central 55-34.

GR South Christian’s only losses are to #7 Grand Rapids West Catholic 62-49 (first meeting) and a really tough Hudsonville team 41-39.

South Christian won their biggest matchup on horizon vs Wayland 53-42 on Feb 21.

7. Grand Rapids West Catholic (18-3 – Division 2)

Last Week’s Ranking: 7

This Week: Regular Season Over

GR West Catholic’s most significant win is over #10 Ranked South Christian 62-49.

West Catholic’s only losses on the season this year are to #5 Ranked Parma Western 61-51 and in the rematch game vs #10 South Christian 58-51.

West Catholic finished their regular season with big wins over Wyoming and Muskegon.

8. Negaunee (20-0 – Division 2)

Last Week’s Ranking: 9

This Week: Last regular season game is vs Gladstone on Feb 27.

Negaunee’s most significant wins are over Ishpeming (11-4) 44-30.

Their ranking all season long has been relatively low for being one of the only teams left in the state with an undefeated record, however, Negaunee hasn’t had a single game played against another ranked team.

Biggest matchup on horizon is a rematch game vs Gladstone (14-1) on Feb 27.

9. Parma Western (19-2 – Division 2)

Last Week’s Ranking: 5

This Week: Last regular season game is vs #21 Haslett on Feb 27.

Parma Western’s most significant wins are over Division 2 State Champs #8 Detroit Edison 53-48 and #7 GR West Catholic 61-51.

Parma Western’s only loss of the season is to #2 Belleville 72-56.

Western has an extremely tough last week of regular season games facing 2 ranked teams this week. So far, Western lost to #14 Grass Lake, but can get redemption vs #21 Haslett.

10. Frankenmuth (17-4 – Division 2)

Last Week’s Ranking: 13

This Week: Last regular season game is vs St. Mary’s Prep on Feb 27.

Frankenmuth’s most significant wins are over #14 DEPSA 52-41, #15 Goodrich 45-39, #20 Saginaw Heritage 39-31 and previously ranked Detroit Country Day 65-39.

Frankenmuth’s only losses on the season this year are to Portland and Dow at very beginning of season, as well as Freeland and #3 Rockford 45-36.

Biggest matchup on horizon is vs St. Mary’s Prep on Feb 27.

11. Chelsea (16-3 – Division 2)

Last Week’s Ranking: 12

This Week: Feb 27th vs DEPSA, Feb 27th vs Lumen Christi Catholic

12. Midland (18-2 – Division 1)

Last Week’s Ranking: 17

This Week: Feb 27th vs Traverse City Central

13. Grand Haven (18-3 – Division 1)

Last Week’s Ranking: 14

This Week: Regular Season Over

14. Grass Lake (18-3 – Division 3)

Last Week’s Ranking: 22

This Week: Regular Season Over 

15. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern (20-2 – Division 1)

Last Week’s Ranking: 18

This Week: Feb 18th vs East Grand Rapids, Feb 21st vs Catholic Central

16. Goodrich (18-3 – Division 2)

Last Week’s Ranking: 15

This Week: Feb 27th vs Davison

17. Temperance Bedford (18-2 – Division 1)

Last Week’s Ranking: 11

This Week: Feb 27th vs Flat Rock

18. Utica Eisenhower (20-2 – Division 1)

Last Week’s Ranking: 19

This Week: Regular Season Over

19. Saginaw Heritage (19-3 – Division 1)

Last Week’s Ranking: 20

This Week: Regular Season Over

20. Haslett (19-2 – Division 2)

Last Week’s Ranking: 21

This Week: Feb 27th vs #9 Parma Western

21. Niles Brandywine (21-0 – Division 3)

Last Week’s Ranking: 23

This Week: Feb 27th vs St. Joseph

22. St. Mary Catholic Central (20-1 – Division 3)

Last Week’s Ranking: 25

This Week: Feb 27th vs Ida

23. DeWitt (20-1 – Division 1)

Last Week’s Ranking: Not Ranked

This Week: Feb 27th vs Caledonia

24. Detroit Edison (13-6 – Division 2)

Last Week’s Ranking: 8

This Week:  Feb 25 vs Mercy, Feb 27 vs #12 Chelsea

25. Wayne Memorial (15-6 – Division 1)

Last Week’s Ranking: 16

This Week: KLAA Championship 3rd Place