STATE CHAMPS! 2025-26 Girls Basketball Team Rankings – Week 2-23-26 | Grand Rapids Covenant Christian enters the top 20 for the first time this season.  

Keith Wade | X @wadesworld32

2/23/26

 

We are now one week away from the start of the MHSAA state tournament, and the last week of the season has some heavyweight matchups to end the year. #3 Rockford will travel to #10 Lumen Christi on Tuesday February 24th & hit the road again on February 26th to take on #2 Grand Rapids South Christian. On Thursday, February 26th, at Northville HS, defending D1 State Champions #1 Belleville will take on #8 Howell, featuring 2026 McDonald’s All-American Lilly Williams, for the KLAA Championship.  Below you will find a breakdown of the State’s Top 20 teams, with five on the bubble, and this week’s top games.

1. Belleville 21-0 (Division 1)
Last Week’s Ranking: #1
Last Week’s Results: Defeated Livonia Churchill & Detroit Edison
Upcoming Games: 2/26 vs. #8 Howell @ Northville HS

2. Grand Rapids South Christian 20-0 (Division 2)
Last Week’s Ranking: #2
Last Week’s Results: Defeated Wyoming &Thorneapple Kellogg
Upcoming Games: 2/24 vs. Hamilton; 2/26 vs. #3 Rockford

3. Rockford 19-1 (Division 1)
Last Week’s Ranking: #3
Last Week’s Results: Defeated Byron Center, Wayland & then #11 Grand Haven
Upcoming Games: 2/24 @ #10 Lumen Christi; 2/26 @ #2 Grand Rapids South Christian

4. Wayne Memorial 19-2 (Division 1)
Last Week’s Ranking: #4
Last Week’s Results: Defeated Dearborn
Upcoming Games: 2/26 vs. Plymouth @ Northville HS

5. Goodrich 21-0 (Division 2)
Last Week’s Ranking: #5
Last Week’s Results: Defeated Linden & Fenton
Upcoming Games: 2/26 vs. Davison

6. Muskegon 17-2 (Division 1)
Last Week’s Ranking: #6
Last Week’s Results: Defeated Kalamazoo Central; Mona Shores & Grand Blanc
Upcoming Games: 2/24 vs. Byron Center; 2/26 vs. #19 Holt

7. Detroit Renaissance 17-2 (Division 1)
Last Week’s Ranking: #7
Last Week’s Results: N/A
Upcoming Games: 2/24 @ Detroit Edison

8. Howell 20-1 (Division 1)
Last Week’s Ranking: #8
Last Week’s Results: Defeated Northville
Upcoming Games: 2/26 vs. #1 Belleville @ Northville HS

9. Tecumseh 18-2 (Division 2)
Last Week’s Ranking: #9
Last Week’s Results: N/A
Upcoming Games: 2/24 @ Jackson; 2/26 vs. Dexter

10. Lumen Christi 16-2 (Division 3)
Last Week’s Ranking: #10
Last Week’s Results: Defeated Detroit Country Day
Upcoming Games: 2/24 vs. #3 Rockford; 2/26 vs. Detroit Mumford; 2/28 vs. Beaverton

11. Grass Lake 16-1 (Division 3)
Last Week’s Ranking: #12
Last Week’s Results: Defeated Leslie & Brooklyn Columbia Central
Upcoming Games: 2/24 vs. Parma Western

12. Powers Catholic 19-2 (Division 2)
Last Week’s Ranking: #15
Last Week’s Results: Defeated Lansing Catholic & Saginaw Heritage
Upcoming Games: 2/26 vs. Utica Eisenhower

13. Orchard Lake St Mary’s 15-3 (Division 1)
Last Week’s Ranking: #16
Last Week’s Results: Defeated Frankenmuth
Upcoming Games: 2/26 vs. Birmingham Groves; 2/28 vs. Detroit Mumford

14. Haslett 18-2 (Division 2)
Last Week’s Ranking: #17
Last Week’s Results: Defeated East Lansing, Lansing Eastern & then #18 Holt
Upcoming Games: 2/24 vs. Brooklyn Columbia Central; 2/26 vs. Parma Western

15. Grand Haven 16-2 (Division 1)
Last Week’s Ranking: #11
Last Week’s Results: Defeated East Kentwood, Mona Shores, lost to #3 Rockford
Upcoming Games: 2/24 vs. Grandville Calvin Christian; 2/26 vs. Caledonia

16. South Lyon East 19-1 (Division 1)
Last Week’s Ranking: #13
Last Week’s Results: Defeated then #19 Rochester Stoney Creek; lost to Farmington Hills Mercy
Upcoming Games: 2/24 vs. Walled Lake Western; 2/26 @ AA Father Gabriel Richard

17. Grand Rapids West Catholic 15-5 (Division 2)
Last Week’s Ranking: #14
Last Week’s Results: Defeated then #20 Grand Rapids Catholic Central; lost to Wayland
Upcoming Games: 2/24 @ Spring Lake

18. Grand Rapids Covenant Christian 19-0 (Division 2)
Last Week’s Ranking: NR
Last Week’s Results: Defeated Hamilton & Spring Lake
Upcoming Games: 2/24 vs. Wyoming; 2/26 vs. Shelby

19. Holt 15-4 (Division 1)
Last Week’s Ranking: 18
Last Week’s Results: Defeated AA Father Gabriel Richard, lost to then #17 Haslett
Upcoming Games: 2/24 @ Mason; 2/26 @ #6 Muskegon

20. West Bloomfield 15-4 (Division 1)
Last Week’s Ranking: NR
Last Week’s Results: Defeated Birmingham Groves, Lake Orion & Northville
Upcoming Games: 2/24 vs. Rochester Stoney Creek; 2/28 vs. Detroit Edison

ON THE BUBBLE
McBain; Utica Eisenhower; Niles Brandywine; Parma Western; Negaunee

This Week’s Top Games
2/24: #3 Rockford @ #10 Lumen Christi
2/24: Rochester Stoney Creek @ #20 West Bloomfield
2/26: #19 Holt @ #6 Muskegon
2/26: #3 Rockford @ #3 Grand Rapids South Christian
2/26: #1 Belleville vs. #8 Howell @ Northville HS on STATE CHAMPS! YouTube Channel