STATE CHAMPS! | Boys Basketball Rankings: Week of 1/12/26. Grand Haven, Benton Harbor and Dakota joins the Top 20

STATE CHAMPS! Boys’ Basketball Team Rankings: Week 5  
TJ Kelley/@ScoopIPS  

1/12/2026

Grand Haven, Benton Harbor, and Macomb Dakota make their first appearance in the SC Top 20 team rankings, there are some big time in the OK-Red game as Rockford, East Kentwood, and Hudsonville are all in the Top 10, and the Dr. MLK, jr. Freedom games hosted by the Horatio Williams’ Foundation features eight big-time matchups @ North Farmington highlights the long weekend’s showcases.
Below you will find a detailed breakdown of the State’s top 20 teams with five on the cusp:  
 
  1. East Lansing (11-0; Division 1; 5-0, Capital Area Activities Conference-Blue)
    Last week’s ranking: 1 
    Last week: 69-33 win on 1/6 vs. Dewitt, 61-47 win on 1/9 @ Holt, and on 1/10 a 80-71 win vs. #2 Rockford @ East Kentwood in the Gotta Get It Classic
    This week:  1/16 @ Okemos and 1/17 vs. Warren Fitzgerald @ North Farmington in the Horatio Williams Foundation’s Dr. MLK, jr Freedom Games\
  2. Rockford (9-1; Division 1; 0-0, Ottawa-Kent Conference-Red)  
    Last week’s ranking: 2
    Last week: A 72-47 win on 1/6 vs. Byron Center and an 80-71 OT loss on 1/10 vs. #1 East Lansing @ East Kentwood in the Gotta Get It Classic
    This week: 1/13 vs. #3 East Kentwood and 1/16 @ #8 Hudsonville
  3. East Kentwood (8-1, Division 1; 0-0 Ottawa-Kent Conference–Red)  
    Last week’s ranking: 4
    Last week: 52-40 win on 1/10 vs. then #15 Detroit King @ East Kentwood in the Gotta Get It Classic
    This week: 1/13 @ #2 Rockford and 1/16 @ West Ottawa
  4. Muskegon (6-0, Division 1; 0-0, Ottawa-Kent Conference-Green)  
    Last week’s ranking: 5
    Last week: 87-70 win on 1/9 vs. West Ottawa, and a 59-43 win on 1/10 vs. then #3 Wayne Memorial @ East Kentwood in the Gotta Get It Classic
    This week: 1/13 @ Muskegon Reeths-Puffer, 1/16 @ Jenison, and 1/17 vs. Warren Lincoln @ North Farmington in the Horatio Williams Foundation’s Dr. MLK, jr Freedom Games
  5. Brother Rice (10-3; Division 1; 3-1, Catholic High School League-Central)  
    Last week’s ranking: 6
    Last week:  A 73-38 win on 1/6 @ Macomb L’Anse Creuse North, 60-49 win on 1/9 vs. Detroit Catholic Central, and a 59-52 win on 1/10 vs. then #7 Grand Rapids Northview @ East Kentwood in the Gotta Get It Classic
    This week: 1/16 vs. Toledo St. Francis and 1/17 vs. # Kalamazoo Central @ North Farmington in the Horatio Williams Foundation’s Dr. MLK, jr Freedom Games
  6. Wayne Memorial (6-1, Division 1; 3-0, Kensington Lakes Activities Association-East)  
    Last week’s ranking: 3 
    Last week: 64-28 victory on 1/6 @ Dearborn Fordson, 62-33 win on 1/9 vs. Livonia Franklin, and a 59-43 loss on 1/10 vs. #5 Muskegon @ East Kentwood in the Gotta Get It Classic
    This week: 1/13 @ Westland John Glenn, 1/16 vs. Belleville, and 1/17 vs. Hamtramck @ North Farmington in the Horatio Williams Foundation’s Dr. MLK, jr Freedom Games
  7. Auburn Hills Avondale (10-1, Division 1; 4-0, OAA-Red)
    Last week’s ranking: 8
    Last week: 59-46 victory on 1/6 vs. North Farmington and a 72-58 win on 1/8 @ Ferndale
    This week: 1/13 vs. Clarkston and 1/15 @ Birmingham Groves
  8. Hudsonville (10-0, Division 1; 0-0, Ottawa-Kent Conference-Red)
    Last week’s ranking: 10
    Last week: 66-35 win on 1/6 @ Jenison and 59-46 win on 1/10 vs. Caledonia in the Hudsonville Showcase
    This week: 1/13 @ Grand Haven and 1/16 vs. Rockford
  9. Romulus Summit Academy (12-1, Division 2; 5-0, Charter School Conference-Gold)  
    Last week’s ranking: 11
    Last week: 72-32 win on 1/6 vs. Detroit Jalen Rose Academy and 77-42 win on 1/9 @ Old Redford
    This week: 1/13 vs. Michigan Collegiate and 1/16 vs. Hamtramck
  10. Grand Rapids Northview (8-2, Division 1; 3-0, Ottawa-Kent Conference–Gold)  
    Last week’s ranking: 7
    Last week: 1/6 @ Middleville-Thornapple Kellogg, 1/9 @ Grand Rapids Christian, and 1/10 vs. then #6 Brother Rice @ East Kentwood in the Gotta Get It Classic
    This week: 1/16 vs. Grand Rapids West Catholic
  11. Lansing Sexton (8-1, Division 2, 5-0, Capital Area Activities Conference-White)
    Last week’s ranking: 12
    Last week: 75-48 win on 1/6 @ Charlotte and 81-41 win on 1/8 vs. Lake Odessa
    This week: 1/12 @ Eaton Rapids, 1/13 @ Ionia, 1/15 vs. East Rapids, and 1/17 vs. Lansing Waverly
  12. Lansing Waverly (7-2, Division 1; 4-1, Capital Area Activities Conference-Blue)  
    Last week’s ranking: 14
    Last week: 63-60 win on 1/6 vs. Grand Ledge and 79-41 win on 1/8 vs. Okemos
    This week: 1/15 @ DeWitt and 1/17 @ Lansing Sexton
  13. Grand Haven (11-1, Division 1; 0-0, OK-Conference-Red)
    Last week’s ranking: NR
    Last week: A 77-73 win on 1/7 @ Caledonia, a 65-62 win on 1/9 vs. Jenison, and on 1/10 a 57-51 win over former #9 Grand Haven
    This week: 1/13 vs. #8 Hudsonville
  14. Grand Blanc (9-2, Division 1; 4-0, Saginaw Valley League-South) 
    Last week’s ranking: 9
    Last week: 70-31 win on 1/9 vs. Lapeer and a 57-51 loss on 1/10 vs. Grand Haven @ Hudsonville in the Hudsonville Showcase
    This week: 1/16 vs. Davison
  15. Detroit King (5-4, Division 1; 2-0, Detroit Public School League-Blue)
    Last week’s ranking: 15
    Last week: 52-40 loss on 1/10 vs. #4 East Kentwood @ East Kentwood in the Gotta Get It Classic
    This week: 1/13 vs. Detroit Central, 1/16 vs. Detroit Renaissance, and 1/17 vs. Ferndale @ North Farmington in the Horatio Williams Foundation’s Dr. MLK, jr Freedom Games
  16. Kalamazoo Central (6-1, Division 1; 2-0, Southwestern MI. Athletic Conference-East)  
    Last week’s ranking: 16 
    Last week:  A 72-34 win on 1/9 @ Battle Creek Central
    This week: 1/13 vs. Mattawan, 1/16 @ Kalamazoo Loy Norrix, 1/17 @ #5 Brother Rice @ North Farmington in the Horatio Williams Foundation’s Dr. MLK, jr Freedom Games
  17. Hudsonville Unity Christian (7-2, Division 2; 3-0, Ottawa-Kent Conference–Black)  
    Last week’s ranking: 20
    Last week: 68-36 win on 1/6 vs. Holland, 51-41 win on 1/9 @ Holland Christian, and a 68-58 win on 1/10 vs. Macomb Dakota @ Hudsonville in the Hudsonville Showcase
    This week: 1/13 vs. Spring Lake and 1/16 @ Wyoming
  18. Harper Woods Chandler Park Academy (5-1, Division 2; 2-1, Charter School Conference-Gold  
    Last week’s ranking: 19
    Last week: A 64-37 win on 1/6 @ Redford Westfield Prep and a 55-45 win on 1/9 @ DEPSA
    This week: 1/13 vs. Detroit Voyageur and 1/16 @ Arts & Technology Academy of Pontiac
  19. Benton Harbor (13-0, Division 2; Independent)
    Last week’s ranking: NR
    Last week: 77-73 OT win on 1/6 @ Portage Central, 80-68 win on 1/8 vs. Muskegon Reeths-Puffer, 95-56 win on 1/10 vs. Muskegon Orchard View
    This week: 1/13 @ Niles-Brandywine and 1/17 vs. Detroit Catholic Central @ Westland John Glenn in the Rocket Classic
  20. Macomb Dakota (9-2, Division 1; 1-0, Macomb Area Conference-Red)
    Last week’s ranking: NR
    Last week: 77-57 win on 1/6 vs. Haslett, a 77-74 2OT win over then ranked Chippewa Valley, and a 68-58 loss vs. then #20 Hudsonville Unity Christian in the Hudsonville Classic
    This week: 1/14 vs. Port Huron Northern and 1/16 @ Warren Lincoln
First 5 out: Rochester (11-0), Chippewa Valley (7-3), Hamtramck (6-4), Ann Arbor Huron (9-1), Frankenmuth (9-0)