STATE CHAMPS! Boys’ Basketball Team Rankings: Week 9
TJ Kelley/@ScoopIPS
2/2/2026
Thank you, Mother Nature, for the wonderful weather to end January. East Lansing maintains the top spot, East Kentwood holds strong with three OK-Red wins, and this week Roseville enters State Champs’ Top 20 with a chance to take control of the MAC-Red. The Detroit Public School League, Catholic League, and Charter School Conference playoffs start later this week while the 2K26 Showcase at Grand Rapids Community College have big time matchups!
Read where this week’s State Champs Top 20 teams are playing:
1. East Lansing (16-0; Division 1; 8-0, Capital Area Activities Conference-Blue)
Last week’s ranking: 1
Last week’s results: A 63-43 victory on 1/27 vs. Williamston and 71-42 on 1/30 over vs. Lansing Everett
This week: 2/6 @ #11 Lansing Waverly and 2/7 vs. #10 Grand Rapids Northview @ GR Community College in the 2K26 Showcase
2. East Kentwood (13-1, Division 1; 5-0 Ottawa-Kent Conference–Red)
Last week’s ranking: 2
Last week resuits: A 60-53 win on 1/26@ former #13 Hudsonville, 54-52 win on 1/30 vs. former #15 Grandville, and a 73-44 win on 1/31 vs. Grand Haven
This week: 2/3 vs. #3 Rockford, 2/6 vs. West Ottawa, and 2/7 vs. Lima (OH.) @ GR Community College in the 2K26 Showcase
3. Rockford (13-2; Division 1; 3-1, Ottawa-Kent Conference-Red)
Last week’s ranking: 4
Last week: 1/27 vs. then #15 Grandville, 1/30 @ Grand Haven, and 1/31 vs. # Grand Rapids Northview @ GR Community College in the 2K26 Showcase
This week: 2/3 @ #2 East Kentwood and 2/6 vs. #15 Hudsonville
4. Auburn Hills Avondale (16-1, Division 1; 8-0, OAA-Red)
Last week’s ranking: 6
Last week’s results: A 71-55 win on 1/27 vs. Farmington and a 50-43 victory on 1/30 vs. Rochester Stoney Creek
This week: 2/2 vs. Pontiac Notre Dame Prep and 2/6 @ North Farmington
5. Romulus Summit Academy (17-1, Division 2; 9-0, Charter School Conference-Gold)
Last week’s ranking: 7
Last week’s results: 48-44 league win on 1/30 @ Chandler Park Academy
This week: 2/5 Round 1 vs. TBA in the Charter School Conference playoffs and 2/7 Quarterfinals vs. TBA in the Charter School Conference playoffs
6. Muskegon (11-1, Division 1; 4-0, Ottawa-Kent Conference-Green)
Last week’s ranking: 3
Last week’s results: Cancelled 1/27 @ Ottawa Hills, a 62-30 win on 1/30 vs. Mona Shores, and a 95-80 loss on 1/31 @ then #18 Kalamazoo Central
This week: 2/3 vs. Muskegon Reeths-Puffer, 2/6 vs. Jenison, and 2/7 vs. #11 Lansing Waverly @ GR Community College in the 2K26 Showcase
7. Brother Rice (13-4; Division 1; 4-1, Catholic High School League-Central)
Last week’s ranking: 5
Last week: A 47-25 win on 1/26 @ Orchard Lake St. Mary’s and a 65-63 loss on 1/30 @ Toledo St. John’s
This week: 2/2 vs. Rochester Stoney Creek and 2/7 the CHSL-Central quarterfinals @ Birmingham Marian
8. Wayne Memorial (12-2, Division 1; 9-0, Kensington Lakes Activities Association-East)
Last week’s ranking: 10
Last week: A 79-40 win on 1/27 @ Livonia Churchill and a 51-39 win on 1/30 vs. Dearborn Fordson
This week: 2/3 @ Livonia Franklin and 2/6 vs. Westland John Glenn
9. Grand Blanc (13-2, Division 1; 7-0, Saginaw Valley League-South)
Last week’s ranking: 12
Last week’s results: A 60-57 win on 1/30 vs. Saginaw United and a 52-45 win on 1/31 vs. Allen Park Inter City Baptist @ Detroit Cass Tech in the Downtown Showdown
This week: 2/3 vs. Detroit University Prep and 2/6 vs. Flint Powers
10. Grand Rapids Northview (11-3, Division 1; 6-0, Ottawa-Kent Conference–Gold)
Last week’s ranking: 8
Last week’s results: An 88-52 win on 12/27 @ Wyoming, 66-42 win on 12/30 @ Wayland, a 48-45 loss on 12/31 vs. #3 Rockford @ Grand Rapids Community College in the 2K26 Showcase
This week: 2/3 vs. Middleville-Thornapple Kellogg, 2/6 vs. #18 Grand Rapids South Christian, and 2/7 vs. #1 East Lansing @ GR Community College in the 2K26 Showcase
11. Lansing Waverly (12-3, Division 1; 7-1, Capital Area Activities Conference-Blue)
Last week’s ranking: 9
Last week’s results: An 86-84 2OT win on 1/27 @ Holt, a 70-67 loss on 1/31 vs. Detroit Cass Tech @ Detroit Cass Tech in the Downtown Showdown, and a 71-58 win on 2/1 vs. Euclid (OH.)
This week: 2/6 vs. #1 East Lansing and 2/7 vs. #6 Muskegon @ GR Community College in the 2K26 Showcase
12. Detroit King (10-4, Division 1; 5-0, Detroit Public School League-Blue)
Last week’s ranking: 13
Last week’s results: 45-38 OT win @ Detroit Denby
This week: 2/3 vs. Detroit Renaissance, 2/4 @ Detroit Southeastern, and DPS playoffs on 2/6 vs. TBD @ TBD
13. Kalamazoo Central (11-2, Division 1; 9-0, Southwestern MI. Athletic Conference-East)
Last week’s ranking: 18
Last week’s results: 1/27 postponed vs. St. Joseph, a 73-32 win on 1/30 @ Richland Gulf Lake, and a 95-80 win on 1/31 vs. then #3 Muskegon
This week: 2/3 @ Battle Creek Lakeview, 2/6 vs. Stevensville-Lakeshore, and 2/7 vs. Warren Fitzgerald @ GR Community College in the 2K26 Showcase
14. Lansing Sexton (12-2, Division 2, 9-0, Capital Area Activities Conference-White)
Last week’s ranking: 16
Last week’s results: A trio of wins starting on 1/27 @ Lansing Catholic, 1/30 vs. Olivet, and 1/31 vs. Detroit Central @ Detroit Cass Tech in the Downtown Showdown
This week: 2/3 vs. Charlotte and 2/6 @ Lake Odessa Lakewood
15. Hudsonville (12-3, Division 1; 1-3, Ottawa-Kent Conference-Red)
Last week’s ranking: 13
Last week’s results: A 60-53 loss on 1/26 vs. #2 East Kentwood, a 78-55 win on 1/27 @ Forest Hills Central, a 81-55 win on 1/30 vs. West Ottawa
This week: 2/2 @ Grandville, 2/3 vs. Grand Haven, and 2/6 @ #3 Rockford
16. Hudsonville Unity Christian (12-2, Division 2; 6-0, Ottawa-Kent Conference-Black)
Last week’s ranking: 14
Last week’s results:A 62-45 win on 1/28 @ Byron Center, a 75-42 win on 1/29 @ Zeeland East, a 73-27 win on 1/30 vs. Hamilton
This week: 2/3 @ Holland, 2/6 vs. Holland Christian @ the Holland Civic Center, and 2/7 vs. Freeland
17. Rochester (16-0, Division 1; 6-0, OAA-White)
Last week’s ranking: 17
Last week’s results: A 66-45 win on 1/27 vs. Rochester Adams
This week: 2/2 vs. Berkley and 2/5 @ Waterford Mott
18. Grand Rapids South Christian (13-2, Division 2; 5-1 OK-Gold)
Last week’s ranking: 19
Last week’s results:A 93-52 win on 1/26 @ Middleville Thornapple Kelloggand a 58-49 win on 1/30 @ Forest Hills Central
This week: 2/3 vs. West Catholic and 2/6 @ #10 Grand Rapids Northview
19. Ypsilanti Lincoln (15-1, Division 1; 8-0, Southeastern Conference-Red)
Last week’s ranking: 20
Last week’s results: A 74-39 win on 1/27 vs. Pinckney and a 73-53 win on 1/30 vs. Adrian
This week: 2/3 @ Chelsea and 2/6 @ Ann Arbor Huron
20. Roseville (13-3, Division 1; 5-2, Macomb Area Conference-Red)
Last week’s ranking: NR
Last week’s results: 78-49 win vs. Grosse Pointe South and an 84-57 win vs. Chippewa Valley
This week: 2/3 @ Port Huron Northern and 2/5 vs. Macomb Dakota
First 5 out: Clarkston (13-3), Macomb Dakota (13-4), Warren Fitzgerald (14-1), Benton Harbor (15-1), Ann Arbor Huron (14-2)