STATE CHAMPS! Top 25 Girls Basketball Rankings – Week of January 20th, 2025
 
Lexi Ayala – @LexiReyne1523

Big Lexi’s Top 25

1. Belleville (11-0 – Division 1)

Last Week’s Ranking: 1

This Week: Jan 21st at #24 Wayne Memorial, Jan 24th vs. Dearborn

Belleville’s most significant wins so far are over #2 Ranked Ann Arbor Father Gabriel Richard 46-45, #6 Ranked Parma Western 72-56, East Kentwood 53-38 and Reigning D1 State Champs West Bloomfield 84-49.

Biggest matchup on horizon is at #24 Wayne Memorial on Jan 21.

2. Ann Arbor Father Gabriel Richard (10-1 – Division 2)

Last Week’s Ranking: 2

This Week: Jan 21st at Toledo St. Ursula, Jan 24th at Jackson Lumen Christi

FGR’s most significant wins this season are over #3 Ranked Rockford 55-43, #9 Ranked Goodrich 59-54, Farmington Hills Mercy 69-39, and Jackson Lumen Christi 59-42.

3. Rockford (12-1 – Division 1) 

Last Week’s Ranking: 3

This Week: Jan 21st at Byron  Center, Jan 24th vs. Holland West Ottawa

Rockford’s most significant wins came over #5 Ranked Grand Haven 60-48, #25 Ranked Wayne Memorial 62-45 and most recently, Rockford got their BIGGEST win of the season vs #4 Ranked Tecumseh 51-45.

Biggest matchup coming up is vs #5 Ranked Grand Haven on January 31st

4. Tecumseh (9-1 – Division 2)

Last Week’s Ranking: 4

This Week: Jan 21st vs. Adrian Madison, Jan 24th vs. Pinckney

Tecumseh’s most significant win was over Reigning D2 State Champions, #8 Ranked Detroit Edison 66-65 in double overtime. 

Most recently, Tecumseh got their first loss of the season to #3 Ranked Rockford 51-45.

Coming up for Tecumseh is against #11 Ranked Chelsea on January 31st in a rematch game.

5. Grand Haven (10-1 – Division 1)

Last Week’s Ranking: 5

This Week: Jan 21st at Caledonia, Jan 24th vs. East Kentwood

Big game coming up for Grand Haven will be against #3 Rockford on January 31st

6. Parma Western (10-1 – Division 2) 

Last Week’s Ranking: 6

This Week: Jan 21st at #9 Detroit Edison

Big test for Parma Western will be on the road against the defending Division 2 State Champs, Detroit Edison.

7. Detroit Renaissance (13-1 – Division 1)

Last Week’s Ranking: 7

This Week: Jan 23rd vs. Detroit Renaissance

Detroit Renaissance leading the Detroit Public School League-Blue Division, and has a tough test at Detroit Country Day on February 21st

8. Goodrich (9-2 – Division 2)

Last Week’s Ranking: 9

This Week: Jan 24th vs. Owosso

Goodrich’s most significant win was to Division 1 State Runner Up’s Grand Blanc 55-39.   Two of their losses was to #2 Father Gabriel Richard and #24 Wayne Memorial.  

9. Detroit Edison (8-2 – Division 2)

Last Week’s Ranking: 9

This Week: Jan 21st vs. #6 Parma Western, Jan 24th at Marian

Big coming up is on Tuesday against #6 Parma Western (Weather Pending)

10. Grand Rapids West Catholic (10-1 – Division 2)

Last Week’s Ranking: 12

This Week: Jan 21st at Thornapple Kellogg, Jan 24th vs. Wyoming

West Catholic’s only loss on the season this year is to #6 Ranked Parma Western 61-51.

GR West Catholic’s experience playing at the Breslin and becoming the State Runner Up’s in 2022 will benefit them greatly this season.

11. Chelsea (8-1 – Division 2)

Last Week’s Ranking: 11

This Week: Jan 21st vs. Riverview, Jan 24th vs. Jackson

12. Detroit Country Day (10-1 – Division 2)

Last Week’s Ranking: 10

This Week: Jan 25th at Toledo Start

13. Temperance Bedford (8-1 – Division 1)

Last Week’s Ranking: 14

This Week: Jan 21st vs. Lenawee Christian, Jan 24th vs. Ypsilanti Lincoln

14. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern (10-1 – Division 1)

Last Week’s Ranking: 15

This Week: Jan 21st vs. East Grand Rapids, Jan 24th vs. Grand Rapids Catholic Central

15. Utica Ford (10-0 – Division 1)

Last Week’s Ranking: 17

This Week: Jan 22nd at Grosse Pointe North, Jan 24th vs. Utica Ford 

16. Midland (8-1 – Division 1)

Last Week’s Ranking: 19

This Week: Jan 21st vs. Mt. Pleasant, Jan 24th at Saginaw United

17. Monroe SMCC (11-0 – Division 3)

Last Week’s Ranking: 22

This Week: Jan 23rd vs. Grosse Ile

18. Negaunee (13-0 – Division 2)

Last Week’s Ranking: 20

This Week: Jan 21st vs. Manistique, Jan 24th at Iron Mountain

19. Saginaw Heritage (10-1 – Division 1)

Last Week’s Ranking: 16

This Week: Jan 20th vs. #21 Frankenmuth, Jan 24th vs. Midland Dow

20. Grass Lake (9-3 – Division 3)

Last Week’s Ranking: 21

This Week: Jan 21st vs. Homer, Jan 24th at East Jackson

21. Frankenmuth (9-2 – Division 2)

Last Week’s Ranking: 23

This Week: Jan 20th vs. #19 Saginaw Heritage, Jan 24th vs. Bridgeport

22. Kalamazoo Christian (8-1 – Division 3)

Last Week’s Ranking: 13

This Week: Jan 24th at Kalamazoo Hackett

23. Niles Brandywine (11-0 – Division 3)

Last Week’s Ranking: NR

This Week: Jan 24th vs. Buchanan

24. Wayne Memorial (6-4 – Division 1)

Last Week’s Ranking: 25

This Week: Jan 21st vs. #1 Belleville, Jan 24th at Livonia Stevenson, Jan 25th at Archbishop Hoban (Ohio)

25. Dexter (7-5 – Division 1)

Last Week’s Ranking: 24

This Week: Jan 24th vs. Ann Arbor Pioneer