There’s not a lot of movement in The Sporting News High School Boys Basketball Top 25 this week, but the Chipotle Nationals tournament promises to shake things up in the final rankings next week.
Upsets in state championship games in Indiana and Minnesota did lead to one small change near the bottom of the rankings. The Crown Point [IN] Bulldogs were upset in Indiana’s state championship finale by the Mt. Vernon [Fortville, IN] Marauders, opening up one spot. That was poised to go to Tartan [Oakdale, MN], but the Titans’ loss in the Minnesota state championships ended their bid for Top 25 glory.
Instead, it’s the Seven Lakes [Katy, TX] Spartans who return to the list, nailing down the final position in a campaign in which the Texans fell short of their state championship aspirations after a 35-0 start to the season.
2025-26 record: 16-1
Previous ranking: No. 1
Upcoming games: 4/2 — vs. winner of No. 9 Wasatch Academy vs. No. 10 Link Academy
Dynamic Prep hasn’t played a game since January 22, but they’ve secured the No. 2 seed in the Chipotle Nationals with their first game scheduled for Thursday, April 2. They’re in the driver’s seat heading into the tournament that will decide the national champion, and if they win out, the title is theirs.
2025-26 record: 25-2
Previous ranking: No. 2
Upcoming games: 4/2 — vs. winner of No. 8 SPIRE Academy vs. No. 12 Archbishop Stepinac
AZ Compass Prep is the top challenger to Dynamic Prep headed into the Chipotle Nationals, and they will also be in action Thursday.
2025-26 record: 37-3
Previous ranking: No. 3
Upcoming games: 4/2 vs. No. 11 Montverde Academy
The Grind Session champions now turn their attention to the upcoming Chipotle Nationals where they’ll take on No. 11 Montverde Academy as the No. 4 seed in a first-round game on April 2.
2025-26 record: 33-2
Previous ranking: No. 4
Upcoming games: 4/2 — vs. No. 7 CIA-Bella Vista Prep
Virginia’s VISAA Division I state champions clinched the No. 6 seed in the Chipotle Nationals, and they’ll be back in action on April 2 against the No. 3 seed CIA-Bella Vista Prep.
2025-26 record: 30-1
Previous ranking: No. 5
Upcoming games: Season has concluded
Sierra Canyon won California’s CIF Open Division state championship last weekend, finishing the season at 30-1. They still have an outside shot at the national championship, but with no games left on their schedule, they need a lot of help starting with all of the four teams ranked above them losing at this week’s Chipotle Nationals.
2025-26 record: 29-2
Previous ranking: No. 6
Upcoming games: Season has concluded
Principia won Missouri’s MSHSAA Class 3 state championship, and their season has concluded. Ranked behind No. 6 Sierra Canyon, the Panthers no longer have a pathway to the national championship.
2025-26 record: 20-4
Previous ranking: No. 7
Upcoming games: 4/2 — vs. No. 4 Paul VI
CIA-Bella Vista has an outside shot at the national championship as they participate in the Chipotle Nationals this week. They would have to win the tournament at a minimum, and then somehow move ahead of a one-loss Sierra Canyon – an improbable move but something that would be considered depending on who they beat in that scenario.
2025-26 record: 28-4
Previous ranking: No. 8
Upcoming games: 4/1 — vs. No. 12 Archbishop Stepinac
SPIRE Academy will take on Archbishop Stepinac in an opening-round game at the Chipotle Nationals on April 1.
2025-26 record: 23-6
Previous ranking: No. 9
Upcoming games: 4/1 — vs. No. 10 Link Academy
Wasatch Academy returns to action this week at the Chipotle Nationals against Link Academy on April 1.
2025-26 record — 25-4
Previous ranking — No. 10
Upcoming games: 4/1 — vs. No. 9 Wasatch Academy
Link Academy takes the court again this week at the Chipotle Nationals with an opening-round game against No. 9 Wasatch Academy.
2025-26 record: 21-5
Previous ranking: No. 11
Upcoming games: 4/2 — vs. No. 3 Prolific Prep
Montverde Academy will return to action against Prolific Prep in the Chipotle Nationals on April 2.
2025-26 record: 25-4
Previous ranking: No. 12
Upcoming games: 4/1 — vs. No. 8 SPIRE Academy
Archbishop Stepinac earned an invitation to the Chipotle Nationals where they will take on SPIRE Academy in an opening round game on April 1.
2025-26 record: 35-4
Previous ranking: No. 13
Upcoming games: Season has concluded
Bartlett finished the season as the state champions of Tennessee’s TSSAA Division I Class 4A ranks.
2025-26 record: 30-0
Previous ranking: No. 14
Upcoming games: Season has concluded
Wisconsin Lutheran captured Wisconsin’s WIAA Division 1 crown to conclude the 2025-26 season as the undefeated state champions.
2025-26 record: 29-1
Previous ranking: No. 15
Upcoming games: Season has concluded
Rainier Beach finished the season as the state of Washington’s WIAA Class 3A state champions.
2025-26 record: 26-6 (3-0 at The Throne tournament)
Previous ranking: No. 24
Upcoming games: No. 16
The defending SN high school boys basketball national champions won The Throne tournament, adding some major hardware to a trophy case that also includes the 2026 Florida FHSAA Class 7A state championship trophy.
2025-26 record: 36-2
Previous ranking: No. 17
Upcoming games: Season has concluded
Greensboro Day School won North Carolina’s NCISAA Class 3A state championship on February 27 in a 62-34 win over Concord Academy.
2025-26 record: 24-1 (1-1 at The Throne tournament)
Previous ranking: No. 18
Upcoming games: Season has concluded
The Eagles’ loss to LuHi at The Throne cost them a shot at the national championship, but they still finished as the Florida FHSAA Class 3A state champions.
2025-26 record: 28-2 (0-1 at The Throne tournament)
Previous ranking: No. 19
Upcoming games: Season has concluded
Sunnyslope lost its only game at The Throne tournament, resting on their laurels at that point as Arizona’s AIA Open Division state champions.
2025-26 record: 28-0
Previous ranking: No. 20
Upcoming games: Season has concluded
Richland wrapped up its season with an unbeaten 28-0 record, including a 63-49 win over Gonzaga Prep in Washington’s WIAA Class 4A state championship game.
2025-26 record: 35-3
Previous ranking: No. 21
Upcoming games: Season has concluded
North Crowley defeated Brennan to win the Texas UIL Class 6A Division I state championship.
2025-26 record: 37-2
Previous ranking: No. 22
Upcoming games: Season has concluded
Little Elm concluded its 2025-26 campaign as the Texas UIL Class 6A Division II state champions.
2025-26 record: 37-1
Previous ranking: No. 24
Upcoming games: Season has concluded
Logan-Rogersville won Missouri’s MSHSAA Class 4 state championship, doubling up the Clayton [St. Louis, MO] Greyhounds, 72-36, in the finale.
2025-26 record: 29-4
Previous ranking: No. 25
Upcoming games: Season has concluded
Salesian College Prep won Northern California’s Open Division championship before losing to Sierra Canyon in the California’s CIF Open Division state championship game.
2025-26 record: 35-1
Previous ranking: Unranked
Upcoming games: Season has concluded
Crown Point’s loss in the Indiana state championships along with Tartan’s stumble in the Minnesota state title game opened up a slot for Seven Lakes to slide back into the Top 25.
Here are the best of the rest — teams under consideration for the SN Top 25.
