Indiana girls high school basketball rankings
From the farm-fueled towns of the heartland to the bustling concrete canyons on the coast, high school girls basketball is a cultural touchstone.
Basketball engages nearly 400,000 girls to join high school teams per year, according to 2021-22 data from the National Federation of State High School Associations. With almost 18,000 high schools maintaining girls teams, basketball is the most widely offered girls high school sport, beating out track and field and volleyball. Such data paints a clear picture of the sport's cultural impact.
And girls basketball dates back over a century. Iowa, for instance, traces its girls state championship history to 1920. That timeline doesn't lag far behind boys' basketball: Illinois' boys state championship began just 13 years before Iowa's girls event. However, girls across the country weren't given equal representation and support in the sport until the passage of the gender equality act known as Title IX in 1972. Since the arrival of that legislation, girls participation in basketball—and sports as a whole—exploded. Now, girls play basketball in high school gyms across all 50 states.
To dig into competition data behind the ever-growing sport of high school girls basketball, Stacker compiled statewide rankings in Indiana using MaxPreps. MaxPreps' rankings factor in win-loss record, win quality, and strength of schedule. Keep reading to find out which schools top the girls basketball charts in Indiana.
Class 1A
1. Lanesville: 28-2 (5-0 in Southern), 24.2 rating, 13 straight wins
2. Caston (Fulton): 20-3 (7-0 in Hoosier North), 16.7 rating
3. Tri (Straughn): 26-2 (10-0 in Tri-Eastern), 14.9 rating
4. Bethany Christian (Goshen): 24-4 (5-0 in Hoosier Plains), 14.6 rating
5. Northeast Dubois (Dubois): 18-5 (6-2 in Blue Chip), 14.0 rating
Class 2A
1. Forest Park (Ferdinand): 26-3 (11-1 in Pocket), 25.3 rating, 10 straight wins
2. North Knox (Bicknell): 28-2 (8-0 in Blue Chip), 23.6 rating
3. Lafayette Central Catholic (Lafayette): 20-7 (3-1 in Hoosier - West), 21.7 rating
4. Central Noble (Albion): 26-3 (9-1 in Northeast Corner), 20.6 rating
5. Andrean (Merrillville): 25-4 (5-0 in Northwest Crossroads), 20.3 rating
6. Lapel: 22-8, 18.9 rating
7. Linton-Stockton (Linton): 19-4 (7-0 in Southwestern Indiana), 18.5 rating
8. Brownstown Central (Brownstown): 19-8 (5-3 in Mid-Southern), 17.3 rating
9. Carroll (Flora): 22-4 (7-1 in Hoosier Heartland), 16.4 rating
10. University (Carmel): 20-5 (2-0 in Pioneer - North), 16.2 rating
11. South Central (Union Mills): 23-4 (7-0 in Porter County), 15.7 rating
12. Blackford (Hartford City): 20-4 (7-0 in Central Indiana), 14.9 rating
13. Eastern Hancock (Charlottesville): 23-4 (9-0 in Mid-Eastern), 14.8 rating
14. Pioneer (Royal Center): 21-4 (5-2 in Hoosier North), 13.9 rating
15. South Knox (Vincennes): 17-7 (6-1 in Blue Chip), 13.8 rating
Class 3A
1. Corydon Central (Corydon): 27-3 (7-1 in Mid-Southern), 28.8 rating
2. Twin Lakes (Monticello): 28-1 (6-0 in Hoosier - West), 28.5 rating
3. Evansville Memorial (Evansville): 25-2 (8-1 in Southern Indiana), 26.5 rating
4. Fairfield (Goshen): 28-2 (11-0 in Northeast Corner), 24.6 rating, 17 straight wins
5. Indian Creek (Trafalgar): 27-2 (10-0 in Western Indiana), 24.1 rating
6. Gibson Southern (Fort Branch): 21-5 (10-2 in Pocket), 23.6 rating
7. Norwell (Ossian): 21-4 (6-1 in Northeast 8), 22.4 rating
8. Hamilton Heights (Arcadia): 20-6 (3-1 in Hoosier - East), 21.7 rating
9. Scottsburg: 19-6 (6-2 in Mid-Southern), 20.0 rating
10. Northwestern (Kokomo): 17-5 (3-1 in Hoosier - East), 19.2 rating
11. Jay County (Portland): 23-2 (8-0 in Allen County), 18.9 rating
12. Mishawaka Marian (Mishawaka): 22-6 (10-1 in Northern Indiana), 18.9 rating
13. West Lafayette: 18-6 (2-3 in Hoosier - West), 18.7 rating
14. Tippecanoe Valley (Akron): 22-4 (9-0 in Three Rivers), 18.4 rating
15. Bellmont (Decatur): 18-5 (5-2 in Northeast 8), 18.0 rating
16. Cascade (Clayton): 22-3 (6-1 in Indiana Crossroads), 16.6 rating
17. Danville: 21-5 (7-0 in Sagamore), 16.2 rating
18. Charlestown: 17-7 (5-3 in Mid-Southern), 16.0 rating
19. Southridge (Huntingburg): 18-7 (9-3 in Pocket), 15.9 rating
20. Benton Central (Oxford): 18-9 (3-3 in Hoosier - West), 15.2 rating
Class 4A
1. Fishers: 26-3 (6-1 in Hoosier Crossroads), 35.6 rating
2. Bedford North Lawrence (Bedford): 27-3 (6-0 in Hoosier Hills), 34.4 rating, 13 straight wins
3. Hamilton Southeastern (Fishers): 21-3 (6-1 in Hoosier Crossroads), 34.4 rating
4. Noblesville: 21-4 (5-2 in Hoosier Crossroads), 34.3 rating
5. Zionsville: 20-3 (5-2 in Hoosier Crossroads), 32.5 rating
6. South Bend Washington (South Bend): 27-1 (11-0 in Northern Indiana), 30.5 rating
7. Center Grove (Greenwood): 22-5, 28.0 rating
8. Homestead (Fort Wayne): 19-6 (7-2 in Summit), 25.3 rating
9. Fort Wayne Snider (Fort Wayne): 21-5 (8-1 in Summit), 25.1 rating
10. Fort Wayne Northrop (Fort Wayne): 19-4 (9-0 in Summit), 24.9 rating
11. Lawrence North (Indianapolis): 19-10 (4-1 in Metropolitan), 24.8 rating
12. Lake Central (St. John): 23-6 (7-0 in Duneland), 24.8 rating
13. Franklin Community (Franklin): 19-6 (6-1 in Mid-State), 24.7 rating
14. Columbia City: 20-3 (7-0 in Northeast 8), 24.7 rating
15. Brownsburg: 16-10 (3-4 in Hoosier Crossroads), 23.6 rating
16. Warren Central (Indianapolis): 17-7 (4-1 in Metropolitan), 23.6 rating
17. Ben Davis (Indianapolis): 18-10 (2-3 in Metropolitan), 23.4 rating
18. Jennings County (North Vernon): 16-6 (4-2 in Hoosier Hills), 23.1 rating
19. Northridge (Middlebury): 22-6 (6-1 in Northern Lakes), 21.8 rating
20. Lawrence Central (Indianapolis): 17-8 (2-3 in Metropolitan), 21.4 rating, 3 straight losses
