Louisiana 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 Louisiana 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 Louisiana.
Class 1A
1. Northwood (Lena): 22-5 (7-0 in 1A District 3), 24.7 rating, 10 straight wins
2. Southern Lab (Baton Rouge): 25-9 (4-0 in 1A District 9), 19.9 rating
3. Ouachita Christian (Monroe): 20-3 (7-1 in 1A District 2), 12.6 rating
4. Central Catholic (Morgan City): 17-5 (6-1 in 1A District 7), 12.1 rating, 2 straight losses
5. Highland Baptist Christian (New Iberia): 20-5 (11-0 in 1A District 7), 11.6 rating
Class 2A
1. Rosepine: 30-7 (10-1 in 2A District 4), 24.6 rating, 4 straight wins
2. Holy Savior Menard (Alexandria): 29-7 (7-3 in 2A District 4), 16.1 rating, 2 straight losses
3. Lakeview (Campti): 20-4 (7-1 in 2A District 3), 13.8 rating
4. French Settlement: 14-8 (2-2 in 2A District 7), 12.8 rating, 2 straight losses
5. Springfield: 21-9 (6-0 in 2A District 7), 12.7 rating
Class 3A
1. Wossman (Monroe): 29-2 (9-0 in 3A District 1), 30.5 rating, 21 straight wins
2. Albany: 31-3 (7-1 in 3A District 7), 28.4 rating
3. Amite: 26-5 (7-1 in 3A District 7), 24.1 rating
4. South Beauregard (Longville): 21-8 (10-1 in 3A District 3), 21.2 rating
5. St. Louis Catholic (Lake Charles): 25-9 (11-1 in 3A District 3), 20.3 rating, 2 straight losses
6. Parkview Baptist (Baton Rouge): 29-5 (5-1 in 3A District 6), 15.1 rating, 7 straight wins
7. Union Parish (Farmerville): 19-6 (4-3 in 3A District 1), 13.4 rating
8. Bastrop: 23-9 (3-4 in 3A District 1), 12.0 rating
9. Sterlington: 15-6 (4-3 in 3A District 1), 11.6 rating
10. Church Point: 22-10 (5-1 in 3A District 4), 10.1 rating
Class 4A
1. Lafayette Christian Academy (Lafayette): 27-3 (6-0 in 4A District 4), 31.5 rating
2. St. Thomas More (Lafayette): 18-6 (5-1 in 4A District 4), 21.9 rating
3. Peabody (Alexandria): 21-7 (6-0 in 4A District 2), 19.6 rating, 12 straight wins
4. Huntington (Shreveport): 24-6 (8-0 in 4A District 1), 19.6 rating
5. Vandebilt Catholic (Houma): 23-5 (6-0 in 4A District 7), 19.3 rating
6. LaGrange (Lake Charles): 23-9 (7-1 in 4A District 3), 17.0 rating
7. Brusly: 25-7 (7-1 in 4A District 6), 16.3 rating
8. Benjamin Franklin (New Orleans): 27-6 (6-0 in 4A District 11), 16.0 rating
9. West Feliciana (St. Francisville): 26-7 (7-1 in 4A District 6), 14.3 rating
10. Warren Easton (New Orleans): 10-11 (1-1 in 4A District 11), 13.1 rating
Class 5A
1. Parkway (Bossier City): 31-5 (14-0 in 5A District 1), 34.9 rating, 19 straight wins
2. Walker: 31-4 (5-0 in 5A District 5), 30.8 rating
3. Lafayette: 27-6 (7-1 in 5A District 3), 30.3 rating, 10 straight wins
4. Barbe (Lake Charles): 27-5 (6-1 in 5A District 3), 28.7 rating, 2 straight losses
5. John Curtis Christian (River Ridge): 16-5 (3-0 in 5A District 9), 26.7 rating
6. Natchitoches Central (Natchitoches): 19-8 (10-2 in 5A District 1), 24.9 rating
7. Ponchatoula: 21-8 (5-0 in 5A District 6), 24.5 rating
8. Scotlandville (Baton Rouge): 22-9 (5-0 in 5A District 4), 22.3 rating
9. Denham Springs: 24-4 (5-1 in 5A District 5), 21.1 rating, 2 straight losses
10. Zachary: 17-6 (3-2 in 5A District 4), 20.8 rating
11. Mandeville: 23-7 (4-2 in 5A District 6), 19.3 rating
12. St. Amant: 16-7 (3-2 in 5A District 5), 18.7 rating
13. St. Mary's Dominican (New Orleans): 23-8 (3-1 in 5A District 9), 18.1 rating
14. Liberty Magnet (Baton Rouge): 11-12 (3-2 in 5A District 4), 17.1 rating
15. East St. John (Reserve): 17-6 (9-0 in 5A District 7), 16.6 rating
16. Haughton: 21-9 (9-6 in 5A District 1), 16.0 rating
17. Benton: 15-13 (7-7 in 5A District 1), 15.8 rating
18. Mt. Carmel (New Orleans): 18-10 (1-3 in 5A District 9), 15.2 rating
19. Sulphur: 19-10 (5-3 in 5A District 3), 15.0 rating, 2 straight losses
20. Chalmette: 11-4 (3-0 in 5A District 8), 14.5 rating
Class B
1. Hathaway (Jennings): 30-4 (7-1 in B District 6), 29.4 rating, 18 straight wins
2. Florien: 32-3 (9-1 in B District 3), 23.5 rating
3. Oak Hill (Hineston): 33-11 (5-3 in B District 4), 21.3 rating, 3 straight wins
4. Midland: 26-11 (4-4 in B District 6), 20.2 rating
5. Hicks (Leesville): 21-11 (6-3 in B District 4), 19.9 rating
6. Anacoco: 24-12 (8-0 in B District 4), 19.6 rating
7. Zwolle: 23-11 (8-3 in B District 3), 15.6 rating
8. Bell City: 11-9 (2-6 in B District 6), 14.2 rating
9. JS Clark Leadership Academy (Opelousas): 21-10 (2-4 in B District 6), 14.0 rating
10. Lacassine: 12-12 (3-4 in B District 6), 12.3 rating
Class C
1. Fairview (Grant): 38-8 (8-0 in C District 5), 28.0 rating
2. Reeves: 28-6 (6-2 in C District 5), 20.9 rating, 5 straight wins
3. Gibsland-Coleman (Gibsland): 27-7 (4-0 in C District 1), 15.0 rating
4. Evans: 22-7 (9-0 in C District 3), 14.7 rating
5. Hornbeck: 19-8 (4-2 in C District 3), 12.2 rating
Class CE
1. Faith Training Christian Academy (Leesville): 17-7 (10-0 in District), 2.5 rating, 4 straight wins
2. Pontchartrain Christian HomeSchool (Slidell): 6-4 (0-2 in District), 1.5 rating, 2 straight wins
3. Southwest Louisiana HomeSchool (Lake Charles): 7-7 (6-2 in District), -5.7 rating, 2 straight losses
4. Christian Home Educators Fellowship (Baton Rouge): 4-6 (4-4 in District), -11.3 rating, 4 straight losses
5. NELA Christian Homeschool (Monroe): 5-6 (5-6 in District), -12.4 rating
