Maryland 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 Maryland 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 Maryland.
Class 1A
1. Pikesville (Baltimore): 23-5 (6-0 in Baltimore County 2), 18.3 rating, 9 straight wins
2. Francis Scott Key (Union Bridge): 19-3 (11-1 in Carroll County), 18.2 rating, 3 straight wins
3. Loch Raven (Towson): 20-2 (9-1 in Baltimore County 1), 15.0 rating
4. Mountain Ridge (Frostburg): 20-7 (7-3 in Appalachian Mountain), 14.6 rating
5. Catoctin (Thurmont): 18-6 (11-0 in Central Maryland), 13.6 rating
Class 2A
1. Williamsport: 23-3 (11-1 in Central Maryland), 19.1 rating
2. Lackey (Indian Head): 19-5 (9-2 in Southern Maryland), 18.1 rating, 5 straight wins
3. Kent Island (Stevensville): 25-1 (16-0 in Bayside - North), 17.0 rating
4. Hereford (Parkton): 15-6 (7-1 in Baltimore County 1), 13.7 rating
5. Harford Tech (Bel Air): 19-6 (9-1 in Region), 13.2 rating
Class 3A
1. Howard (Ellicott City): 26-1 (17-0 in Howard County), 27.5 rating, 14 straight wins
2. Poly (Baltimore): 23-3 (8-0 in Baltimore City I), 23.6 rating
3. Linganore (Frederick): 21-4 (15-1 in Central Maryland), 18.7 rating
4. Manchester Valley (Manchester): 16-5 (8-3 in Carroll County), 18.5 rating
5. St. Charles (Waldorf): 23-4 (11-2 in Southern Maryland), 18.1 rating
6. Westminster: 16-6 (8-4 in Carroll County), 15.6 rating
7. Oakdale (Ijamsville): 19-7 (13-4 in Central Maryland), 14.5 rating
8. Oxon Hill: 22-4 (15-0 in Region), 14.1 rating
9. River Hill (Clarksville): 16-7 (9-5 in Howard County), 13.4 rating
10. Chesapeake (Pasadena): 15-9 (6-8 in Anne Arundel County), 9.3 rating
Class 4A
1. Glen Burnie: 24-2 (15-0 in Anne Arundel County), 26.6 rating, 7 straight wins
2. Flowers (Springdale): 20-4 (14-2 in Region), 18.9 rating
3. Severna Park: 21-6 (11-2 in Anne Arundel County), 18.4 rating
4. Churchill (Potomac): 21-4 (7-1 in Region), 17.8 rating
5. Western (Baltimore): 19-5 (7-1 in Baltimore City I), 16.2 rating
6. Urbana (Ijamsville): 19-7 (11-3 in Central Maryland), 16.2 rating
7. Old Mill (Millersville): 16-7 (11-3 in Anne Arundel County), 16.1 rating
8. South River (Edgewater): 17-7 (12-2 in Anne Arundel County), 15.6 rating
9. Wise (Upper Marlboro): 20-4 (14-1 in Region), 15.2 rating
10. Wootton (Rockville): 18-3 (2-0 in Region), 13.8 rating
Class IAAM A
1. McDonogh (Owings Mills): 23-2 (11-1 in IAAM A), 37.4 rating, 12 straight wins, #25 national rank
2. St. Frances Academy (Baltimore): 23-4 (11-1 in IAAM A), 35.0 rating
3. Pallotti (Laurel): 18-10 (7-5 in IAAM A), 24.7 rating
4. Mercy (Baltimore): 14-8 (5-5 in IAAM A), 20.9 rating, 3 straight wins
5. Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Baltimore): 8-14 (4-6 in IAAM A), 16.1 rating
Class IAAM B
1. St. Mary's (Annapolis): 27-0 (14-0 in IAAM B), 26.1 rating, 27 straight wins
2. St. Timothy's (Stevenson): 11-5 (6-1 in IAAM B), 21.8 rating
3. Concordia Prep (Towson): 19-7 (10-4 in IAAM B), 16.6 rating
4. Gerstell Academy (Finksburg): 18-5 (13-2 in IAAM B), 16.1 rating
5. Notre Dame Prep (Towson): 9-5 (6-2 in IAAM B), 10.4 rating
Class IAAM C
1. Indian Creek (Crownsville): 4-6 (3-1 in IAAM C), -2.5 rating, 4 straight wins
2. Chapelgate Christian Academy (Marriottsville): 0-8 (0-2 in IAAM C), -16.0 rating, 8 straight losses
