Mississippi girls high school basketball rankings
Mississippi 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 Mississippi 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 Mississippi.
Region 1A
1. Ingomar (New Albany): 37-1 (8-0 in 1A Region 2), 20.3 rating, 17 straight wins
2. Biggersville (Corinth): 25-6 (7-0 in 1A Region 1), 16.0 rating
3. Blue Mountain: 22-6 (8-0 in 1A Region 3), 11.6 rating
4. Bay Springs: 21-6 (5-0 in 1A Region 7), 11.0 rating, 15 straight wins
5. Simmons (Hollandale): 23-2 (8-0 in 1A Region 5), 6.5 rating, 3 straight wins
Region 2A
1. Belmont: 26-7 (5-0 in 2A Region 1), 18.5 rating
2. Lake: 14-6 (2-1 in 2A Region 5), 17.4 rating, 7 straight wins
3. New Site: 26-7 (4-1 in 2A Region 1), 14.5 rating
4. Heidelberg: 27-8 (10-0 in 2A Region 8), 11.2 rating
5. Kemper County (DeKalb): 7-4 (1-0 in 2A Region 5), 10.9 rating
Region 3A
1. Booneville: 30-3 (4-0 in 3A Region 1), 20.1 rating, 7 straight wins
2. Morton: 25-4 (9-1 in 3A Region 5), 17.3 rating
3. Noxubee County (Macon): 26-4 (8-0 in 3A Region 4), 16.1 rating
4. Forest: 25-7 (9-1 in 3A Region 5), 14.8 rating
5. Kossuth: 18-9 (2-1 in 3A Region 1), 13.0 rating
Region 4A
1. Louisville: 26-3 (9-0 in 4A Region 4), 23.4 rating, 11 straight wins
2. Tishomingo County (Iuka): 20-2 (4-0 in 4A Region 1), 23.4 rating
3. Pontotoc: 28-3 (10-0 in 4A Region 2), 22.8 rating
4. Choctaw Central (Philadelphia): 11-6 (3-1 in 4A Region 4), 20.7 rating
5. Raymond: 14-3 (5-0 in 4A Region 6), 18.1 rating, 10 straight wins
6. Mooreville: 13-4 (1-1 in 4A Region 1), 15.6 rating
7. Pass Christian: 14-5 (6-0 in 4A Region 8), 15.4 rating
8. South Pontotoc (Pontotoc): 22-8 (6-2 in 4A Region 2), 13.3 rating
9. Quitman: 22-11 (8-1 in 4A Region 5), 12.1 rating
10. Leake Central (Carthage): 13-9 (3-4 in 4A Region 4), 11.0 rating, 3 straight losses
Region 5A
1. West Jones (Laurel): 14-1 (1-0 in 5A Region 5), 28.6 rating, 10 straight wins
2. Neshoba Central (Philadelphia): 24-6 (6-0 in 5A Region 3), 22.0 rating
3. Brookhaven: 14-2 (0-0 in 5A Region 5), 21.2 rating
4. Vicksburg: 25-6 (7-1 in 5A Region 4), 18.3 rating
5. Callaway (Jackson): 27-7 (7-1 in 5A Region 4), 17.8 rating
Region 6A
1. Germantown (Madison): 29-2 (6-0 in 6A Region 4), 32.8 rating, 18 straight wins
2. Tupelo: 26-4 (5-1 in 6A Region 1), 30.3 rating
3. Hancock (Kiln): 13-1 (3-0 in 6A Region 8), 28.6 rating
4. Meridian: 10-5 (1-1 in 6A Region 5), 23.1 rating
5. Biloxi: 25-7 (3-4 in 6A Region 8), 22.4 rating
6. Starkville: 10-4 (5-1 in 6A Region 1), 22.4 rating
7. Brandon: 22-8 (5-1 in 6A Region 5), 22.3 rating
8. Clinton: 20-8 (4-3 in 6A Region 4), 20.1 rating
9. Harrison Central (Gulfport): 19-10 (0-4 in 6A Region 8), 19.8 rating
10. Gulfport: 9-5 (2-0 in 6A Region 8), 19.4 rating, 4 straight wins
11. South Panola (Batesville): 17-6 (6-2 in 6A Region 3), 17.9 rating
12. Horn Lake: 20-8 (6-1 in 6A Region 3), 17.1 rating
13. Center Hill (Olive Branch): 19-9 (6-0 in 6A Region 2), 16.8 rating
14. Madison Central (Madison): 18-13 (3-4 in 6A Region 4), 16.6 rating
15. Northwest Rankin (Brandon): 9-8 (4-0 in 6A Region 6), 16.0 rating
Region MAIS 2A
1. Riverdale Academy (Coushatta): 10-1 (9-0 in MAIS 2A District 3), 8.2 rating, 10 straight wins
2. West Memphis Christian (West Memphis): 12-3 (2-1 in MAIS 2A District 1), 5.6 rating
3. Mt. Salus Christian (Clinton): 7-3 (4-1 in MAIS 2A District 2), -1.1 rating
4. Northeast Baptist (West Monroe): 7-13 (4-6 in MAIS 2A District 3), -10.0 rating, 2 straight losses
Region MAIS 3A
1. Lee Academy (Marianna): 11-14 (4-4 in MAIS 3A District 1), -7.1 rating
2. Sylva Bay Academy (Bay Springs): 7-16 (2-4 in MAIS 3A District 2), -16.0 rating
Region MAIS 4A
1. Rossville Christian Academy (Rossville): 25-2 (10-0 in MAIS 4A District 1), 16.8 rating
2. Winona Christian (Winona): 19-4 (4-0 in MAIS 4A District 2), 9.3 rating
3. Kirk Academy (Grenada): 4-4 (0-2 in MAIS 4A District 1), 8.9 rating, 2 straight losses
4. Lamar Christian (Purvis): 13-6 (3-0 in MAIS 4A District 4), 6.2 rating
5. Clinton Christian Academy (Clinton): 4-10 (3-0 in MAIS 4A District 3), 1.5 rating
Region MAIS 5A
1. Brookhaven Academy (Brookhaven): 41-4 (8-0 in MAIS 5A District 4), 23.6 rating
2. Simpson Academy (Mendenhall): 31-6 (10-0 in MAIS 5A District 2), 22.5 rating, 2 straight losses
3. Leake Academy (Madden): 36-7 (8-2 in MAIS 5A District 2), 22.5 rating
4. Pillow Academy (Greenwood): 10-6 (2-0 in MAIS 5A District 1), 18.9 rating
5. Copiah Academy (Gallman): 6-5 (0-0 in MAIS 5A District 3), 16.0 rating, 2 straight losses
Region MAIS 6A
1. Madison-Ridgeland Academy (Madison): 15-4 (6-2 in MAIS 6A District 1), 24.6 rating, 3 straight wins
2. Presbyterian Christian (Hattiesburg): 33-6 (9-1 in MAIS 6A District 1), 21.7 rating
3. Hartfield Academy (Flowood): 27-6 (7-3 in MAIS 6A District 1), 18.9 rating
4. Parklane Academy (McComb): 6-11 (3-5 in MAIS 6A District 1), 3.8 rating, 2 straight losses
5. Jackson Academy (Jackson): 9-22 (1-9 in MAIS 6A District 1), 2.8 rating, 2 straight losses
