Ohio boys high school basketball rankings
From the roaring crowd to squeaking sneakers on the hardwood, high school boys basketball is a beloved American pastime.
The sport's school roots date back to its 19th-century beginnings. After all, James Naismith invented basketball as a physical education activity. The concept of a state championship for high school basketball soon followed. Illinois, for example, held a state championship as early as 1908. Other states with early high school basketball championships include Indiana (first championship in 1911) and Wisconsin (1916).
Now, the sport is etched into the ethos of the American high school. Over half a million boys play on their high school basketball team, according to 2021-22 school year data compiled by the National Federation of State High School Associations. That figure represents over 18,000 teams competing across all 50 states, grinding out games in high school gyms on dark winter nights.
But when not every team plays one another, how do you separate the wheat from the chaff? Luckily, the data-driven nature of sports means there are plenty of avenues for rating and ranking basketball teams.
Stacker compiled boys high school basketball rankings in Ohio using MaxPreps. MaxPreps' rankings factor in win-loss record, win quality, and strength of schedule. Read on through to find out the best boys basketball schools in Ohio.
Division I
1. St. Edward (Lakewood): 21-3, 31.2 rating
2. Archbishop Hoban (Akron): 26-3, 30.9 rating, 12 straight wins
3. St. Vincent-St. Mary (Akron): 19-6, 30.5 rating
4. Centerville: 25-4 (14-0 in Greater Western Ohio), 29.8 rating
5. Olentangy Orange (Lewis Center): 21-4 (7-3 in Conference), 28.6 rating
6. Stow-Munroe Falls (Stow): 24-3 (10-2 in Suburban - National), 28.2 rating
7. St. Ignatius (Cleveland): 19-8, 27.4 rating
8. Pickerington Central (Pickerington): 24-6 (10-0 in Conference), 27.1 rating
9. Fairfield: 22-5 (15-1 in Greater Miami), 27.0 rating
10. Brecksville-Broadview Heights (Broadview Heights): 23-4 (11-1 in Suburban - National), 26.7 rating
11. Garfield Heights: 22-4 (13-1 in Lake Erie), 26.2 rating
12. Olentangy Liberty (Powell): 21-4 (9-1 in Conference), 25.8 rating
13. Elder (Cincinnati): 19-5 (4-2 in Conference), 25.6 rating
14. Mentor: 19-6 (8-2 in Greater Cleveland), 24.6 rating
15. Walsh Jesuit (Cuyahoga Falls): 20-8 (6-0 in Crown), 24.4 rating
16. Wayne (Huber Heights): 21-4 (10-2 in Greater Western Ohio), 24.4 rating
17. Hilliard Bradley (Hilliard): 19-6 (7-3 in Conference), 24.2 rating
18. Nordonia (Macedonia): 19-6 (9-3 in Suburban - National), 23.2 rating
19. Princeton (Cincinnati): 18-8 (11-5 in Greater Miami), 23.2 rating
20. Dublin Jerome (Dublin): 21-5 (10-0 in Conference), 22.8 rating
Division II
1. Bishop Ready (Columbus): 28-1 (8-0 in Central Catholic), 27.5 rating
2. Chaminade-Julienne (Dayton): 26-3 (9-1 in Conference), 27.2 rating
3. Taft (Cincinnati): 20-3 (11-0 in Cincinnati Metro), 26.7 rating
4. Lutheran West (Rocky River): 25-4 (8-0 in Conference), 26.3 rating, 8 straight wins
5. Archbishop Alter (Kettering): 20-7 (8-2 in Conference), 25.0 rating
6. Buchtel (Akron): 23-6 (9-1 in Akron City), 24.9 rating
7. Central Catholic (Toledo): 20-5, 23.5 rating
8. Ursuline (Youngstown): 22-3 (6-0 in Steel Valley), 21.9 rating
9. Sandusky: 24-2 (11-1 in Sandusky Bay - Lake), 21.8 rating
10. Woodward (Cincinnati): 19-5 (7-3 in Cincinnati Metro), 21.2 rating
11. Defiance: 21-4 (8-1 in Western Buckeye), 20.6 rating
12. Dunbar (Dayton): 20-7 (9-1 in Dayton Public), 19.4 rating
13. Maysville (Zanesville): 24-2 (15-1 in Muskingum Valley), 18.4 rating
14. Van Wert: 18-8 (5-4 in Western Buckeye), 18.1 rating
15. Canfield: 20-6 (6-2 in All-American), 18.0 rating
16. Chaney (Youngstown): 19-9 (4-2 in Steel Valley), 17.7 rating
17. Fairfield Union (Lancaster): 24-4 (13-1 in Mid-State - Buckeye), 17.7 rating
18. Bishop Watterson (Columbus): 17-9 (3-5 in Central Catholic), 17.6 rating
19. Lexington: 20-5 (12-2 in Ohio Cardinal), 17.4 rating
20. Memorial (St. Marys): 17-6 (7-2 in Western Buckeye), 17.2 rating
Division III
1. Lutheran East (Cleveland Heights): 22-5, 29.6 rating, 7 straight wins
2. Ottawa-Glandorf (Ottawa): 26-4 (9-0 in Western Buckeye), 26.3 rating
3. Emmanuel Christian (Toledo): 21-4 (9-1 in Toledo Area), 20.5 rating
4. Africentric Early College (Columbus): 23-6 (14-0 in Conference), 19.7 rating
5. Spencerville: 21-3 (7-0 in Northwest), 19.6 rating
6. South Point: 22-4 (13-0 in Ohio Valley), 18.7 rating
7. Minford: 22-2 (16-0 in Southern Ohio II), 18.0 rating
8. Miami East (Casstown): 24-3 (13-1 in Three Rivers), 16.5 rating
9. Garaway (Sugarcreek): 22-5 (11-4 in Inter-Valley), 16.5 rating
10. Wayne Trace (Haviland): 19-8 (4-3 in Green Meadows), 16.4 rating
11. Columbus Academy (Gahanna): 21-3 (9-2 in Mid-State - Ohio), 15.3 rating
12. Malvern: 23-2 (16-0 in Inter-Valley), 15.2 rating
13. Cuyahoga Heights (Cleveland): 23-4 (5-3 in Conference), 15.1 rating
14. Preble Shawnee (Camden): 23-4 (11-0 in Western Ohio), 14.5 rating
15. Perry: 19-5 (8-0 in Conference), 14.5 rating
Division IV
1. Richmond Heights: 29-0 (10-0 in Conference), 31.0 rating, 29 straight wins
2. Crestview (Convoy): 25-4 (4-1 in Northwest), 21.8 rating
3. Russia: 21-4 (11-1 in Shelby County), 17.8 rating
4. Kalida: 19-5 (7-0 in Putnam County), 17.6 rating
5. Jackson Center: 25-2 (11-1 in Shelby County), 17.6 rating
6. Marion Local (Maria Stein): 23-6 (10-1 in Midwest), 17.6 rating
7. Cardinal Stritch (Oregon): 22-4 (8-2 in Toledo Area), 16.6 rating
8. Ottoville: 19-6 (6-1 in Putnam County), 16.0 rating
9. Troy Christian (Troy): 23-4 (13-1 in Three Rivers), 14.2 rating
10. Patrick Henry (Hamler): 17-5 (5-2 in Northwest Ohio), 14.0 rating
