Ohio 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 Ohio 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 Ohio.
Division I
1. Princeton (Cincinnati): 28-2 (14-2 in Greater Miami), 34.4 rating, 17 straight wins, #23 national rank
2. Olmsted Falls: 25-4 (14-0 in Southwestern), 32.3 rating
3. Mason: 25-2 (15-1 in Greater Miami), 31.8 rating
4. Pickerington Central (Pickerington): 24-5 (10-0 in Conference), 31.5 rating
5. West Clermont (Cincinnati): 24-1 (17-0 in Eastern Cincinnati), 30.6 rating
6. Midview (Grafton): 23-5 (11-3 in Southwestern), 28.3 rating
7. Lakota East (Liberty Township): 23-4 (14-2 in Greater Miami), 28.2 rating
8. Marysville: 25-3 (10-1 in Conference), 26.4 rating
9. Olentangy Liberty (Powell): 23-3 (9-1 in Conference), 26.3 rating
10. Dublin Coffman (Dublin): 19-6 (10-1 in Conference), 26.1 rating
11. Kings (Kings Mill): 17-6 (9-3 in Eastern Cincinnati), 25.7 rating
12. Mount Notre Dame (Cincinnati): 19-5 (8-0 in Greater Catholic), 24.7 rating
13. Talawanda (Oxford): 23-1 (10-0 in Southwest Ohio), 24.6 rating
14. Magnificat (Rocky River): 20-6, 24.6 rating
15. Westerville South (Westerville): 19-3 (12-0 in Conference), 24.5 rating
16. Solon: 23-5 (9-1 in Greater Cleveland), 24.4 rating
17. McKinley (Canton): 22-5 (10-2 in Federal), 24.2 rating
18. Ross (Fremont): 21-4 (9-3 in Three Rivers), 22.8 rating
19. Anthony Wayne (Whitehouse): 21-4 (13-1 in Northern Lakes), 22.4 rating
20. Reynoldsburg: 20-7 (9-2 in Conference), 22.1 rating
Division II
1. Purcell Marian (Cincinnati): 27-2 (5-0 in Miami Valley - Miami), 31.6 rating, 17 straight wins
2. Fairland (Proctorville): 27-1 (14-0 in Ohio Valley), 29.6 rating
3. Archbishop Alter (Kettering): 23-4 (10-1 in Greater Catholic), 25.6 rating
4. Badin (Hamilton): 22-3 (9-1 in Greater Catholic), 25.5 rating
5. Northwest (Canal Fulton): 27-3 (12-2 in Principals), 24.5 rating
6. Canfield: 25-2 (4-0 in All-American), 23.9 rating
7. Marlington (Alliance): 24-3 (9-1 in Eastern Buckeye), 23.7 rating
8. St. Vincent-St. Mary (Akron): 20-5, 23.4 rating
9. Central Catholic (Toledo): 16-3 (9-1 in Three Rivers), 23.0 rating
10. Salem: 22-3 (9-1 in Eastern Buckeye), 22.8 rating
11. Copley: 23-2 (14-0 in Suburban - American), 22.6 rating
12. Bryan: 25-3 (6-0 in Northwest Ohio), 22.6 rating
13. Unioto (Chillicothe): 25-1 (14-0 in Scioto Valley), 21.6 rating
14. Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy (Cuyahoga Falls): 23-4 (14-0 in Principals), 21.4 rating
15. Sheridan (Thornville): 22-3 (15-1 in Muskingum Valley), 19.7 rating
16. Liberty-Benton (Findlay): 21-3 (9-0 in Blanchard Valley), 19.0 rating
17. Gilmour Academy (Gates Mills): 18-6, 18.4 rating
18. Warren (Vincent): 18-5 (5-1 in Twin State), 18.2 rating
19. Norwalk: 23-4 (10-2 in Sandusky Bay - Lake), 17.9 rating
20. Bath (Lima): 20-5 (7-2 in Western Buckeye), 17.9 rating
Division III
1. Laurel (Shaker Heights): 18-7 (0-0 in Independent School), 26.8 rating
2. Chippewa (Doylestown): 25-5 (12-2 in Wayne County), 24.2 rating
3. Ottawa-Glandorf (Ottawa): 23-4 (9-0 in Western Buckeye), 23.5 rating
4. Union Local (Belmont): 25-2 (13-0 in Buckeye 8), 22.6 rating
5. Africentric Early College (Columbus): 21-4 (9-0 in Conference), 22.5 rating, 9 straight wins
6. Wheelersburg: 24-3 (14-2 in Southern Ohio II), 21.8 rating
7. Jefferson (Delphos): 23-2 (7-0 in Northwest), 21.5 rating
8. Portsmouth West (West Portsmouth): 25-2 (15-1 in Southern Ohio II), 21.0 rating
9. Waynedale (Apple Creek): 22-4 (12-2 in Wayne County), 20.6 rating
10. Smithville: 23-3 (12-2 in Wayne County), 20.4 rating
11. North Adams (Seaman): 25-1 (14-0 in Southern Hills), 20.2 rating
12. Worthington Christian (Worthington): 24-2 (14-0 in Mid-State - Ohio), 19.7 rating
13. Cincinnati Country Day (Cincinnati): 15-5, 19.3 rating
14. Margaretta (Castalia): 22-7 (10-0 in Sandusky Bay - Bay), 18.3 rating
15. Warrensville Heights (Warrensville): 22-3 (14-0 in Lake Erie - Erie), 17.0 rating
16. Fairbanks (Milford Center): 23-4 (14-2 in Ohio Heritage), 16.2 rating
17. Fort Frye (Beverly): 17-8 (3-4 in Twin State), 16.2 rating
18. Portsmouth: 11-6 (7-4 in Ohio Valley), 15.8 rating
19. Parkway (Rockford): 20-3 (8-1 in Midwest), 15.8 rating
20. Mechanicsburg: 21-4 (15-1 in Ohio Heritage), 15.4 rating
Division IV
1. Tri-Village (New Madison): 30-0 (11-0 in Western Ohio), 24.8 rating, 30 straight wins
2. Fort Loramie: 24-3 (12-1 in Shelby County), 22.1 rating
3. Hiland (Berlin): 22-7 (11-1 in Inter-Valley), 20.5 rating
4. Toledo Christian (Toledo): 23-5 (10-0 in Toledo Area), 19.5 rating
5. Berne Union (Sugar Grove): 25-1 (14-0 in Mid-State - Cardinal), 17.5 rating
6. Crestview (Convoy): 21-5 (6-2 in Northwest), 17.4 rating
7. Russia: 20-5 (10-2 in Shelby County), 16.4 rating
8. Marion Local (Maria Stein): 22-5 (10-1 in Midwest), 16.2 rating
9. River (Hannibal): 20-3 (5-0 in Pioneer Valley), 15.8 rating
10. Buckeye Central (New Washington): 23-4, 15.5 rating
