Tennessee 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 Tennessee 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 Tennessee.
Class 1A
1. Wayne County (Waynesboro): 36-1 (10-0 in 1A District 10), 25.3 rating
2. McKenzie: 27-7 (5-1 in 1A District 11), 24.4 rating, 11 straight wins
3. Clay County (Celina): 16-3 (5-0 in 1A District 7), 17.6 rating
4. Hampton: 31-3 (5-1 in 1A District 1), 17.3 rating
5. Pickett County (Byrdstown): 18-9 (2-3 in 1A District 7), 15.9 rating
6. Dresden: 22-6 (6-2 in 1A District 13), 15.4 rating
7. South Fulton: 15-5 (5-2 in 1A District 13), 15.3 rating
8. Clarkrange: 18-10 (4-3 in 1A District 7), 15.1 rating, 2 straight losses
9. Huntland: 20-9 (5-3 in 1A District 9), 14.2 rating, 2 straight losses
10. Red Boiling Springs: 16-9 (3-3 in 1A District 7), 13.9 rating
Class 2A
1. Westview (Martin): 33-1 (8-0 in 2A District 12), 29.3 rating, 7 straight wins
2. Alcoa: 27-6 (3-0 in 2A District 2), 28.0 rating, 2 straight losses
3. York Institute (Jamestown): 33-3 (8-0 in 2A District 5), 27.7 rating
4. McMinn Central (Englewood): 28-8 (10-0 in 2A District 3), 26.2 rating
5. Gatlinburg-Pittman (Gatlinburg): 28-6 (6-2 in 2A District 2), 25.9 rating
6. Gibson County (Dyer): 19-9 (3-2 in 2A District 12), 23.8 rating
7. Summertown: 24-8 (7-1 in 2A District 10), 19.1 rating, 2 straight losses
8. Huntingdon: 18-5 (4-4 in 2A District 12), 18.4 rating
9. Community (Unionville): 27-7 (6-0 in 2A District 7), 18.0 rating
10. Loretto: 22-9 (7-1 in 2A District 10), 18.0 rating
11. Westmoreland: 18-5 (5-0 in 2A District 6), 16.7 rating, 9 straight wins
12. Riverside (Decaturville): 24-5 (9-1 in 2A District 13), 14.8 rating
13. Scotts Hill (Reagan): 21-5 (7-2 in 2A District 13), 14.6 rating
14. Cheatham County Central (Ashland City): 26-6 (7-2 in 2A District 9), 13.6 rating
15. South Greene (Greeneville): 23-9 (8-0 in 2A District 1), 13.3 rating
Class 3A
1. Upperman (Baxter): 32-4 (9-2 in 3A District 7), 31.8 rating
2. Jackson South Side (Jackson): 34-0 (6-0 in 3A District 12), 30.1 rating, 34 straight wins
3. Livingston Academy (Livingston): 29-8 (10-2 in 3A District 7), 28.2 rating
4. Elizabethton: 30-5 (8-0 in 3A District 1), 27.3 rating
5. Cumberland County (Crossville): 18-9 (8-4 in 3A District 7), 25.2 rating
6. Greeneville: 27-9 (8-0 in 3A District 2), 24.8 rating
7. White County (Sparta): 22-12 (8-4 in 3A District 7), 24.2 rating, 3 straight losses
8. Lincoln County (Fayetteville): 25-5 (8-2 in 3A District 8), 22.0 rating
9. South Gibson (Medina): 26-10 (4-2 in 3A District 12), 21.4 rating
10. Creek Wood (Charlotte): 27-4 (10-0 in 3A District 9), 20.7 rating
11. Lawrence County (Lawrenceburg): 17-8 (7-3 in 3A District 8), 19.8 rating
12. Seymour: 24-10 (6-0 in 3A District 3), 19.6 rating
13. Tullahoma: 18-12 (7-3 in 3A District 8), 19.3 rating
14. Fayette Ware (Somerville): 28-7 (8-0 in 3A District 15), 16.8 rating
15. Central (Murfreesboro): 29-6 (12-0 in 3A District 10), 16.2 rating, 2 straight losses
16. Page (Franklin): 19-13 (6-4 in 3A District 8), 15.9 rating, 3 straight losses
17. Halls (Knoxville): 24-9 (6-0 in 3A District 4), 15.8 rating, 2 straight losses
18. Cocke County (Newport): 20-12 (6-2 in 3A District 2), 15.8 rating
19. Dyer County (Newbern): 23-8 (3-3 in 3A District 13), 15.7 rating
20. Crockett County (Alamo): 19-7 (4-2 in 3A District 13), 15.6 rating
Class 4A
1. Bradley Central (Cleveland): 35-1 (12-0 in 4A District 5), 35.5 rating, 12 straight wins
2. Bearden (Knoxville): 32-1 (10-0 in 4A District 4), 31.8 rating
3. Cookeville: 31-5 (8-0 in 4A District 9), 31.7 rating
4. Bartlett: 34-8 (9-1 in 4A District 15), 31.4 rating
5. Blackman (Murfreesboro): 31-3 (8-0 in 4A District 7), 29.9 rating
6. Coffee County Central (Manchester): 27-2 (5-1 in 4A District 6), 27.7 rating, 3 straight wins
7. Sevier County (Sevierville): 26-8 (6-0 in 4A District 2), 27.5 rating
8. Warren County (McMinnville): 22-9 (6-1 in 4A District 6), 24.2 rating
9. Cleveland: 26-12 (8-2 in 4A District 5), 23.5 rating, 2 straight losses
10. Heritage (Maryville): 21-6 (6-3 in 4A District 4), 21.8 rating, 2 straight losses
11. Oakland (Murfreesboro): 19-10 (6-2 in 4A District 7), 21.3 rating
12. Stewarts Creek (Smyrna): 29-5 (8-0 in 4A District 8), 21.1 rating, 2 straight losses
13. Farragut (Knoxville): 20-9 (7-3 in 4A District 4), 19.4 rating, 5 straight wins
14. Clarksville: 27-5 (7-1 in 4A District 13), 18.8 rating
15. Daniel Boone (Gray): 25-10 (5-3 in 4A District 1), 18.8 rating, 2 straight losses
16. Arlington: 21-9 (9-2 in 4A District 15), 18.6 rating
17. Rockvale: 21-7 (4-4 in 4A District 7), 18.6 rating
18. Gallatin: 24-6 (7-2 in 4A District 10), 18.2 rating
19. Oak Ridge: 17-9 (6-0 in 4A District 3), 18.0 rating
20. Lebanon: 20-10 (6-2 in 4A District 9), 17.3 rating
Class II-A
1. The Webb School (Bell Buckle): 32-4 (12-0 in District), 35.9 rating, 14 straight wins, #11 national rank
2. Middle Tennessee Christian (Murfreesboro): 27-11 (12-2 in District), 23.8 rating
3. Christian Academy of Knoxville (Knoxville): 29-6 (13-0 in District), 23.1 rating
4. Nashville Christian (Nashville): 33-4 (13-1 in District), 21.3 rating
5. Trinity Christian Academy (Jackson): 19-6 (7-2 in District), 20.2 rating
6. Providence Christian Academy (Murfreesboro): 19-13 (9-5 in District), 17.6 rating
7. University School of Jackson (Jackson): 17-9 (9-0 in District), 16.7 rating
8. Clarksville Academy (Clarksville): 23-8 (13-3 in District), 16.0 rating, 2 straight losses
9. Ezell-Harding Christian (Antioch): 23-6 (11-3 in District), 15.6 rating
10. King's Academy (Seymour): 21-11 (14-5 in District), 12.1 rating
Class II-AA
1. Ensworth (Nashville): 27-4 (14-0 in District), 27.1 rating
2. Briarcrest Christian (Eads): 27-5 (8-0 in Division II-AA West), 23.9 rating
3. Knoxville Catholic (Knoxville): 21-12 (7-1 in Division II-AA East), 23.3 rating, 7 straight wins
4. Harpeth Hall (Nashville): 23-5 (11-3 in District), 21.0 rating
5. Webb (Knoxville): 18-10 (5-3 in Division II-AA East), 20.8 rating, 2 straight losses
6. Baylor (Chattanooga): 15-11 (6-2 in Division II-AA East), 18.2 rating
7. Brentwood Academy (Brentwood): 16-14 (8-6 in District), 14.6 rating
8. Father Ryan (Nashville): 19-11 (5-6 in District), 14.2 rating
9. Christ Presbyterian Academy (Nashville): 15-10 (2-4 in District), 13.1 rating
10. Lipscomb Academy (Nashville): 12-16 (4-8 in District), 11.1 rating, 2 straight losses
