No. 7 Mentor 81, Cleveland Heights 43: Senior guard Nina Rodriguez paced the Cardinals with 21 points and eclipsed the 200 career steals mark. Mentor plays Strongsville Wednesday at 7pm.

Arizona is still hot on Michigan's heels for the No. 1 spot, though. The second-ranked Wildcats boast one of the best résumés in basketball thanks to strong non-conference wins against No. 22 Florida -- the reigning national champions -- as well as No. 4 UConn and No. 15 Alabama. They make their debut in conference play Jan. 3 against Utah .

The top 10 men's and women's college basketball teams by NET ranking, as well as who is already fighting on the bubble, through week 5.

Seven elite teams have clear objectives as conference play begins in their quest toward March Madness.

We have two days off of high school basketball before the next – and final – round of holiday tournaments this weekend. A good time to reset the IndyStar Super 25 power poll, which considers teams from all parts of the state and in any class. The new rankings with a look at each team’s best win to date:

Belleville won the school's first girls basketball state title in 2024-25 and returns all but two players from that squad. The Tigers (3-0) dominated their first two games, beating Berea Midpark (Ohio) by 41 points and Westland John Glenn by a whopping 100 points (103-3), followed by a 12-point win over Detroit Renaissance.

NASHVILLE—It appears that Vanderbilt basketball didn’t get the memo.  Just about everyone in the SEC has gotten worse relative to where it was a year ago. Perha

The Maryland high school boys basketball 2025-26 season is in the middle of holiday tournaments around the country as the state’s top teams have remained in action during the winter break. In our second Maryland high school boys basketball Top 25 rankings of the regular season DeMatha Catholic Stags,

Here are the top 10 men's college basketball teams by NET ranking, who is already fighting on the bubble and the biggest risers and fallers through week 6.