2025-26 IBCA BOYS’ BASKETBALL POLL – JANUARY 18, 2026

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Rank School Total Points Record 1st Place Votes
1 Fishers 439 14-0 21
2 Crown Point 417 12-0 1
3 Plainfield 375 14-1  
4 Silver Creek 364 16-1  
5 Lawrence North 356 14-1  
6 Carmel 329 10-1  
7 Pike 308 12-3  
8 Mt. Vernon (Fortville) 297 12-2  
9 Indianapolis Cathedral 250 10-3  
10 New Albany 219 9-3  
11 Northridge 211 11-1  
12 Penn 178 9-2  
13 Ben Davis 175 10-3  
14 Chesterton 140 11-2  
15 South Bend St. Joseph 123 9-4  
16 South Bend Riley 70 10-3  
17 Homestead 59 10-3  
18 Northview 41 11-4  
19 Terre Haute North Vigo 34 9-3  
19 Portage 34 13-0  
Other Schools Receiving Votes (LISTED ALPHABETICALLY)
Barr-Reeve (11-1), Brebeuf Jesuit (6-5), Centerville 12-1), Charlestown (8-6), Columbia City (11-2), Decatur Central (11-2), Evansville North (11-2), Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian (10-5), Fort Wayne Snider (9-5), Fort Wayne South Side (14-1), Goshen (10-1), Hamilton Southeastern (7-6), Indianapolis Attucks (7-4), Lawrence Central (6-8), New Haven (12-3), Noblesville (7-6), Oak Hill (11-0), Paoli (12-0), Pendleton Heights (10-2), Parke Heritage (12-3), Shelbyville (11-3), Westfield (6-5), Westview (12-1), Zionsville (8-6), 21st Century Charter School – Gary (7-5)

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