2025-26 IBCA girls’ basketball preseason poll (Nov. 2, 2025)

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Rank    School  (FPV)                                Points   Record**
  1      Homestead (11)                     419     24-3
  2      Lawrence Central (7)              381     22-2
  3      Warsaw (2)                            376     26-2
  4      Pike (1)                                 345     20-7
  5      Hamilton Southeastern (1)     325      27-1
  6      Plainfield                                252     17-6
  7      Norwell                                  230     23-6
  8      Bloomington South                 216     23-3
  9      Silver Creek                           208      22-3
10      Franklin Central                      192     18-10
11      Greensburg                            170     27-1
12      McCutcheon                           167     24-4
13      Brownsburg                           132     19-5
14      Center Grove                         118     18-4
15      Valparaiso                             113      19-8
16      Evansville Central                  110      23-5
17      Lawrence North                       99      19-8
18      Washington                             95      23-3
19      Roncalli                                   90      18-9
20      Pendleton Heights                    83      19-7
          Others receiving votes (listed alphabetically): Bellmont (21-3), 
Ben Davis (12-12), Borden (23-5), Carmel (10-13), Castle (15-8), Columbia 
City (24-5), Corydon Central (20-6), Crown Point (12-12), Decatur Central 
(7-15), Delta (18-8), East Central (12-12), Evansville Reitz (18-6), Fishers 
(14-9), Floyd Central (23-5), Fort Wayne Northrop (16-8), Fort Wayne Snider 
(13-12), Heritage Christian (15-13), Indianapolis Chatard (14-9), Jeffersonville 
(10-13), Jennings County (15-8), Marquette Catholic (23-5), Noblesville (19-5), 
Northridge (21-5), Penn (19-6), Rensselaer Central (26-3), South Bend 
Washington (24-2), South Knox (28-2), Warren Central (13-9), Westfield (16-9).
          Note: ** Records listed are 2024-25 final records.

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