Indiana High School Boys Basketball Massey Ratings Top 25 Released for March 20

The Massey Ratings Top 25 for Indiana high school boys basketball, published March 20, 2026, arrived a week after regionals and as semistates concluded across the state, offering a final algorithmic snapshot of where the season's best programs stand heading into the IHSAA championship stretch. The Massey Ratings, officially used during the BCS era, is a model that ranks sports teams by analyzing game outcomes, strength of schedule, and margin of victory. With state champions on the horizon, here is every team in the rankings, ranked 1 through 25.

1. Fishers Tigers (25-1)

The Fishers Tigers (25-1) were in hopes of bringing home another Class 4A state championship, but fell short when they were upset by Carmel, 50-49, yet maintained the No. 1 spot in the latest Indiana high school boys basketball Top 25 rankings, as the Tigers are as talented as anyone in the Midwest and arguably the country when it comes to public schools. The Tigers bring back a pair of junior guards in Jason Gardner Jr. and Cooper Zachary, who combined for around 26 points per game a season ago. The Sagarin model, updated through games of March 21, backs up that top billing: Fishers carries a rating of 101.91, tops in the state across every sub-column including Predictor (101.04) and Golden Mean (103.82).

The Marauders are the No. 2 team in the state per Sagarin's semistate update, carrying a rating of 100.72 with a record of 27-3 through March 21. Their Sagarin Strong Recent score of 105.06 is the highest of any team in the state, indicating the best late-season form in Indiana regardless of class. The USA Today Network Indiana final poll (March 3) had Mt. Vernon at No. 4 in Class 4A with a 22-3 record, reflecting how sharply they climbed in the tournament's back half.

3. Silver Creek Dragons

Silver Creek is the top-rated Class 3A program in the state, carrying a Sagarin rating of 100.18 with a record of 29-2 through the semistate round. The Dragons were the dominant force in their classification all season. The USA Today Network Indiana final poll (March 3) had Silver Creek ranked No. 1 in Class 3A with a 25-1 record and all 17 first-place votes, making them the most unanimously endorsed team in any class statewide.

4. Pike Red Devils

Pike carries a Sagarin rating of 99.76 with a record of 23-4 through March 21, ranking No. 4 overall in the state across all classifications. The Red Devils posted a schedule rank of third-toughest in Indiana per Sagarin, having gone 11-3 against other top-25 programs. The USA Today Network Indiana final poll (March 3) had Pike at No. 3 in Class 4A with a 21-3 record.

5. Crown Point Bulldogs (23-1)

Crown Point holds the No. 5 position in the Massey Ratings Top 25 as of March 20, carrying a 23-1 record. The Sagarin rating through March 21 puts them at 98.87 with a record of 25-1, and their Strong Recent score of 102.68 ranks second in the state, indicating they were playing their best basketball at the right time. Leading the way for Crown Point are Illinois-Chicago commitment Dikembe Shaw and power forward Ty Kennedy, and one of the season's signature early wins was a 59-55 victory over Brownsburg that improved the Bulldogs to 9-0.

6. Plainfield Quakers

Plainfield entered the postseason as one of the state's most complete Class 4A rosters, appearing in the top five of multiple Massey snapshots throughout the year. The Quakers have one of the state's best rosters coming back that includes senior power forward Noah Smith, who is already committed to DePaul. Smith, a three-star forward, has provided the punch in the front court for Plainfield, averaging 20.0 points and 9.1 rebounds per game this winter. The USA Today Network Indiana final poll (March 3) ranked Plainfield No. 5 in Class 4A at 22-2.

7. Northridge Raiders

Northridge was the most complete under-the-radar 4A program in Indiana this season, finishing ranked No. 6 in the USA Today Network Indiana final poll (March 3) in Class 4A with a 22-1 record. The Raiders' 22 wins on a single loss stood as one of the most compelling resumes in the upper half of the bracket heading into tournament play.

8. Terre Haute North Vigo Patriots

Terre Haute North earned the No. 7 spot in the USA Today Network Indiana final Class 4A poll (March 3) with a 21-3 record. The Patriots appeared in the Sagarin top-25 bracket as well, validating their standing as one of the state's most consistent winning programs in 4A outside the Indianapolis metropolitan corridor.

9. South Bend Saint Joseph Huskies

South Bend Saint Joseph was ranked No. 8 in Class 4A in the USA Today Network Indiana final poll (March 3) with a record of 19-4. The Huskies appeared as early as the January 20 Massey snapshot at No. 20 with a 10-4 record and steadily climbed as the season progressed, finishing as one of the few programs outside central Indiana to crack the top 10.

10. New Albany Bulldogs

New Albany ranked No. 9 in Class 4A in the USA Today Network Indiana final poll (March 3) with an 18-5 record. The Bulldogs featured consistently in the Massey rankings across the season, appearing in the January 20 snapshot at No. 12 with an 8-3 record and building from there to establish themselves as one of the top southern Indiana programs.

11. Carmel Greyhounds

Carmel's inclusion in the USA Today Network Indiana final Class 4A poll (March 3) at No. 10 with a 16-5 record reflected a program trending sharply upward. Their 50-49 semistate upset of No. 1 Fishers was the defining result of Indiana's postseason and confirmed that Carmel's late-season momentum was not a statistical illusion.

12. Princeton Tigers

Princeton moved from No. 3 to No. 2 in the USA Today Network Indiana final Class 3A poll (March 3) with a 20-3 record, leaping Cathedral in the final voting and cementing their position as a legitimate threat in the 3A bracket. Their 145 poll points edged out Cathedral's 133 in the final vote.

13. Indianapolis Cathedral Fighting Irish

Cathedral fell one spot to No. 3 in Class 3A in the USA Today Network Indiana final poll (March 3) with an 18-5 record after holding the No. 2 spot the previous week. The Fighting Irish appeared in the January 20 Massey snapshot at No. 9 with a 9-3 record, making them one of the most-tracked teams in the 3A classification all season.

14. Northview Knights

Northview ranked No. 4 in Class 3A in the USA Today Network Indiana final poll (March 3) with a 19-5 record. The Knights earned 106 poll points to hold steady from their previous ranking, establishing themselves as a consistent presence in the back half of the 3A top five.

15. Guerin Catholic Golden Eagles

Guerin Catholic ranked No. 5 in Class 3A in the USA Today Network Indiana final poll (March 3) with a 19-5 record, earning 101 poll points. The Golden Eagles were also featured in the February 17 Massey snapshot at No. 24, showing a program that cracked the conversation early and never left it.

16. Columbia City Eagles

Columbia City ranked No. 6 in Class 3A in the USA Today Network Indiana final poll (March 3) with a 19-4 record. Their 96 poll points placed them just five points behind Guerin Catholic and reflected a strong sectional-era record that drew consistent support from poll voters.

17. Shelbyville Golden Bears

Shelbyville made a notable jump in the USA Today Network Indiana final Class 3A poll (March 3) to No. 7 with a 19-5 record, climbing from a tied ninth the previous week. Their 62 poll points reflected the program's postseason momentum at the time of the final regular-season poll.

18. Jay County Patriots

Jay County entered the USA Today Network Indiana final Class 3A poll (March 3) as a new-ranked team, rising to No. 8 with a 20-3 record and 33 poll points. Their debut in the final poll with 20 wins underlined how deep and competitive the Class 3A field was in the 2025-26 season.

19. West Lafayette Red Devils

West Lafayette also entered the USA Today Network Indiana final Class 3A poll (March 3) as a new entrant, ranking No. 9 with a 19-4 record and 20 poll points. The Red Devils were one of three teams to enter the final Class 3A poll for the first time, reflecting significant movement in the classification's rankings during tournament play.

20. Brebeuf Jesuit Braves

Brebeuf Jesuit rounded out the top 10 in the USA Today Network Indiana final Class 3A poll (March 3) with a 15-6 record and 16 poll points. Despite the loss total, enough voters recognized Brebeuf's schedule quality and competitive results to keep them in the final ranking.

21. Kouts Mustangs (23-0)

Kouts was the most dominant program in Class 1A, earning the No. 1 spot in the USA Today Network Indiana final Class 1A poll (March 3) with a perfect 23-0 record and 169 of a possible 170 poll points, with 16 first-place votes. An undefeated record at that stage of the season made them arguably the most impressive team-record story in any classification in Indiana.

22. Barr-Reeve Vikings

Barr-Reeve ranked No. 2 in Class 1A in the USA Today Network Indiana final poll (March 3) with a 21-1 record and 146 poll points. The Vikings were a perennial threat in the 1A classification and one of the most consistent small-school programs in the state heading into the tournament.

23. Hauser Jets

Hauser ranked No. 3 in Class 1A in the USA Today Network Indiana final poll (March 3) with a 21-2 record, 143 poll points, and one first-place vote. The Jets' proximity to Barr-Reeve and Kouts in both record and poll points made the top tier of 1A one of the tightest three-way races in any class.

24. Triton Trojans

Triton moved up to No. 4 in the USA Today Network Indiana final Class 1A poll (March 3) with a 19-3 record and 113 poll points, climbing from fifth the previous week. The Trojans' upward trajectory in the final poll signaled a team gaining momentum at precisely the right point in the schedule.

25. Orleans Bulldogs

Orleans dropped one spot to No. 5 in Class 1A in the USA Today Network Indiana final poll (March 3) with an 18-4 record and 97 poll points, having held the No. 4 spot the previous week. Their 97 points still placed them comfortably inside the top five, confirming Orleans as one of the most reliable programs in the 1A classification through the full arc of the 2025-26 season.

The March 20 Massey Rankings close out a 2025-26 campaign defined at the top by Fishers' sustained dominance and punctuated by Carmel's stunning semistate upset. Fishers' 46-game regular season winning streak put it in elite company in Indiana high school basketball history. That streak is now over, but the ratings say the Tigers remain the best program in the state. The question of who converts that standing into a state title gets answered at the IHSAA championships.