Indiana Hoosiers Basketball Rankings Updated as Regionals, Semistates Approach

MaxPreps writer Eric Frantz published an Indiana high school boys basketball state primer on March 16, 2026, capturing the IHSAA tournament at a pivotal inflection point. With the season deep into its postseason stretch, the primer laid out what every Hoosier basketball fan needed to know heading into the latest prep hoops slate.

The MaxPreps Indiana boys basketball rankings, last updated March 16, cover 459 programs across the state, with computer ratings sorting the field as sectional survivors looked ahead to regionals and semistates. The rankings cover all teams regardless of division, giving a statewide picture of where programs stood.

The tournament picture snapped into focus fast in the days that followed. In the Class 4A Elkhart semistate, Crown Point blasted Fort Wayne Snider 76-47 before defeating Northridge 66-40 in the championship game. At New Castle, Mt. Vernon (Fortville) beat Decatur Central 66-46 and then knocked off New Albany 77-69 to punch their own state finals ticket.

The regional round, held March 14, had already set those semistate matchups in motion. Mt. Vernon's Brady Webber was on the boards at Southport High School in Indianapolis during a 4A regional that pitted the Marauders against Pike. Luke Ertel, No. 12 for the Marauders, was shooting threes in that same matchup at Southport.

The winner in each regional championship game advanced to the semi-state round, and from there the stakes became singular: semistates required winning two games in one day to advance to Gainbridge Fieldhouse and the state finals.

The MaxPreps state primer also featured statewide leaders in points, assists, rebounds, steals, blocks, free throws and 3-pointers, with statistics submitted by coaches, athletic directors, and program personnel. The IHSAA itself lists MaxPreps as the official power behind its state statistical leaders.

With Gainbridge Fieldhouse waiting and the state finals set for the final week of March, the rankings update captured a tournament field that had been whittled from hundreds of programs to a handful of title contenders. Fishers, Crown Point, and Mt. Vernon (Fortville) have each validated the computer ratings with their postseason runs; the only poll that matters now is the one decided on the hardwood in Indianapolis.