Massey/On3 Feb. 17 Update: Fishers Tops Indiana Boys Basketball Rankings

On3’s Feb. 17 update using Massey Ratings lists the Fishers Tigers as the No. 1 team in Indiana boys basketball, a placement the update called “reflecting a dominant season and positioning the Tigers as the team to beat heading into postseason play.” Multiple outlets republished the ranking with Fishers shown as an unbeaten program, with narrative lines identifying the Tigers at 22-0 late in the regular season.

Fishers’ backcourt is central to that standing. The team returns junior guards Jason Gardner Jr. and Cooper Zachary, who were described in the reporting as having “combined for around 26 points per game last season.” The Tigers are chasing another IHSA Class 4A state championship after a 30-1 campaign the previous year and enter the final stretch of the regular season still holding the Massey top spot.

The immediate challengers in the On3/Massey top tier include the Pike Red Devils and the Plainfield Quakers. Pike’s stock climbed after a six-game winning streak that included victories over Carmel and Zionsville, while Plainfield is described as being “led by senior power forward Noah Smith” and as having already surpassed its win total from a season ago. Other programs flagged across the rankings update and surrounding coverage include Lawrence North, Silver Creek, Crown Point and Carmel as teams “making waves this season.”

The state picture has shifted since mid-January. A Jan. 15 snapshot showed Fishers at 12-0 with Crown Point at No. 2 (10-0) and Carmel at No. 3 (9-0), illustrating how Fishers’ early unbeaten run separated it from other undefeated programs. Sports Yahoo’s Feb. 17 Top 25 excerpt reiterated that “The Fishers Tigers haven’t moved from the No. 1 spot as the top team in Indiana high school boys basketball throughout the entire 2025-26 campaign,” underscoring Fishers’ consistency across weekly Massey updates.

Practical testing lies ahead on the schedule. The Feb. 17 On3/On3-derived reporting lists Fishers’ final three regular-season opponents as No. 19 Zionsville, No. 37 North Central and No. 38 Portage, matchups that will affect Massey’s calculations, which rank teams by analyzing game outcomes, strength of schedule and margin of victory. TheMassey Ratings were described in the reporting as having been “officially used during the BCS era,” a reminder of the model’s pedigree in comparative rankings.

One reproduced version of the On3 table included formatting artifacts for records and metric columns - for example a Fishers line shown as “23-01.000” - so the numeric strings in syndications should be read alongside the primary On3/Massey listing for clarity. With the regular season winding down, On3’s dynamic hub features such as live scoreboards, stat leaders and local previews will track outcomes that could reshuffle Pike, Plainfield, Crown Point and Carmel as teams jockey for postseason positioning.