USA Today Network Indiana Boys Basketball Poll Released Feb. 2, 2026

Fishers sat atop the Class 4A landscape after the USA Today Network Indiana boys basketball poll released Feb. 2, earning the No. 1 spot with 20 first-place votes and carrying an 18-0 record. The poll, now in its second season and voted on by media members and basketball insiders around the state, maps the pecking order as teams head into the stretch run and league tournaments.

OutsideTheHuddle reproduced the full Feb. 2 lists and showed first-place vote totals in parentheses. In Class 4A the top 10 are Fishers (20), Plainfield, Mt. Vernon (Fortville), Crown Point, Pike, Lawrence North, Carmel, Northridge, Portage and South Side. Portage sits at 16-0 and Northridge at 15-1 in the Feb. 2 snapshot. Others receiving votes in 4A included New Albany, Terre Haute North, Ben Davis, Penn and South Bend St. Joseph.

Silver Creek leads Class 3A with 19 first-place votes, followed by Cathedral with one, then Princeton, Northview, Columbia City, Shelbyville, Batesville, West Lafayette, New Haven and Roncalli. Oak Hill topped Class 2A with 18 first-place votes; Paoli had one first-place vote and was second, followed by Westview, Centerville, Parke Heritage (1), Triton Central, Bremen, Gary 21st Century, Linton-Stockton and Shenandoah. Kouts remained the Class 1A No. 1 with 17 first-place votes, with Barr-Reeve and Hauser grabbing two and one first-place votes respectively; Orleans, West Central, Rossville, Bloomfield, Southwood, Liberty Christian and Triton rounded out 1A’s top 10.

Comparing the Feb. 2 standings with the Jan. 26 tables shows a handful of clear storylines. Fishers moved from 16-0 on Jan. 26 to 18-0 in the Feb. 2 poll, while Portage climbed from 14-0 to 16-0 in the same span. Jan. 26 listed eight unbeaten teams then, Bremen, Crown Point, Fishers, Kouts, Oak Hill, Paoli, Portage and West Central, and all were ranked that week; the Feb. 2 lists keep many of those programs firmly in position for sectional and regional implications.

Beyond rankings, the poll underscores broader trends in Indiana prep hoops. Small-school programs such as Oak Hill and Kouts continue to command statewide attention, collecting first-place votes and spotlighting the depth of talent outside metro corridors. In Class 4A, Fishers, Plainfield, Mt. Vernon (Fortville) and Crown Point reflect a mix of suburban power and traditional program strength that will influence recruiting conversations and gate receipts as postseason interest intensifies.

The USA Today Network poll’s structure and the publication of first-place vote totals make it a practical barometer for coaches, athletic directors and fans tracking momentum. OutsideTheHuddle’s publication of the full lists amplifies that effect by providing a consolidated reference for schedules and scouting. With sectional play approaching, these rankings will factor into narratives about seeding and matchup quality and will shape local media coverage and fan expectations.

What comes next is straightforward: teams listed at the top will defend position while challengers such as Portage, Northridge, Oak Hill, Paoli and Kouts try to climb. For Hoosier basketball communities, the Feb. 2 poll is both a snapshot and a spark, a yardstick for pride and a preview of the battles that will decide who gets to wear their town’s colors the longest this spring.