2025-26 Boys Basketball

Boys hoops rankings: Palo Verde No. 1 team in 3A



Palo Verde senior point guard Kameron Pippen led the Titans to the 3A state championship game last season before losing to Pusch Ridge (Stephanie van Latum/AllSportsTucson.com)

Records listed by AIA. They do not include in-season non-region tournaments.

OPEN DIVISION (4A to 6A)

RankSchoolPower RatingRecord
1Sunnyslope31.8594 (6A #1)10-1
2Millennium27.3824 (6A #2)10-1
3St. Mary’s24.5428 (4A #1)6-2
4Sandra Day O’Connor22.1774 (6A #3)8-2
5Highland21.5550 (6A #4)8-1
6Mesa20.4563 (6A #5)5-1
7Willow Canyon19.7350 (5A #1)9-0
8Deer Valley19.3343 (4A #2)8-1
9Brophy Prep18.9932 (6A #6)6-3
10Cactus Shadows18.3317 (4A #3)7-1
11Campo Verde18.2135 (5A #2)6-1
12Basha18.1689 (6A #7)7-3
13Mountain Pointe16.7931 (5A #3)9-1
14Cienega16.4076 (5A #4)7-0
15Central15.4745 (5A #5)10-0
16Pinnacle15.3853 (6A #8)7-3
17Hamilton15.0440 (6A #9)7-2
18Centennial15.0034 (5A #6)5-2
19Saguaro14.6035 (4A #4)9-1
20Arcadia14.2943 (4A #5)8-1
21Liberty14.2914 (6A #10)5-3
22Westview13.7693 (4A #6)7-2
23Dysart13.5478 (4A #7)9-1
24Casteel13.4369 (6A #11)9-2
25Tucson12.6290 (6A #12)7-4
26Chandler12.2749 (6A #13)9-1
27ALA – QC12.2050 (4A #8)8-1
28West Point11.9142 (6A #14)6-3
29Buena11.4344 (5A #7)7-1
30Coconino10.8811 (4A #9)8-2
31Cholla10.6003 (4A #10)8-1
32Verrado10.1888 (5A #8)7-3

6A

Rankings reflect top 14 also in Open Division

RankSchoolRatingRecord
1Sunnyslope31.859410-1
2Millennium27.382410-1
3Sandra Day O’Connor22.17748-2
4Highland21.5558-1
5Mesa20.45635-1
6Brophy Prep18.99326-3
7Basha18.16897-3
8Pinnacle15.38537-3
9Hamilton15.0447-2
10Liberty14.29145-3
11Casteel13.43699-2
12Tucson12.6297-4
13Chandler12.27499-1
14West Point11.91426-3

5A

Rankings reflect top 8 also in Open Division

RankSchoolRatingRecord
1Willow Canyon19.7359-0
2Campo Verde18.21356-1
3Mountain Pointe16.79319-1
4Cienega16.40767-0
5Central15.474510-0
6Centennial15.00345-2
7Buena11.43447-1
8Verrado10.18887-3

9. Casa Grande (6-1)

11. Catalina Foothills (5-2)

23. Canyon del Oro (4-4)

24. Mountain View (3-4)

4A

Rankings reflect top 10 also in Open Division

RankSchoolRatingRecord
1St. Mary’s24.54286-2
2Deer Valley19.33438-1
3Cactus Shadows18.33177-1
4Saguaro14.60359-1
5Arcadia14.29438-1
6Westview13.76937-2
7Dysart13.54789-1
8ALA – QC12.2058-1
9Coconino10.88118-2
10Cholla10.60038-1

11. Ironwood Ridge (8-1)

12. Sahuaro (5-2)

16. Mica Mountain (7-3)

18. Douglas (4-3)

22. Sahuarita (4-5)

25. Salpointe (3-4)

COPPER DIVISION (1A to 3A)

RankSchoolRatingRecord
1San Tan Charter24.9778 (2A #1)11-0
2Palo Verde 18.7288 (3A #1)7-1
3Fort Thomas17.8884 (1A #1)9-0
4Benjamin Franklin17.7772 (3A #2)9-1
5Coolidge17.6969 (3A #3)9-1
6Pima16.8335 (2A #2)8-0
7Phoenix Country Day15.9078 (2A #3)9-1
8Seton Catholic Prep15.8116 (3A #4)8-2
9North Valley Christian15.5181 (2A #4)8-0
10Winslow14.3763 (3A #5)9-1
11Pusch Ridge14.0269 (3A #6)6-1
12Valley Christian13.0307 (3A #7)6-2
13Chinle12.9276 (3A #8)8-3
14Gilbert Christian12.8406 (3A #9)5-3
15Valley Lutheran12.1416 (1A #2)9-0
16Thatcher12.0795 (3A #10)7-1

3A

Rankings reflect top 10 also in Copper Division

RankSchoolRatingRecord
1Palo Verde18.72887-1
2Benjamin Franklin17.77729-1
3Coolidge17.69699-1
4Seton Catholic Prep15.81168-2
5Winslow14.37639-1
6Pusch Ridge14.02696-1
7Valley Christian13.03076-2
8Chinle12.92768-3
9Gilbert Christian12.84065-3
10Thatcher12.07957-1

16. Sabino (5-2)

25. Empire (5-4)

2A

Rankings reflect top 4 also in Copper Division

RankSchoolRatingRecord
1San Tan Charter24.977811-0
2Pima16.83358-0
3Phoenix Country Day15.90789-1
4North Valley Christian15.51818-0

16. Benson (4-3)

23. St. Augustine (6-1)

1A

Rankings reflect top 2 also in Copper Division

RankSchoolRatingRecord
1Fort Thomas17.88849-0
2Valley Lutheran12.14169-0

3. The Gregory School (7-3)

9. St. David (7-2)

17. Baboquivari (6-3)

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