Initial 2022-23 ASWA Alabama High School State Basketball Rankings

The Alabama Sports Writers Association basketball rankings for high school boys and girls.
Initial 2022-23 ASWA Alabama High School State Basketball Rankings
Initial 2022-23 ASWA Alabama High School State Basketball Rankings /

The Alabama Sports Writers Association high school basketball rankings, the first of the season, began with teams reporting results to their local sports writers, who nominated teams for consideration. The next rankings will be in January.

Girls Basketball 

CLASS 7A

1. Hoover (13-0)

2. Sparkman (10-3)

3. Vestavia Hills (12-0)

4. Hewitt-Trussville (10-5)

5. Bob Jones (8-2)

6. Davidson (10-3)

7. Foley (12-2)

8. Auburn (3-3)

9. Chelsea (9-2)

10. Huntsville (11-3)

Others nominated: Central-Phenix City (5-3), Daphne (11-2), Fairhope (7-4), Prattville (10-3), Tuscaloosa Co. (13-2).

CLASS 6A

1. Hazel Green (10-0)

2. Mortimer Jordan (8-3)

3. Oxford (8-4)

4. McGill-Toolen (12-2)

5. Carver-Montgomery (8-1)

6. Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa (8-4)

7. Mountain Brook (6-4)

8. Parker (7-1)

9. Blount (9-3)

10. Mae Jemison (7-5)

Others nominated: Buckhorn (8-3), Briarwood (9-2), Central-Tuscaloosa (12-4), Clay-Chalkville (8-3), Cullman (8-6), Fort Payne (7-3), Hartselle (8-5), Homewood (12-3), Hueytown (3-5), Huffman (8-3), Northridge (11-3), Paul Bryant (10-2), Pelham (5-5), Pell City (7-6), Pike Road (6-5).

CLASS 5A

1. Guntersville (12-2)

2. Eufaula (9-0)

3. Pleasant Grove (10-1)

4. Jasper (11-1)

5. Madison Academy (9-4)

6. Ramsay (5-1)

7. Wenonah (9-2)

8. Sardis (10-2)

9. St. Paul's (7-4)

10. Marbury (11-3)

Others nominated: Brewbaker Tech (7-5), Carroll (9-2), Charles Henderson (2-4), East Limestone (9-4), Headland (8-3), Holtville (10-0), Lawrence Co. (6-2), Scottsboro (6-2), Springville (8-4), Williamson (5-3).

CLASS 4A

1. Good Hope (11-0)

2. Deshler (9-1)

3. Prattville Christian (11-1)

4. St. John Paul II (13-0)

5. Jackson (8-2)

6. UMS-Wright (14-2)

7. T.R. Miller (7-0)

8. New Hope (5-4)

9. Geneva (13-2)

10. Montgomery Catholic (11-4)

Others nominated: Anniston (5-4), Cherokee Co. (5-2), Dora (10-1), Hale Co. (8-5), Hamilton (10-2), Handley (5-3), Priceville (6-2), St. Michael (9-1), West Limestone (8-4).

CLASS 3A

1. Trinity (11-1)

2. Susan Moore (10-1)

3. Plainview (10-1)

4. St. James (9-3)

5. Lauderdale Co. (7-3)

6. Southside-Selma (10-0)

7. Clements (10-1)

8. Ohatchee (7-0)

9. Childersburg (7-3)

10. Midfield (6-5)

Others nominated: Danville (6-2), Glencoe (7-3), Hillcrest-Evergreen (1-0), Sylvania (7-2).

CLASS 2A

1. Cold Springs (11-0)

2. Pisgah (6-2)

3. Mars Hill Bible (5-1)

4. Sulligent (7-1)

5. Sand Rock (6-4)

6. Ider (7-4)

7. Geneva Co. (9-2)

8. Washington Co. (4-2)

9. Hatton (6-2)

10. St. Luke's (0-3)

Others nominated: Collinsville (2-3), Decatur Heritage (9-4), Fyffe (2-6), G.W. Long (10-3), J.U. Blacksher (7-1), Lexington (4-6), Locust Fork (5-2), Ranburne (8-3), Samson (8-2), Tuscaloosa Academy (4-4), Vincent (4-2).

CLASS 1A

1. Spring Garden (10-0)

2. Skyline (9-2)

3. Marion Co. (5-4)

4. Loachapoka (7-7)

5. A.L. Johnson (7-2)

6. University Charter (6-2)

7. Brilliant (10-2)

8. Elba (5-2)

9. Hackleburg (7-1)

10. Addison (6-4)

Others nominated: Cedar Bluff (6-1), Linden (2-3), Red Level (3-1), Valley Head (3-4).

AISA

1. Edgewood (9-0)

2. Lakeside (4-4)

3. Lee-Scott (NA)

4. Lowndes Academy (4-1)

5. Sparta (12-1)

6. Fort Dale Academy (4-2)

7. Glenwood (6-4)

8. Southern Academy (5-1)

9. Clarke Prep (NA)

10. Morgan Academy (7-3)

Others nominated: Abbeville Christian (6-3).

Boys Basketball

CLASS 7A

1. Grissom (10-3)

2. Spain Park (10-1)

3. Tuscaloosa Co. (14-1)

4. Hoover (9-2)

5. Fairhope (12-1)

6. Sparkman (9-3)

7. Baker (8-4)

8. Enterprise (6-2)

9. Vestavia Hills (7-3)

10. Huntsville (10-4)

Others nominated: Auburn (12-1), Austin (6-6), Chelsea (6-5), Dothan (7-3), Hewitt-Trussville (9-4), Jeff Davis (13-3), Lee-Montgomery (7-1), Mary Montgomery (7-3), Oak Mountain (11-2), Thompson (8-4).

CLASS 6A

1. Pinson Valley (10-0)

2. Buckhorn (8-3)

3. Mountain Brook (8-2)

4. Cullman (11-1)

5. McGill-Toolen (9-4)

6. Blount (8-3)

7. Huffman (8-6)

8. Hartselle (6-5)

9. Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa (10-2)

10. Athens (8-0)

Others nominated: Briarwood (6-5), Columbia (7-4), Fort Payne (4-7), Homewood (7-8), McAdory (7-4), Minor (6-5), Northridge (7-6), Paul Bryant (4-4), Pelham (7-4), Pike Road (6-3), Robertsdale (11-3), Sidney Lanier (8-5), Wetumpka (6-2).

CLASS 5A

1. Ramsay (5-3)

2. Guntersville (9-2)

3. Faith-Mobile (10-4)

4. Wenonah (9-5)

5. Carroll-Ozark (11-1)

6. Arab (9-1)

7. John Carroll (11-0)

8. Scottsboro (7-2)

9. Headland (8-3)

10. Jasper (10-1)

Others nominated: Brewbaker Tech (5-6), Charles Henderson (5-4), Crossville (5-6), East Limestone (4-4), Eufaula (2-5), Sardis (9-2).

CLASS 4A

1. Jacksonville (6-3)

2. UMS-Wright (9-4)

3. Westminster-Huntsville (10-2)

4. Anniston (5-2)

5. Hanceville (12-1)

6. Montevallo (10-2)

7. Deshler (6-0)

8. Escambia Co. (9-2)

9. Haleyville (5-4)

10. Handley (5-1)

Others nominated: American Christian (6-4), Catholic-Montgomery (3-3), Cordova (7-3), Corner (9-4), Dora (7-3), Geneva (10-3), Good Hope (8-3), Hale Co. (4-3), Holt (9-5), Jackson (6-1), New Hope (9-4), Prattville Christian (5-5), Priceville (5-3), T.R. Miller (7-1), West Morgan (5-2).

CLASS 3A

1. Plainview (8-3)

2. Midfield (7-3)

3. Cottage Hill (10-1)

4. Houston Academy (12-1)

5. Sumter Central (8-3)

6. Piedmont (4-0)

7. Trinity (8-2)

8. Hillcrest-Evergreen (4-1)

9. Westbrook Christian (6-2)

10. Providence Christian (7-3)

Others nominated: Geraldine (5-4), Montgomery Academy (5-4), Opp (4-3), Phil Campbell (8-2), St. James (1-1), Sylvania (1-7), Winfield (5-6).

CLASS 2A

1. Holly Pond (10-2)

2. Sulligent (7-2)

3. Abbeville (8-3)

4. Decatur Heritage (8-3)

5. Mars Hill Bible (5-1)

6. Tuscaloosa Academy (8-1)

7. Ariton (8-3)

8. Tanner (6-2)

9. North Sand Mountain (10-2)

10. Hatton (8-0)

Others nominated: Barbour Co. (6-3), Collinsville (3-3), Fyffe (6-5), Red Bay (7-1), Sand Rock (6-3), Vincent (4-2), Whitesburg Christian (9-3).

CLASS 1A

1. Covenant Christian (8-1)

2. Autaugaville (7-5)

3. Georgiana (6-2)

4. Meek (9-2)

5. Spring Garden (5-2)

6. Skyline (7-3)

7. Red Level (6-2)

8. Faith-Anniston (8-3)

9. Cedar Bluff (6-1)

10. Shoals Christian (6-1)

Others nominated: Athens Bible (4-3), Donoho (3-1), Elba (6-3), Florala (5-4), Valley Head (3-4).

AISA

1. Lee-Scott (8-0)

2. Heritage Christian (11-0)

3. Glenwood (8-2)

4. Macon-East (8-2)

5. Edgewood (6-3)

6. Abbeville Christian (6-3)

7. Southern Academy (6-0)

8. Banks Academy (4-2)

9. Snook (8-2)

10. Lowndes Academy (3-1)

Others nominated: Bessemer Academy (5-2), Morgan Academy (3-3).


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Christopher Walsh is the founder and publisher of BamaCentral, which first published in 2018. He's covered the Crimson Tide since 2004, and is the author of 26 books including Decade of Dominance, 100 Things Crimson Tide Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die, Nick Saban vs. College Football, and Bama Dynasty: The Crimson Tide's Road to College Football Immortality. He's an eight-time honoree of Football Writers Association of America awards and three-time winner of the Herby Kirby Memorial Award, the Alabama Sports Writers Association’s highest writing honor for story of the year. In 2022, he was named one of the 50 Legends of the ASWA. Previous beats include the Green Bay Packers, Arizona Cardinals and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, along with Major League Baseball’s Arizona Diamondbacks. Originally from Minnesota and a graduate of the University of New Hampshire, he currently resides in Tuscaloosa.