Ohio girls high school basketball Top 25 rankings (02/05/2024)

Pickerington Central remains in the top spot, Olmsted Falls enters at No. 22

The brackets have been filled in, the regular season is almost over and the postseason is right around the corner in Ohio girls high school basketball.

With that in mind, we present the penultimate edition of the SBLive Ohio girls high school basketball Power 25.

The top 10 teams remain unchanged, as Pickerington Central, Purcell Marian, Mason, Olentangy, Marysville, Princeton, Mount Notre Dame, Africentric, Anthony Wayne and Magnificat held their spots. 

Olmsted Falls re-enters to rankings at No. 22 after defeating Erie Cathedral Prep (Pennsylvania), Avon and Gilmour Academy this past week.

Ohio girls high school basketball Power 25 

1. Pickerington Central (18-3)

Previous: beat Reynoldsburg, 61-54; beat Cincinnati Purcell Marian, 53-52; beat Liberty Township Lakota East, 51-46; beat Newark, 69-33; beat Rocky River Magnificat, 57-54; beat Gahanna Lincoln, 72-35; beat Grove City Central Crossing, 66-11; beat Chapel Hill (NC), 40-27; lost to Denville (NJ) Morris Catholic, 55-45; beat Charlotte (NC) Catholic, 56-43; beat Groveport-Madison, 78-41; beat Lancaster, 73-33; beat New Albany, 62-32; lost to Crestwood Prep (CAN), 58-45; beat Dublin Coffman, 59-36; beat Reynoldsburg, 54-30; lost to Union (KY) Cooper, 59-53; beat Newark, 67-38; beat Grove City Central Crossing, 73-23; beat Wayne (MI) Memorial, 51-33.

Last week: ranked No. 1, beat Groveport-Madison, 73-28.

This week: Feb. 9 at Lancaster.

2. Purcell Marian (21-1)

Previous: beat Rocky River Magnificat, 72-59; beat Springboro, 56-54; lost to Pickerington Central, 53-52; beat Whitehouse Anthony Wayne, 62-50; beat Cincinnati Summit Country Day, 74-26; beat Columbus Africentric 64-54; beat Union (KY) Cooper, 56-51; beat St. Bernard Roger Bacon, 71-34; beat Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy, 92-36; beat Norwood, 81-39; beat Beavercreek, 71-29; beat Miami (FL) Norland, 78-41; beat Doral (FL) Academy, 83-64; beat Midlothian (VA) James River, 76-66; beat Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy, 80-25; beat Frankfort (IL) Example Academy, 74-24; beat Fort Erie International (CAN), 68-41; beat Cincinnati Country Day, 83-48; beat Summit Country Day, 84-46; beat St. Bernard Roger Bacon, 81-27.

Last week: ranked No. 2, beat Cincinnati Country Day, 61-45; beat Norwood, 86-43.

This week: regular season is complete.

3. Mason (18-2)

Previous: lost to Beavercreek, 52-51; beat Lebanon, 59-51; beat Cincinnati Colerain, 86-34; beat Fairfield, 69-48; beat West Chester Lakota West, 55-35; beat Cincinnati Oak Hills, 48-18; lost to Cincinnati Princeton, 72-69 OT; beat Middletown, 63-36; beat Bellbrook, 60-52; beat Liberty Township Lakota East, 55-47; beat Cincinnati Sycamore, 58-28; beat Hamilton, 65-14; beat Portsmouth, 46-28; beat Belleville (MI), 49-28; beat Middletown, 75-37; beat Cincinnati Mount Notre Dame, 55-46; beat Cincinnati Colerain, 64-22; beat Fairfield, 59-27.

Last week: ranked No. 3, beat Cincinnati Oak Hills, 35-28; beat No. 6 Cincinnati Princeton, 57-49.

This week: Feb. 7 at West Chester Lakota West; Feb. 10 vs. Liberty Township Lakota East.

4. Lewis Center Olentangy (19-1)

Previous: beat Columbus DeSales, 54-34; beat New Albany, 48-23; beat Marysville, 59-49; beat Western Reserve Academy, 63-52; beat Delaware Olentangy Berlin, 65-25; beat Westerville Central, 58-45; beat Olentangy Orange, 59-33; beat Grove City, 60-38; beat Worthington, 71-22; beat Wapakoneta, 75-32; beat Hilliard Darby, 45-34; beat Dublin Jerome, 57-36; beat Bellbrook, 65-63; beat Chillicothe Unioto, 65-63; beat Marysville, 49-48; lost to Powell Olentangy Liberty, 51-40; beat Delaware Olentangy Berlin, 80-51; beat Thomas Worthington, 67-18.

Last week: ranked No. 4, beat Columbus Bishop Hartley, 73-28; beat Hilliard Darby, 57-38.

This week: Feb. 9 at Dublin Jerome.

5. Marysville (18-3)

Previous: beat Hilliard Bradley, 50-18; lost to Lewis Center Olentangy, 59-49; beat Sunbury Big Walnut, 51-32; beat Hilliard Darby, 52-19; beat Hilliard Davidson, 54-33; beat Whitehouse Anthony Wayne, 52-48; beat Columbus Watterson, 51-47; beat Dublin Jerome, 56-38; beat Solon, 86-51; beat Thomas Worthington, 45-10; beat Olentangy Berlin, 62-33; beat Grove City Central Crossing, 57-20; beat Louisville (KY) Butler Traditional, 62-37; lost to Crestwood Prep (CAN), 80-60; lost to Lewis Center Olentangy, 49-48; beat Hilliard Darby, 54-23; beat Dublin Jerome, 42-26; beat Grove City, 49-35.

Last week: ranked No. 5, beat Dublin Coffman, 56-37; beat Thomas Worthington, 56-14; beat Powell Olentangy Liberty, 39-27.

This week: Feb. 9 vs. Olentangy Berlin.

6. Princeton (17-3)

Previous: beat Cincinnati Winton Woods, 69-58; beat Cincinnati Sycamore, 64-24; beat Middletown, 66-29; lost to Clarksville (TN) Christian, 56-50; beat Dyersburg (TN), 62-45; beat Fairfield, 59-51; beat Mason, 72-69 OT; beat Cincinnati Colerain, 88-22; beat Cincinnati Mount Notre Dame, 64-55; beat Hamilton, 70-19; beat Niagara Prep (CAN), 61-60; beat Magnificat, 53-42; beat Cincinnati Colerain, 73-9; beat Liberty Township Lakota East, 59-57; lost to West Chester Lakota West, 56-48; beat Cincinnati Sycamore, 62-31; beat Middletown, 57-38.

Last week: ranked No. 6, beat Cincinnati Oak Hills, 51-35; beat Fairfield, 56-32; lost to No. 3 Mason, 57-49.

This week: Feb. 7 at Cincinnati Oak Hills; Feb. 10 vs. West Chester Lakota West.

7. Mount Notre Dame (17-3)

Previous: beat Liberty Township Lakota East, 55-45; beat Cincinnati Seton, 54-34; beat Dublin Coffman, 43-37; beat Cincinnati Mercy McAuley, 66-22; beat Cincinnati Ursuline Academy, 61-17; beat Cincinnati St. Ursula Academy, 64-19; beat Union (KY) Ryle, 55-45; beat Bellbrook, 51-22; beat Beavercreek, 46-27; beat Lexington (KY) Dunbar, 64-32; lost to Cincinnati Princeton, 64-55; lost to Union (KY) Cooper, 70-55; beat Cincinnati Winton Woods, 57-50; beat Fairfield, 60-46; beat Cincinnati Seton, 49-35; beat Cincinnati St. Ursula Academy, 66-34; lost to Mason, 55-46; beat Cincinnati Ursuline Academy, 62-34; beat Cincinnati Mercy McAuley, 66-26; beat Centerville, 55-41.

Last week: ranked No. 7, no games scheduled.

This week: Feb. 6 at Edgewood (KY) Dixie Heights; Feb. 10 vs. Columbus Bishop Hartley.

8. Africentric (18-2)

Previous: beat Shaker Heights Laurel, 49-45; beat Columbus Briggs, 79-1; beat Columbus Eastmoor Academy, 72-2; lost to Cincinnati Purcell Marian, 64-54; beat Columbus Walnut Ridge, 59-13; beat Columbus South, 73-23; beat Reynoldsburg, 79-35; beat Columbus Independence, 95-8; lost to Detroit (MI) Edison Academy, 53-47; beat Columbus West 80-3; beat Columbus Marion-Franklin, 85-2; beat Columbus Briggs, 74-3; beat Clarksville (TN) Christian, 60-34; beat Columbus Eastmoor Academy, 70-22; beat Columbus Walnut Ridge, 86-20; beat Columbus South, 93-23; beat Columbus Independence, 86-9; beat Westerville South, 60-56.

Last week: ranked No. 8, beat Columbus West, 69-5; beat Columbus Marion-Franklin, 93-3.

This week: no games scheduled.

9. Anthony Wayne (17-2)

Previous: beat Sylvania Southview, 61-21; beat Fremont Ross, 75-33; lost to Cincinnati Purcell Marian, 62-50; beat Findlay, 64-41; beat Bowling Green, 62-33; beat Toledo Whitmer, 54-32; lost to Marysville, 52-48; beat Dublin Coffman, 79-49; beat Liberty Center, 64-36; beat Perrysburg, 69-45; beat Napoleon, 76-21; beat Sylvania Northview, 73-28; beat Shaker Heights Laurel, 71-70; beat Magnificat, 63-59; beat Findlay, 55-37; beat Oregon Clay, 80-21; beat Toledo Rogers, 66-61.

Last week: ranked No. 9, beat Toledo Whitmer, 72-43; beat West Bloomfield (MI), 71-59.

This week: Feb. 5 at Holland Springfield; Feb. 8 at Perrysburg.

10. Magnificat (14-5)

Previous: beat Canton McKinley, 72-41; lost to Cincinnati Purcell Marian, 72-59; beat Medina, 62-39; beat Cleveland St. Joseph Academy, 61-23; lost to Pickerington Central, 57-54; beat Westlake, 62-28; beat Copley, 58-42; beat Hammond (IN) Morton, 82-41; lost to Indianapolis (IN) Lawrence Central, 50-43; beat Fort Wayne (IN) Homestead, 67-52; beat Toledo Notre Dame, 48-33; beat Rocky River, 65-36; lost to Cincinnati Princeton, 53-42; lost to Whitehouse Anthony Wayne, 63-59; beat Parma Padua Franciscan, 79-35; beat Uniontown Green, 63-54; beat St. Vincent-St. Mary, 53-51.

Last week: ranked No. 10, beat Cleveland St. Joseph Academy, 45-34; beat Fremont Ross, 61-38.

This week: Feb. 6 vs. No. 23 Gilmour Academy; Feb. 9 vs. No. 20 Stow-Munroe-Falls.

11. Springboro (15-5)

Previous: beat Liberty Center Lakota East, 38-37; lost to Cincinnati Purcell Marian, 56-54; beat Beavercreek, 69-58; beat Kettering Fairmont, 48-43; beat Huber Heights Wayne, 51-17; beat Springfield, 61-34; beat Clayton Northmont, 73-30; beat Centerville, 53-34; beat Miamisburg, 54-49; lost to Chicago (IL) Whitney Young, 57-44; lost to Royersford (PA) Spring-Ford, 64-54; beat Hoschton (GA) Mill Creek, 42-40; lost to Beavercreek, 56-54; lost to Lebanon, 53-44; beat Kettering Fairmont, 49-40; beat Niagara Prep (CAN), 40-35; beat Huber Heights Wayne, 53-27; beat Springfield, 57-21.

Last week: ranked No. 13, beat Bellbrook, 66-44; beat Clayton Northmont, 75-40.

This week: Feb. 7 vs. Centerville; Feb. 10 at Miamisburg.

12. Copley (19-2)

Previous: beat Medina Highland, 75-30; beat Aurora, 51-43; beat Olmsted Falls, 49-40; beat Kent Roosevelt, 70-31; beat Cuyahoga Falls, 67-17; beat Barberton, 73-20; beat Richfield Revere, 56-37; beat Solon, 52-48; lost to Magnificat, 58-42; beat Streetsboro, 81-50; lost to Stow-Munroe Falls, 51-31; beat Tallmadge, 67-46; beat Medina Highland, 65-43; beat Aurora, 65-30; beat Canton McKinley, 56-28; beat Kent Roosevelt, 64-14; beat Cuyahoga Falls, 64-20; beat Barberton, 62-30; beat Richfield Revere, 51-36.

Last week: ranked No. 12, beat Apple Creek Waynedale, 48-46; beat Tallmadge, 67-28.

This week: no games scheduled.

13. Brush (17-3)

Previous: beat Cleveland Heights, 62-29; beat Amherst Steele, 64-27; beat Painesville Riverside, 65-42; beat Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit, 57-46; beat Toledo Rogers, 51-36; beat Akron Garfield, 78-24; beat East Cleveland Shaw, 71-4; beat Gilmour Academy, 51-40; beat Alter, 52-49; beat Perrysburg, 52-38; beat Cleveland Villa Angela-St. Joseph, 65-23; beat Shaker Heights Hathaway Brown, 72-26; lost to Toledo Whitmer, 57-54; beat Alliance, 59-28; beat Warrensville Heights, 72-41; lost to Chicago (IL) Butler College Prep, 55-45; beat Kettering Fairmont, 50-36; beat Richmond Heights, 68-29; lost to Shaker Heights Laurel, 68-59.

Last week: ranked No. 14, beat then-No. 11 St. Vincent-St. Mary, 63-47.

This week: Feb. 8 at Cleveland Heights Lutheran East; Feb. 10 at Dover.

14. St. Vincent-St. Mary (13-5)

Previous: beat Dublin Coffman, 62-30; beat Youngstown Ursuline, 67-21; beat Elyria Catholic, 56-43; beat Anaheim (CA) Fairmont Preparatory Academy, 53-34; beat Doylestown Chippewa, 70-29; beat Cleveland Heights Lutheran East, 62-24; beat Shaker Heights, 49-11; beat Toledo Start, 53-23; beat Avon Lake, 39-33; beat Columbus Bishop Hartley, 66-27; beat Gilmour Academy, 37-30; lost to Fort Erie International (CAN), 46-45; lost to Royal Crown Academy (CAN), 50-41; beat Streetsboro, 61-44; lost to Magnificat, 53-51; beat Kettering Fairmont, 58-42.

Last week: ranked No. 11, lost to then-No. 14 Brush, 63-47; lost to Western Reserve Academy, 65-46.

This week: Feb. 5 vs. Akron Our Lady of the Elms; Feb. 7 at Cleveland Villa Angela-St. Joseph; Feb. 10 at Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit.

15. Portsmouth (17-2)

Previous: beat Boyd County (KY), 65-39; beat Ironton Rock Hill, 59-27; lost to Pikeville (KY), 68-52; beat Beverly Fort Frye, 32-28; beat Coal Grove Dawson-Bryant, 61-29; beat Chesapeake, 65-25; beat Maysville (KY) Mason County, 62-26; beat Ironton, 65-21; beat Gallipolis Gallia Academy, 72-49; beat South Point, 73-40; beat Proctorville Fairland, 55-51; beat Ironton Rock Hill, 76-38; lost to Mason, 46-28; beat Shaker Heights Laurel, 46-38; beat Gallipolis Gallia Academy, 67-16; beat Coal Grove Dawson-Bryant, 69-35; beat Chesapeake, 57-28.

Last week: ranked No. 15, beat Ironton, 60-26; beat South Point, 61-25.

This week: Feb. 5 at No. 16 Proctorville Fairland; Feb. 8 at Ashland (KY) Boyd County.

16. Fairland (18-1)

Previous: beat Dayton Carroll, 66-59; beat Gallipolis Gallia Academy, 82-16; beat Ironton Rock Hill, 73-25; beat Reynoldsburg, 87-59; beat Ironton, 76-23; beat South Point, 71-23; beat Chesapeake, 44-9; beat Parkersburg (WV), 60-45; beat Marietta, 76-32; beat Coal Grove Dawson-Bryant, 80-30; beat Minford, 68-23; lost to Portsmouth, 55-51; beat Gallipolis Gallia Academy, 85-21; beat Gilmour Academy, 58-45; beat Ironton Rock Hill, 72-29; beat Ironton, 96-17; beat South Point, 74-36.

Last week: ranked No. 16, beat Chesapeake, 76-24; beat Coal Grove Dawson-Bryant, 64-22.

This week: Feb. 5 vs. No. 15 Portsmouth; Feb. 10 at Ashland (KY) Boyd County.

17. Lakota East (13-6)

Previous: lost to Springboro, 38-37; beat Hamilton Badin, 58-40; lost to Kettering Alter, 46-39; lost to Cincinnati Mount Notre Dame, 55-45; beat Fairfield, 64-40; lost to Pickerington Central, 51-46; beat West Chester Lakota West, 46-39; beat Hamilton, 63-29; beat Cincinnati Sycamore, 64-15; beat Middletown, 67-41; beat Cincinnati Oak Hills, 69-21; lost to Mason, 55-47; beat Middletown, 51-25; beat Cincinnati Oak Hills, 55-37; lost to Cincinnati Princeton, 59-57; beat Fairfield, 66-25; beat West Chester Lakota West, 57-38.

Last week: ranked No. 17, beat Cincinnati Sycamore, 56-19; beat Cincinnati Colerain, 57-11.

This week: Feb. 5 at Cincinnati Winton Woods; Feb. 7 vs. Hamilton; Feb. 10 at No. 3 Mason.

18. Archbishop Alter (18-2)

Previous: beat Dayton Ponitz 68-4; beat Liberty Township Lakota East, 46-39; beat Cincinnati Archbishop McNicholas, 57-41; beat Dayton Chaminade Julienne, 59-41; beat Middletown Bishop Fenwick, 64-16; beat Trotwood-Madison, 75-18; beat Gahanna Lincoln, 71-35; beat Cincinnati Seton, 64-32; beat Cincinnati Mercy McAuley, 65-44; lost to Lyndhurst Brush, 52-49; beat Painesville Riverside, 48-26; beat Dayton Carroll, 60-54; beat Hamilton Badin, 63-48; beat Cincinnati Archbishop McNicholas, 53-35; lost to Solon, 43-42; beat Versailles, 59-49; beat Dayton Chaminade Julienne, 46-36; beat Middletown Bishop Fenwick, 64-22.

Last week: ranked No. 18, beat Dayton Carroll, 55-49; beat Hamilton Badin, 65-57.

This week: Feb. 5 vs. Beavercreek; Feb. 10 vs. Dayton Thurgood Marshall.

19. Archbishop Hoban (15-2)

Previous: beat Youngstown Ursuline, 55-26; beat Cleveland John Marshall, 64-10; beat Apple Creek Waynedale, 51-45; beat Warren Howland, 66-52; beat Gates Mills Gilmour Academy, 51-44; beat Toledo Central Catholic, 57-49; beat Akron Ellet, 49-45; beat Austintown-Fitch, 63-36; lost to Louisville, 45-43; beat Hathaway Brown, 54-25; beat Cleveland Heights Lutheran East, 71-45; lost to Shaker Heights Laurel, 42-40; beat Teays Valley, 45-38; beat Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit, 56-35; beat Toledo Rogers, 64-52; beat Holland Springfield, 62-48.

Last week: ranked No. 19, beat Toledo Start, 52-36.

This week: Feb. 7 vs. Uniontown Green.

20. Stow-Munroe Falls (16-3)

Previous: beat Massillon Perry, 54-28; beat Hudson, 63-37; lost to Gilmour Academy, 39-36; beat Brecksville-Broadview Heights, 44-33; beat North Royalton, 59-18; lost to Wexford (PA) North Allegheny, 68-34; beat Wadsworth, 59-43; beat Macedonia Nordonia, 64-28; lost to Medina, 49-37; beat Canfield, 34-26; beat Copley, 51-31; beat Twinsburg, 48-26; beat Hudson, 52-22; beat Solon, 69-27; beat Brecksville-Broadview Heights, 65-40; beat North Royalton, 63-21; beat Wadsworth, 41-21; beat Macedonia Nordonia, 62-25.

Last week: ranked No. 21, beat Canton McKinley, 73-31.

This week: Feb. 5 at Solon; Feb. 9 at No. 10 Magnificat.

21. Medina (17-3)

Previous: beat Lakewood, 59-21; beat Wooster, 76-45; beat North Ridgeville, 75-44; lost to Brunswick, 54-51 OT; lost to Magnificat, 62-39; beat Shaker Heights, 60-25; beat Cleveland Heights, 72-36; beat Euclid, 54-22; beat Mentor, 61-44; beat Stow-Munroe Falls, 49-37; lost to Glen Rose (TX), 64-37; beat Sequoyah (GA), 61-38; beat Wasilla (AK), 48-38; beat Strongsville, 58-50; beat Brunswick, 58-42; beat Shaker Heights, 67-31; beat Cleveland Heights, 60-19; beat Euclid, 68-35.

Last week: ranked No. 22, beat Elyria Catholic, 75-51; beat Mentor, 57-46.

This week: Feb. 6 vs. Medina Highland.

22. Olmsted Falls (17-3)

Previous: lost to Apple Creek Waynedale, 53-51; lost to Copley, 49-40; beat Berea-Midpark, 53-17; beat Toledo Start, 67-35; beat Grafton Midview, 68-35; beat North Ridgeville, 55-41; beat Elyria, 66-23; beat Beloit West Branch, 42-21; beat Centerville, 58-36; beat Avon, 49-27; beat Amherst Steele, 62-37; lost to Avon Lake, 39-35; beat Berlin Hiland, 46-39; beat Berea-Midpark, 62-39; beat Grafton Midview, 50-22; beat North Ridgeville, 72-46; beat Elyria, 61-29.

Last week: beat Erie (PA) Cathedral Prep, 56-46; beat Avon, 50-26; beat Gilmour Academy, 47-39.

Next week: Feb. 7 at Amherst Steele; Feb. 10 vs. Avon Lake.

23. Gilmour Academy (12-5)

Previous: beat Shaker Heights Laurel, 58-50; beat Stow-Munroe Falls, 39-36; beat Warrensville Heights, 55-52; lost to Akron Hoban, 51-44; lost to Brush, 51-40; beat Reynoldsburg, 52-38; beat Toledo Central Catholic, 55-43; beat Toledo Notre Dame, 44-27; lost to Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary, 37-30; beat Shaker Heights Hathaway Brown, 63-22; lost to Proctorville Fairland, 58-45; beat Cleveland Heights Lutheran East, 53-40; beat Garfield Heights Trinity, 53-25; beat Richmond Heights, 54-42; beat Gates Mills Hawken, 59-17.

Last week: ranked No. 20, beat Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin, 65-25; lost to then-unranked Olmsted Falls, 47-39.

This week: Feb. 6 at No. 10 Magnificat; Feb. 10 vs. Brunswick.

24. Thornville Sheridan (20-0)

Previous: beat Columbus Bishop Watterson, 41-35; beat New Concord John Glenn, 45-30; beat New Lexington, 41-23; beat Dresden Tri-Valley, 51-28; beat Maysville, 64-22; beat Upper Arlington, 59-57; beat Warsaw River View, 79-35; beat Duncan Falls Philo, 49-25; beat Lancaster Fairfield Union, 54-34; beat Zanesville West Muskingum, 53-40; beat Crooksville 62-15; beat Fort Loramie, 54-42; beat New Albany, 51-27; beat Logan, 53-23; beat Byesville Meadowbrook, 66-23; beat Maysville, 65-23; beat Warsaw River View, 69-19.

Last week: ranked No. 23, beat Coshocton, 86-17; beat McConnelsville Morgan, 70-26; beat Dresden Tri-Valley, 45-30.

This week: Feb. 7 vs. Duncan Falls Philo; Feb. 10 at New Concord John Glenn. 

25. Miami East (20-0)

Previous: beat Fort Loramie, 36-33; beat Mechanicsburg, 45-38; beat Northridge, 51-24; beat Sidney Lehman Catholic, 57-26; beat Milton-Union, 50-12; beat Troy Christian, 55-26; beat DeGraff Riverside, 53-21; beat Versailles, 41-39; beat St. Marys Memorial, 39-24; beat Anna, 37-27; beat Troy, 44-17; beat Tipp City Bethel, 56-13; beat Covington, 40-33; beat Dayton Northridge, 51-27; beat Sidney Lehman Catholic, 47-11; beat Milton-Union, 49-31; beat Anna, 26-18; beat Troy Christian, 68-40.

Last week: ranked No. 24, beat West Liberty-Salem, 35-24; beat DeGraff Riverside, 48-12; beat Tipp City Bethel, 53-14.

This week: Feb. 8 at Covington.