National High School Boys Basketball Top 25 Rankings - Feb. 16

The national high school boys basketball 2025-26 season has entered postseason in many states around the country as they begin the playoff portion of their campaign.

The latest set of Top 25 National high school boys basketball rankings sees Sierra Canyon (Calif.) continue as the No. 1 team in the country as they edge out SPIRE Academy (OH) for the second straight week in a row. What other elite programs should be are under consideration as among the top high school boys basketball squads in the land in our eleventh set of rankings?

National high school boys basketball teams now focused on the road to the state playoffs and mythical national championship as the 2025-26 season starts heading down that path into the home stretch of February heading into March.

The Massey Ratings, officially used during the BCS era, is a model that ranks sports teams by analyzing game outcomes, strength of schedule, and margin of victory as of Feb. 16.

1. Sierra Canyon (Calif.) (23-1)

Since losing to Bishop McNamara back on Dec. 6, the Sierra Canyon Trailblazers (23-1) have been on a roll, winning 17 straight games and remain the hottest high school boys basketball team currently. Sierra Canyon is as good as they come in the country as they feature 5-Star+ Brandon McCoy at combo guard along with 2027 four-star small forward Maximo Adams (North Carolina commitment). After the Hoophall Classic, the Trailblazers returned back to the Golden State and defeated one of the state’s best teams in Harvard-Westlake, 55-47. Sierra Canyon’s most recent win was a 71-54 decision over Crespi last week as the prepare for a showdown with Corona Del Mar, California’s No. 24 ranked team, tomorrow night.

2. SPIRE Academy (OH) (18-2)

Easily considered one of the best high school boys basketball teams in the country is SPIRE Academy (18-2), under the direction of the one of the best coaches in the country in Kevin Boyle, drops down from No. 1 for the first time in nearly a month. SPIRE Academy has one of the top rosters in the entire country as they feature the likes of four-star combo guard King Gibson and four-star small forward Alex Constanza (Georgetown commit). SPIRE Academy looks to bounce back after a loss to nationally ranked Montverde Academy (Fla.) and the next time they’ll likely get to do that is on Feb. 21 versus Long Island Lutheran (NY).

3. Paul VI Catholic (Va.) (27-2)

Paul VI Catholic Panthers (27-2) moves up another spot and moves up to the third spot in our latest set of Top 25 rankings. This team has played well all season long behind the ultra-competitive play of 2026 five-star shooting guard Jordan Smith Jr. (Arkansas commitment) as they have won 27 games through nearly 30 games played. The Panthers have been very impressive as among the twenty wins are highlighted victories over teams like Archbishop Stepinac (N.Y.), Father Judge (Pa.) and Calvary Christian Academy (Fla.), respectively. Leading the way out of the backcourt for the Panthers is Smith Jr. and 2027 three-star combo guard Troy Tomlin. Lone losses of the season thus far for Paul VI Catholic came against Prolific Prep and Calvary Christian Academy, respectively.

4. Dynamic Prep (TX) (13-1)

Dynamic Prep (13-1) are led by former NBA star forward Jermaine O’Neal and are one of the premier destinations for top prep boys basketball programs and top prospects. Last week Dynamic Prep took on nationally ranked Prolific Prep (Fla.), defeating The Crew, 78-66. The team features several of the country’s top players in 2027 four-star small forward Marcus Spears Jr. and 2026 four-star shooting guard Dakari Spear, who this past summer with Drive Nation on the EYBL Circuit, averaged 13.6 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game. Dynamic Prep have picked up impressive wins throughout the season with impressive victories against No. 7 Columbus, No. 10 Montverde Academy and a very good Zephyrhills Christian Academy team, respectively.

5. Fishers (IN) (22-0)

The national high school boys basketball season has seen the Fishers Tigers (22-0) look every bit of being the best team in the Hoosier State so far through 22 games. Wins have come over Ben Davis, Mt Vernon,  Noblesville, Terre Haute North Vigo and Tech thus far as Fishers starts to head into the tougher portion of their regular season schedule in the early going. Leading the way for Fishers is that of combo guards Carsen Eloms (Wisconsin commit) and Gage Sturgill. Fishers last week added a couple more victories under their belt over Center Grove and Penn. Now the Tigers this week will have matchups against state-ranked teams in North Central, Portage and Zionsville.

Massey Ratings National High School Boys Basketball Rankings Nos. 11-25

6. Montverde Academy Eagles (Fla.) (17-4)
7. Link Academy Lions (MO) (17-2)
8. Prolific Prep The Crew (Fla.) (25-4)
9. Compass Prep Dragons (Ariz.) (15-4)
10. Wisconsin Lutheran Vikings (WI) (21-0)

11. Bella Vista College Preparatory School Bears (Ariz.) (10-3)
12. Calvary Christian Academy Eagles (Fla.) (18-1)
13. Wasatch Academy Tigers (UT) (17-3)
14. Santa Margarita Catholic Eagles (Calif.) (26-3)
15. Sunnyslope Vikings (Ariz.) (23-2)

16. Redondo Union Sea Hawks (Calif.) (24-3)
17. Moravian Prep Lions (NC) (5-1)
18. Seven Lakes Spartans (TX) (33-0)
19. Southeastern Prep Falcons (Fla.) (23-7)
20. Harvard-Westlake Wolverines (Calif.) (22-5) 

21. St. Joseph Knights (Calif.) (20-2)
22. Notre Dame Knights (Calif.) (20-6)
23. Timpview Thunderbirds (UT) (21-2)
24. Wayzata Trojans (Minn.) (20-3)
25. Archbishop Riordan Crusaders (Calif.) (21-1)