The Tennessee Sports Writers Association High School Basketball State Rankings were released Monday. Several state publications participated in the voting: The Tennessean in Nashville, the Knoxville News Sentinel, The Commercial Appeal in Memphis, The Daily Herald in Columbia, The Daily News Journal in Murfreesboro, The Leaf-Chronicle in Clarksville, The Times Free Press in Chattanooga, The Mirror-Exchange in Milan, the Herald-Citizen in Cookeville, and Tri-Cities Sports.

Local teams listed in the top 10 for their division:

Boys Basketball

Class 3A
6. Fulton, Record: 11-4.
7. Alcoa, Record: 7-8.

Class 4A
2. Bearden, Record: 20-1.
4. Maryville, Record: 16-3.

Division II-A
1. Providence Christian Academy, Record: 13-5.

Division II-AA
1. Knoxville Webb, Record: 19-2.
3. Knoxville Catholic, Record: 14-3.

Girls Basketball                          

Class 1A
4. Coalfield Record: 14-4.

Class 2A
2. Gatlinburg-Pittman (2) 105 points. Record: 13-3.
Class 3A
10. Clinton, Record: 18-2.

Class 4A
2. Bearden, Record: 17-3.
4. Sevier County, Record: 11-3.
Division II-A
1. Christian Academy of Knoxville, Record: 17-2
5. The King’s Academy 12 points. Record: 16-4.

Division II-AA
1. Knoxville Webb Record: 12-5.

Each week, the TSSAA links will be included in the dropdown menu for every team in the state, making it easy to access game schedules and scores when a team uploads its score.

Every sport is listed. We list the links to basketball, but other sports can be found here.

TSSAA link: Boys’ basketball schedule

TSSAA link: Girls’ basketball schedule

The 2026 state championship for basketball is set for March at Murphy Center, 2650 Middle Tennessee Blvd, Murfreesboro, TN 37132

Girls’: March 5-7, 2026 for Division II A and Division IIAA, site TBD

March 11-14, 2026 for all Division I Class A teams at MTSU-Murphy Center
Boys’: March 5-7, 2026 for Division II A and Division II AA, site TBD

March 18-21, 2026 for all Division I Class A teams at MTSU-Murphy Center

As the time nears, we will provide all bracketing and results of local teams vying for the state championship.

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