The following publications participated in the voting for this week’s results for TSWA/USA Today High School Basketball State rankings:  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 Chattanooga Times Free Press, The Mirror Exchange in Milan, The Herald Citizen in Cookeville, Tri-Cities Sports and 5StarPreps.com.

Local teams in their division’s Top 10 as of February 16

Boys’ Teams

  • Class 2A: #2 Chat. Prep (12-11); #3 Gat-Pittman (19-4)
  • Class 3A: # Alcoa (15-11); #6 Fulton (18-8); #7 Heritage (20-7)
  • Class 4A: ## 2Bearden (30-1); #3 Maryville (24-3)
  • Division II-AA: #1 Webb (29-2); #3 Catholic (21-5)

Girls’ Teams

  • Class 1A: #10 Coalfield (21-70):
  • Class 2A: #1 Gat-Pittman (22-3)
  • Class 3A: #8 Clinton (27-2); #9. Alcoa (20-7):
  • Class 4A: #2 Bearden (26-3); # Sevier Co. (18-5)
  • Division II-A: #4 CAK (23-5
  • Division II-AA: #1 Webb (17-5)
Key 2026 District Tournament Highlights & Results (as of Feb 16, 2026):

Tournament Action: Girls Championship: Knoxville Grace 65, CAK 52 Boys Championship: Lakeway Christian 44, Knoxville Grace 41

Tournament Schedule: Postseason action has district championships scheduled for Feb 13-16, 2026.

Note: For official, up-to-date brackets and specific pairings, check TSSAAsports.com

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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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