FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Pat McKee
November 8, 2026
Below are results of the IBCA girls’ basketball poll for Week 1 of the 2026-27 season (Nov. 8, 2026).
The IBCA poll is a “non-class” poll, where teams are voted to a Top 20 regardless of school classification.
There are 22 panelists who vote for the poll — one voter each from the 16 regionals and six at-large voters (two each from IHSAA Districts 1, 2 and 3), including committee chairman Doug Springer of Northridge as a District 1 at-large voter.
This poll is released on Sundays throughout the 2026-27 Indiana high school girls’ basketball season. The final poll for the season will be on Jan. 31, 2027, the Sunday following the completion of regular-season games.
IHSAA sectional games are scheduled Feb. 2-6, 2027.
2026-27 IBCA Girls Basketball Poll
Week 1 (Nov. 8, 2026)
| Rank | School | Points | Record |
| 1 | Pendleton Heights (15) | 432 | 2-0 |
| 2 | Homestead (7) | 420 | 2-0 |
| 3 | Northridge | 380 | 1-0 |
| 4 | Center Grove | 370 | 2-0 |
| 5 | Pike | 359 | 0-0 |
| 6 | Franklin Central | 309 | 1-1 |
| 7 | Plainfield | 288 | 1-0 |
| 8 | Penn | 237 | 1-0 |
| 9 | Westfield | 232 | 1-1 |
| 10 | Crown Point | 223 | 1-0 |
| T11 | Bellmont | 220 | 0-0 |
| T11 | Carmel | 220 | 1-0 |
| 13 | Fort Wayne Snider | 206 | 2-1 |
| 14 | Roncalli | 124 | 1-0 |
| 15 | East Central | 122 | 2-0 |
| 16 | North Central (Indianapolis) | 79 | 1-1 |
| 17 | Whitko | 78 | 0-0 |
| 18 | Brownsburg | 68 | 2-0 |
| 19 | McCutcheon | 60 | 0-1 |
| 20 | Ben Davis | 46 | 2-0 |
Others receiving votes (listed alphabetically): Charlestown (0-0), Chesterton (1-1), Columbus North (2-0), Culver Academy (3-0), Danville (2-0), Evansville Reitz (0-0), Evansville Mater Dei (0-0), Floyd Central (0-0), Franklin Community (2-0), Fremont (1-0), Gibson Southern (1-0), Greensburg (0-0), Hamilton Heights (0-2), Heritage Christian (0-1), Indianapolis Cathedral (0-1), Jennings County (2-0), Kokomo (2-0), Lawrence Central (1-1), Lawrence North (1-2), Norwell (2-0), Oak Hill (0-0), South Knox (0-0), Valparaiso (0-2), Washington (1-0), Zionsville (1-1).