FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Pat McKee
November 1, 2026
Below are results of the IBCA girls’ basketball preseason poll for the 2026-27 season. 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.
Other committee panelists include Kristi Ulrich of Penn, Kelsey Steele of Westfield, Curt Benge of Plainfield and Jerry Hickey of Floyd Central in Class 4A; Eric Kundich of Highland, Eric Thornton of Norwell, Danielle Cardinal of Guerin Catholic and Carrie Daniels of Scottsburg in Class 3A; Tony Scheub of Andrean, Jaidlin Bradshaw of Sheridan, Brian Gardner of South Putnam and Jared Petersen of Austin in Class 2A; and Josh Douglass of Caston, Brock Morrison of Monroe Central, Jason West of Southwestern (Shelby) and Lacey Higgins of Barr-Reeve in Class A.
The at-large committee members are Springer and Rod Parker of Homestead in District 1, Stacy Mitchell of Warren Central and Julie Shelton of Mt. Vernon (Fortville) in District 2, and Kevin Moore of East Central and David Alexander of Evansville Central in District 3.
2026-27 IBCA Girls Basketball Preseason Poll
Nov. 1, 2026
| Rank | School | FPV | Points | Record** |
| 1 | Pendleton Heights | 12 | 402 | 22-4 |
| 2 | Homestead | 5 | 367 | 24-3 |
| 3 | Franklin Central | 2 | 357 | 13-10 |
| 4 | Northridge | 0 | 356 | 20-8 |
| 5 | Pike | 1 | 349 | 24-2 |
| 6 | Center Grove | 1 | 279 | 29-0 |
| 7 | Fort Wayne Snider | 0 | 262 | 8-7 |
| 8 | Plainfield | 0 | 259 | 21-6 |
| 9 | Penn | 0 | 239 | 24-4 |
| 10 | Bellmont | 0 | 228 | 25-3 |
| 11 | Crown Point | 0 | 214 | 23-5 |
| 12 | Westfield | 0 | 165 | 17-8 |
| 13 | Carmel | 0 | 134 | 10-14 |
| 14 | McCutcheon | 0 | 106 | 23-6 |
| 15 | Hamilton Heights | 0 | 88 | 14-7 |
| 16 | Roncalli | 0 | 72 | 27-4 |
| 17 | East Central | 0 | 68 | 21-4 |
| 18 | Whitko | 0 | 54 | 25-2 |
| T19 | Indianapolis Cathedral | 0 | 52 | 20-7 |
| T19 | North Central (Indianapolis) | 0 | 52 | 10-13 |
Others receiving votes (listed alphabetically): Ben Davis (11-12), Brownsburg (12-10), Charlestown (20-4), Chesterton (15-8), Culver Academy (22-6), Evansville Reitz (21-3), Evansville Mater Dei (20-5), Fishers (11-11), Floyd Central (23-4), Franklin Community (14-9), Fremont (28-3), Gibson Southern (17-7), Greensburg (19-7), Hamilton Southeastern (20-5), Heritage Christian (19-9), Jay County (16-8), Jennings County (20-7), Lawrence Central (1) (22-5), Marquette Catholic (23-4), Northview (20-7), Norwell (25-5), Oak Hill (24-4), Silver Creek (19-6), South Bend Saint Joseph (19-5), South Knox (18-4), Valparaiso (23-3), Washington (22-5), Zionsville (12-12).
Note: ** Records listed are 2025-26 final records.