Final 2024-25 Maryland Boys High School Basketball State Rankings

Our Lady of Mount Carmel finishes as Maryland's No. 1 boys basketball team for the first time ever; Bullis, DeMatha, St. Frances and Archbsihop Spalding round out the Top 5

Head coach Tony Jordan and the Mount Carmel Cougars swept the MIAA and BCL championships while earning the school's first ever final No. 1 state ranking in boys basketball. / Mount Carmel

The Maryland boys high school basketball season is over after the state public tournament concluded with championship games at the University of Maryland’s XFINITY Center over the weekend..

Now, it’s time to reveal High School on SI’s final Maryland Top 25 rankings.

After winning its first Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) A Conference and Baltimore Catholic League championship, Our Lady of Mount Carmel is No. 1. Bullis School, which won another Interstate Athletic Conference title and captured the Maryland Private School State crown, finishes No. 2.

DeMatha Catholic, St. Frances Academy and Archbishop Spalding complete the Top 5. Largo headlines the three state public champions in the final poll. 

The Lions, who claimed their second straight Class 2A crown, is No. 9 with Laurel climbing from No. 23 to 10th after winning its first title since 1980 with the 4A championship. Baltimore City College is No. 15 after a second 3A title in three seasons.

Here’s the final High School on SI’s Maryland boys basketball Top 25 poll for the 2024-25 season.

1. OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL (34-4) 

Previous rank: 1

SEASON RESULT - MARYLAND INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION (MIAA) A CONFERENCE & BALTIMORE CATHOLIC LEAGUE CHAMPION

2. BULLIS SCHOOL (23-7)

Previous rank: 2

SEASON RESULT - INTERSTATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE (IAC) & MARYLAND PRIVATE SCHOOL STATE CHAMPION

3. DEMATHA CATHOLIC (23-7) 

Previous rank: 3

SEASON RESULT - MARYLAND PRIVATE SCHOOL STATE SEMIFINALIST & WASHINGTON CATHOLIC ATHLETIC CONFERENCE (WCAC) QUARTERFINALIST

4. ST. FRANCES ACADEMY (29-8) 

Previous rank: 4

SEASON RESULT - MIAA A CONFERENCE FINALIST & BALTIMORE CATHOLIC LEAGUE TOURNAMENT SEMIFINALIST

5. ARCHBISHOP SPALDING (23-9) 

Previous rank: 5

SEASON RESULT - MIAA A CONFERENCE SEMIFINALIST & BALTIMORE CATHOLIC LEAGUE TOURNAMENT QUARTERFINALIST

6. CLINTON GRACE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (24-8)

Previous rank: 6

SEASON RESULT - MARYLAND PRIVATE SCHOOL STATE & METRO PRIVATE CONFERENCE (MPC) FINALIST

7. MOUNT ZION PREP (21-6) 

Previous rank: 7

SEASON RESULT - MARYLAND PRIVATE SCHOOL STATE SEMIFINALIST

8. GLENELG COUNTRY SCHOOL (21-8) 

Previous rank: 8

SEASON RESULT - MIAA A CONFERENCE SEMIFINALIST & MARYLAND PRIVATE SCHOOL STATE TOURNAMENT QUARTERFINALIST

9. LARGO (25-3)

Previous rank: 9

The Lions won their second straight Maryland Class 2A state championship, defeating New Town, 60-58, in the final, and Paul Laurence Dunbar, 70-64, in the semifinals.

SEASON RESULT - MARYLAND CLASS 2A STATE & PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY CHAMPION

10. LAUREL (26-2)

Previous rank: 23

The Spartans won their first championship since 1980, claiming the Maryland Class 4A state title with victories over Walt Whitman (68-53 final) and then-No. 25 Meade (64-52 semifinals).

SEASON RESULT - MARYLAND CLASS 4A STATE CHAMPION & PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY FINALIST

11. BISHOP MCNAMARA (14-15)

Previous rank: 12

SEASON RESULT - WCAC TOURNAMENT SEMIFINALIST & MARYLAND PRIVATE SCHOOL STATE TOURNAMENT QUARTERFINALIST

12. GEORGETOWN PREP (15-14) 

Previous rank: 13

SEASON RESULT - INTERSTATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE FINALIST & MARYLAND PRIVATE SCHOOL STATE TOURNAMENT QUARTERFINALIST

13. MOUNT ST. JOSEPH (22-17)

Previous rank: 14

SEASON RESULT - BALTIMORE CATHOLIC LEAGUE TOURNAMENT FINALIST & MIAA A CONFERENCE QUARTERFINALIST

14. JOHN CARROLL SCHOOL (18-14) 

Previous rank: 15

SEASON RESULT - BALTIMORE CATHOLIC LEAGUE TOURNAMENT SEMIFINALIST & MIAA A CONFERENCE QUARTERFINALIST

15. BALTIMORE CITY COLLEGE (22-5) 

Previous rank: 20

The Black Knights won the Maryland Class 3A state championship, defeating then-No. 10 Sherwood, 70-61, in the final and Milford Mill Academy, 66-55, in the semifinals.

SEASON RESULT - MARYLAND CLASS 3A STATE CHAMPION & BALTIMORE CITY FINALIST

16. SHERWOOD (25-3)

Previous rank: 10

SEASON RESULT - MARYLAND CLASS 3A STATE FINALIST

17. JAMES HUBERT BLAKE (22-2) 

Previous rank: 11

SEASON RESULT - MARYLAND CLASS 3A WEST REGION II FINALIST

18. RlVERDALE BAPTIST SCHOOL (22-11) 

Previous rank: 17

SEASON RESULT - MARYLAND PRIVATE SCHOOL STATE TOURNAMENT QUARTERFINALIST

19. ST. ANDREW’S EPISCOPAL (18-10) 

Previous rank: 18

SEASON RESULT - MID-ATLANTIC CONFERENCE SEMIFINALIST & MARYLAND PRIVATE SCHOOLS STATE TOURNAMENT PARTICIPANT

20. NEW TOWN (27-2)

Previous rank: Not ranked.

The Titans lost to No. 9 Largo in the Maryland Class 2A state championship game, after defeating Milford Mill Academy, 66-55, in the semifinals.

SEASON RESULT - MARYLAND CLASS 2A STATE FINALIST

21. PRINCE GEORGE’S CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (20-12)

Previous rank: 19

SEASON RESULT - METRO PRIVATE SCHOOL CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT SEMIFINALIST

22. SPRINGDALE PREP (26-10)

Previous rank: 20

SEASON RESULT - METRO PRIVATE SCHOOL CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT QUARTERFINALIST & MARYLAND PRIVATE SCHOOL STATE TOURNAMENT PARTICIPANT

23. LOYOLA BLAKEFIELD (18-17)

Previous rank: 22

SEASON RESULT - BALTIMORE CATHOLIC LEAGUE TOURNAMENT & MIAA A CONFERENCE QUARTERFINALIST

24. WALT WHITMAN (22-5)

Previous rank: Not ranked.

The Vikings lost to then-No. 23 Laurel in the Maryland Class 4A state championship game after a 55-44 win over then-No. 24 Charles H. Flowers in the semifinals.

SEASON RESULT - MARYLAND CLASS 4A STATE FINALIST

25t. MEADE (23-4)

Previous rank: 25

The Mustangs lost to then-No. 23 Laurel in the Maryland Class 4A state semifinals.

SEASON RESULT - ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY CHAMPION & MARYLAND CLASS 4A STATE SEMIFINALIST

25t. CHARLES H. FLOWERS (21-4)

Previous rank: 24

The Jaguars lost to Walt Whitman in the Maryland Class 4A state semifinals.

SEASON RESULT - MARYLAND CLASS 4A STATE SEMIFINALIST