Final 2024-25 Maryland Girls High School Basketball Rankings

Bishop McNamara finishes as the No. 1 girls basketball team in Maryland for 2024-25

Bishop McNamara won the WCAC and Maryland Private School State Tournament championships on its way to the final No. 1 ranking in Maryland's girls basketball for the 2024-25 season. / Bishop McNamara

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

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

No surprise at the top as nationally-ranked Bishop McNamara went wire-to-wire at No. 1. The Mustangs, who won the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference and the Maryland Private School State Tournament titles, are followed by Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland (IAAM) A Conference champion St. Frances Academy and Independent School League champion Bullis School.

Mount Zion Prep and Elizabeth Seton complete the Top 5. North Point headlines the four state public champions in the final poll. 

The Eagles, who claimed their first state title since 2013 with the Class 4A crown, is No. 9 with five-time reigning 1A champ Pikesville at No. 13. South River (3A) and South Carroll (2A), who ended decades-long championship droughts, finished 20th and 25th respectively. 

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

1. BISHOP MCNAMARA (29-1)

Previous rank: 1

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

2. ST. FRANCES ACADEMY (25-5)

Previous rank: 2

SEASON RESULT - INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION OF MARYLAND (IAAM) A CONFERENCE CHAMPION & MARYLAND PRIVATE SCHOOL STATE FINALIST

3. BULLIS SCHOOL (24-8)

Previous rank: 3

SEASON RESULT - INDEPENDENT SCHOOL LEAGUE CHAMPION & MARYLAND PRIVATE SCHOOL STATE SEMIFINALIST

4. MOUNT ZION PREP (21-8)

Previous rank: 4

SEASON RESULT - MARYLAND PRIVATE SCHOOL STATE SEMIFINALIST

5. ELIZABETH SETON (20-10) 

Previous rank: 5

SEASON RESULT - WCAC SEMIFINALIST & MARYLAND PRIVATE SCHOOL STATE QUARTERFINALIST

6. RIVERDALE BAPTIST SCHOOL (24-12)

Previous rank: 6

SEASON RESULT - MARYLAND PRIVATE SCHOOL STATE QUARTERFINALIST

7. OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL (16-10)

Previous rank: 7

SEASON RESULT - IAAM A CONFERENCE FINALIST

8. ST. VINCENT PALLOTTI (16-12)

Previous rank: 8

SEASON RESULT - IAAM A CONFERENCE SEMIFINALIST

9. NORTH POINT (22-3)

Previous rank: 17

The Eagles won the Maryland Class 4A state championship, defeating then-No. 21 Western, 61-30, in the final and then-No. 16 Clarksburg, 56-39, in the semifinals.

SEASON RESULT - MARYLAND CLASS 4A STATE & SOUTHERN MARYLAND ATHLETIC CONFERENCE CHAMPION

10. OUR LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL (11-14)

Previous rank: 10

SEASON RESULT - WASHINGTON CATHOLIC ATHLETIC CONFERENCE QUARTERFINALIST

11. ST. MARY’S RYKEN (16-14)

Previous rank: 11

SEASON RESULT - MARYLAND PRIVATE SCHOOL STATE QUARTERFINALIST

12. ROSEDALE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (22-9)

Previous rank: 12

SEASON RESULT - MARYLAND PRIVATE SCHOOL STATE QUARTERFINALIST

13. PIKESVILLE (23-3) 

Previous rank: 13

The Panthers won their fifth straight Maryland Class 1A state title, defeating Southern-Garrett, 67-62, in the final and then-No. 23 Forest Park, 59-33, in the semifinals.

SEASON RESULT - MARYLAND CLASS 1A STATE & BALTIMORE COUNTY CHAMPION

14. ST. TIMOTHY’S SCHOOL (14-11)

Previous rank: 14

SEASON RESULT - IAAM A CONFERENCE SEMIFINALIST

15. MCDONOGH SCHOOL (14-12)

Previous rank: 15

SEASON RESULT - IAAM A CONFERENCE QUARTERFINALIST

16. WESTERN (22-4)

Previous rank: 21

The Doves lost to then-No. 17 North Point in the Maryland Class 4A state final after defeating then-No. 9 Charles H. Flowers, 53-49, in the semifinals.

SEASON RESULT - MARYLAND CLASS 4A STATE FINALIST

17. CLARKSBURG (22-4)

Previous rank: 16

The Coyotes lost to then-No. 17 North Point in the Maryland Class 4A state semifinals.

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

18. CHARLES H. FLOWERS (22-3)

Previous rank: 9

The Jaguars lost to then-No. 21 Western in the Maryland Class 4A state semifinals.

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

19. BETHESDA-CHEVY CHASE (21-5)

Previous rank: 18

SEASON RESULT - MARYLAND CLASS 4A STATE QUARTERFINALIST & MONTGOMERY COUNTY FINALIST

20. SOUTH RIVER (23-6)

Previous rank: Not ranked. 

The Seahawks won the Maryland Class 3A state championship, defeating then-No. 25 Oakland Mills, 56-45, in the final, and Oakdale, 46-43, in the semifinals.

SEASON RESULT - MARYLAND CLASS 3A STATE & ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY CHAMPION

21. MOUNT DE SALES ACADEMY (23-6)

Previous rank: 24

SEASON RESULT - IAAM B CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS

22. OAKLAND MILLS (22-5)

Previous rank: 25

The Scorpions defeated then-No. 22 Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, 59-51, in the Maryland Class 3A state semifinals.

SEASON RESULT - MARYLAND CLASS 2A STATE FINALIST & HOWARD COUNTY CHAMPION

23. SENECA VALLEY (20-4)

Previous rank: 19

SEASON RESULT - MARYLAND CLASS 4A WEST REGION I FINALIST

24. BALTIMORE POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE (18-9)

Previous rank: 22

The Engineers lost to then-No. 25 Oakland Mills in the Maryland Class 3A state semifinals.

SEASON RESULT - MARYLAND CLASS 3A STATE SEMIFINALIST

25. FRANCIS SCOTT KEY (20-7)

Previous rank: Not ranked.

The Eagles won the Maryland Class 2A state championship, defeating Hereford, 44-39, in the final, and Parkside, 62-37, in the semifinals.

SEASON RESULT - MARYLAND CLASS 2A STATE CHAMPION