Top 25 Maryland Boys High School Basketball State Rankings (3/10/2025)

MPSSAA state semifinals and finals cap off the 2024-25 Maryland high school basketball season this week

After winning the North 1 Regional final, No. 17 Edmondson-Westside is head to the Xfinity Center for the Class 1A state semifinals. / Edmondson-Westside Basketball Instagram

The Maryland high school basketball season has reached its final week. The state public tournament concludes with championship games at the University of Maryland’s Xfinity Center. 

Our Lady of Mount Carmel is No. 1 ranking in this week’s High School on SI Maryland boys Top 25 poll, followed by Bullis School which won the Maryland Private School State championship. DeMatha Catholic, St. Frances Academy and Archbishop Spalding complete the Top 5.

No. 9 Largo (Class 2A) and No. 17 Edmondson-Westside (1A) will try to defend their respective state public titles, but will have to overcome semifinal challenges first. 

State semifinal matches take place Tuesday and Wednesday at neutral sites. 

1. OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL (34-4) 

Previous rank: 1

SEASON COMPLETE - MARYLAND INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION A CONFERENCE & BALTIMORE CATHOLIC LEAGUE CHAMPION

2. BULLIS SCHOOL (23-7)

Previous rank: 3

The Bulldogs won the Maryland Private School State Tournament title, beating then-No. 10 Clinton Grace Christian, 52-37, in the final, and then-No. 2 DeMatha Catholic, 69-54, in the semifinals.

3. DEMATHA CATHOLIC (23-7) 

Previous rank: 2

The Stags lost to then-No. 3 Bullis School in the Maryland Private School State semifinals. 

4. ST. FRANCES ACADEMY (29-8) 

Previous rank: 5

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

5. ARCHBISHOP SPALDING (23-9) 

Previous rank: 6

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

6. CLINTON GRACE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (24-8)

Previous rank: 10

The Eagles lost to then-No. 3 Bullis School in the Maryland Private School State final after a 87-67 win over then-No. 4 Mount Zion Prep in the semifinals.

7. MOUNT ZION PREP (21-6) 

Previous rank: 4

The Warriors lost to then-No. 10 Clinton Grace Christian in the Maryland Private School State semifinals.

8. GLENELG COUNTRY SCHOOL (21-8) 

Previous rank: 7

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

9. LARGO (23-3)

Previous rank: 8

The Lions advanced to the Maryland Class 2A state semifinals, defeating Southern, 86-53, in the quarterfinals, Lackey (69-66) in the South Region I final and Fairmont Heights (91-75) in the South Region I semifinals.

10. SHERWOOD (24-2)

Previous rank: 13

The Warriors advanced to the Maryland Class 3A state semifinals, defeating Atholton, 78-32, in the quarterfinals, then-No. 9 James Hubert Blake (55-47) in the West Region II final and Colonel Zadok Magruder (77-42) in the 3A West Region II semifinals.

11. JAMES HUBERT BLAKE (22-2) 

Previous rank: 9

The Bengals lost to then-No. 13 Sherwood, in the Maryland Class 3A West Region II final after a 66-55 win over Damascus in the semifinals.

12. BISHOP MCNAMARA (14-15)

Previous rank: 11

SEASON COMPLETE - WASHINGTON CATHOLIC ATHLETIC CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT SEMIFINALIST & MARYLAND PRIVATE SCHOOL STATE TOURNAMENT QUARTERFINALIST

13. GEORGETOWN PREP (15-14) 

Previous rank: 12

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

14. MOUNT ST. JOSEPH (22-17)

Previous rank: 14

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

15. JOHN CARROLL SCHOOL (18-14) 

Previous rank: 15

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

16. RlVERDALE BAPTIST SCHOOL (22-11) 

Previous rank: 16

SEASON COMPLETE - MARYLAND PRIVATE SCHOOL STATE TOURNAMENT QUARTERFINALIST

17. EDMONDSON-WESTSIDE (23-0) 

Previous rank: 18

The Red Storm advanced to the Maryland Class 1A state semifinals, defeating Chesapeake Math & IT Academy North, 75-57, in the quarterfinals, Benjamin Franklin (66-53) in the North Region I final and Academy for College & Career Exploration (76-31) in the North Region I semifinals.

18. ST. ANDREW’S EPISCOPAL (18-10) 

Previous rank: 17

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

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

Previous rank: 19

SEASON COMPLETE - METRO PRIVATE SCHOOL CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT SEMIFINALIST

20. BALTIMORE CITY COLLEGE (20-5) 

Previous rank: 21

The Black Knights advanced to the Maryland Class 3A state semifinals, defeating North Hagerstown, 64-50, in the quarterfinals, Edgewood (55-43) in the North Region II final and Bel Air (79-45) in the North Region II semifinals.

21. SPRINGDALE PREP (26-10)

Previous rank: 20

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

22. LOYOLA BLAKEFIELD (18-17)

Previous rank: 22

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

23. LAUREL (24-2)

Previous rank: 23

The Spartans advanced to the Maryland Class 4A state semifinals, defeating Mergenthaler Vocational Technical, 74-62, in the quarterfinals, Montgomery Blair (71-62) in the South Region I final and Northwood (87-61) in the South Region I semifinals.

24. CHARLES H. FLOWERS (21-3)

Previous rank: 24

The Jaguars advanced to the Maryland Class 4A state semifinals, defeating Frederick, 76-55, in the quarterfinals, Eleanor Roosevelt (60-52) in the South Region II final and Parkdale (83-47) in the South Region II semifinals.

25. MEADE (23-3)

Previous rank: 25

The Mustangs advanced to the Maryland Class 4A state semifinals, defeating Leonardtown, 72-49, in the semifinals, Glen Burnie (84-49) in the East Region I final and Crofton (71-24) in the East Region I semifinals.