Top 25 New York Boys High School Basketball State Rankings (12/24/2024)

New York State boys high school basketball is a few weeks into the 2024-25 regular season.

See where teams stack up in the first week of the Power 25 in New York:

The Blue Devils, the reigning NYSAIS Class B champions, are coming off a dominant win over CSI McCown. Poly Prep faces Hackley in a rematch of last season’s Class B final.

Eagle Academy, flying high following a win over Stevenson, is set to face Monsignor Scanlan in the Jordan Holiday Classic on Friday at Baruch College.

The Red Storm has won three-straight games. The team takes on Moore Catholic on Jan. 4.

The Eagles have won two in a row following a two-game skid. Summit Academy faces Scholars Academy in the Ballin’ 4 Peace tournament at Springfield Gardens.

The defending NYSPHSAA Class A champion topped Guilderland on Saturday. The Black Bears face Ridgewood (New Jersey) next.

The Cadets beat Colonie in the Evan Franz Memorial Game at Siena College on Friday. Albany Academy heads down to Marietta, Georgia this weekend for the Lemon Street Classic.

The Cougars, winners of four in a row, is scheduled to face Moore Catholic in the Monsignor King Tournament on Thursday.

The Bombers recently beat York. East Rochester is slated to face Bishop Kearney on Jan. 3.

The Terriers wrapped up competition at the Kreul Classic with a win over Pembroke Pines Center. St. Francis takes on Academy of the New Church (Pennsylvania) on Saturday in the Governor’s Challenge in Salisbury, Maryland.

The Orange Wave are coming off a loss to Bishop Shanahan at the Kreul Classic in Fort Lauderdale. Jefferson looks to bounce back at the Skip Fowler Memorial tournament in West Virginia.

The 2022-23 NYSPHSAA Class B state champion is on a five-game win streak. Westhill faces New Hartford at The Downtown Classic in Utica this weekend.

The Eagles’ undefeated mark includes a couple of holiday tournament victories and some non-league wins. Fillmore goes up against Geneseo on Jan. 7.

The Patriots, last season’s NYSPHSAA Class D runner-up, has coasted in its first few matchups of the new campaign. Sackets Harbor hosts LaFargeville on Jan. 8.

The Crusaders will compete in the Jesuit High School Tournament in New Orleans. Canisius starts with a matchup against Loyola Blakefield of Maryland.

The Thunderbirds are slated to compete in three different holiday tournaments between Dec. 28 and Jan. 5.

The Crusaders, winners of their previous two games, are facing Columbus of Miami, Fla. on Saturday.

The Bobcats are slated to compete in the Slam Dunk Showcase in Westchester County next month.

The Bears are one of the top teams in NYSAIS so far. Next up for Stony Brook is Erasmus Hill on Saturday.

The Mariners take on Central Islip, then compete against Long Island Lutheran in the Gary Charles Tip of the Hat Classic at Chaminade High School.

The Northstars are in line for a home-at-home matchup against Utica Proctor on Dec. 28 and Jan. 3.

Following a matchup against Eagle Academy III, Banneker competes in the Campbell Invitational in Georgia.

ASA is scheduled to compete in the annual Noreen A. Shea Memorial Classic in Brooklyn on Dec. 28.

The Vikings’ perfect month of December continues with a clash against Smithtown West on Sunday at St. Dominic’s NY Invitational.

The Bulldogs are set to host their own holiday tournament on Dec. 27-28.

The Emerald Knights, last season’s Section III Class C runner-up, are off to a good start in Tom Blackford’s last season as head coach.

Honorable Mention: Rush-Henrietta (5-0), James Madison (6-0), Transit Tech (9-1), Townsend Harris (9-0), Mamaroneck (7-0), Whitehall (6-0), Rome Free Academy (5-0), Cooperstown (5-0), Lansing (7-0), Akron (6-0), Potsdam (6-0), Smithtown West (6-0), Half Hollow Hills West (6-0), Bridgehampton (7-1), Xaverian (5-0), Iona Prep (8-3), Eagle Academy II (5-2), Lane (11-1), Murry Bergtraum (8-1), Townsend Harris (9-0), Brooklyn College Academy (7-2), Frederick Douglass Academy (7-0), Longwood Prep (9-0), ENY Family Academy (7-0), Pathways Prep (7-0), Luperon (9-2), Friends Seminary (7-1), Faith Christian Academy (5-0), New York Military Academy (7-1).