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The Christmas-break tournaments created plentifulness of memorable matchups and plentifulness of activity successful nan MLive girls hoops Top 25 authorities rankings.
But nan apical teams showed why they’re No. 1 heading into 2026.
Check retired nan latest Michigan precocious schoolhouse girls Top 25, pinch ranking, grounds and pre-Christmas ranking.
25. Warren Regina (7-0, UR)
Division 2
Warren Regina has enjoyed a beardown start, but nan Saddlelites person a brace of telling games coming up, starting pinch Tuesday’s matchup against 5-1 Orchard Lake St. Mary’s. Regina finishes nan week pinch a crippled astatine 3-1 Farmington Hills Mercy.
24. Livonia Stevenson (7-0, UR)
Division 1
Livonia Stevenson has changeable retired to a 7-0 commencement of nan play heading into a brace of games against 0-5 Livonia Churchill and 1-3 Dearborn. But nan large trial comes connected Tuesday, Jan. 13, pinch a matchup astatine Belleville.
23. Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard (4-2, No. 22)
Division 2
Gabriel Richard has won 3 consecutive games since dropping a matchup against a beardown Jackson Lumen Christi team. Gabriel Richard will effort to support nan momentum going pinch games against 3-3 Adrian Madison and Toledo (Ohio) Notre Dame.
22. Parma Western (5-2, No. 23)
Division 2
Parma Western’s lone losses person travel to a brace of apical Division 2 programs successful Goodrich and Grand Rapids West Catholic, but Western besides owns wins complete Dexter and Frankenmuth. Western takes connected 3-2 Marshall Tuesday.
21. Haslett (4-0, UR)
Division 2
Haslett started 2026 pinch a 62-56 triumph complete Frankenmuth, pinch games against 0-5 Grand Ledge and 3-3 Williamston up next.
20. Midland High (4-2, No. 25)
Division 1
Midland High improved to 4-2 pinch a 56-47 triumph complete Clarkston, but nan Chemics look a difficult week. After Tuesday’s crippled astatine 5-1 Rockford, Midland takes connected 5-0 Mount Pleasant.
19. Jackson Lumen Christi (5-1, No. 21)
Division 3
Lumen Christi’s lone nonaccomplishment is to Division 1 powerfulness Wayne Memorial, pinch wins complete Mio, Detroit Edison and Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard. Lumen Christ faces a brace of teams from Toledo this week pinch matchups against Toledo Catholic Central and Toledo St. Ursula.
18. Saline (5-1, No. 19)
Division 1
Saline has won 4 consecutive games since falling to South Lyon East, taking a 5-1 grounds into a brace of games against 3-3 teams successful Brownstown Woodhaven and Dexter.
17. Orchard Lake St. Mary’s (5-1, No. 10)
Division 1
Orchard Lake St. Mary’s suffered its first nonaccomplishment of nan season, falling to Saginaw Heritage, 50-32, but came backmost to hit Farmington Hills Mercy, 45-33. St. Mary’s has a brace of large games this week pinch a matchup Tuesday astatine undefeated Warren Regina and a crippled Friday astatine 6-3 Bloomfield Hills Marian.
16. Saginaw Heritage (5-2, No. 17)
Division 1
After a nonaccomplishment to Grand Rapids West Catholic, Heritage vanished nan Christmas break pinch wins complete Orchard Lake St. Mary’s and DeWitt. The Hawks spell connected nan roadworthy this week pinch games astatine Dexter and Bay City Western.
15. Grass Lake (5-1, No. 16)
Division 3
Grass Lake improved to 5-1 pinch a triumph complete East Kentwood but faces a trial Tuesday astatine undefeated Hanover-Horton. Grass Lake finishes nan week pinch a matchup against winless Manchester.
14. Utica Eisenhower (4-1, No. 15)
Division 1
Eisenhower earned a brace of wins complete Romeo and Detroit Cass Tech to group up a matchup Wednesday astatine 6-2 Detroit Renaissance earlier finishing nan week astatine Warren Cousino.
13. Flint Powers (6-1, No. 12)
Division 2
Flint Powers knowledgeable its first nonaccomplishment of nan season. After beating Hartland successful overtime, Powers dropped a 59-49 determination to Division 1 Detroit Renaissance. Powers rebounded pinch an awesome triumph complete a beardown Pewamo-Westphalia squad heading into matchups against Midland Dow and Davison.
12. Detroit Renaissance (6-2, No. 14)
Division 1
Renaissance has 2 losses to perchance nan apical 2 teams successful nan state, Belleville and Wayne Memorial. After an awesome triumph complete Flint Powers, Renaissance heads into a matchup Wednesday astatine 4-1 Utica Eisenhower.
11. Tecumseh (6-1, No. 6)
Division 2
Tecumseh suffered a reliable 54-52 nonaccomplishment to Grand Rapids West Catholic successful a rematch of nan 2025 Division 2 authorities title game, which Tecumseh won. The Indians look a brace of 4-1 teams pinch games Tuesday against Blissfield and Friday against Adrian.
10. Grand Rapids West Catholic (6-1, No. 13)
Division 2
West Catholic has a brace of awesome wins to its credit, beating some Saginaw Heritage and Tecumseh. But nan Falcons can’t relax pinch a crippled Tuesday astatine undefeated Grand Rapids South Christian.
9. Goodrich (6-0, No. 11)
Division 2
Goodrich remained unbeaten pinch an awesome 68-46 triumph complete Parma Western. The Martians look 2-3 Ortonville-Brandon connected Tuesday earlier a crippled Friday astatine 3-3 Lake Fenton.
8. Grand Rapids South Christian (6-0, No. 9)
Division 2
South Christian blew retired Muskegon Reeths-Puffer (64-43) and Grand Rapids Catholic Central (73-45) to sphere its unbeaten grounds heading into a large Grand Rapids showdown Tuesday against 6-1 West Catholic.
7. South Lyon East (6-0, No. 8)
Division 1
South Lyon East had small problem beating Ypsilanti Arbor Prep and Brownstown Woodhaven to stay undefeated. East faces Macomb Dakota Wednesday and South Lyon Friday.
6. Grand Haven (5-0, No. 7)
Division 1
Grand Haven rolled past Byron Center and Spring Lake to amended to 5-0 heading into a week that features games against 1-3 Ludington and 2-4 Jenison.
5. Howell (6-1, No. 3)
Division 1
Howell suffered a reliable 52-36 nonaccomplishment to Rockford earlier rebounding to hit Dexter, 75-54. Howell heads into a crippled Tuesday against 4-4 Salem and Friday against 3-2 Brighton.
4. Rockford (5-1, No. 5)
Division 1
Rockford has won 3 games since falling to Muskegon, beating Howell, Grand Rapids Catholic Central and Coldwater. The Rams person a challenging non-conference crippled Tuesday against 4-2 Midland High.
3. Muskegon (4-1, No. 2)
Division 1
Muskegon, which owns a triumph complete Rockford, couldn’t get past a beardown Wayne Memorial squad successful a 55-48 loss. Muskegon has a brace of reliable games up adjacent against 3-2 East Kentwood and 5-2 Hudsonville.
2. Wayne Memorial (5-0, No. 4)
Division 1
Wayne made a statement, knocking disconnected a beardown Muskegon team, 55-48, heading into a week that features games against 2-3 Dearborn Fordson and 4-2 Livonia Franklin.
1. Belleville (5-0, No. 1)
Division 1
Belleville knocked disconnected a beardown Detroit Renaissance team, 62-52, to item its Christmas-break schedule. Belleville takes connected 4-2 Livonia Franklin connected Tuesday and 2-3 Dearborn Fordson connected Friday.
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