Riverside No. 1 in final Super 25 rankings
Here are the final Girls Super 25 Upstate power rankings of the 2023-24 high school basketball season.
1. Riverside
The Warriors (21-8) won the Class AAAA state championship, first in program history.
2. Wren
The Hurricanes (28-3) won 17 straight before falling in the Class AAA state title game.
3. Westside
The Rams (24-4) won 16 straight before falling to Riverside in the AAAA Upper State final.
4. J.L. Mann
The Patriots (21-5) lost by only two points to Rock Hill in the Class AAAAA Upper State final.
5. Landrum
The Cardinals (27-4) in Class AA made a state championship game for the first time since 1975.
6. Mauldin
The Mavericks (17-2), defending AAAAA state champions, had a surprising second-round exit in the playoffs.
7. Daniel
The Lions (17-0) won 11 straight games before running into Wren in the Upper State championship game.
8. Blue Ridge
The Tigers (22-6) won Region 3-AAA. They lost in the playoffs to Daniel.
9. Gaffney
The Indians (21-6) won Region 2AAAAA.
They lost to J.L. Mann in the third round.
10. Wade Hampton
The Generals (17-9) beat eventual state champion Riverside late in the regular season.
11. Dorman
The Cavaliers (18-10) won six of their last eight with a one-point loss to Gaffney and playoff loss to Mauldin.
12. Byrnes
The Rebels (17-9) were in control of Region 2-AAAAA until the last two
13. St. Joseph’s
The Knights (21-9) made it to a second straight Class A Upper State championship game.
14. Blacksburg
The Wildcats (13-12) started 4-9 but improved greatly and tied Landrum for first place in the region.
15. Chapman
The Panthers (16-9) beat Blue Ridge down the stretch but did not win a playoff game.
16. Greer
The Yellow Jackets (10-12) made it to the second round of the Class AAAA playoffs.
17. Pickens
The Blue Flame (19-6) lost four of the last five but by only seven to Riverside in the playoffs.
18 Powdersville
The Patriots (14-12) beat Fountain Inn twice down to stretch for second place in Region 2.
19. Fountain Inn
The Fury (19-8) finished third in a tough region and won a road game in the playoffs.
20. Southside Christian
The Sabres (16-6) finished one game behind St. Joseph’s in Region I-A and won two playoff games.
21. Woodruff
The Wolverines (10-14) finished second in Region 4-AAA and lost by only two in the playoffs against Fountain Inn.
22. Christ Church
The Cavaliers (10-13) lost two close ones to St. Joseph’s in the regular season but by 17 in a playoff meeting.
23. Spartanburg
The Vikings (11-16) were only 2-6 in Region 2-AAAAA but won a playoff game.
24. Eastside
The Eagles (11-9) had one of their best wins against Wade Hampton in the regular-season finale.
25. Greenville
The Red Raiders (11-15) to end the regular season won four of six, including at Pickens.