Marisa Davis and Valley Vista top the 6A rankings. See the complete list as the season gets ready to tip off,

The Arizona Interscholastic Association’s start date is Jan. 18 for high school winter sports competition, including girls basketball.

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to grip the state, many teams in various school districts are uncertain whether they will play this season. Several top

6A

1. Surprise Valley Vista 2. Chandler Hamilton 3. Phoenix Xavier Prep 4. Phoenix Sandra Day O’Connor

5. Gilbert Perry

6. Mesa Westwood 7. Tucson

8. Mesa Dobson

9. Phoenix Mountain Pointe 10. Phoenix Desert Vista

5A

1. Goodyear Millennium 2. Cave Creek Cactus Shadows

3. Peoria Sunrise Mountain 4. Queen Creek Casteel 5. Buckeye Verrado 6. Gilbert

7. Sierra Vista Buena 8. Phoenix Horizon 9. Gilbert Williams Field

10. Tucson Rincon/University

4A

teams such as defending 1A conference state champion Rock Point, new 2A addition Ganado and 3A’s Window Rock will not compete this season.

Here are The Arizona Republic’s girls basketball 2021 preseason rankings for 6A through 1A conferences, based on teams that are planning to compete this season. The rankings will be updated throughout the season based on team performances: 1. Chandler Seton Catholic 2. Tucson Sahuaro 3. Tucson Salpointe Catholic

4. Gilbert Mesquite 5. Buckeye

6. Flagstaff

7. Phoenix Greenway 8. Phoenix Shadow Mountain

9. Glendale Deer Valley

10. Scottsdale Saguaro

3A

1. Page

2. Tucson Sabino 3. Thatcher

4. Camp Verde

5. Tucson Tanque Verde 6. American Leadership Academy - Gilbert North 7. Tuba City

8. Holbrook

9. Florence

10. Winslow

2A

1. Camp Verde 2. Bisbee

3. Phoenix Country Day

4. San Carlos 5. Phoenix Valley Lutheran

6. Pima

7. St. Johns

8. Globe

9. St. John Paul II

10. Sedona Red Rock

1A

1. Gilbert Leading Edge

2. St. David

3. Salome

4. Williams

5. Arete Prep

6. Grand Canyon 7. Sells Baboquivari 8. Anthem Prep 9. Elfrida Valley Union 10. Ray

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ROB SCHUMACHER/THE REPUBLIC Tucson Sahuaro guard Hayli Kubly (14) battles for position with Seton Catholic guard Lexi McNabb in the Class 4A state championship at Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Feb. 29 in Phoenix.