MassLive released its sixth Western Mass. girls basketball Top 20 ranking for the 2025-2026 season on January 28.
Previous Rankings: Dec. 10, Dec. 19, Jan. 7, Jan. 14, Jan. 21
Western Mass. Top 20 Ranking
- Springfield Central (9-3; 1)
- Longmeadow (8-4; 5)
- Minnechaug (10-2; 2)
- Northampton (8-4; 3)
- Pittsfield (9-4; 4)
- Frontier (12-2; 6)
- South Hadley (4-8; 7)
- Drury (10-3; 8)
- Pope Francis (9-4; 10)
- Wahconah (9-4; 9)
- Springfield International (10-4; 11)
- Belchertown (7-4; 13)
- East Longmeadow (9-3; 14)
- Southwick (8-3; 12)
- Hampshire (7-5; 15)
- Hoosac Valley (5-9; 16)
- Lee (10-3; 17)
- West Springfield (9-4; 18)
- Granby (10-3; 19)
- Mount Greylock (8-6; 20)
On the Bubble: Ware (11-2); Mahar (11-2)
Only a handful of teams played multiple games this past week, with Winter Storm Fern forcing teams to reschedule between Saturday and Tuesday.
Longmeadow sat out the weekend after a clutch victory over Minnechaug on Thursday. Laura Minardi led with a game-high 18 points and Emersynn Cage chipped in 16 points as the Lancers clinched their fifth win in a row, picking up steam with the postseason approaching.
Frontier holds its position after a narrow loss to Pittsfield on Jan. 21, falling to the Generals in overtime. The Red Hawks recovered with wins over Southwick and South Hadley, with Addie Harrington dropping 28 points in Frontier’s win over the Tigers on Tuesday.
Pope Francis moves up after earning wins over West Springfield, Wahconah and Hoosac Valley. The Cardinals avenged their loss earlier this season to the Warriors and completed the season sweep of the Hurricanes, marking six wins in a row for Pope Francis.
East Longmeadow also picked up a win over Southwick, knocking off the Rams on Thursday. Ella Culbertson-Chaszar knocked down four three-pointers en route to a game-high 19 points for the Spartans, avenging their loss to Southwick earlier this season.
