Division I Top 25 - Week 1

We unveil our first week of Division I Power Rankings

High school basketball season is here. It’s time for power rankings. This is a series we will do weekly for our subscribers. If you haven’t subscribed yet, you can do so below.

Without further ado, let’s get into our top 25.

1. Hilliard Bradley

Games: Saturday at Kettering Alter

Bottom line: Hilliard Bradley has its best roster since 2020. Can they finally break through and win their first regional title this year? Football did it. Is basketball next?

2. Delaware Hayes

Games: Friday vs. Buckeye Valley, Sunday at Cooper (KY) (Mason, OH)

Bottom line: The Pacers were already one of the teams to beat this year. Then they added 6-foot-7 junior Landon Vanderwarker in the offseason.

3. Westerville North

Games: Friday vs. Linden-McKinley

Bottom line: You won’t find a meaner backcourt than what Westerville North has. Add in senior big man NaVarion Adams and you have a team ready to contend at the highest level.

4. Pickerington Central

Games: Saturday vs. Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary (Reynoldsburg)

Bottom line: This may be a fairly new roster, but the Tigers are still not to be messed with. This season may depend on how nasty senior big man Braylin Wells plays on the interior.

5. Reynoldsburg

Games: Saturday vs. Richmond Heights

Bottom line: The Raiders have one of the most talented and highly recruited rosters in all of Ohio. If that will translate to cohesion and wins against a gauntlet of a schedule remains to be seen.