Valley City and LaMoure-Litchville/Marion girls have prominent places still in North Dakota Associated Press Sportscasters & Sportswriters Association basketball polls, released Wednesday.
The Hi-Liners moved up one spot to number two in the Class A girls rankings behind new number one South Prairie-Max.
In Class B girls’ rankings, the Loboes stay second behind number one Benson County. LLM did again receive one first-place vote.
Devils Lake remains atop the Class A boys poll, with Wahpeton entering the list at number four. Central McLean is the new number one team in Class B.
Records through December 23
First-place votes in parentheses
NDAPSSA Class A & B Basketball Polls – December 24, 2025
| A GIRLS | Record | Pts | LW |
| 1 South Prairie-Max (13) | 5-1 | 78 | 2 |
| 2 Valley City (1) | 4-1 | 49 | 3 |
| 3 Watford City (2) | 5-1 | 44 | 4 |
| 4 Turtle Mountain | 4-1 | 43 | 1 |
| 5 Hazen | 6-0 | 22 | RV |
Receiving votes: Kindred, Thompson, Oak Grove Lutheran, Carrington
| A BOYS | Record | Pts | LW |
| 1 Devils Lake (12) | 5-0 | 78 | 1 |
| 2 Beulah (2) | 2-0 | 66 | 2 |
| 3 Kindred (3) | 2-0 | 54 | 3 |
| 4 Wahpeton | 2-0 | 35 | RV |
| 5 Central Cass | 3-1 | 15 | 5 |
Receiving votes: Four Winds-Minnewaukan, Shiloh Christian, Killdeer
| B GIRLS | Record | Pts | LW |
| 1 Benson County (16) | 6-0 | 89 | 1 |
| 2 LaMoure-Litchville/Marion (1) | 4-0 | 72 | 2 |
| 3 Central McLean | 4-0 | 44 | 3 |
| 4 Flasher | 4-0 | 39 | 5 |
| 5 Maple River | 6-0 | 13 | RV |
Receiving votes: Hatton-Northwood, Kenmare-Bowbells, Tioga, Drayton-Valley-Edinburg, Langdon Area-Munich
| B BOYS | Record | Pts | LW |
| 1 Central McLean (13) | 4-0 | 81 | 3 |
| 2 North Border (4) | 3-0 | 64 | 2 |
| 3 Our Redeemer’s | 2-1 | 41 | 1 |
| 4 Hankinson | 2-0 | 35 | T4 |
| 5 Wilton-Wing | 3-0 | 21 | RV |
Receiving votes: Ray, Midway-Minto, New Rockford-Sheyenne