New Mexico girls high school basketball rankings
From the farm-fueled towns of the heartland to the bustling concrete canyons on the coast, high school girls basketball is a cultural touchstone.
Basketball engages nearly 400,000 girls to join high school teams per year, according to 2021-22 data from the National Federation of State High School Associations. With almost 18,000 high schools maintaining girls teams, basketball is the most widely offered girls high school sport, beating out track and field and volleyball. Such data paints a clear picture of the sport's cultural impact.
And girls basketball dates back over a century. Iowa, for instance, traces its girls state championship history to 1920. That timeline doesn't lag far behind boys' basketball: Illinois' boys state championship began just 13 years before Iowa's girls event. However, girls across the country weren't given equal representation and support in the sport until the passage of the gender equality act known as Title IX in 1972. Since the arrival of that legislation, girls participation in basketball—and sports as a whole—exploded. Now, girls play basketball in high school gyms across all 50 states.
To dig into competition data behind the ever-growing sport of high school girls basketball, Stacker compiled statewide rankings in New Mexico using MaxPreps. MaxPreps' rankings factor in win-loss record, win quality, and strength of schedule. Keep reading to find out which schools top the girls basketball charts in New Mexico.
Class 2A
1. Escalante (Tierra Amarilla): 22-8 (9-1 in 2A District 5), 9.9 rating
2. Mesa Vista (Ojo Caliente): 23-6 (8-2 in 2A District 5), 9.9 rating
3. Texico: 17-13 (5-1 in 2A District 6), 8.0 rating, 7 straight wins
4. Laguna Acoma (New Laguna): 21-10 (5-1 in 2A District 1), 7.8 rating
5. Capitan: 23-7 (7-1 in 2A District 3), 6.8 rating
Class 3A
1. Robertson (Las Vegas): 28-2 (8-0 in 3A District 2), 19.5 rating
2. Navajo Prep (Farmington): 26-4 (12-0 in 3A District 1), 19.4 rating
3. Tohatchi: 24-9 (10-2 in 3A District 1), 16.7 rating, 4 straight wins
4. Santa Fe Indian (Santa Fe): 23-8 (5-3 in 3A District 2), 13.8 rating
5. Thoreau: 19-11 (6-6 in 3A District 1), 7.0 rating
Class 4A
1. Gallup: 28-5 (9-1 in 4A District 1), 24.2 rating, 6 straight wins
2. Kirtland Central (Kirtland): 29-4 (9-1 in 4A District 1), 23.3 rating
3. St. Pius X (Albuquerque): 22-6 (8-0 in 4A District 5), 17.2 rating
4. Hope Christian (Albuquerque): 22-8 (8-0 in 4A District 6), 16.6 rating
5. Artesia: 19-9 (6-0 in 4A District 4), 13.4 rating
Class 5A
1. Hobbs: 28-3 (5-1 in 5A District 4), 33.3 rating, 10 straight wins
2. Volcano Vista (Albuquerque): 27-4 (8-0 in 5A District 1), 29.4 rating
3. Farmington: 25-4 (9-1 in 5A District 2), 28.8 rating
4. La Cueva (Albuquerque): 23-8 (8-2 in 5A District 2), 26.1 rating
5. Carlsbad: 24-6 (5-1 in 5A District 4), 23.8 rating
6. Centennial (Las Cruces): 21-9 (8-2 in 5A District 3), 22.6 rating
7. Las Cruces: 22-9 (8-2 in 5A District 3), 22.4 rating
8. Sandia (Albuquerque): 22-9 (6-4 in 5A District 2), 21.9 rating
9. Clovis: 20-9 (2-4 in 5A District 4), 19.0 rating, 2 straight losses
10. Albuquerque: 25-3 (10-0 in 5A District 5), 18.4 rating
11. Organ Mountain (Las Cruces): 17-11 (6-4 in 5A District 3), 17.9 rating, 2 straight losses
12. Mayfield (Las Cruces): 15-13 (6-4 in 5A District 3), 15.0 rating, 2 straight losses
13. Eldorado (Albuquerque): 14-14 (5-5 in 5A District 2), 14.0 rating, 2 straight losses
14. Cleveland (Rio Rancho): 15-13 (5-3 in 5A District 1), 12.4 rating, 2 straight losses
15. West Mesa (Albuquerque): 13-15 (2-8 in 5A District 2), 12.4 rating, 4 straight losses
Class A
1. Melrose: 26-2 (6-0 in A District 6), 16.4 rating
2. Roy/Mosquero (Roy): 28-2 (10-0 in A District 5), 14.1 rating, 20 straight wins
3. Cliff: 24-4 (9-1 in A District 2), 11.0 rating
4. To'hajiilee: 27-2 (8-0 in A District 1), 10.4 rating
5. Animas: 21-9 (7-3 in A District 2), 7.2 rating
