Michael O'Brien's Super 25 high school basketball rankings for Jan. 5, 2025
The first week of the new year is traditionally a pretty empty weekend for high school basketball. That has changed a bit over the past few years, with some shootouts cropping up.
But a good chunk of the Super 25 didn't play this week, so there wasn't much movement in the rankings.
Hersey drops out after a heavy loss to Hinsdale Central. The Red Devils are probably too low at No. 16 right now, but there wasn't a good way to move them up with very few teams playing or losing this week.
Evanston is the only new addition. The Wildkits didn't play this week but they had a nice run over the holidays, advancing to the championship game in Centralia. They also have wins against Rolling Meadows and Fremd this season. Evanston's only local loss is to Deerfield.
Super 25 high school basketball rankings for Jan. 5, 2025
With record and last week's ranking
1. DePaul Prep (15-1) 1
Rykan Woo turning heads
2. Rich (8-4) 2
Ikee Brooks stepping up
3. Kenwood (14-1) 3
Devin Cleveland is a star
4. Bolingbrook (15-2) 5
Three big wins in a week
5. Waubonsie Valley (14-0) 6
Better than most realize
6. Brother Rice (14-1) 4
At De La Salle Friday
7. Warren (10-3) 7
Big weekend ahead
8. Homewood-Flossmoor (13-2) 8
Had the week off
9. Benet (14-2) 9
Took care of Stevenson
10. Simeon (8-4) 10
At Lindblom Thursday
11. Lincoln Park (13-3) 11
Hosts Lane Thursday
12. Curie (11-3) 12
Beat Kankakee
13. Niles North (12-4) 14
Gaining valuable experience
14. Fenwick (13-3) 15
Lost to Bolingbrook
15. Mount Carmel (12-2) 16
At St. Ignatius Friday
16. Hinsdale Central (13-2) 17
Knocked off Hersey
17. Waukegan (11-3) 18
Beat Young
18. Kankakee (10-2) 13
Still need a marquee win
19. Young (10-6) 19
Marquis Clark stepping up
20. St. Laurence (13-3) 21
Travels to Chaminade Saturday
21. Fremd (14-1) 22
At Barrington Friday
22. Marist (14-2) 23
At St. Patrick Friday
23. New Trier (13-4) 24
Hosts Glenbrook South Friday
24. Deerfield (11-4) 25
At Maine South Tuesday
25. Evanston (12-2) NR
Finished second in Centralia