Michael O’Brien’s Super 25 high school basketball rankings for Dec. 21, 2025

This was supposed to be a season of massive turnover in the Super 25, with new teams constantly arriving and changes up and down the rankings every week.

That hasn’t happened at all. Only a handful of teams have joined since the preseason and things have stayed remarkably stable overall. Nineteen teams in the rankings have just one loss or fewer.

Leo (8-1), Cary-Grove (8-1), Sycamore (8-1), Woodstock (8-1), Stevenson (7-2), Lincoln Park (9-1), Clark (9-1), Oak Forest (8-1), Stagg (9-1), York (8-1) and Glenbard East (9-1) are all hanging around outside the Super 25 with stellar records.

It’s rare to have so many teams with one loss or fewer heading into the holiday tournaments.

Super 25 high school basketball rankings for Dec. 21, 2025
With record and last week’s ranking

1. DePaul Prep (10-1) 1
Top seed at Pontiac

2. Curie (7-0) 2
Handled Thornton

3. Kankakee (7-1) 3
Beat St. Louis Vashon

4. Marist (6-1) 5
Team to beat in Centralia

5. Warren (6-1) 5
Big Dipper favorite

6. St. Ignatius (9-1) 6
Lost to DePaul Prep

7. Benet (10-1) 7
Winning at Jacobs

8. Homewood-Flossmoor (10-0) 12
Destroyed Rich

9. Loyola (11-1) 9
Took care of St. Laurence

10. New Trier (10-1) 10
Darkhorse at Pontiac

11. Bolingbrook (8-3) 13
Played well in Hawaii

12. Oswego East (8-2) 16
D’Shaun Bolden is a force

13. Neuqua Valley (9-1) 14
Heavy favorite at DeKalb

14. Hersey (8-0) 22
Team to beat at Elgin

15. Palatine (8-1) 25
Beat Fremd

16. Fremd (7-1) 8
Top seed at Wheeling

17. Evanston (8-2) 15
Contender at Centralia

18. Kenwood (7-1) 18
A factor at Big Dipper

19. Waukegan (7-3) 11
Lost to Oswego East

20. Simeon (7-3) 17
Debuting at Pekin

21. St. Laurence (10-1) 20
Could win Hinsdale Central

22. Young (6-5) 19
Lost two out of state

23. Kaneland (8-0) 21
Top seed at Plano

24. St. Patrick (9-0) 24
Major factor at York

25. Geneva (9-0) 23
Survived vs. Batavia