2026 Rankings: New Additions

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We added over 80 new players to the rankings this time around with the help of local coaches all over the state and the input of a lot of college coaches. It's always great when we can identify more players that are deserving of recognition and like I tell everyone who emails me with a complaint about the number beside their name, the main thing is just being on the list. It's a database for college coaches to work with and now they're gonna find you. That's the important part. We found you, so they can find you. Now work hard and we'll work on getting the order "right," though we all know that could never happen. Here are the five players who debuted the highest in this edition of the rankings!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["631088"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"After first seeing her at a Swift practice way back when, I had been keeping an eye on Madison to see if her game translated to the high school court. The answer is a resounding yes. Thus, her debut at No. 19 on the rankings. She is a big time prospect with a game that looks like she has the potential to end up being a D-I player when all is said and done. A long, tall guard with tremendous handles, she can create her own shot and is just as happy driving to the rim and finishing strong as she is hitting a beautiful step back three. She consistently racks up the assists and has cut down on the turnovers and her all-around game just screams BIG TIME PROSPECT!","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_1_player":["846962"],"_player_evaluations_1_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_1_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_1_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_1_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_1_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"It can be hard to find Livi on social media or Hudl or anywhere else, but we would be stupid to overlook another Ellis girl when it comes to the 2026 rankings. First there was Emrie, then Avery (a senior this year), and now, certainly not least, is Alivia (aka Livi). Tall, long, and very hardworking, Livi is a shot blocking machine. She is also a shot-making machine as I saw game film of her making three pointer after three pointer and not missing any shots from the free throw line. She has great size and gets up and down the floor quicker than a lot of the guards. She makes her debut at No. 23, but I have a feeling she may be on her way up from here!","_player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_2_player":["846963"],"_player_evaluations_2_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_2_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_2_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_2_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_2_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_2_evaluation":"Izzy is a tremendous prospect who I can't wait to see back out there on the floor. Still recovering from a knee injury that she picked up at an invite only college prospect event back in July, I was lucky to have caught a glimpse of her game before. I have no doubt she will be back even stronger very soon. A solid 6'3u0022 player, she fights hard inside and picks up a ton of rebounds. However, she is far from u0022justu0022 a post player. She handles the ball well enough and can hit shots from midrange with ease. Prior to her injury, she looked to be developing into a full on D-I prospect. I look forward to watching her progress when she is able to get back out there.","_player_evaluations_2_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_3_player":["525660"],"_player_evaluations_3_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_3_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_3_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_3_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_3_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_3_evaluation":"It looks like she might be a soccer player at the next level, and that's fine. Do what you love. But, she couldn't not be ranked and ranked pretty highly in the 2026 rankings, due in large part to her phenomenal defense. She is a lock down defender on the ball with great lateral movement and with her size and length, there aren't many guards or forwards out there that she can't defend. No slouch on the offensive end, she can handle the ball and doesn't mind driving hard into the paint and often picking up the u0022and-1,u0022 as you might expect from a hard-nosed soccer player. If she chooses basketball, she's got everything a college coach could want, that's for sure.","_player_evaluations_3_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_4_player":["846964"],"_player_evaluations_4_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_4_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_4_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_4_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_4_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_4_evaluation":"We all know Seiling consistently turns out very talented, very well-coached athletes. Lyndlea looks to be next up. Add in the fact that she's a six-foot guard and you've got something really special. I've seen her rack up the blocks with her great length. I've seen her have big rebounding games, working hard on the block and using her size to haul in rebound after rebound. I've seen a lot of great film of her shooting the three with a nice, high, quick release that is virtually unblockable. I've seen her do it against top level competition, too, which was a key factor in her debuting in the rankings at No. 33, though there's a good chance she could be moving her way up very soon!","_player_evaluations_4_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":5,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-65bbe1ad815b7"} /-->