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<p>Each week throughout the 2025-26 regular season, I will release my top 15 teams for every Michigan girls' basketball division. Several writers, news companies, and scouts publish their rankings, so why not join in the fun? Teams are selected and ranked using wins/losses against elite teams, wins/losses against average teams, and wins/losses against uncompetitive teams. My rankings are updated and revised weekly based on results/observations from the previous week. These team rankings are my opinion and are done for entertainment purposes. However, similarly to our player rankings, I feel confident putting my team rankings list out there as a reliable source. As games are played, pre-season expectations yield to game-day outcomes, which alter the rankings. Here are my best teams heading into week seven.</p>
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<p>1. Belleville, D1</p>
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<p>2. Wayne Memorial, D1</p>
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<p>3. Muskegon, D1</p>
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<p>4. Rockford, D1</p>
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<p>5. Grand Rapids South Christian, D2</p>
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<p>6. Grand Rapids West Catholic, D2</p>
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<p>7. Tecumseh, D2</p>
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<p>8. Lumen Christi, D3</p>
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<p>9. Goodrich, D2</p>
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<p>10. Detroit Renaissance, D1</p>
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<p><strong>1. Belleville (9-0) MPR .</strong>724</p>
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<p>2024-25 Record: 28-1, MPR: .667, State Champs</p>
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<p>Key Wins: Detroit Renaissance (+12), Wayne Memorial (+28), Livonia Stevenson (+30)</p>
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<p>Week 6: Defeated Livonia Stevenson 74-45 and Wayne Memorial 77-49</p>
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<p><strong>2. Wayne Memorial (8-1) MPR .703</strong></p>
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<p>2024-25 Record: 21-7, MPR: .638</p>
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<p>Key Wins: Detroit Renaissance (+22, Muskegon (+7), Holt (+30)</p>
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<p>Week 6: Defeated Westland John Glenn 71-7 and lost to Belleville 49-77</p>
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<p><strong>3. Muskegon (7-1) MPR .690</strong></p>
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<p>2024-25 Record: 11-12, MPR: .551</p>
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<p>Key Wins: Rockford (+7), East Kentwood (+24)</p>
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<p>Key Losses: Wayne Memorial (-7)</p>
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<p>Week 6: Defeated Muskegon Reeths-Puffer 69-42</p>
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<p><strong>4. Rockford (8-1) MPR .746</strong></p>
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<p>2024-25 Record: 27-2, MPR: .719, State Runner-Up</p>
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<p>Key Wins: Howell (+16), Grass Lake (+33), East Kentwood (+32)</p>
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<p>Key Losses: Muskegon (-7)</p>
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<p>Week 6: Defeated East Kentwood 77-45 and Hudsonville 48-42</p>
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<p><strong>5. Detroit Renaissance (8-2) MPR .722</strong></p>
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<p>2024-25 Record: 22-3, MPR: .681</p>
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<p>Key Wins: Saginaw Heritage (+1), Eisenhower (+21)</p>
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<p>Key Losses: Wayne Memorial (-22), Belleville (-12)</p>
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<p>Week 6: Defeated Detroit Mumford 60-39</p>
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<p><strong>6. Saginaw Heritage (9-2) MPR .688</strong></p>
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<p>2024-25 Record: 21-4, MPR: .666</p>
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<p>Key Wins: Midland (+8), St. Mary's Prep (+18)</p>
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<p>Key Losses: Detroit Renaissance (-1) and West Catholic (-6)</p>
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<p>Week 6: Defeated Frankenmuth 67-43 and Mount Pleasant 62-23</p>
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<p><strong>7. Howell (11-1) MPR .633</strong></p>
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<p>2024-25 Record: 17-7, MPR: .611</p>
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<p>Key Wins: Detroit Edison (+15), Plymouth (+20)</p>
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<p>Key Losses: Rockford: (-16)</p>
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<p>Week 6: Defeated Hartland 57-35, Novi 65-14, and Marquette 66-28</p>
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<p><strong>8. Grand Haven (8-0) MPR .666</strong></p>
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<p>2024-25 Record: 22-4, MPR: .665</p>
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<p>Key Wins: Spring Lake (+7), Hudsonville (+15)</p>
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<p>Week 6: Defeated Hudsonville 54-39</p>
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<p><strong>9. DeWitt (7-1) MPR .677</strong></p>
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<p>2024-25 Record: 25-2, MPR: .616</p>
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<p>Key Wins: Holt (+11), East Lansing (+7), Haslett (+8)</p>
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<p>Key Losses: Saginaw Heritage (-5)</p>
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<p>Week 6: Defeated Haslett 50-42 and Lansing Waverly 61-29</p>
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<p><strong>10. Livonia Stevenson (10-1) MPR .667</strong></p>
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<p>2024-25 Record: 22-3, MPR: .623</p>
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<p>Key Wins: Groves (+20), Milford (+31)</p>
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<p>Key Losses: Belleville (-29)</p>
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<p>Week 6: Lost to Belleville 45-74 and defeated Livonia Franklin 62-9</p>
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<p><strong>11. South Lyon East (10-0) MPR .710</strong></p>
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<p>2024-25 Record: 12-11, MPR: .534</p>
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<p>Key Wins: Saline (+14), Plymouth (+6), Milford (+5)</p>
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<p>Week 6: Defeated Milford 52-47 and Lakeland 56-39</p>
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<p><strong>12. St. Mary's Prep (8-2) MPR .684</strong></p>
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<p>2024-25 Record: 18-5, MPR: .636</p>
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<p>Key Wins: Clarkston (+24), Farmington Hills Mercy (+12)</p>
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<p>Key Losses: Heritage (-18), Goodrich (-21) </p>
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<p>Week 5: Defeated Divine Child 49-41 and lost to Goodrich 24-45</p>
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<p><strong>13. Farmington Hills Mercy (8-1) MPR .662</strong></p>
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<p>2024-25 Record: 19-5, MPR: .648</p>
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<p>Key Wins: Northville (+6), Warren Regina (+20)</p>
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<p>Key Losses: St. Mary's Prep (-12)</p>
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<p>Week 6: Defeated Bloomfield Hills Marian 46-19, Detroit Lincoln-King 54-17, and Utica 48-24</p>
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<p><strong>14. Midland (7-3) MPR .650</strong></p>
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<p>2024-25 Record: 19-4, MPR: .644</p>
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<p>Key Wins: Hartland (+6), Clarkston (+9)</p>
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<p>Key Losses: Tecumseh (-16), Heritage (-8)</p>
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<p>Week 6: Defeated Davison 53-40 and Midland Dow 48-32</p>
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<p><strong>15. Clarkston (7-4) MPR: .636</strong></p>
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<p>2024-25 Record: 18-8, MPR: .627</p>
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<p>Key Wins: Northville (+4), Detroit Country Day (+2), West Bloomfield (+1)</p>
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<p>Key Losses: St. Mary's Prep (-24), Midland (-9), Powers Catholic (-13)</p>
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<p>Week 6: Lost to Powers Catholic 33-46</p>
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<p><strong>1. Grand Rapids South Christian (10-0) MPR .702</strong></p>
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<p>2024-25 Record: 24-3, MPR: .637</p>
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<p>Key Wins: Catholic Central (+28), Wayland (+22), West Catholic (+11)</p>
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<p>Week 6: Defeated Wayland 49-27 and Grand Rapids Union 78-18</p>
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<p><strong>2. Grand Rapids West Catholic (9-2) MPR .694</strong></p>
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<p>2024-25 Record: 24-4, MPR: .643, State Runner-Up</p>
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<p>Key Wins: East Kentwood (+7), Saginaw Heritage (+6), Tecumseh (+2)</p>
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<p>Key Losses: Muskegon (-22), South Christian (-11)</p>
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<p>Week 6: Defeated Wyoming 59-44 and Grand Rapids Northview 61-40</p>
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<p><strong>3. Tecumseh (10-1) MPR .705</strong></p>
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<p>2024-25 Record: 27-1, MPR: .714, (State Champs)</p>
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<p>Key Wins: Midland (+16), Detroit Edison (+13)</p>
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<p>Key Losses: West Catholic (-2)</p>
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<p>Week 6: Defeated Chelsea 60-27 and Pinckney 70-31</p>
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<p><strong>4. Goodrich (11-0) MPR .693</strong></p>
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<p>2024-25 Record: 23-4, MPR: .615</p>
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<p>Key Wins: Eisenhower (+22), Parma Western (+22), St. Mary's Prep (+21)</p>
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<p>Week 6: Defeated Fenton 59-12, Clio 71-8, and St. Mary's Prep 45-24</p>
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<p><strong>5. Flint Powers Catholic (10-1) MPR .657</strong></p>
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<p>2024-25 Record: 18-6, MPR: .603</p>
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<p>Key Wins: Frankenmuth (+24), Pewamo-Westphalia (+11), Clarkston (+13)</p>
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<p>Key Losses: Detroit Renaissance (-10)</p>
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<p>Week 6: Defeated Clarkston 46-33 and Saginaw United 63-26</p>
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<p><strong>6. Detroit Edison Prep (4-3) MPR .679</strong></p>
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<p>2024-25 Record: 19-7, MPR: .681</p>
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<p>Key Wins: Chelsea (+14), Detroit Country Day (+2)</p>
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<p>Ke Losses: Howell (-15), Tecumseh (-13), Jackson Lumen Christi (-1)</p>
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<p><strong>7. Negaunee (11-0) MPR .652</strong></p>
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<p>2024-25 Record: 22-1, MPR: .687</p>
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<p>Key Wins: Calumet (+20), Ewen-Trout Creek (+6), Ishpeming (+10)</p>
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<p>Week 6: Defeated Gwinn 56-16 and Ishpeming Westwood 46-36</p>
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<p><strong>8. Haslett (7-1) MPR .639</strong></p>
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<p>2024-25 Record: 22-4, MPR: .644</p>
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<p>Key Wins: Fowlerville (+32), Frankenmuth (+6)</p>
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<p>Key Losses: DeWitt (-8)</p>
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<p>Week 6: Lost to Dewitt 42-50 and defeated St. Johns 55-17</p>
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<p><strong>9. Ann Arbor Fa. Gabriel Richard (9-2) MPR .617</strong></p>
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<p>2024-25 Record: 24-2, MPR: .748</p>
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<p>Key Wins: Toledo St. Ursula (+5), Plymouth Christian Academy (+25), Warren Regina (+5)</p>
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<p>Key Losses: Grass Lake (-5), Lumen Christi (-11)</p>
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<p>Week 6: Defeated Warren Regina 57-52 and Marquette 60-30</p>
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<p><strong>10. Parma Western (8-2) MPR .604</strong></p>
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<p>2024-25 Record: 21-3, MPR .664</p>
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<p>Key Wins: Frankenmuth (+4), Dexter (+18)</p>
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<p>Key Losses: West Catholic (-15), Goodrich (-22)</p>
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<p>Week 6: Defeated Battle Creek Harper Creek 68-14 and Jackson Northwest 63-37</p>
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<p><strong>11. Wayland (8-1) MPR .672</strong></p>
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<p>2024-25 Record: 13-9, MPR: .560</p>
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<p>Key Wins: Holland Christian (+7), Byron Center (+20), Wyoming (+15)</p>
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<p>Key Losses: Grand Rapids South Christian (-22)</p>
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<p>Week 6: Lost to Grand Rapids South Christian 27-49 and defeated Middleville Thornapple Kellogg 45-38</p>
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<p><strong>12. Grand Rapids Covenant Christian (9-0) MPR .697</strong></p>
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<p>2024-25 Record: 7-15, MPR .499</p>
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<p>Key Wins: Kent City (+4), Grand Rapids Calvin Christian (+6), Big Rapids (+3)</p>
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<p>Week 6: Defeated Cedar Springs 46-29 and NorthPointe Christian 33-24</p>
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<p><strong>13. Grand Rapids Catholic Central (9-2) MPR .637</strong></p>
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<p>2024-25 Record: 16-8, MPR: .594</p>
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<p>Key Wins: Holland Christian (+10), Grandville (+14)</p>
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<p>Key Losses: Grand Rapids South Christian (-28), Rockford (-35)</p>
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<p>Week 6: Defeated Forest Hills Northern 48-34 and Forest Hills Central 61-52</p>
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<p> <strong>14. Michigan Center (8-2) MPR .601</strong></p>
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<p>2024-25 Record: 19-3, MPR: .623</p>
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<p>Key Wins: Columbia Central (+14), Marshall (+6)</p>
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<p>Key Losses: Lumen Christi (-22), Grass Lake (-6)</p>
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<p>Week 6: Defeated Addison 75-12 and lost to Grass Lake 55-61</p>
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<p><strong>15. Detroit Country Day (5-3) MPR .534</strong></p>
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<p>2024-25 Record: 21-6, MPR: .642</p>
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<p>Key Wins: Plymouth Salem (+36), Ypsilanti Arbor Prep (+20)</p>
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<p>Key Losses: Detroit Edison (-2), Clarkston (-2), West Bloomfield (-2)</p>
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<p>Week 6: Lost to West Bloomfield 34-36</p>
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<p><strong>1. Jackson Lumen Christi (8-2) MPR .672</strong></p>
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<p>2024-25 Record: 19-7, MPR: .613</p>
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<p>Key Wins: AA Fa. Gabriel Richard (+11), Michigan Center (+22), DEPSA (+1)</p>
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<p>Key Losses: Lost to Anthony Wayne (-12), Toledo Catholic Central (-3)</p>
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<p>Week 6: Defeated Toledo Notre Dame 50-46</p>
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<p><strong>2. Grass Lake (9-1) MPR .660</strong></p>
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<p>2024-25 Record: 19-4, MPR: .668</p>
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<p>Key Wins: AA Fa. Gabriel Richard (+5), East Kentwood (+2), Michigan Center (+6)</p>
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<p>Key Losses: Rockford (-33)</p>
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<p>Week 6: Defeated Brooklyn Columbia Central 58-31 and Michigan Center 61-55</p>
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<p>2024-25 Record: 25-1, MPR: .662</p>
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<p>Key Wins: East Lansing (+8), Portland St. Patrick (+24)</p>
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<p>Key Losses: Powers Catholic (-9)</p>
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<p>Week 6: Defeated Potterville 66-20 and Bath 64-41</p>
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<p><strong>4. Beaverton (8-0) MPR .641</strong></p>
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<p>2024-25 Record: 14-8, MPR: .555</p>
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<p>Key Wins: Sacred Heart (+10), Sanford Meridian (+40)</p>
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<p>Week 6: Defeated Clare 64-28 and Sanford Meridian 67-27</p>
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<p><strong>5. Niles Brandywine (11-0) MPR .653</strong></p>
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<p>2024-25 Record: 27-1, MPR: .660</p>
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<p>Key Wins: Kent City (+18)</p>
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<p>Week 6: Defeated St. Joseph 67-37, Bronson 60-19, and New Buffalo 58-11</p>
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<p><strong>6. McBain (8-0) MPR .682</strong></p>
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<p>2024-25 Record: 16-5, MPR: .627</p>
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<p>Key Wins: Manton (+11), Evart (+24), Roscommon (+6)</p>
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<p>Week 6: Defeated Roscommon 40-34 and LeRoy Pine River 65-40</p>
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<p><strong>7. Saugatuck (8-0) MPR .642</strong></p>
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<p>2024-25 Record: 23-2, MPR: .632</p>
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<p>Key Wins: Martin (+15), Lawton (+8)</p>
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<p>Week 6: Defeated Zeeland West 43-40 and Gobles 65-36</p>
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<p><strong>8. Morley Stanwood (8-0) MPR .637</strong></p>
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<p>2024-25 Record: 13-8, MPR: .557</p>
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<p>Key Wins: White Cloud (+18), Newaygo (+18), Kent City (+2)</p>
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<p>Week 6: Defeated Howard City Tri County 69-29 and Kent City 64-62</p>
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<p><strong>9. Roscommon (8-1) MPR .599</strong></p>
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<p>2024-25 Record: 17-7, MPR: .594</p>
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<p>Key Wins: Frankfort (+28), Bay City John Glenn (+4)</p>
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<p>Week 6: Lost to McBain 34-40 and defeated Lake City 57-8</p>
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<p><strong>10. Evart (7-1) MPR .601</strong></p>
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<p>2024-25 Record: 22-3, MPR: .653</p>
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<p>Key Wins: Manton (+16), Sanford Meridian (+23)</p>
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<p>Key Losses: McBain (-24)</p>
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<p>Week 6: Defeated Frankfort 39-27</p>
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<p><strong>11. Hemlock (10-1) MPR .650</strong></p>
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<p>2024-25 Record: 24-3, MPR: .621</p>
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<p>Key Wins: Cass City (+23), Alma (+9)</p>
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<p>Key Losses: Freeland (-14)</p>
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<p>Week 6: Defeated St. Charles 49-42 and Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary 57-37</p>
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<p><strong>12. Kalamazoo Christian (7-2) MPR .597</strong></p>
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<p>2024-25 Record: 21-5, MPR: .629</p>
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<p>Key Wins: Lawton (+23), Schoolcraft (+29)</p>
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<p>Key Losses: Sturgis (-14), Hudsonville Unity Christian (-11)</p>
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<p>Week 6: Defeated Bronson 72-30 and Lawton 55-32</p>
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<p><strong>13. Shelby (8-0) MPR. 613</strong></p>
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<p>2024-25 Record: 19-5, MPR: .572</p>
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<p>Key Wins: Onekama (+3), Hart (+11)</p>
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<p>Week 6: Defeated Muskegon Oakridge 58-14, Onekama 47-44, and Hesperia 53-10</p>
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<p><strong>14. Cass City (6-2) MPR .653</strong></p>
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<p>2024-25 Record: 21-3, MPR: .629</p>
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<p>Key Wins: Sanford Meridian (+2)</p>
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<p>Key Losses: Hemlock (-23), Kingston (-21)</p>
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<p>Week 6: Defeated Unionville-Sebewaing 57-41</p>
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<p><strong>15. Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest (4-2) MPR .586</strong></p>
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<p>2024-25 Record: 21-7, MPR: .587, State Runner-Up</p>
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<p>Key Wins: Macomb Lutheran North (+17)</p>
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<p>Key Losses: Clarkston (-23), Stoney Creek (-9)</p>
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<p>Week 6: Lost to Stoney Creek 32-41, defeated Oakland Christian 56-24 and Lutheran Westland 50-36</p>
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<p><strong>1. Ishpeming (7-1) MPR .626</strong></p>
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<p>2024-25 Record: 18-6, MPR: .610</p>
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<p>Key Wins: Gladstone (+10), Calumet (+12)</p>
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<p>Key Losses: Negaunee (-10)</p>
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<p>Week 6: Defeated West Iron County 79-51</p>
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<p><strong>2. Morenci (8-0) MPR .694</strong></p>
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<p>2024-25 Record: 24-2, MPR: .625</p>
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<p>Key Wins: Concord (+33), Temperance Bedford (+8), SMCC (+8)</p>
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<p>Week 6: Defeated Erie Mason 49-26 and Pittsford 55-24</p>
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<p><strong>3. Kingston (9-0) MPR .620</strong></p>
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<p>2024-25 Record: 21-3, MPR: .637</p>
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<p>Key Wins: Bay City All Saints (+25) and Cass City (+21)</p>
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<p>Week 6: Defeated Brown City 65-39 and Midland Calvary Baptist 69-45</p>
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<p><strong>4. Sacred Heart (7-1) MPR .547</strong></p>
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<p>2024 Record: 21-1, MPR: .622</p>
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<p>Key Wins: Merrill (+10)</p>
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<p>Key Losses: Beaverton (-10)</p>
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<p>Week 6: Defeated Saginaw Nouvel Catholic Central 58-20</p>
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<p><strong>5. Mio (7-2) MPR .622</strong></p>
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<p>2024-25 Record: 18-6, MPR: .592</p>
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<p>Key Wins: Boyne City (+11), Tawas (+17)</p>
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<p>Key Losses: Lumen Christi (-26), Chicago Butler Prep (-6)</p>
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<p>Week 6: Defeated Atlanta 59-23 and Tawas 55-38</p>
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<p><strong>6. Ewen-Trout Creek (7-1) MPR .640</strong></p>
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<p>2024-25 Record: 27-2, MPR: .602, State Runner-Up</p>
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<p>Key Wins: Wakefield-Marenisco (+21), Hancock (+11), Baraga (+19)</p>
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<p>Key Losses: Negaunee (-6)</p>
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<p>Week 6: Defeated Baraga 40-21 and Painesdale Jeffers 55-30</p>
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<p><strong>7. Baraga (9-1) MPR .631</strong></p>
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<p>2024-25 Record: 16-7, MPR: .567</p>
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<p>Key Wins: L'Anse (+12), Houghton (+12)</p>
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<p>Key Losses: Ewen-Trout Creek (-19)</p>
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<p>Week 6: Lost to Ewent-Trout Creek 21-40</p>
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<p><strong>8. Gaylord St. Mary (8-1) MPR .641</strong></p>
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<p>2024-25 Record: 21-4, MPR: .615</p>
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<p>Key Wins: Harbor Springs (+6)</p>
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<p>Key Losses: Petoskey (-4)</p>
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<p>Week 6: Lost to Petoskey 38-42, defeated Central Lake 51-23 and Johannesburg-Lewiston 64-30</p>
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<p><strong>9. Concord (9-1) MPR .675</strong></p>
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<p>2024-25 Record: 22-5, MPR: .605</p>
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<p>Key Wins: Bronson (+28), Adrian Lenawee-Christian (+9)</p>
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<p>Key Losses: Morenci (-33)</p>
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<p>Week 6: Defeated Athens 49-25 and Springport 61-19</p>
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<p><strong>10. Munising (9-1) MPR .616</strong></p>
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<p>2024-25 Record: 20-5, MPR: .579</p>
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<p>Key Wins: Gwinn (+9), Bark River-Harris (+4), Newberry (+3)</p>
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<p>Key Losses: Newberry (-4)</p>
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<p>Week 6: Defeated Carney-Nadeau 71-30, Manistique 59-22, and Newberry 40-37</p>
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<p><strong>11. Newberry (5-1) MPR .522</strong></p>
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<p>2024-25 Record: 16-7, MPR: .574</p>
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<p>Key Wins: Rudyard (+12), Munising (+4)</p>
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<p>Key Losses: Munising (-3)</p>
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<p>Week 6: Defeated Eben Junction Superior Central 39-23, lost to Munising 37-40</p>
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<p><strong>12. Buckley (7-1) MPR .629</strong></p>
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<p>2024-25 Record: 17-8, MPR: .548</p>
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<p>Key Wins: Onekama (+3), Frankfort (+2)</p>
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<p>Key Losses: Manton (-8)</p>
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<p>Week 6: Defeated Leland 53-25</p>
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<p><strong>13. Adrian Lenawee-Christian (8-1) MPR .649</strong></p>
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<p>2024-25 Record: 12-11, MPR: .556</p>
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<p>Key Wins: Adrian Madison (+10), Plymouth Christian Academy (+2)</p>
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<p>Key Losses: Concord (-9)</p>
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<p>Week 6: Defeated Petersburg Summerfield 55-40 and Sand Creek 53-17</p>
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<p><strong>14. Norway (7-1) MPR .577</strong></p>
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<p>2024-25 Record: 16-10, MPR: .531</p>
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<p>Key Wins: Bark River-Harris (+7)</p>
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<p>Key Losses: Baraga (-2)</p>
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<p>Week 6: Defeated Stephenson 62-23, Rapid River 56-20, and Felch North Dickinson 42-36</p>
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<p><strong>15. L'Anse (6-2) MPR .529</strong></p>
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<p>2024-25 Record: 18-6, MPR: .577</p>
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<p>Key Wins: Calumet (+18)</p>
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<p>Key Losses: Baraga (-12), Marquette (-3)</p>
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<p>Week 6: Defeated West Iron County 70-41</p>
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Each week throughout the 2025-26 regular season, I will release my top 15 teams for every Michigan girls' basketball division. Several writers, news companies, and scouts publish their rankings, so why not join in the fun? Teams are selected and ranked using wins/losses against elite teams, wins/losses against average teams, and wins/losses against uncompetitive teams. My rankings are updated and revised weekly based on results/observations from the previous week. These team rankings are my opinion and are done for entertainment purposes. However, similarly to our player rankings, I feel confident putting my team rankings list out there as a reliable source. As games are played, pre-season expectations yield to game-day outcomes, which alter the rankings. Here are my best teams heading into week seven.
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