February National Girls High School Team Ranking Released
The committee which selects the National Girls High School Rankings for individual athletes, which includes representation from the National Wrestling Hall of Fame, USA Wrestling and FloWrestling has released its February National Girls High School Team Rankings.
This ranking includes public and private schools at the high school level from all states, including states with official girls state championship events as well as those with unofficial girls state championships.
The committee has once again named the Top 40 high school teams in the nation but has expanded its honorable mention list by 10 teams to 40 honorable mention teams.
The top two teams in the rankings from January have remained on the top two in February, No. 1 Wyoming Seminary (Pennsylvania) and No. 2 Toppenish (Washington). Wyoming Seminary has nine nationally ranked individuals and is the returning Prep National champions. Toppenish has continued winning all of the tournaments it has ended this year, and is the defending smaller school state champions in Washington.
Moving up to No. 3 in the rankings is Cleveland (Tennessee), which won the Tennessee state dual meet title this year. No. 4 Allen (Texas), which has won two straight 6A state titles and is No. 1 in 6A heading into the state tournament. No. 5 is Harrison (Ohio), which won the Ohio state dual title this year and is defending state team champion.
Rounding out the top 10 teams are No. 6 SLAM Academy (Nevada), No. 7 Lubbock Cooper (Texas), No. 8 Walnut (California), No. 9 Gilroy (California) and No. 10 Broken Arrow (Oklahoma).
As of this ranking, state high school championships for girls have been held in Alabama, Alaska, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Montana, New York, Utah (1A/2A) and Washington, D.C, plus private school state events in Texas and Georgia. There will be over 40 high school state meets held over the next two weekends, with the final few state championships set for March.
The highest-ranked team from a state which has already held its girls state championships is No. 13 Decorah, the 2024 Iowa state champion team. Other 2023-24 state championship teams in the top 40 are No. 15 New Haven (Indiana), No. 30 Soldotna (Alaska), No. 38 Billings Senior (Montana) and No. 40 Minisink Valley (New York).
There are 38 states represented in the February ranking. California has the most ranked teams with seven. Texas is next with five teams. Iowa, Arizona and Colorado have four teams. Teams with three ranked athletes include Tennessee, Oklahoma and Florida.
The committee will have its final rankings released in late March, after all of the state high school championships have been concluded.
In order to grow this program, we need more input from coaches, parents, administrators, journalists and fans to have the strongest and most accurate rankings possible. If you believe a team should be ranked, please provide detailed information to the committee, including team roster and results for the season. Please send all information via email to girlsrankings@usawrestling.org
National Girls High School Team Rankings
Developed by National Wrestling Hall of Fame, USA Wrestling and FloWrestling
Rank/Team (State) (January Ranking)
February 16, 2024
1. Wyoming Seminary (Pennsylvania) (1)
2. Toppenish High School (Washington) (2)
3. Cleveland High School (Tennessee) (5)
4. Allen High School (Texas) (8)
5. Harrison High School (Ohio) (6).
6. SLAM Academy (Nevada) (3)
7. Lubbock Cooper High School (Texas) (9)
8. Walnut High School (California) (10)
9. Gilroy High School (California) (4)
10. Broken Arrow High School (Oklahoma) (11)
11. Olentangy Orange High School (Ohio) (23)
12. Canon-McMillan High School (Pennsylvania), (13)
13. Decorah High School (Iowa) (33)
14. Cumberland Valley High School (Pennsylvania) (15)
15. New Haven High School (Indiana) (16)
16. Hernando High School (Florida) (18)
17. Francis Howell Central (Missouri) (NR)
18. Nixa High School (Missouri) (7)
19. Sunnyside High School (Arizona) (26)
20. Flower Mound High School (Texas) (22)
21. Orlando Freedom High School (Florida) (24)
22. Bixby High School (Oklahoma) (25)
23. Edmond North High School (Oklahoma) (27)
24. Pomona High School (Colorado) (14)
25. Lakewood High School (New Jersey) (HM)
26. Apple Valley High School (Minnesota) (31)
27. Chatfield High School (Colorado) (32)
28. Moanalua High School (Hawaii) (28)
29. Northview High School (California) (20)
30. Soldotna High School (Alaska) (29)
31. Liberty High School (Arizona) (21)
32. Dodge City High School (Kansas) (34)
33. Garden City High School (Kansas) (HM)
34. Curtis High School (Washington) (35)
35. Clarksville High School (Tennessee) (36)
36. Racoon River Northwest High School (Iowa) (HM)
37. Omaha Westside High School (Nebraska) (37)
38. Billings Senior High School (Montana) (40)
39. Central Grand Junction High School (Colorado) (HM)
40. Minisink Valley High School (New York) (NR)
Honorable Mention (40)
Azle High School (Texas) (HM)
Baldwin High School (Hawaii) (HM)
Basha High School (Arizona) (HM)
Baton Rouge High School (Louisiana) (NR)
Blair Academy (New Jersey) (30)
Bemidji High School (Minnesota) (NR)
Bismarck High School (North Dakota) (39)
Carrollton High School (Georgia) (NR)
Central Catholic High School (California) (NR)
Conroe Woodlands College Park (Texas) (NR)
Daphne High School (Alabama) (HM)
Discovery Canyon High School (Colorado) (NR)
Eagle High School (Idaho) (NR)
East Buchanan High School (Iowa) (NR)
Grand Island High School (Nebraska) (HM)
Grantsville High School (Utah) (HM)
Hillcrest High School (California) (HM)
Holmen High School (Wisconsin) (HM)
John H Pitman High School (California), (HM)
La Grande High School (Oregon) (HM)
Lockport High School (Illinois) (NR)
Montgomery Central High School (Tennessee) (HM)
Northwest High School (Tennessee) (HM)
Queens Anne’s County (Maryland) (NR)
Phillips Andover Academy (Massachusetts) (HM)
Pierre T.F. Riggs High School (South Dakota) (38)
Reed High School (Nevada) (HM)
Rogers High School (Arkansas) (NR)
Romeo High School (Mich.) (NR)
Santa Ana High School (California), (NR)
Searcy High School (Arkansas) (HM)
Shenendehowa High School (New York)
South Dade High School (Florida) (NR)
Star Valley High School (Wyoming) (HM)
Taylor County High School (Kentucky) (HM)
Thunder Ridge High School (Idaho) (HM)
Uintah High School (Utah) (19)
Union High School (Oklahoma) (17)
Valiant College Prep (Arizona) (HM)
Waverly-Shell Rock High School (Iowa) (HM)