Story byAndy VillamarzoThu, February 5, 2026 at 2:40 AM UTC·5 min readThe New York high school boys basketball 2025-26 campaign is closing in on the postseason. Continuing to take the top spot in our latest New York high school boys basketball rankings are theArchbishop Stepinac Crusaders, which are off to a 17-4 start and continue to be the Empire State’s best. Besides the red-hot Crusaders, but who else should we watch for out of New York when it comes to the state’s top high school boys basketball squads?AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe Massey Ratings, officially used during the BCS era, is a model that ranks sports teams by analyzing game outcomes, strength of schedule, and margin of victory. Here’s a way-too-early look at the top 25 teams in the country according to the Massey Ratings, which ranks teams by analyzing game outcomes, strength of schedule and margin of victory, as of Feb. 4.1.
