Globe Top 20 girls' basketball poll: Seeing a powder blue forecast for No. 1
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King Philip, amid a nine-game winning streak, makes its way in at No. 16. Natick falls to 17 after dropping games against Newton North and Walpole, but remains in due to its overall body of work. Westford enters after defeating Lincoln-Sudbury, 47-45, Friday night.
Fontbonne, which has played Notre Dame (Hingham) tough twice, debuts in the poll as well. The next 10, in alphabetical order, are: Billerica, Franklin, Mansfield, Masconomet, North Reading, Oliver Ames, Pembroke, Pentucket, Wakefield, and Walpole.
Records based on scores reported to the Globe.
The Globe's Top 20 girls' basketball poll
The Globe poll as of Feb. 11, 2025. Teams were selected by the Globe sports staff.
No.
Team
Record
Previous
1.
Medfield
15-1-0
2
2.
St. Mary's
17-2-0
4
3.
Bishop Feehan
17-2-0
1
4.
Woburn
16-0-0
3
5.
Foxborough
15-1-0
5
6.
Norwell
16-1-0
6
7.
Cathedral
13-4-0
7
8.
Notre Dame (Hingham)
14-1-0
8
9.
Dartmouth
14-2-0
9
10.
Braintree
16-1-0
10
11.
Chelmsford
15-1-0
13
12.
Norwood
13-3-0
14
13.
Central Catholic
11-5-0
12
14.
North Quincy
14-3-0
15
15.
Quincy
15-3-0
16
16.
King Philip
13-3-0
–
17.
Natick
13-5-0
11
18.
Westford
13-3-0
–
19.
Lincoln-Sudbury
13-3-0
19
20.
Fontbonne
11-5-0
–
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