Girls Basketball Rankings, Week 2
Conference play is officially underway, and all classifications of girls basketball saw shifts in this week’s rankings. The Wyoming Five Star Weekly Rankings revealed the early sentiment toward 4A #1 Chey. East, and 3A #1 Cody, with a second-consecutive week of unanimous #1-rankings.
The 2A Class is very competitive this season, with Sundance, Big Horn, Wyoming Indian, and Tongue River all vying for another opportunity to play each other. This will be a big week in the class, as Big Horn hosts #1 Sundance on Jan. 24.
The 1A Class is also very intriguing — Burlington, Southeast, Cokeville, and Little Snake River with valid arguments for championship-contention.
All the rankings for every classification can be found at https://wyomingfivestar.com/rankings/. Here are the official rankings, voted on by Coaches and Media Members of Wyoming:
4A Girls
#1 Cheyenne East (10-2)
The Thunderbirds were selected as a unanimous #1 again in this weeks Ranking Poll. East appears to be very solid in 2026 — taking down Sheridan and Campbell County last weekend decisively. With conference play officially underway, it’s exciting to see what this program could do to 4A East.
#2 Green River (10-2)
The Wolves were selected unanimously as #2 again this week, with really good performances over Evanston and Riverton. The 4A West is traditionally tough, but it looks like the Wolves are positioned perfectly. This week they travel to Casper for unranked matchups with Natrona County and Kelly Walsh. Isabel Vasco leads the way with 18.0ppg.
#3 Laramaie (8-4)
Laramie has cracked its way into the top-5 this week, and in a big way with demonstrative wins over Thunder Basin and South. They’re led by junior Josie Mathill who averages 10.5ppg. This is a deep team, with 9 players seeing consistent minutes. Only two seniors on the team makes this program very intriguing to watch over the next few seasons. That’s not to say the Lady Plainsmen won’t pull something together this year — watch out 4A East.
#4 Star Valley (6-4)
The Braves are an interesting team in 2026 — receiving the most top-five votes out of any other program in the state — but nearly every single vote was cast for the #5 ranked spot. However, because of the volume of top-5 votes, the Lady Braves were selected as this week’s #4 ranked program. Led by Kade Erickson, this team has only won six games, but against only lost by two points to #1 Chey. East, and one point to #2 Green River. It seems this team fascinates our coaches voting group — maybe because they’ve held teams to only 388 total points through 10 games.
#5 Cheyenne Central (6-6)
The Indians of Chey. Central round out this week’s rankings with a 6-6 record. They’re led by Hadley Uhrich with 10.5ppg. Central beat Sheridan, and Campbell County last weekend. They suffered four losses to big programs out-of-state, so don’t let their record fool you. 4A East competition should reveal a lot about this program, so stay tuned.
3A Girls
#1 Cody (11-0)
The Fillies are ranked #1 again this week — and that may not change. Cody is absolutely loaded this year, led by junior Grace Hays. She leads Wyoming with 26.6ppg, and 6.5 steals per game. The rotation of the Fillies is very solid, with size, IQ, experience, and athleticism. Guards like Maddie Beaudrie and Haley Dansie round out the ball-handling with Hays, and Sydney Simone and Macy Ball shore things up inside. Evelyn Augedahl leads them in rebounds with 8.0 per game. This week the Fillies play their next-door neighbor, the Powell Panthers.
#2 Lander Valley (11-2)
The Tigers are ranked #2 again this week, a unanimous selection by coaches and media across 3A. They’ve played fairly well thus far, only dropping to #1 Cody last month, and unranked Wheatland last week. This starting five has been together for a long time now, and Head Coach Drew Powell is starting to mesh with them. Led by junior Daisy Goklish (13.2ppg), and the tandem-guard combo Hayden Goggles and Breanna Lincoln (11ppg, and 11.5ppg). The Tigers venture to Lyman this week for a conference game against the unranked Eagles.
#3 Pinedale (11-1)
Pinedale continues to shoot the ball very well this season, and have earned the #3 ranking in 3A. Erica Wilson headlines with 18.8ppg. They’ve beaten a handful of 3A East teams, including Rawlins and Newcastle last week, but have yet to play anyone in the top-5 since opening night against Lander Valley. This week, the Wrangles will play against Mountain View at home.
#4 Wheatland (9-4)
The Bulldogs look pretty tough in 2026. They’re led by Lily Anderson, a junior, with 25.8ppg. She’s been playing extremely well on the perimeter — burying 27 three-balls already, and grabbing about four steals per game. If the Bulldogs can rally around Anderson, and find a little more offense elsewhere, this is a tough team to beat. Last week they beat #2 Lander Valley at home, and this week they play at Torrington and Burns for two conference games.
#5 Lovell (9-3)
Lovell is an intriguing team with an intriguing roster. The Walker sisters are starting to play really well, with Ali averaging a team-high 10.2, and Avery right behind with 9.3. The Bulldogs can score, though, averaging about 54 points per game. They hold teams to 42 points per game, but it’s too early to tell how well this team will translate in a tough 3A West conference.
2A Girls
#1 Sundance (11-2)
The Bulldogs are the top-team in 2A for the second week in a row, leading the coaches voting poll again. Sundance is led by one of the best players in 2A, Jaylin Mills. She’s scoring 23.2ppg, and shoots 45% from the 3-point line. Now that we’re officially into conference play, we’ll see how the Bulldogs do at home against Wright, and #2 Big Horn on the road.
#2 Big Horn (10-2
The Rams are extremely tough this year. They’re led by Afton Cummins, who is 2nd in 2A scoring (22.3ppg), and 2nd in 2A for rebounding (10.8rpg). She’s averaging a double-double, and even had quadruple-double against Shoshoni. The Rams rotation is beginning to solidify, and they’re poised to move up in the rankings. This weekend, they play against #1 Sundance at home.
#3 Wyoming Indian (12-4)
The Chiefs are an intriguing team this year. Their ability to control the half-court is very impressive, with stifling zone defense and crafty inside offense. The Chiefs are led by Taya Dixey who averages 13.2ppg and 5.1 rebounds per game. Aleta Moss-coached teams are extremely tough to play late in the season — you can expect them to be in the conversation come March.
#4 Tongue River (9-4)
Tongue River received multiple top-5 votes this week, with one vote for the #3 spot. The Eagles are playing very well — only lost to #2 Big Horn by two points, and beat #5 Pine Bluffs by seven last week. This Eagles program is led by Chaney Reish, who averages 19.4ppg, and 8.2 rebounds per game. They don’t play again until February 5th, against #2 Big Horn, who they just low to by two on Jan. 15th.
#5 Pine Bluffs (7-7)
The Hornets are an intriguing team this year — led by Lindsey Forbes. They’ve played a tough schedule, against #1 Sundance (L, 34-59), #3 Tongue River (L, 36-43), and #2 Big Horn (L, 33-50). If this program can land one top-5 win, a lot could change for the Hornets.
1A Girls
#1 Burlington (11-3)
The Huskies are voted #1 team in 1A again this week. They are now 11-3, with 2-0 conference record, and appear to be firing on all cylinders. Sarah McNiven and Paxton Philpott are averaging 10.0 and 10.0 respectively. McNiven nearly averages a double-double, with 9.9 rebounds per game. Although the Huskies dropped two games this past weekend, they were to 3A Powell and 3A Lovell, showing their commitment to playing tough teams.
#2 Southeast (11-3)
Southeast is a very intriguing team. The Cyclones picked up two more wins this past weekend, over Lingle and Encampment. The Cyclones are led by Brylie Booth (12.8ppg) and Kaycee Kosmicki (10.9ppg). They’ve played great over the last month, and look to continue that this weekend against Lusk and Lingle (again).
#3 Cokeville (11-2)
The Panthers are looking very competitive again in 2026, and they’re up two spots from last week’s rankings. Addison Barnes leads the way with 18.2ppg (2nd in 1A). They’ve won their last seven games, including big wins over #4 Snake River, and Ft. Washakie (71-29).
#4 Little Snake River (7-2)
The Rattlers are powered by their duo — Kenzie Evans and Elyse Kisner. They average 19.7ppg and 16.3ppg, with Evans collecting 9.3 rebounds a game. This is a deep team with a great supporting cast. They play a conference opponent this weekend in Ft. Washakie.
#5 Upton (6-4)
The Bobcats are not a particularly deep team, only suiting eight players. However, Bella Keller averages 17.9ppg to lead Upton in their wins. This weekend they play against conference opponent, Kaycee.