Another week has passed in the Texas high school basketball season. Over that past week, we had some matchups featuring teams ranked in our Power Rankings, including a 1-vs-2 matchup in the girls 6A hoops.
As the playoffs drawer closer and closer, we have the latest set of rankings with a a couple new No. 1s across the area - DeSoto girls basketball supplanting Duncanville; Fort Worth Christian moving in the boys Private 5A No. 1 spot.
6A Power Rankings
<h3>
6A Boys Power Rankings
</h3><table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="width:25%">
<strong>RANK</strong>
</td>
<td style="width:50%">
<strong>TEAM (RECORD)</strong>
</td>
<td style="width:25%">
<strong>PREVIOUS RANK</strong>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
1
</td>
<td>
Duncanville (18-1)
</td>
<td>
1
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
2
</td>
<td>
North Crowley (20-1)
</td>
<td>
2
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
3
</td>
<td>
South Grand Prairie (14-0)
</td>
<td>
3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
4
</td>
<td>McKinney (20-2)</td>
<td>
5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
5
</td>
<td>Richardson (16-1)</td>
<td>6<br>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
6
</td>
<td>Waxahachie (14-2)</td>
<td>
4 </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
7
</td>
<td>
Coppell (14-2)
</td>
<td>
7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
8
</td>
<td>
Mansfield (15-3)
<br>
</td>
<td>8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
9
</td>
<td>
Byron Nelson (15-2)
</td>
<td>9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
10
</td>
<td>Lake Highlands (13-6)</td>
<td>
UR
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table><p>
*record based on MaxPreps.com
</p><h3>6A Girls Power Rankings</h3><table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="width:25%">
<strong>RANK</strong>
</td>
<td style="width:50%">
<strong>TEAM (RECORD)</strong>
</td>
<td style="width:25%">
<strong>PREVIOUS RANK</strong>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
1
</td>
<td>
DeSoto (19-1)
</td>
<td>
2
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
2
</td>
<td>South Grand Prairie (16-2)<br>
</td>
<td>
3 </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
3
</td>
<td>Duncanville (22-2)</td>
<td>
1 </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
4
</td>
<td>Plano East (13-3)<br></td>
<td>
6
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
5
</td>
<td>Mesquite Horn (19-4)</td>
<td>7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
6
</td>
<td>Plano (15-4)</td>
<td>8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
7
</td>
<td>Allen (14-3)</td>
<td>
4
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
8
</td>
<td>Denton Guyer (15-5)</td>
<td>9<br></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
9
</td>
<td>Arlington Martin (17-4)</td>
<td>
4
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
10
</td>
<td>
Mansfield (14-6)
</td>
<td>
UR
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table><p>
*record based on MaxPreps.com
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</p>
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