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THE POWER RANKINGS: Glenn ends season atop final Austin area Girls Basketball poll
One and done. One regular season finale last week to decide some district races in some cases; determine playoff seeding in others; or just to try and build some momentum heading into the postseason.
That final game did shake up our last Girls Power Rankings of the season a little bit, although not really at the top. The top seven teams stayed in-place, with Glenn holding the top spot followed closely by fellow Leander ISD school Vista Ridge. Too bad they’re 5A and 6A, as a playoff game between them would be fun.
We were also seriously tempted to move Vandegrift ahead of #3 Liberty Hill after the Lady Panthers’ home loss vs. Cedar Park. At the end of the day, however, they stayed where they were, (although the clutch win by the Lady Timberwolves was enough to elevate them back into the Top 10.) Bastrop also moved up a spot inside the Top 10.
The bottom third is where things got interesting. Austin High swiped a big win from Lake Travis to cause both of those teams to move in opposite directions. And a tip of the cap to Lago Vista, who hammered New Tech in their rematch to claw their way back into the final poll.
It’s been fun ranking these teams each week; trying to figure out which is the “better” team when A beats B, B beats C and C beats A. That’s all up for debate and interpretation. That speculation comes to an end starting Monday (2/10) when the 2024-25 Girls Basketball playoffs get underway.
We’ll leave you with this, our final Power Rankings of the season.
VYPE's Austin Girls Basketball Rankings
1. (1) Glenn Lady Grizzlies (5A) 33-3 (Def. Leander)
2. (2) Vista Ridge (6A) 28-6 (Def. Manor)
3. (3) Liberty Hill (5A) 31-4 (L vs. #11 Cedar Park)
4. (4) Vandegrift Lady Vipers (6A) – 27-8 (Def. Hutto)
5. (5) Round Rock Lady Dragons (6A) 29-5 (Def. Westwood)
6. (6) Georgetown Lady Eagles (5A) – 29-4 (Def. Pflugerville)
7. (7) Westlake Lady Chaparrals (6A) – 27-7 (Def. Dripping Springs)
8. (9) Bastrop Lady Bears (5A) – 32-4 (Def. McCallum)
9. (11) Cedar Park Lady Timberwolves (5A) – 24-8 (Def. #s Liberty Hill)
10. (8) Bowie Lady Bulldogs (6A) – 24-9 (Bye)
11. (10) Lake Travis Lady Cavaliers (6A) – 20-13 (L @ #15 Austin High)
12. (13) Savio (TAPPS) – 23-13 (Def. Incarnate Word; L vs. Antonian Prep)
13. (14) Anderson (5A) 20-11 (Def. Navarro)
14. (15) Austin High – 21-12 (Def. #10 Lake Travis)
T-15. (NR) Lago Vista (4A) 18-8 (Def. #12 Manor New Tech)
T-15. (12) Manor New Tech Lady Titans (4A) 24-4 (L @ Lago Vista)
THE POWER RANKINGS: Glenn maintains top spot in Austin area Girls Basketball
The Glenn Lady Grizzlies notched quality wins last week against playoff-bound Hays and 11th-ranked Cedar Park to maintain their top spot in this week’s Girls Power Rankings. The second-through-sixth-ranked teams all held serve as well.
In fact, there wasn’t much movement overall, except for games involving District 26-6A teams. Then-8th-ranked Westlake completed their season sweep of #10 Lake Travis in the Girls Basketball version of the Battle of the Lakes, while then-#9 Bowie knocked off then-#14 Austin High. Both the Lady Chaps and Lady Dawgs stepped over Bastrop, which paired a win over Crockett with a loss vs. then-#15 Anderson. As a result, the Lady Trojans flip-flopped with the Lady Maroons, who still remain in the Rankings.
With just one more regular season game, plus a possible smattering of play-in and seeding games remaining for the UIL Girls, we’ll have just one final Power Rankings for you next week. (Is it just me or has this whole new Division 1/Division 2 split taken most of the fun and drama out of the district races?)
Here’s how things stand heading into the final week of the regular season.
VYPE's Austin Girls Basketball Rankings
1. (1) Glenn Lady Grizzlies (5A) 32-3 (Def. Hays; Def. #11 Cedar Park)
2. (2) Vista Ridge (6A) 27-6 (Def. McNeil; Def. Cedar Ridge)
3. (3) Liberty Hill (5A) 31-3 (Def. Lehman; Def. Hays)
4. (4) Vandegrift Lady Vipers (6A) – 26-8 (Def. Cedar Ridge; Def. Manor)
5. (5) Round Rock Lady Dragons (6A) 28-5 (Def. Hutto, Def. Westwood)
6. (6) Georgetown Lady Eagles (5A) – 28-4 (Def. Weiss; Bye)
7. (8) Westlake Lady Chaparrals (6A) – 26-7 (Def. #10 Lake Travis; Def. Del Valle)
8. (9) Bowie Lady Bulldogs (6A) – 24-9 (Def. Akins; Def. #14 Austin High)
9. (7) Bastrop Lady Bears (5A) – 30-4 (Def. Crockett; L vs. #15 Anderson)
10. (10) Lake Travis Lady Cavaliers (6A) – 20-12 (L @ #8 Westlake; Def. Akins)
11. (11) Cedar Park Lady Timberwolves (5A) – 23-8 (Def. Lockhart; L vs. #1 Glenn)
12. (12) Manor New Tech Lady Titans (4A) 24-3 (Def. Travis; Bye)
13. (13) Savio (TAPPS) – 22-12 (Bye; Def. TMI-Episcopal)
14. (15) Anderson (5A) 19-11 (Def. Ann Richards; Def. #7 Bastrop)
15. (14) Austin High – 20-12 (Bye; L @ #9 Bowie)