THE POWER RANKINGS: Westlake bashes Top 10 teams to solidify top spot in Austin area rankings
Westlake had themselves a week. It wasn’t just that the Lady Chaparrals swept to the Glenn Holiday Classic tournament title with a perfect 4-0 run; it’s the teams they beat along the way: #2 Glenn (58-45); #3 Vandegrift (54-26); #5 Round Rock (59-39); plus a 15-7 Tivy squad. They followed that up with a 70-46 win over #8 Austin High to open district play. Is it any doubt that Westlake (25-0) remains on top of our first Girls Power Rankings of 2026.
Glenn remains at #2, although it’s almost pick-a-name-out-of-a-hat time for positions #2-10. Liberty Hill moved up to #3, setting up an epic clash between the Lady Grizzlies and Lady Panthers on Tuesday night (1/6). Vandegrift leads a 25/26-6A parade to close out the Top 10, interrupted only by 5A Rouse at #9. The Lady Raiders have a showdown of their own Tuesday with resurgent Cedar Park, who’s cracked the Rankings for the first time this season. 4A New Tech remains the only smaller school in the mix.
With non-stop district play from here through mid-February, we’ll see how the comers and goers all shake out. Here’s where they stand as we head into the new year.
VYPE's Austin Public Schools Girls Basketball Rankings
(Last Week’s rankings in parenthesis)
1. (1) Westlake Lady Chaparrals (6A) – 25-0 (4-0 in Glenn tourn,; def. #8 Austin High 70-46)
2. (2) Glenn Lady Grizzlies (5A) 20-2 (3-1 in Glenn Holiday Classic)
3. (4) Liberty Hill Lady Panthers (5A) – 18-6 (2-1 in tournament)
4. (3) Vandegrift Lady Vipers (6A) – 17-6 (1-2 in Glenn tourn,; def. Cedar Ridge 62-35)
5. (5) Round Rock Lady Dragons (6A) 17-5 (2-1 in Glenn tourn.; def. Hutto 55-43)
6. (7) Bowie Lady Bulldogs (6A) – 18-7 (3-1 in tournament; def. #9 Dripping Springs 63-56)
7. (8) Austin High Lady Maroons (6A) 16-7 (4-0 in tournament; lost at #1 Westlake 70-46)
8. (9) Dripping Springs (6A) 16-6 (3-1 in tournament; lost vs. #7 Bowie 63-56)
9. (6) Rouse Lady Raiders (5A) – 16-8 (3-2 in tournament)
10. (10) Lake Travis Lady Cavaliers (6A) – 16-8 (3-1 in tournament; def. Del Valle 52-28)
11. (12) Manor New Tech Lady Titans (4A) 20-2 (Def. Northwest 67-13)
13. (11) Cedar Ridge Lady Raiders (6A) – 10-7 (Lost @ #3 Vandegrift 62-35)
13. (13) Crockett Lady Cougars (5A) 19-7 (Def. Anderson 43-39; def. McCallum 64-28)
14. (15) Hays (6A) 15-8 (3-1 in Hangy Joe’s Christmas Classic)
15. (NR) Cedar Park 14-7 (4-0 in tournament)
