Desert Mountain, Scottsdale, is No. 1 in the Recruit Intel Arizona state ranking dated October 30, 2026, up from a prior recorded rank of No. 2. Hamilton, Chandler, whose prior recorded rank was No. 1, is No. 4.
Every team in this top 10 has a prior recorded rank inside the top 10, and those prior ranks are exactly 1 through 10, so no team enters or leaves this top 10 by prior recorded rank. Basha moves from No. 4 to No. 2 and Liberty from No. 5 to No. 3. Centennial moves from No. 3 to No. 6, Chandler from No. 6 to No. 5, and American Leadership Academy Gilbert North from No. 10 to No. 7. Horizon moves from No. 7 to No. 8, Higley from No. 8 to No. 9, and Perry from No. 9 to No. 10.
Within this top 10, the largest rise by prior recorded rank is American Leadership Academy Gilbert North, 10 to 7, a rise of 3 spots. The largest drops are Hamilton (1 to 4) and Centennial (3 to 6), 3 spots each.
The Arizona top 10
- Desert Mountain, Scottsdale (9-0)
- Basha, Chandler (6-2)
- Liberty, Peoria (7-1)
- Hamilton, Chandler (7-1)
- Chandler, Chandler (7-1)
- Centennial, Peoria (7-1)
- American Leadership Academy Gilbert North, Gilbert (9-0)
- Horizon, Scottsdale (7-2)
- Higley, Gilbert (7-1)
- Perry, Gilbert (6-2)
Records are the published records (W-L) in the ranking data. The ranking run does not expose which finalized games it included, so this is a dated ranking snapshot, not a projection. Arizona is a state edition of Recruit Intel, a national database that ranks teams in every state it rates.
