From the preseason, there has been no doubt about who has been regarded as the best in AA basketball.
Minot girls and Century boys were both voted number one in the seventh straight polls for this season, released Monday by the North Dakota Associated Press Sportscasters & Sportswriters Association.
At 9-0, the Majettes have had one win by three points, one by 11 and another by 12, but they have won their other six games by at least 25 points.
The defending state champion Patriots are 8-0, have scored at least 90 points three times and have won 23 straight dating back to last season.
records through January 10
first-place votes in parentheses
NDAPSSA AA Basketball Polls – January 12, 2026
| AA GIRLS | Record | Pts | LW |
| 1 Minot (16) | 9-0 | 88 | 1 |
| 2 Century (2) | 7-0 | 73 | 2 |
| 3 Mandan | 8-0 | 49 | 3 |
| 4 Davies | 6-1 | 39 | 4 |
| 5 Horace | 6-2 | 13 | RV |
Receiving votes: Legacy
| AA BOYS | Record | Pts | LW |
| 1 Century (16) | 8-0 | 87 | 1 |
| 2 Bismarck (2) | 8-0 | 72 | 2 |
| 3 Horace | 8-1 | 57 | 3 |
| 4 Davies | 6-2 | 32 | 4 |
| 5 Dickinson | 6-2 | 20 | 5 |
Receiving votes: Minot