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Top 25 Virginia Girls High School Basketball State Rankings – Jan.

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January 26, 2026

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Top 25 Virginia Girls High School Basketball State Rankings – Jan.

There’s little change in the latest High School on SI Virginia girls basketball Top 25 poll as all 25 squads return from last week.

Undefeated Princess Anne is again No. 1 followed by The Saint James Performance Academy, Bishop Ireton, Catholic-Virginia Beach and Menchville. Shining Stars Sports Academy, Manchester, Potomac School, Saint Anne’s-Belfield School and Osbourn Park complete the Top 10.

Five teams – Langley, Manor, Thomas Dale, Oakton and Centreville – each moved up one spot.

Here’s this week’s High School on SI Virginia girls basketball Top 25:

Previous rank: No. 1

Record: 17-0

The Cavaliers defeated No. 16 Salem-Virginia Beach, 70-45, and Bayside, 86-13.

Previous rank: No. 2

Record: 12-3

The Strivers extended their winning streak to 10 with a 63-37 decision over Kingdom Collegiate Academy (Tex.).

Previous rank: No. 3

Record: 14-5

The Cardinals defeated No. 11 Saint Paul VI Catholic, 57-53 after a loss to Elizabeth Seton (Md.)

Previous rank: No. 4

Record: 12-8

The Crusaders defeated Norfolk Academy and Nansemond-Suffolk Academy by a combined 148 points.

Previous rank: No. 5

Record: 11-1

The Monarchs are scheduled to play Woodside Tuesday.

Previous rank: No. 6

Record: 12-4

The Panthers defeated Newman (Mass.) and Saint Frances Academy (Md.) at The More Than A Highlight Showcase in New York.

Previous rank: No. 7

Record: 14-1

The Lancers ran their winning streak to 13 with a 93-22 victory over Huguenot.

Previous rank: No. 8

Record: 12-6

The Panthers rebounded from a loss to District of Columbia No. 2 Sidwell Friends School with wins over Georgetown Day School (D.C.) and Flint Hill School (Va.).

Previous rank: No. 9

Record: 13-3

The Saints defeated Trinity Episcopal School, 80-33.

Previous rank: No. 10

Record: 12-6

The Yellowjackets defeated Unity Reed.

Previous rank: No. 11

Record: 16-5

The Panthers dropped an overtime decision to No. 3 Bishop Ireton.

Previous rank: No. 12

Record: 14-5

The Patriots dropped decisions to Monsignor Scanlan (N.Y.) and Gill Saint Bernard’s School (N.J.).

Previous rank: No. 13

Record: 15-1

The Stallions defeated Lake Braddock and Carter G. Woodson.

Previous rank: No. 16

Record: 15-1

The Eagles have won eight straight by double-digits.

Previous rank: No. 15

Record: 12-3

The Wolverines defeated West Springfield and James W. Robinson.

Previous rank: No. 16

Record: 15-3

The Sundevils rebounded from a loss to No. 1 Princess Anne with a 78-7 win over Kempsville.

Previous rank: No. 17

Record: 13-4

The Knights defeated Landstown (75-47) and First Colonial (73-21).

Previous rank: No. 19

Record: 16-1

The Saxons defeated McLean, 55-23.

Previous rank: No. 20

Record: 12-1

The Mustangs defeated Churchland.

Previous rank: No. 21

Record: 14-0

The Knights defeated Petersburg (73-30) and Hopewell (72-46).

Previous rank: No. 22

Record: 15-4

The Cougars defeated Westfield and James Madison.

Previous rank: No. 23

Record: 13-4

The Wildcats defeated James Madison and then-No. 18 Chantilly.

Previous rank: No. 23

Record: 17-1

The Spartans defeated Lord Botetourt (42-31) and Cave Spring (56-19).

Previous rank: No. 24

Record: 14-2

The Bulldogs defeated Indian River and Oscar Smith by an average margin of 65 points.

Previous rank: No. 25

Record: 10-7

The Ambassadors defeated Norfolk Collegiate Academy, 77-32.

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Virginia Supreme Court voids voter-approved redistricting referendum

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May 11, 2026

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Virginia Supreme Court voids voter-approved redistricting referendum

On May 8, the Virginia Supreme Court ruled that the General Assembly violated the state constitution when it tried to redraw congressional districts, nullifying the results of the April election in which Virginians narrowly approved redistricting.

Electoral maps are usually redrawn once every 10 years, but multiple states began redrawing them early after President Donald Trump urged Republicans to redraw district lines to ensure more favorable results for the party in the November 2026 elections.

This started a nationwide political battle for control of the U.S. House of Representatives. Texas was the first of several states to redraw districts favoring Republicans, and Virginia Democrats had proposed a constitutional amendment to allow redistricting in order to favor Democrats.

As of May 8, Republicans had initiated redistricting efforts in eight states; Democrats had led redistricting efforts in three states, including Virginia, the Washington Post reported.

In April, Virginia voters supported the redistricting amendment with 51.7% voting for it out of more than 3 million ballots cast. It could have given Democrats up to four extra seats in the U.S. House, according to the Washington Post (subscription required).

But the Virginia Supreme Court, in a 4-3 ruling, found that there were procedural errors in how the Democratic legislature handled the process, nullifying the election results.

The Virginia Constitution says that proposed constitutional amendments must pass in the General Assembly twice before the public can vote on them: once before an election of the House of Delegates, and again after an election. According to the Virginia Supreme Court majority opinion written by Justice D. Arthur Kelsey, early voting for the general election had already been open for six weeks when the General Assembly cast its first vote on the amendment in October 2025, with more than 1.3 million voters having already cast their ballots.

“This violation irreparably undermines the integrity of the resulting referendum vote and renders it null and void,” the court majority opinion stated.

The court’s ruling means the state reverts to the old district maps adopted in 2021. Based on those maps, Virginia voters elected six Democrats and five Republicans to the U.S. House.

Following the court’s ruling, some Virginia Democrats who planned to run for the U.S. House told the New York Times that they have to abandon their campaigns, while others, such as Tom Perriello who is running for the 5th District, face much more difficult campaigns.

Virginia Democrats on Friday asked the court to pause the nullification of the referendum results while they prepare their appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, according to VPM.

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