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New Mexico high school boys basketball teams ranked (Jan. 5)

The first rankings of the new year arrive just as the Albuquerque Metro Championship tips off

Rio Rancho's Dashon Bynum, center, puts up a shot over Volcano Vista's David Lunn, left, and Houston Brown in the boys basketball tournament at Rio Rancho High School, Wednesday, December 31, 2025.
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Here are the January 5, 2026 coaches top 10 polls for high school boys basketball teams in New Mexico. The number in parentheses is how many points the team received — and how many first-place votes, if any.

Class 5A

1. Rio Rancho, 9-0 (155 - 11)

2. Las Cruces, 11-1 (134 - 1)

3. La Cueva, 7-2 (129 - 1)

4. Cleveland, 8-2 (114 - 2)

5. Volcano Vista, 7-2 (110)

6. Hobbs, 11-2 (100 - 2)

7. Sandia, 7-4 (50) 

8. Albuquerque High, 7-5 (33)

9. Farmington, 10-3 (26)

10. Mayfield, 9-3 (24)

Class 4A

1. Artesia, 7-3 (191 - 14)

2. Highland, 5-2 (165 - 2)

3. Hope Christian, 5-3 (148)

4. Del Norte, 6-5 (143 - 3)

5. Taos, 9-2 (131 - 1)

6. Albuquerque Academy, 6-4 (78)

7. Grants, 6-4 (47)

8. Valencia, 8-4 (46)

9. Gallup, 6-5 (37)

10. Belen, 7-5 (35)

Class 3A

1. Santa Fe Indian, 9-1 (188 - 17)

2. St. Michael's, 7-3 (170 - 2)

3. Tularosa, 9-1 (142)

4. East Mountain, 9-0 (106)

5. Tohatchi, 9-2 (88)

6. Bosque, 5-3 (86)

7. Navajo Prep, 7-3 (76)

8. Cobre, 7-3 (56)

9. West Las Vegas, 6-5 (30)

10. Sandia Prep, 5-4 (29)

Class 2A

1. Mesa Vista, 12-2 (98 - 5)

2. Texico, 8-1 (92 - 4)

3. Santa Rosa, 8-4 (85 - 1)

4. Pecos, 8-3 (71)

5. Tucumcari, 4-4 (47)

6. Mora, 6-4 (41)

7. Rehoboth, 5-3 (40)

8. Mesilla Valley, 7-2 (36)

9. Menaul, 6-4 (23)

10. Escalante, 7-2 (22)

Class 1A

1. Logan, 11-0 (108 - 9)

2. Fort Sumner/House, 12-0 (100 - 2)

3. Melrose, 8-2 (76)

4. Cimarron, 7-2 (68)

5. Cliff, 10-2 (65)

6. Roy/Mosquero, 8-4 (41)

7. Mountainair, 9-4 (34)

8. Springer, 7-2 (26)

9. Alamo Navajo, 6-3 (21)

10. Grady, 8-6 (20)

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