OHSAA Division III Rankings: 2-4

<p>The OHSAA basketball regular season is about 75% complete, so this is the perfect time to update our rankings in each Division. In this article we'll take a look at the top Division III teams.</p>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">1. Toledo Central Catholic (14-2)</h2>   <p>The Irish have caught fire and their two losses this season come to Michigan powerhouse Detroit Catholic Central and Division II favorite Lima Sr, and the Irish have plenty of signature wins.</p>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">2. Bishop Hartley (12-3)</h2>   <p>The Hawks beat Division II powerhouse North Canton Hoover over the weekend and also hold wins over Jonathan Alder, St Charles, Cincinnati Aiken, Big Walnut, Summit Country Day and more this season.</p>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">3. Cincinnati La Salle (13-4)</h2>   <p>After a four game losing streak, La Salle has bounced back to win three in a row including a buzzer-beater Vs rival Moeller. Look for the Lancers to try and close out GCL-South play strong the next two Friday nights.</p>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">4. Trotwood-Madison (13-1)</h2>   <p>The Rams have a massive game against Lima Sr coming up this weekend and already hold wins over teams like Dayton Dunbar, Bishop Watterson, Kettering Alter, Summit Country Day, Urbana and Archbishop Hoban.</p>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">5. Hamilton Badin (15-2)</h2>   <p>The Rams haven't lost since the new year began and they've beat conference rivals Chaminade Julienne, Archbishop McNicholas and Kettering Alter by double-digits since the calendar flipped to 2026.</p>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">6. Alliance (16-2)</h2>   <p>The Aviators have rose up to the challenge with top competition from across Stark County this season, taking games VS Massillon Washington and Canton McKinley to overtime, beating the Pups. They are peaking right now, winning their last 8 games.</p>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">7. Akron STVM (9-8)</h2>   <p>With so many tight games this season, it's been tough to pinpoint exactly how good this Akron STVM team is. They hold wins over Euclid, Padua, Garfield Heights, Lutheran West, Akron Garfield, Cleveland Central Catholic, CVCA, Archbishop Moeller and Archbishop Hoban. However their 8 losses is the most of any team ranked in the top 10 of any Division.</p>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">8. Garfield Heights (11-6)</h2>   <p>The Bulldogs took a surprising loss Vs Cleveland Central Catholic this week and remain one of the bigger mysteries in OHSAA. When they are on, they can beat anybody in the Division.</p>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">9. Archbishop Hoban (9-5)</h2>   <p>One of the strangest teams to figure out, the Knights just got a blowout win at Youngstown Ursuline and already held wins over Youngstown Chaney and Canton McKinley. Back-to-back 30+ point losses to Trotwood-Madison and Cincinnati Aiken stand out in the wrong way when looking at their resume.</p>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">10. Steubenville (15-1)</h2>   <p>The Big Red's lone loss comes to West Virginia powerhouse Wheeling Central Catholic, we'll see if Steubenville is built for the bright lights of playoff basketball.</p>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Watchlist (By Region)</h2>   <p>Miami Trace (13-2)</p>   <p>Marietta (15-3)</p>   <p>Bishop Watterson (12-3)</p>   <p>Columbus DeSales (11-4)</p>   <p>Youngstown Ursuline (14-4)</p>   <p>CVCA (13-3)</p>   <p>Kenston (16-2)</p>   <p>Youngstown Chaney (12-3)</p>   <p>Hawken (14-4)</p>   <p>Lima Shawnee (12-5)</p>   <p>Oregon Clay (12-4)</p>   <p>Goshen (14-3)</p>

The OHSAA basketball regular season is about 75% complete, so this is the perfect time to update our rankings in each Division. In this article we'll take a look at the top Division III teams.