AIA 4A Predictions: 2025-26

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>As the season starts this week for most teams with the Thanksgiving holiday tournaments and a few games last week, I want to give my conference predictions for 2A-6A.&nbsp;Today will be 2/3A plus 4A, Tuesday 5A, Wednesday will be 6A. Finally finishing it off on Thursday with my&nbsp;<strong>Top-250 most impactful in the AIA</strong>&nbsp;and Friday I will give some of my predictions (POY, Underclassmen POY, Breakout Candidates Newcomer of the Year).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Here are my predictions for every region in 4A</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Black Canyon</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>1. Dysart</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2. Cortez</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>3. Tempe</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>4. Yuma</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>5. Desert Sunrise</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>6. Coronado</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Dessert Sky</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>1. St. Mary's</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2. Arcadia</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>3. Cactus Shadows</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>4. Saguaro</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>5. Mesquite</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>6. Marcos de Niza</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>East Sky</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>1. ALA-Queen Creek</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2. Eastmark</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>3. Crismon </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>4. Combs </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>5. ALA Gilbert North</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>6. Poston Butte</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>GIla</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>1. Douglas </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2. Sahuarita</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>3. Cholla</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>4. Amphi</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>5. Rio Rico</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Grand Canyon</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>1. Coconino</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2. Prescott</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>3. Flagstaff </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>4. Mingus</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>5. Bradshaw Mountain</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>6. Mohave</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>7. Lee Williams</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Kino</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>1. Salpointe Catholic</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2. Sahuaro</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>3. Mica Mountain</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>4. Ironwood Ridge</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>5. Walden Grove</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>S</em>kyline</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>1. Paradise Honors</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2. Thunderbird</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>3. Greenway</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>4. Moon Valley</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>5. Shadow Mountain</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>6. Barry Goldwater</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>West Valley</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>1. Deer Valley</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2. Westview </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>3. Estrella Foothills</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>4. Peoria </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>5. Cactus</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>6. Agua Fria</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Overall Top-24 for the 4A playoffs:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"ordered":true} --> <ol class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>St. Mary's</strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Deer Valley</strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Arcadia</strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Cactus Shadows</strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Saguaro</strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Dysart</strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Salpointe Catholic</strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Coconino</strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>ALA-Queen Creek</strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Sahuaro</strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Mesquite</strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Westview </strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Eastmark </strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Estrella Foothills</strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Prescott </strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Douglas </strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Paradise Honors</strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Ironwood Ridge</strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Mica Mountain</strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Crismon </strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Cortez </strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Marcos de Niza </strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Tempe</strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Walden Grove </strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ol> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Four possible added to the 4A playoffs if 4 teams make the OPEN:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Combs</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Peoria</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Flagstaff</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Mingus</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->