AIA 5A 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. Yesterday was <strong>2A/3A </strong>and <strong>4A</strong>, today <strong>5A</strong> and Wednesday will be <strong>6A</strong>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Thursday I will release my <strong>Top-250 most impactful in the AIA.</strong> Friday I will give some of my predictions or <strong>AIA Superlatives</strong> (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 5A.&nbsp;</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Central Valley</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>1. La Joya</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2. Independence</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>3. Washington</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>4. Sierra Linda</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>5. Copper Canyon</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>6. Glendale</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Dessert West</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>1. Canyon View</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2. Desert Edge </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>3. Verrado</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>4. Paradise Valley</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>5. North Canyon</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>6. Buckeye</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>7. Youngker</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Northwest Valley</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>1. Ironwood</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2. Willow Canyon</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>3. Centennial</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>4. Sunrise Mountain</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>5. Kellis</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>6. Lake Havasu</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Metro</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>1. Central</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2. Carl Hayden</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>3. McClintock</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>4. North</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>5. Fairfax</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>6. Alhamba</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>7. Metro Tech</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>East Sky</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>1. Mountain Pointe </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2. Desert Mountain</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>3. Chaparral </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>4. Notre Dame Prep</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>5. Horizon</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>6. Campo Verde</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>7. AZ College Prep</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Sonoran</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>1. Catalina Foothills</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2. Mountain View Marana</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>3. Casa Grande</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>4. Vista Grande</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>5. Maricopa</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>6. Canyon Del Oro</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Southern</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>1. Cienega</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2. Buena</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>3. Nogales</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>4. Pueblo</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>5. Desert View</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>6. Flowing Wells</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Overall Top-24 for the playoffs:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"ordered":true} --> <ol class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Central</strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Ironwood</strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Carl Hayden</strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Willow Canyon</strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Mountain Pointe</strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Centennial</strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Canyon View</strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Desert Mountain</strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Cienega</strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>McClintock </strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Chaparral</strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Notre Dame Prep</strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Horizon</strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Buena</strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Desert Edge</strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Verrado</strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Campo Verde</strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Catalina Foothills</strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Mountain View Marana</strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Paradise Valley</strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>La Joya</strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Independence </strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>North</strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Sunrise Mountain</strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ol> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Four possible added to the 5A playoffs if 4 teams make the OPEN:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Casa Grande</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>AZ College Prep</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Nogales</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Fairfax</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->