AIA 6A 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 6A.&nbsp;</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Fiesta</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>1. Higley</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2. Highland</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>3. Gilbert</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>4. Williams Field</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>5. Desert Ridge</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>6. Queen Creek</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>West</em>&nbsp;Valley</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>1. West Point</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2. Apollo</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>3. Valley Vista </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>4. Shadow Ridge</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>5. Tolleson</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Premier</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>1. Basha</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2. Perry</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>3. Chandler</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>4. Casteel</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>5. Hamilton</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Metro</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>1. Maryvale</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2. Cesar Chavez</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>3. Trevor Browne</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>4. South Mountain</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>5. Camelback</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>East Valley</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>1. Mesa</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2. Red Mountain</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>3. Mesa Mountain View</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>4. Dobson</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>5. Skyline</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>6. Westwood</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Central</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>1. Millennium</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2. Sunnyslope</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>3. Brophy Prep</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>4. Desert Vista</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>5. Corona del Sol</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Desert Valley</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>1. Sandra Day O'Connor</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2. Liberty</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>3. Pinnacle</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>4. Boulder Creek</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>5. Mountain Ridge</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Desert Southwest</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>1. Cibola</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2. Gila Ridge</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>3. Kofa</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>4. San Luis</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>South</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>1. Tucson</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2. Marana</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>3. Rincon/University</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>4. Sunnyside</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>Millennium</strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Sunnyslope</strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Basha</strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Sandra Day O'Connor</strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Higley</strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Mesa</strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Brophy Prep</strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Perry</strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Highland</strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Liberty</strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Chandler </strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Pinnacle</strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Casteel</strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Red Mountain</strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Hamilton</strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>West Point</strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Apollo</strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Maryvale</strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Desert Vista </strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Tucson</strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Boulder Creek</strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Mesa Mountain View</strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Gilbert</strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Williams Field</strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ol> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Eight possible (ABC Order) added to the 6A playoffs if 8 teams make the OPEN: (Odds are only around 6 will make it, BUT since 6A is loaded, the OPEN could be all 8 from 6A.)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Cesar Chavez</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Corona del Sol</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Dobson</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Desert Ridge</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Mountain Ridge</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>South Mountain</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Trevor Browne</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Valley Vista</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->