Penn High School’s girls basketball team will open the 2026-27 season ranked among the state’s elite programs.
The Kingsmen are ranked No. 9 in the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) preseason poll released Sunday, Nov. 1. The Coaches poll is a non-class poll.
Coach Kristi Ulrich’s Kingsmen open the season at home against Valparaiso at 7:30 p.m. EST on Saturday, Nov. 7. JV and Freshmen games are scheduled to start at 6 p.m. EST.
Tickets for the Valparaiso at Penn Girls Basketball game on Nov. 7, 2026.
Penn received 239 points in the statewide voting after posting an impressive 24-4 record during the 2025-26 season.
Pendleton Heights earned the No. 1 ranking with 402 points and 12 first-place votes. Homestead, which finished 24-3 last season, is second with 367 points and five first-place votes.
| Rank | School | Points | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pendleton Heights (12) | 402 | 22-4 |
| 2 | Homestead (5) | 367 | 24-3 |
| 3 | Franklin Central (2) | 357 | 13-10 |
| 4 | Northridge | 356 | 20-8 |
| 5 | Pike (1) | 349 | 24-2 |
| 6 | Center Grove (1) | 279 | 29-0 |
| 7 | Fort Wayne Snider | 262 | 18-7 |
| 8 | Plainfield | 259 | 21-6 |
| 9 | PENN | 239 | 24-4 |
| 10 | Bellmont | 228 | 25-3 |
| 11 | Crown Point | 214 | 23-5 |
| 12 | Westfield | 165 | 17-8 |
| 13 | Carmel | 134 | 10-14 |
| 14 | McCutcheon | 106 | 23-6 |
| 15 | Hamilton Heights | 88 | 14-7 |
| 16 | Roncalli | 72 | 27-4 |
| 17 | East Central | 68 | 21-4 |
| 18 | Whitko | 54 | 25-2 |
| T19 | Indianapolis Cathedral | 52 | 20-7 |
| T19 | North Central (Indianapolis) | 52 | 10-13 |
Numbers in parentheses indicate first-place votes. Records are final 2025-26 season records.
Records reflect final results from the 2025-26 season. The IBCA preseason poll was released Nov. 1, 2026.
