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On Monday, Rivals updated its class of 2026 player rankings for the ninth time. This is the seventh update of the 2026 Rivals150 with the full allotment of 150 players. The movement and additions are based on two key sources: 1) in-person player evaluations through the end of the travel ball season, and 2) film study and intel gathered on prospects since the previous update. Updated 2026 Rivals 150 player rankings Since this cycle’s last update, in August, the Rivals National Basketball team has attended pre-season high school events, high-powered national camps, along with practices, scrimmages, and jamborees. With multiple events taking place every week(end), Rivals has also collected streams and film to comb through for the maximum exposure of countless events and players. The ranking process is a continual and often fluid one. Rivals starts ranking recruits after their freshman-year travel seasons, before their sophomore years of high school. Each recruit can look a lot different for our final ranking after their senior year championships and all-star games are played. We have spent the last several weeks working on this 2026 update so that it will reflect the most accurate and current representation of the recruiting cycle. This work has resulted in 11 players making their debuts in the latest Rivals150 update. We have also continued collecting viewings and data on the previously ranked players, keeping eyes on them since the previous update. These prospects are about to begin their final year of high school ball. The November signing period is only a couple of weeks away. Our next class of 2026 update will come toward the end of the high school season. The goal of rankings at Rivals is to assess a prospect’s long-term potential. As we move forward, a player’s performance on the court and their continued growth will ultimately outweigh their earlier rankings. Again, every player’s arc is different, and each ranking is a snapshot in time. Updated 2026 Player Rankings Here are some storylines from Rivals’ eighth update of the 2026 recruiting cycle. Grading the 2026 On3 100 The basketball player rankings scale is as follows: five-star prospects have grades 98-100, four-star recruits have grades 90-97, and 80-89 grades are for three stars. The first eight prospects in this update are five stars with a rating of 98 or higher. The players ranked Nos. 9 to 110 are classified as four-star prospects, with grades ranging from 90 to 97. The remainder of the 150 and position rankings are considered three-star prospects. Our goal is to assess a prospect’s long-term potential, ultimately manifested by the NBA Draft. The goal of the ranking is not to determine who had the best high school career or who will be the best college player. This is why we aim to conclude each cycle with 14 five-star prospects, following the lead of the NBA Draft Lottery. Our vision, as we end each cycle, is draft night. Tyran Stokes holds steady at No. 1 AJ Dybantsa moved from the 2026 class to 2025 in October 2024, Tyran Stokes moved to the No. 1 player in the 2026 cycle in January 2025. The 6-foot-7 wing has remained the top player in the class for each update since. Stokes is a physical specimen, with his impressive size and a strong, lengthy 225-pound frame. He showcases an explosive burst when getting downhill to the rim, and he has an intriguing ability to process on the ball. The consistent production against his peers is intriguing. Also, the different roles that he takes on in different settings. As an alpha-scorer this summer with the Oaklans Soldiers on Nike’s EYBL Circuit, Stokes averaged 22.4 points on 48.0 percent shooting. During his three summers with USA Basketball, winning U16, U17, and U19 FIBA gold medals, Stokes, in more of a connector role, averaged 10.8 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 4.0 assists. This Rivals150 update expanded the five-star range from two to eight players. Stokes is the only 99-rated player in the class. The other five stars, each with 98 ratings, are (in order) PG Dylan Mingo, SG Bryson Howard (Duke), SF Caleb Gaskins (Miami), PG Deron Rippey, G Brandon McCoy, SF Anthony Thompson (Ohio State), and SG Caleb Holt. As we enter the start of this cycle’s senior seasons, the discussion for No. 1 was not a particularly long one. The season is long, and players are unique enough; this class has some players in the middle of some drastic rises. Can someone else enter the conversation for the top spot? It is a storyline worth paying attention to. Mingo remains top PG as there is no change among top 4 From the time this 2026 class ranking was introduced, in September 2023, Dylan Mingo has been the top point guard in the class. Not only is Mingo the youngest player in the 2026 Rivals150, but his length and positional size, coupled with his crafty handle and competitive nature, have kept him at the top. Now, No. 2 overall in the class, the upside remains high for Mingo. The 6-foot-5 point guard at Long Island (NY) Lutheran earned MVP honors at the NBPA Top 100 Camp this summer and averaged 19.3 points, 7.8 rebounds, 2.6 assists, and 2.3 steals per game with the PSA Cardinals program on Nike’s EYBL Circuit. Mingo is a disruptive defender and a competitive performer at the point of attack. He touches the paint and makes a play, plus the high upside of his continued production, age, and frame. This conversation became very interesting this summer with what Deron Rippey did. Both Mingo and Rippey earned their fifth stars with this update. Rippey was previously ranked No. 8 by Rivals, and Mingo No. 3. Rippey chased every bit of smoke after earning his second consecutive State championship at Blairstown (NJ) Blair Academy. The explosive Rippey earned all-event honors at the Adidas Eurocamp and NBPA Top 100 Camp. He was also the high school MVP of the Steph Curry Camp and Damian Lillard’s camp. How things play out this high school season between these two should be a fun storyline to track over the next few months, and even into the post-season all-star games. The top 5 point guards in the updated 2026 Rivals150 No. 2: Dylan Mingo, Long Island (NY) Lutheran No. 5: Deron Rippey, Blairstown (NJ) Blair Academy No. 20: Lucas Morillo, Boston (MA) Newman School (Illinois) No. 23: Miles Sadler, Scottsdale (AZ) CIA Bella Vista No. 25: Taylen Kinney, Atlanta (GA) Overtime Elite (Kansas) Twenty-seven players in the updated 2026 Rivals150 play their high school basketball in the state of Florida. The top-ranked prospect who calls the Sunshine State home is Caleb Gaskins, at No. 4 overall. Gaskins is a 6-foot-8 small forward at Miami (FL) Columbus High, committed to Miami last week. In all, 31 states are represented in Rivals’ updated 2026 ranking. (27) Florida (15) California (9) Arizona (8) Texas (8) Ohio (8) Virginia (7) Georgia (6) New York (6) Tennessee (5) Utah (5) Missouri (5) Indiana (5) Maryland Kansas and Mississippi State each have four players ranked among the updated 2026 Rivals150. For the Jayhawks, point guard Taylen Kinney is ranked No. 25, center Davion Adkins is ranked No. 27, shooting guard Luke Barnett is at No. 113, and small forward Trent Perry is the No. 140 player. For Mississippi State, shooting guard Willie Burnett is ranked No. 57, center Tristan Reed is ranked No. 67, forward Jalyn Collingwood is at No. 126, and power forward Ladarius Givan is ranked No. 139. While this recruiting cycle was a big slow to get started, already 73 of the top-100 ranked players in the 2026 Rivals150 have committed, along with 104 of the full list of Rivals150 players. Interestingly enough, at the top of the class, on three of the eight, five stars and 14 of the top-25 players are committed. The early signing period opens on Nov. 12 and will run through Nov. 19. While there are seven teams that have three or more players committed from within the Rivals150, there are six programs that have two players within the top 50 of the ranking update. USC, Kansas, Arkansas, Missouri, Gonzaga, and VCU all have two Rivals top 50 recruits in the 2026 cycle. Here are the seven teams with three or more players committed from the Rivals150.
