NWBA Junior Division January Power Rankings
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO. – The Junior Division Executive Committee of the National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA) has released the January (2026) power rankings for both the Varsity and Prep levels of play.
Rankings are developed monthly by the Junior Division Ranking Working Group, consisting of diverse team representatives and coaches from the Junior Division.
The top 16 ranked Varsity teams will be invited to play in the NWBA Varsity Wheelchair Basketball National Championships. Varsity teams ranked 17-36 may receive an invite to participate in the NWBA Varsity Invitational Wheelchair Basketball Tournament.
The top 16 ranked teams from Prep are offered an invitation to participate in the NWBA Prep Wheelchair Basketball National Championships.
If a team does not accept their bid for postseason play, invitations will be sent to the next team, in order of ranking, until all tournaments are filled with teams.
The 2026 NWBA Junior Division National Championships are scheduled for March 20 - March 22, 2026 in West Monroe, Louisiana.
For questions, please contact the Junior Division Executive Committee at nwba.org/juniordivision.
Varsity Rankings
1. Dallas Jr. Mavs (Blue)
2. KC Kings (Gold) ***
3. RHI Racers***
4. BlazeSports Jr. Hawks (Red)
5. Cincinnati Dragons
6. Rancho Halos ***
7. WASA Marquette Eagles ***
8. LWSRA/Synergy Hawks (1)
9. Brooks Bullsharks
10. Nebraska Red Dawgs
11. Charlotte Rollin' Hornets
12. Mary Free Bed Jr. Pacers
13. Katie's Komets
14. RMF Trojans
15. Fairfax Falcons
16. Courage Kenny Jr. Rolling T'Wolves ***
17. Adaptive Sports Ohio (ASOC)
18. ATX (Austin)
19. Jr. Road Warriors
20. New York Fury
21. Bennett Blazers
22. Louisville Lightning
23. TIRR Memorial Hermann Hotwheel
24. Lakeshore Lakers
25. ParaSport Spokane
26. Orlando Dreamers
27. Music City Thunder
28. KC Kings (Red)
29. Mad City Badgers
30. Dallas Jr. Mavs (White)
31. Bridge City Rolling Blazers
32. Chicago Skyhawks
*** Denotes automatic bid by results from a Conference Championships and/or Regional Qualifying Tournaments.
Varsity teams may receive an automatic bid and qualify to receive an invite to a national tournament by results from a Conference Championships and/or Regional Qualifying Tournaments. One automatic bid will be provided for Conference Championships. Regional Qualifying Tournaments will receive qualifying bids per the following criteria:
-Five (5) Teams or less = 1 Bid
-Six (6) Teams or more = 2 bids
Prep Rankings
1. ATX (Austin)
2. CK Rolling Rowdies
3. WASA Marquette Eagles
4. LWSRA/Synergy Hawks
5. Music City Thunder
6. BlazeSports Jr. Hawks
7. Lakeshore Sharks
8. Mary Free Bed Jr. Pacers
9. RHI Jr. Racers
10. Katie's Komets
11. New York Rolling Fury
12. Cincinnati Dragons
13. Louisville Lightning
14. Dallas Jr. Mavs (Blue)
15. Fairfax Falcons
16. Rancho Jr. Halos
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