Here is the first in-season installment of the Boston Herald EMass Top 25 girls basketball rankings. Records are through Saturday, December 30 and are as close to accurate as we could ascertain. Only games that count towards tournament seeding are stated. Coaches and athletic directors are encouraged to report their scores to Arbiter.

1. St. Mary’s (7-0)

2. Cathedral (5-1)

3. Foxboro (5-1)

4. Bishop Feehan (3-2)

5. Central Catholic (5-1)

6. Bishop Fenwick (5-1)

7. Medfield (4-1)

8. Andover (5-1)

9. Pentucket (3-1)

10. Notre Dame (4-0)

11. Billerica (5-0)

12. Norwood (4-0)

13. Framingham (6-1)

14. Winchester (5-1)

15. Peabody (3-0)

16. Bridgewater-Raynham (4-0)

17. Dartmouth (5-0)

18. Walpole (4-2)

19. Needham (5-1)

20. Sandwich (6-0)

21. Acton-Boxboro (5-1)

22. Weymouth (4-2)

23. Norwell (3-1)

24. Wellesley (3-1)

25. Bedford (4-0)