High school football rankings Week 16, 2024: Bay Area News Group Top 25

Bay Area News Group Top 25

(Mercury News & East Bay Times)

No. 1 DE LA SALLE (12-0)

Previous ranking: 1

Last week: Did not play

Up next: Dec. 14 vs. Mater Dei-Santa Ana at Saddleback College in CIF Open Division championship, 8 p.m. 

No. 2 PITTSBURG (12-2)

Previous ranking: 2

Last week: Beat Folsom 28-27 in NorCal 1-AA championship

Up next: Friday vs. Lincoln-San Diego at Saddleback College in CIF Division I-AA championship, 8 p.m. 

No. 3 SAN RAMON VALLEY (11-2)

Previous ranking: 3

Season completed

No. 4 ST. IGNATIUS (10-3)

Previous ranking: 4

Last week: Lost to Central-Fresno 33-23 in NorCal 1-A championship

Up next: Season completed

No. 5 ST. FRANCIS (10-4)

Previous ranking: 5

Last week: Lost to Grant-Sacramento 32-30 in NorCal 2-AA championship

Up next: Season completed

No. 6 WILCOX (11-3)

Previous ranking: 6

Last week: Lost to Twelve Bridges 28-27 in NorCal 2-A championship

Up next: Season completed 

No. 7 LOS GATOS (10-3)

Previous ranking: 7

Season completed

No. 8 ARCHBISHOP RIORDAN (7-5)

Previous ranking: 8

Season completed

No. 9 AMADOR VALLEY (10-4)

Previous ranking: 12

Last week: Beat McClymonds 44-33 in NorCal 3-AA championship

Up next: Friday vs. Frontier-Bakersfield at Long Beach City College in CIF 3-AA championship, 8 p.m. 

No. 10 SERRA (5-6)

Previous ranking: 9

Season completed

No. 11 VALLEY CHRISTIAN (5-6)

Previous ranking: 10

Season completed

No. 12 CALIFORNIA (8-3)

Previous ranking: 11

Season completed

No. 13 BISHOP O’DOWD (10-3)

Previous ranking: 13

Season completed

No. 14 ACALANES (10-4)

Previous ranking: 14

Last week: Lost to Carmel 42-41 in NorCal 5-AA championship

Up next: Season completed

No. 15 MCCLYMONDS (8-5)

Previous ranking: 15

Last week: Lost to Amador Valley 43-33 in NorCal 3-AA championship

Up next: Season completed

No. 16 LIBERTY (8-4)

Previous ranking: 16

Season completed

No. 17 CLAYTON VALLEY CHARTER (6-5)

Previous ranking: 17

Season completed

No. 18 CHRISTOPHER (9-2)

Previous ranking: 18

Season completed

No. 19 SALESIAN (11-1)

Previous ranking: 19

Season completed

No. 20 SANTA TERESA (9-2)

Previous ranking: 20

Season completed

No. 21 MENLO-ATHERTON (7-5)

Previous ranking: 21

Season completed

No. 22 MENLO SCHOOL (8-4)

Previous ranking: 22

Season completed

No. 23 WILLOW GLEN (10-1}

Previous ranking: 23

Season completed

No. 24 LAS LOMAS (7-4)

Previous ranking: 24

Season completed

No. 25 SACRED HEART PREP (7-7)

Previous ranking: 25

Last week: Lost to Summerville 45-28  in NorCal 6-A championship

Up next: Season completed

Editor’s note: Teams eligible for the Bay Area News Group rankings come from leagues based predominantly in Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. The news organization’s high school staff chooses the teams.

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