Bay Area News Group boys basketball Top 20
(Mercury News & East Bay Times)
(Records through Monday)
No. 1 ARCHBISHOP RIORDAN (9-1)
Previous ranking: 1
Since last ranking: Beat O’Dea 91-60, St. Augustine 64-58, Father Judge 60-53, lost to JSerra Catholic 52-47
Up next: Tuesday vs. Sacred Heart Cathedral, 7:30 p.m.
No. 2 SALESIAN (12-1)
Previous ranking: 2
Since last ranking: Beat Vallejo 94-35, St. Patrick-St. Vincent 74-28, Dougherty Valley 75-58, Kamehameha Kapalama 84-59, Konawaena 82-40, Seabury Hall 62-37
Up next: Tuesday vs. St. Mary’s-Berkeley, 7 p.m.
No. 3 DE LA SALLE (14-1)
Previous ranking: 3
Since last ranking: Beat Mountain House 67-35, La Salle 76-26, Sacred Heart Cathedral 79-39, Irvington 77-25, Deer Valley 75-20, Duncanville 65-62, Chaminade 58-48, lost to Harvard-Westlake 58-44
Up next: Friday vs. Monte Vista, 7:30 p.m.
No. 4 OAKLAND TECH (11-3)
Previous ranking: 5
Since last ranking: Beat Pittsburg 85-55, Modesto 85-28, Las Lomas 68-52, Archbishop Mitty 72-56, Mesa 59-56, Rolling Hills Prep 60-55, lost to Rancho Cucamonga 76-62
Up next: Wednesday vs. Fremont-Oakland, 7 p.m.
No. 5 DOUGHERTY VALLEY (11-5)
Previous ranking: 4
Since last ranking: Lost to Valley Christian 53-49, beat San Leandro 76-51, lost to Salesian 75-58, beat Hillcrest Christian 103-76, Santa Barbara 73-70 (OT), lost to Sierra Canyon 54-50, beat Oxnard 57-49, Alameda 70-51
Up next: Friday at San Ramon Valley, 7:30 p.m.
No. 6 MOREAU CATHOLIC (9-2)
Previous ranking: 7
Since last ranking: Beat James Logan 76-48, Amador Valley 55-39, San Joaquin Memorial 82-76
Up next: Tuesday vs. Mission San Jose, 7 p.m.
No. 7 SAN RAMON VALLEY (8-6)
Previous ranking: 6
Since last ranking: Beat Freedom 58-52, lost to Roosevelt-Eastvale 84-63, Los Alamitos 74-71, beat Damien 85-78 (3OT), Sunnyslope 85-64
Up next: Friday vs. Dougherty Valley, 7:30 p.m.
No. 8 YGNACIO VALLEY (9-5)
Previous ranking: 9
Since last ranking: Beat Encinal 85-65, Pacifica Christian-Orange County 57-48, Murrieta Valley 78-50, lost to Rancho Verde 72-57, beat Foothill-Santa Ana 65-60, Hayward 81-64
Up next: Wednesday vs. Acalanes, 7:30 p.m.
No. 9 DUBLIN (14-1)
Previous ranking: 11
Since last ranking: Beat Lathrop 98-43, Heritage 84-62, Foothill 58-35, Etiwanda 46-41, lost to Crespi 64-59, beat Village Christian 60-55, Rolling Hills Prep 63-51
Up next: Friday at Livermore, 7:30 p.m.
No. 10 ARCHBISHOP MITTY (7-3)
Previous ranking: 8
Since last ranking: Beat Newark Memorial 74-35, Skyline 83-22, San Leandro 79-47, lost to Oakland Tech 72-56, beat Head-Royce 75-43
Up next: Friday at Serra, 7:30 p.m.
No. 11 ST. IGNATIUS (7-3)
Previous ranking: 10
Since last ranking: Lost to Lincoln-Stockton 72-61, beat Rocklin 58-40, Peachtree Ridge 52-49, lost to Inderkum 64-50
Up next: Tuesday vs. Serra, 7:30 p.m.
No. 12 ST. MARY’S-BERKELEY (13-2)
Previous ranking: 15
Since last ranking: Beat Pinole Valley 74-38, Justin-Siena 97-46, Bethel 70-60, Marin Academy 75-50, lost to Pasadena 67-63 (2OT), beat Gahr 60-59, lost to Metairie Park Country Day 59-56, beat Millikan 76-61
Up next: Tuesday at Salesian, 7 p.m.
No. 13 OAKLAND (9-4)
Previous ranking: 14
Since last ranking: Beat Mater Academy East Las Vegas 51-46, lost to Eaglecrest 58-47, beat Foster 56-51, lost to Temecula Valley 85-80, beat AIMS College Prep 81-37, St. Joseph Notre Dame 64-50, Palo Alto 70-43, Grant 63-41
Up next: Wednesday vs. McClymonds, 7 p.m.
No. 14 CALIFORNIA (8-1)
Previous ranking: 18
Since last ranking: Beat Castro Valley 77-47, Willow Glen 50-32, Fairmont Prep 57-42, lost to Foothill-Santa Ana 47-34, beat Crossroads 54-50, St. Anthony 64-61, Heritage 67-61
Up next: Tuesday at Alhambra, 7:30 p.m.
No. 15 SERRA (9-1)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Since last ranking: Beat Burlingame 67-39, San Domenico 54-51, San Marin 66-48, Archie Williams 51-49, Redmond 54-49, Acalanes 70-53
Up next: Tuesday at St. Ignatius, 7:30 p.m.
No. 16 VALLEY CHRISTIAN (9-1)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Since last ranking: Beat Dougherty Valley 53-49, Sacred Heart Prep 57-38, Enochs 59-47, Windsor 67-49, lost to Menlo-Atherton 73-60
Up next: Tuesday at Mitty, 6 p.m.
No. 17 CLAYTON VALLEY (8-5)
Previous ranking: 12
Since last ranking: Beat Berkeley 49-29, lost to Lincoln-Stockton 49-47, Sierra Vista 65-59, beat American Heritage 51-48, Urspring-Germany 48-35, lost to Mount Si 50-41
Up next: Wednesday at College Park, 7:30 p.m.
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No. 18 LIBERTY (12-2)
Previous ranking: 16
Since last ranking: Beat Antioch 76-55, lost to Lincoln-Stockton 86-65, beat Carlmont 60-46, Granada 72-51, San Luis Obispo 69-39, Frontier-Bakersfield 75-54, Bishop Montgomery 79-54, Benicia 77-60, Las Lomas 56-47
Up next: Tuesday vs. Freedom, 7 p.m.
No. 19 CHRISTOPHER (11-1)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Since last ranking: Beat Oakwood 73-46, Monte Vista 50-48, Santa Rosa 60-37, Piner 68-60 (OT), Cardinal Newman 45-31, Piedmont Hills 51-22, Leigh 58-51
Up next: Wednesday at Soquel, 7 p.m.
No. 20 MENLO-ATHERTON (7-3)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Since last ranking: Lost to Menlo School 67-65, beat San Mateo 69-49, Mckinleyville 50-36, Miramonte 59-54, Valley Christian 73-60, Palma 61-39, lost to Carmel 59-52
Up next: Wednesday vs. Woodside, 6 p.m.
Teams eligible for the Bay Area News Group rankings come from leagues based predominantly in Alameda, Contra Costa, Santa Clara and San Mateo counties.
