Bay Area News Group water polo Top 15
(Mercury News & East Bay Times)
(Records through Monday)
BOYS
No. 1 CAMPOLINDO (11-2)
Previous ranking: 2
Since last ranking: Beat Miramonte 10-9, Bellarmine 16-11
Up next: Tuesday at Redwood, 4 p.m.
No. 2 SACRED HEART PREP (6-5)
Previous ranking: 1
Since last ranking: Beat Serra 16-5, lost to JSerra Catholic 12-5, beat Bishop’s-La Jolla 14-12, lost to Bishop’s-La Jolla 12-11
Up next: Oct. 16 at St. Ignatius, 5 p.m.
No. 3 MIRAMONTE (6-3)
Previous ranking: 3
Since last ranking: Lost to Campolindo 10-9
Up next: Tuesday vs. Tamalpais, 6 p.m.
No. 4 DE LA SALLE (7-3)
Previous ranking: 4
Since last ranking: Did not play
Up next: Tuesday at San Ramon Valley, 6 p.m.
No. 5 LOS GATOS (12-2)
Previous ranking: 6
Since last ranking: Beat Los Altos 15-12 (OT), Mountain View 18-8, Jesuit 14-11, Rocklin 16-14 (2OT), lost to Granite Bay 13-11
Up next: Tuesday vs. Stevenson, 7 p.m.
No. 6 ST. FRANCIS (12-3)
Previous ranking: 7
Since last ranking: Beat Menlo School 15-14, Los Altos 17-8
Up next: Wednesday vs. Valley Christian, 6:30 p.m.
No. 7 AMADOR VALLEY (14-1)
Previous ranking: 9
Since last ranking: Beat Alameda 17-9
Up next: Thursday at De La Salle, 6 p.m.
No. 8 MENLO SCHOOL (7-4)
Previous ranking: 5
Since last ranking: Lost to St. Francis 15-14
Up next: Saturday vs. Santa Cruz, 1:15 p.m.
No. 9 COLLEGE PARK (12-2)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Since last ranking: Beat Northgate 15-8
Up next: Wednesday at Las Lomas, 6 p.m.
No. 10 LOS ALTOS (14-6)
Previous ranking: 8
Since last ranking: Lost to Los Gatos 15-12 (OT), beat Palo Alto (13-6), lost to St. Francis (17-8), beat Valley Christian 10-8, lost to West Covina (10-9)
Up next: Tuesday at Fremont-Sunnyvale, 6 p.m.
GIRLS
No. 1 MIRAMONTE (11-5)
Previous ranking: 5
Since last ranking: Lost to Campolindo 7-5, beat Leland 12-11, St. Francis 14-8, Carondelet 8-7, Sacred Heart Prep 8-5, lost to Arroyo Grande 9-6
Up next: Wednesday at Acalanes, 5 p.m.
No. 2 SACRED HEART PREP (14-2)
Previous ranking: 1
Since last ranking: Beat Campolindo 10-9, Davis Senior 16-7, Clovis East 12-6, lost to Miramonte 8-5
Up next: Oct. 16 at St. Ignatius, 6 p.m.
No. 3 CAMPOLINDO (11-3)
Previous ranking: 2
Since last ranking: Beat Miramonte 7-5, lost to Sacred Heart Prep 10-9, beat Stevenson 12-7, Soquel 12-6, lost to Arroyo Grande 12-8
Up next: Wednesday vs. Northgate, 6 p.m.
No. 4 CARONDELET (11-3)
Previous ranking: 4
Since last ranking: Beat Arroyo Grande 6-5, Clovis West 14-6, lost to Miramonte 8-7, beat Clovis East 15-5, Granite Bay 17-7
Up next: Tuesday at San Ramon Valley, 5 p.m.
No. 5 ACALANES (11-2)
Previous ranking: 3
Since last ranking: Beat Las Lomas 8-2
Up next: Wednesday vs. Miramonte, 5 p.m.
No. 6 MONTE VISTA (8-6)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Since last ranking: Beat Clovis North 15-9, lost to Arroyo Grande 12-6, Leland 17-11, Stevenson 10-6, beat St. Francis 14-12
Up next: Thursday at Dublin, 5 p.m.
No. 7 CASTRO VALLEY (14-1)
Previous ranking: 10
Since last ranking: Beat Alameda 8-7, California 11-3
Up next: Wednesday at Liberty, 5 p.m.
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No. 8 HARKER (13-4)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Since last ranking: Beat Mountain View 14-9, Gunn 16-2, Archbishop Mitty 10-9
Up next: Tuesday at Palo Alto, 5 p.m.
No. 9 WASHINGTON-FREMONT (7-1)
Previous ranking: 9
Since last ranking: Did not play
Up next: Tuesday vs. Newark Memorial, 5:30 p.m.
No. 10 LELAND (11-6)
Previous ranking: 7
Since last ranking: Lost to Miramonte 12-11, Granite Bay 8-7 (2OT), beat Monte Vista 17-11, lost to Clovis 6-5, Clovis West 12-9
Up next: Wednesday at Leigh, 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.