The top five remains the same, but that could change after arguably the two best teams in both the CCS and NCS play one another this upcoming Friday.
No. 1 De La Salle is playing host to No. 3 San Ramon Valley, and No. 5 St. Francis is traveling up to San Francisco to play at No. 4 St. Ignatius.
No. 7 Valley Christian continues to rise after it won its third consecutive WCAL game, routing a Riordan team that has tumbled out of the top 10.
Wilcox moves up two spots after defeating a ranked Menlo School squad in Atherton. The “other” Atherton team, Menlo-Atherton, actually moves up one spot despite a loss after giving No. 6 Los Gatos everything it could handle.
Welcome, Burlingame and Amador Valley, to the rankings. Burlingame has proven that its victory over Wilcox earlier in the season was no fluke and is now 5-1.
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On to the rankings …
Bay Area News Group Top 25
(Mercury News & East Bay Times)
No. 1 DE LA SALLE (6-0)
Previous ranking: 1
Last week: Beat NFL Academy 31-9
Up next: Friday vs. San Ramon Valley, 7:15 p.m.
No. 2 PITTSBURG (5-1)
Previous ranking: 2
Last week: Beat Freedom 49-0
Up next: Friday at Heritage, 7 p.m.
No. 3 SAN RAMON VALLEY (7-0)
Previous ranking: 3
Last week: Beat California 38-26
Up next: Friday at De La Salle, 7 p.m.
No. 4 ST. IGNATIUS (5-1)
Previous ranking: 4
Last week: Beat Bellarmine 46-0
Up next: Friday vs. St. Francis, 7 p.m.
No. 5 ST. FRANCIS (5-1)
Previous ranking: 5
Last week: Beat Serra 27-21
Up next: Friday at St. Ignatius, 7 p.m.
No. 6 LOS GATOS (5-1)
Previous ranking: 8
Last week: Beat Menlo-Atherton 21-14
Up next: Saturday at Sacred Heart Prep, 2 p.m.
No. 7 VALLEY CHRISTIAN (4-2)
Previous ranking: 10
Last week: Beat Archbishop Riordan 31-13
Up next: Friday vs. Sacred Heart Cathedral, 7 p.m.
No. 8 EL CERRITO (5-1)
Previous ranking: 9
Last week: Beat St. Mary’s-Berkeley 55-0
Up next: Saturday at Salesian, 1 p.m.
No. 9 CLAYTON VALLEY CHARTER (4-2)
Previous ranking: 13
Last week: Beat Las Lomas 29-22
Up next: Friday vs. Acalanes, 7 p.m.
No. 10 SERRA (2-4)
Previous ranking: 7
Last week: Lost to St. Francis 27-21
Up next: Saturday vs. Mitty, 1:30 p.m.
No. 11 CALIFORNIA (6-1)
Previous ranking: 11
Last week: Lost to San Ramon Valley 38-26
Up next: Friday vs. Monte Vista, 7:15 p.m.
No. 12 ARCHBISHOP RIORDAN (2-4)
Previous ranking: 6
Last week: Lost to Valley Christian 31-13
Up next: Saturday vs. Bellarmine, 1:30 p.m.
No. 13 WILCOX (4-2)
Previous ranking: 15
Last week: Beat Menlo School 28-14
Up next: Friday at Palo Alto, 7 p.m.
No. 14 MCCLYMONDS (4-3)
Previous ranking: 12
Last week: Beat Fremont-Oakland 21-0
Up next: Friday at Castlemont, 7 p.m.
No. 15 LIBERTY (4-2)
Previous ranking: 14
Last week: Did not play
Up next: Friday vs. Deer Valley, 7 p.m.
No. 16 MENLO SCHOOL (5-1)
Previous ranking: 16
Last week: Lost to Wilcox 28-14
Up next: Friday vs. Menlo-Atherton, 3:15 p.m.
No. 17 ACALANES (5-2)
Previous ranking: 17
Last week: Beat Miramonte 35-28
Up next: Friday at Clayton Valley Charter, 7 p.m.
No. 18 BISHOP O’DOWD (5-2)
Previous ranking: 19
Last week: Beat Berkeley 34-13
Up next: Oct. 25 vs. Moreau Catholic, 7 p.m.
No. 19 MONTE VISTA (5-1)
Previous ranking: 20
Last week: Did not play
Up next: Friday at California, 7:15 p.m.
No. 20 MENLO-ATHERTON (4-2)
Previous ranking: 21
Last week: Lost to Los Gatos 21-14
Up next: Friday at Menlo School, 3:15 p.m.
No. 21 CHRISTOPHER (6-1)
Previous ranking: 24
Last week: Beat Lincoln-San Jose 35-7
Up next: Thursday vs. Oak Grove, 7:15 p.m.
No. 22 SALESIAN (6-0)
Previous ranking: 22
Last week: Beat Vallejo 63-28
Up next: Saturday vs. El Cerrito, 1 p.m.
No. 23 HALF MOON BAY (6-0)
Previous ranking: 23
Last week: Beat Milpitas 33-14
Up next: Friday at Sequoia, 7 p.m.
No. 24 BURLINGAME (5-1)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Last week: Beat Hillsdale 21-12
Up next: Thursday at The King’s Academy, 7 p.m.
No. 25 AMADOR VALLEY (4-3)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Last week: Beat Campolindo 37-7
Up next: Oct. 25 at San Ramon Valley, 7:15 p.m.
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.