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 (11-2)
Previous ranking: 2
Last week: Beat San Ramon Valley 35-28 in NCS Division I championship
Up next: Friday vs. Folsom in NorCal 1-AA championship, 7 p.m.
No. 3 SAN RAMON VALLEY (11-2)
Previous ranking: 3
Last week: Lost to Pittsburg 35-28 in NCS Division I championship
Season completed
No. 4 ST. IGNATIUS (10-2)
Previous ranking: 4
Last week: Did not play
Up next: Saturday at Central-Fresno in NorCal 1-A championship, 6 p.m.
No. 5 ST. FRANCIS (10-3)
Previous ranking: 5
Last week: Beat Los Gatos 27-7 in CCS Division I championship
Up next: Friday vs. Grant-Sacramento in NorCal 2-AA championship, 7:30 p.m.
No. 6 WILCOX (11-2)
Previous ranking: 6
Last week: Beat Palma 35-26 in CCS Division II championship
Up next: Saturday at Twelve Bridges in NorCal 2-A championship, 6 p.m.
No. 7 LOS GATOS (10-3)
Previous ranking: 7
Last week: Lost to St. Francis 27-7 in CCS Division I championship
Season completed
No. 8 ARCHBISHOP RIORDAN (7-5)
Previous ranking: 8
Season completed
No. 9 SERRA (5-6)
Previous ranking: 9
Season completed
No. 10 VALLEY CHRISTIAN (5-6)
Previous ranking: 10
Season completed
No. 11 CALIFORNIA (8-3)
Previous ranking: 11
Season completed
No. 12 AMADOR VALLEY (9-4)
Previous ranking: 18
Last week: Beat Bishop O’Dowd 42-18 in NCS Division II championship
Up next: Friday at McClymonds in NorCal 3-AA championship, 7:30 p.m.
No. 13 BISHOP O’DOWD (10-3)
Previous ranking: 12
Last week: Lost to Amador Valley 42-18 in NCS Division II championship
Season completed
No. 14 ACALANES (10-3)
Previous ranking: 14
Last week: Beat Campolindo 20-17 in NCS Division III championship
Up next: Friday vs. Carmel in NorCal 5-AA championship at Monterey Peninsula College, 7:30 p.m.
No. 15 MCCLYMONDS (8-4)
Previous ranking: 16
Last week: Did not play
Up next: Friday vs. Amador Valley in NorCal 3-AA championship, 7:30 p.m.
No. 16 LIBERTY (8-4)
Previous ranking: 13
Season completed
No. 17 CLAYTON VALLEY CHARTER (6-5)
Previous ranking: 15
Season completed
No. 18 CHRISTOPHER (9-2)
Previous ranking: 17
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 (7-6)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Last week: Beat Burlingame 21-10 in CCS Division IV championship
Up next: Saturday vs. Summerville in NorCal 6-A championship, 12:30 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.