Bay Area News Group girls basketball Top 20
(Mercury News & East Bay Times)
No. 1 ARCHBISHOP MITTY (11-1)
Previous ranking: 1
Last week: Beat Valley Christian 84-26, St. Ignatius 60-45
Next game: Tuesday at Presentation, 6 p.m.
No. 2 ACALANES (16-1)
Previous ranking: 3
Last week: Beat Heritage 72-20, Berean Christian 87-19, St. Mary’s-Stockton 59-52, Las Lomas 85-26
Next game: Wednesday at Northgate, 7 p.m.
No. 3 CARONDELET (13-3)
Previous ranking: 2
Last week: Beat Monte Vista 76-29
Next game: Tuesday at San Ramon Valley, 7:30 p.m.
No. 4 SAN RAMON VALLEY (12-2)
Previous ranking: 4
Last week: Beat Alameda 79-47, Dougherty Valley 70-22
Next game: Tuesday vs. Carondelet, 7:30 p.m.
No. 5 PINEWOOD (7-2)
Previous ranking: 5
Last week: Beat University 63-21, Salesian 66-22
Next game: Tuesday at Priory, 5 p.m.
No. 6 SACRED HEART CATHEDRAL (11-1)
Previous ranking: 6
Last week: Beat Archbishop Riordan 45-39, St. Francis 71-70
Next game: Tuesday vs. St. Ignatius at Chase Center, 5 p.m.
No. 7 PIEDMONT (12-1)
Previous ranking: 7
Last week: Beat San Leandro 72-25, Liberty 69-11
Next game: Tuesday vs. Bishop O’Dowd, 5:30 p.m.
No. 8 PRIORY (10-1)
Previous ranking: 8
Last week: Did not play
Next game: Tuesday vs. Pinewood, 5 p.m.
No. 9 ST. FRANCIS (12-2)
Previous ranking: 9
Last week: Beat Presentation 87-47, lost to Sacred Heart Cathedral 71-70
Next game: Tuesday at Valley Christian, 6 p.m.
No. 10 ARCHBISHOP RIORDAN (8-4)
Previous ranking: 10
Last week: Lost to Sacred Heart Cathedral 45-39, beat Presentation 83-27
Next game: Wednesday vs. Salesian, 7 p.m.
No. 11 CLAYTON VALLEY CHARTER (11-5)
Previous ranking: 11
Last week: Beat College Park 65-17, Mt. Diablo 59-44, Miramonte 48-40
Next game: Wednesday at Alhambra, 7 p.m.
No. 12 ST. IGNATIUS (7-5)
Previous ranking: 12
Last week: Beat Redwood 55-49, Valley Christian 46-42, lost to Archbishop Mitty 60-45
Next game: Tuesday vs. Sacred Heart Cathedral at Chase Center, 5 p.m.
No. 13 OAKLAND TECH (8-6)
Previous ranking: 14
Last week: Beat Fremont-Oakland 87-7
Next game: Wednesday at Skyline, 5:30 p.m.
No. 14 VALLEY CHRISTIAN (11-3)
Previous ranking: 15
Last week: Lost to Archbishop Mitty 84-26, St. Ignatius 46-42
Next game: Tuesday vs. St. Francis, 6 p.m.
No. 15 BISHOP O’DOWD (7-5)
Previous ranking: 16
Last week: Beat Castro Valley 66-17
Next game: Tuesday at Piedmont, 5:30 p.m.
No. 16 SALESIAN (9-5)
Previous ranking: 13
Last week: Beat Bethel 64-37, lost to Pinewood 66-22
Next game: Tuesday at St. Mary’s-Berkeley, 7 p.m.
No. 17 NORTHGATE (13-4)
Previous ranking: 18
Last week: Beat Benicia 49-34, Concord 50-19, Berean Christian 58-14
Next game: Wednesday vs. Acalanes, 7 p.m.
No. 18 CALIFORNIA (8-6)
Previous ranking: 17
Last week: Lost to Piedmont 66-55, beat Amador Valley 63-22
Next game: Tuesday vs. Dublin, 7:30 p.m.
No. 19 MENLO SCHOOL (10-1)
Previous ranking: 19
Last week: Beat Homestead 63-41, lost to Marin Catholic 58-46
Next game: Tuesday vs. Notre Dame-Belmont, 6 p.m.
No. 20 CASTILLEJA (10-1)
Previous ranking: 20
Last week: Did not play
Next game: Tuesday vs. Harker, 5:30 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.