Bay Area News Group boys basketball Top 20
(Mercury News & East Bay Times)
(Records through Monday)
No. 1 ARCHBISHOP RIORDAN (18-1)
Previous ranking: 1
Since last ranking: Beat St. Ignatius 73-30, Sacred Heart Cathedral 91-33, Bellarmine 75-34
Up next: Tuesday vs. Serra, 7:30 p.m.
No. 2 SALESIAN (21-2)
Previous ranking: 2
Since last ranking: Beat St. Patrick-St. Vincent 91-41, St. Mary’s-Berkeley 61-50
Up next: Tuesday vs. Bethel, 7 p.m.
No. 3 SAN RAMON VALLEY (17-7)
Previous ranking: 3
Since last ranking: Beat Granada 85-49, Foothill 84-49
Up next: Tuesday vs. Dublin, 7:30 p.m.
No. 4 DOUGHERTY VALLEY (18-6)
Previous ranking: 4
Since last ranking: Beat Monte Vista 58-28, California 73-44
Up next: Tuesday vs. Amador Valley, 7:30 p.m.
No. 5 DE LA SALLE (21-3)
Previous ranking: 5
Since last ranking: Beat Foothill 73-40, Livermore 66-47
Up next: Tuesday at Granada, 7:30 p.m.
No. 6 OAKLAND TECH (18-5)
Previous ranking: 6
Since last ranking: Beat Fremont-Oakland 68-54, Destiny Christian 66-63
Up next: Wednesday vs. Skyline, 7 p.m.
No. 7 DUBLIN (21-3)
Previous ranking: 7
Since last ranking: Beat Amador Valley 58-52, Granada 62-54
Up next: Tuesday at San Ramon Valley, 7:30 p.m.
No. 8 MOREAU CATHOLIC (17-4)
Previous ranking: 9
Since last ranking: Beat James Logan 66-30, Mission San Jose 76-42
Up next: Wednesday vs. Washington-Fremont, 7 p.m.
No. 9 CALIFORNIA (20-4)
Previous ranking: 8
Since last ranking: Beat Livermore 62-57 (OT), lost to Dougherty Valley 73-44
Up next: Tuesday at Foothill, 7:30 p.m.
No. 10 LIBERTY (22-2)
Previous ranking: 10
Since last ranking: Beat Antioch 61-44, Freedom 74-65
Up next: Friday vs. Deer Valley, 7 p.m.
No. 11 ST. IGNATIUS (14-5)
Previous ranking: 11
Since last ranking: Lost to Riordan 73-30, beat Serra 66-60, Valley Christian 63-51
Up next: Tuesday vs. Sacred Heart Cathedral, 7:30 p.m.
No. 12 OAKLAND (17-6)
Previous ranking: 12
Since last ranking: Beat McClymonds 64-40, Skyline 75-39
Up next: Wednesday at Fremont-Oakland, 7 p.m.
No. 13 PALO ALTO (17-2)
Previous ranking: 13
Since last ranking: Beat Gunn 77-39
Up next: Wednesday at Milpitas, 7 p.m.
No. 14 VALLEY CHRISTIAN (14-5)
Previous ranking: 14
Since last ranking: Beat Bellarmine 58-49, Archbishop Mitty 49-39, lost to St. Ignatius 63-51
Up next: Tuesday vs. St. Francis, 6 p.m.
No. 15 YGNACIO VALLEY (15-8)
Previous ranking: 16
Since last ranking: Beat Northgate 62-41
Up next: Tuesday vs. College Park, 7 p.m.
No. 16 MENLO-ATHERTON (15-6)
Previous ranking: 18
Since last ranking: Beat Woodside 74-33, Burlingame 62-29, lost to Carlmont 47-46
Up next: Wednesday at Jefferson, 6 p.m.
No. 17 KING’S ACADEMY (17-3)
Previous ranking: 20
Since last ranking: Beat Crystal Springs Uplands 74-35, Menlo School 82-59
Up next: Tuesday at Priory, 6:30 p.m.
No. 18 CHRISTOPHER (17-2)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Since last ranking: Beat Willow Glen 54-44, Leigh 64-48
Up next: Wednesday at Branham, 7 p.m.
No. 19 CAMPOLINDO (17-7)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Since last ranking: Beat Clayton Valley 42-37, lost to Benicia 57-43, beat St. Mary’s-Stockton 62-53
Up next: Thursday vs. College Park, 7:30 p.m.
No. 20 BELLARMINE (13-6)
Previous ranking: 19
Since last ranking: Lost to Valley Christian 58-49, beat St. Francis 68-50, lost to Riordan 75-34
Up next: Tuesday vs. Mitty, 7:30 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.