Bay Area News Group girls basketball Top 20
(Mercury News & East Bay Times)
No. 1 ARCHBISHOP MITTY (18-3)
Previous ranking: 1
Last week: Beat Presentation 70-21, St. Ignatius 63-37
Next game: Tuesday vs. Archbishop Riordan, 6:30 p.m.
No. 2 ACALANES (25-1)
Previous ranking: 2
Last week: Beat Miramonte 75-22, Vanden 72-49, College Park 81-8
Next game: TBA
No. 3 PINEWOOD (18-3)
Previous ranking: 3
Last week: Beat Notre Dame-San Jose 70-36, Menlo School 70-42, San Domenico 70-38
Next game: Friday vs. Sacred Heart Prep, 7 p.m.
No. 4 SAN RAMON VALLEY (23-3)
Previous ranking: 4
Last week: Beat Dublin 77-43, St. Mary’s-Stockton 52-39, Monte Vista 78-30
Next game: Thursday vs. TBA
No. 5 CARONDELET (22-4)
Previous ranking: 5
Last week: Beat Liberty 78-18, California 57-50, Los Gatos 85-57
Next game: Thursday vs. TBA
No. 6 PRIORY (18-4)
Previous ranking: 6
Last week: Beat Notre Dame-Belmont 56-22, Notre Dame-San Jose 67-41, University-SF 71-36
Next game: Friday at Menlo School, 6 p.m.
No. 7 ARCHBISHOP RIORDAN (15-6)
Previous ranking: 7
Last week: Beat St. Francis 65-51
Next game: Tuesday at Archbishop Mitty, 6:30 p.m.
No. 8 PIEDMONT (19-4)
Previous ranking: 8
Last week: Beat Bishop O’Dowd 50-47, Antelope 61-47
Next game: Wednesday vs. Alameda, 7 p.m.
No. 9 ST. FRANCIS (17-5)
Previous ranking: 9
Last week: Beat Valley Christian 51-39, lost to Archbishop Riordan 65-51
Next game: Tuesday at St. Ignatius, 6:30 p.m.
No. 10 BISHOP O’DOWD (14-7)
Previous ranking: 10
Last week: Lost to Piedmont 50-47, beat Alameda 78-52
Next game: Wednesday vs. San Leandro, 5:30 p.m.
No. 11 OAKLAND TECH (16-8)
Previous ranking: 11
Last week: Beat Skyline 69-38, McClymonds 62-11, lost to St. Mary’s-Stockton 44-43
Next game: Wednesday vs. Oakland, 5:30
No. 12 ST. IGNATIUS (12-9)
Previous ranking: 12
Last week: Beat Sacred Heart Cathedral 69-40, lost to Archbishop Mitty 63-37
Next game: Tuesday vs. St. Francis, 6:30 p.m.
No. 13 CLAYTON VALLEY CHARTER (20-6)
Previous ranking: 14
Last week: Beat to Benicia 71-46, Northgate 58-43, Concord 60-28, Las Lomas 65-36
Next game: TBA
No. 14 CALIFORNIA (17-9)
Previous ranking: 15
Last week: Beat Foothill 66-23, lost to Carondelet 57-50
Next game: Wednesday vs. TBA
No. 15 VALLEY CHRISTIAN (14-7)
Previous ranking: 13
Last week: Lost to St. Francis 51-39
Next game: Tuesday vs. Sacred Heart Cathedral, 6 p.m.
No. 16 SALESIAN (18-8)
Previous ranking: 16
Last week: Beat Richmond 80-14, Pinole Valley 48-38, St. Patrick-St. Vincent 63-43
Next game: TBA
No. 17 NORTHGATE (18-5)
Previous ranking: 17
Last week: Beat Las Lomas 57-30, lost to Clayton Valley Charter 58-43
Next game: TBA
No. 18 LOS GATOS (13-8)
Previous ranking: 18
Last week: Beat Lynbrook 48-36, lost to Carondelet 85-57
Next game: Tuesday vs. Monta Vista, 7 p.m.
No. 19 MOREAU CATHOLIC (17-7)
Previous ranking: 19
Last week: Beat Washington-Fremont 48-45, Kennedy-Fremont 63-40
Next game: Wednesday vs. American-Fremont, 7 p.m.
No. 20 MENLO-ATHERTON (16-6)
Previous ranking: 20
Last week: Beat Westmoor 70-35, Hillsdale 48-46
Next game: Wednesday vs. Aragon, 6 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.