Bay Area News Group girls basketball Top 20
(Mercury News & East Bay Times)
No. 1 ARCHBISHOP MITTY (20-3)
Previous ranking: 1
Last week: Beat Archbishop Riordan 71-50, Sacred Heart Cathedral 69-23
Next game: Tuesday vs. St. Francis, 6:30 p.m.
No. 2 ACALANES (27-1)
Previous ranking: 2
Last week: Beat Campolindo 86-20, Clayton Valley Charter 73-39
Next game: Feb. 26 vs. winner of Piedmont vs. Cardinal Newman in NCS Open Division semifinal
No. 3 PINEWOOD (19-3)
Previous ranking: 3
Last week: Beat Sacred Heart Prep 88-13
Next game: Tuesday vs. Notre Dame-Belmont, 5 p.m.
No. 4 SAN RAMON VALLEY (25-3)
Previous ranking: 4
Last week: Beat Dublin 85-31, Carondelet 63-54
Next game: Feb. 26 vs. winner of Salesian vs. Carondelet in NCS Open Division semifinal
No. 5 CARONDELET (23-5)
Previous ranking: 5
Last week: Beat California 59-34, lost to San Ramon Valley 63-54
Next game: Thursday at Salesian in NCS Open Division first round, 7 p.m.
No. 6 PRIORY (19-4)
Previous ranking: 6
Last week: Beat Menlo School 48-40
Next game: Tuesday at Sacred Heart Prep, 6 p.m.
No. 7 ARCHBISHOP RIORDAN (16-7)
Previous ranking: 7
Last week: Lost to Archbishop Mitty 71-50, beat Valley Christian 71-47
Next game: Tuesday at St. Ignatius , 6:30 p.m.
No. 8 PIEDMONT (21-4)
Previous ranking: 8
Last week: Beat Alameda 74-60, Castro Valley 72-24
Next game: Tjhursday at Cardinal Newman in NCS Open Division first round, 7 p.m.
No. 9 OAKLAND TECH (18-8)
Previous ranking: 11
Last week: Beat Oakland 73-45, Bishop O’Dowd 47-44
Next game: Saturday vs. TBA, 6 p.m.
No. 10 ST. IGNATIUS (14-9)
Previous ranking: 12
Last week: Beat St. Francis 50-45, Presentation 73-19
Next game: Tuesday vs. Archbishop Riordan, 6:30 p.m.
No. 11 BISHOP O’DOWD (15-8)
Previous ranking: 10
Last week: Beat San Leandro 68-16, lost to Oakland Tech 47-44
Next game: Tuesday vs. American in the NCS Division I playoffs, 7 p.m.
No. 12 ST. FRANCIS (17-6)
Previous ranking: 9
Last week: Lost to St. Ignatius 50-45
Next game: Tuesday at Archbishop Mitty, 6:30 p.m.
No. 13 CLAYTON VALLEY CHARTER (21-7)
Previous ranking: 13
Last week: Beat Northgate 46-24, lost to Acalanes 73-39
Next game: Friday vs. winner of Dublin/Northgate in NCS Division I playoffs
No. 14 SALESIAN (20-8)
Previous ranking: 16
Last week: Beat St. Patrick-St. Vincent 71-51, Pinole Valley 46-28
Next game: Thursday vs. Carondelet in NCS Open Division playoffs, 7 p.m.
No. 15 CALIFORNIA (18-10)
Previous ranking: 14
Last week: Beat Dougherty Valley 66-40, lost to Carondelet 59-34
Next game: Tuesday vs. Miramonte in NCS Division I playoffs, 7 p.m.
No. 16 NORTHGATE (21-7)
Previous ranking: 17
Last week: Beat Mt. Diablo 48-37, 42-37, lost to Clayton Valley Charter 46-24
Next game: Tuesday at Dublin in NCS Division I playoffs, 7 p.m.
No. 17 LOS GATOS (15-8)
Previous ranking: 18
Last week: Beat Monta Vista 65-53, Fremont-Sunnyvale 45-24
Next game: TBA
No. 18 MOREAU CATHOLIC (19-7)
Previous ranking: 19
Last week: Beat American 57-38, Irvington 35-29
Next game: Wednesday vs. Healdsburg in NCS Division II playoffs, 5:30 p.m.
No. 19 HALF MOON BAY (18-6)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Last week: Beat Westmoor 60-20, Menlo-Atherton 55-52, Terra Nova 46-40
Next game: TBA
No. 20 MENLO-ATHERTON (17-7)
Previous ranking: 20
Last week: Beat Aragon 76-53, lost to Half Moon Bay 55-52
Next game: TBA
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.