Bay Area News Group water polo Top 10
(Mercury News & East Bay Times)
(Records through Monday)
BOYS
No. 1 MIRAMONTE (12-9)
Previous ranking: 3
Since last ranking: Beat Tamalpais 15-6, Las Lomas 16-4, lost to JSerra Catholic 17-6, Cathedral Catholic 7-6, beat Greenwich 11-8, lost to Mater Dei 11-10 (OT), beat Campolindo 25-9
Up next: Wednesday vs. Northgate, 6 p.m.
No. 2 DE LA SALLE (15-5)
Previous ranking: 2
Since last ranking: Beat St. Ignatius 15-7, Foothill 21-6, Harvard-Westlake 12-9, Mater Dei 16-8, lost to Newport Harbor 18-9, Cathedral Catholic 17-16 (2OT) beat Loyola 11-10
Up next: Tuesday vs. Dublin, 6 p.m.
No. 3 CAMPOLINDO (14-7)
Previous ranking: 1
Since last ranking: Beat College Park 12-8, lost to Cathedral Catholic 10-8, Loyola 13-12, beat Punahou 14-8, lost to Santa Margarita 10-9, Miramonte 25-9
Up next: Tuesday vs. Monte Vista, 4 p.m.
No. 4 SACRED HEART PREP (10-7)
Previous ranking: 4
Since last ranking: Beat St. Ignatius 15-8, Mater Dei 12-7, Santa Margarita 17-16, lost to Cathedral Catholic 9-6
Up next: Wednesday vs. St. Francis, 6:30 p.m.
No. 5 ST. FRANCIS (17-5)
Previous ranking: 5
Since last ranking: Beat Archbishop Mitty 13-8, Laguna Beach 14-10, lost to Bishop’s 13-12, Foothill-Santa Ana 13-9, beat Woodrow Wilson 9-6
Up next: Wednesday at Sacred Heart Prep, 6:30 p.m.
No. 6 LOS GATOS (16-4)
Previous ranking: 6
Since last ranking: Beat Palo Alto 19-11, Fremont-Sunnyvale 18-7, lost to Santa Cruz 16-10
Up next: Tuesday at Los Altos, 6 p.m.
No. 7 COLLEGE PARK (16-4)
Previous ranking: 7
Since last ranking: Lost to Campolindo 12-8
Up next: Wednesday at Acalanes, 6 p.m.
No. 8 BELLARMINE (12-10)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Since last ranking: Beat Menlo School 17-13, Orange Lutheran 15-9, lost to Archie Williams 10-9, beat Woodrow Wilson 12-11, Foothill-Santa Ana 13-12
Up next: Wednesday at St. Ignatius, 5:30 p.m.
No. 9 LIBERTY (19-4)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Since last ranking: Beat Heritage 9-6, Novato 20-10, Redwood 9-6, lost to Ponderosa 14-11, beat El Capitan 16-11, South Eugene 13-10
Up next: Tuesday vs. Freedom, 6 p.m.
No. 10 BERKELEY (17-5)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Since last ranking: Beat Piedmont 21-12
Up next: Tuesday at Castro Valley, 6:30 p.m.
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GIRLS
No. 1 MIRAMONTE (12-5)
Previous ranking: 1
Since last ranking: Beat Las Lomas 23-10
Up next: Wednesday vs. Northgate, 5 p.m.
No. 2 SACRED HEART PREP (16-2)
Previous ranking: 2
Since last ranking: St. Ignatius 17-6
Up next: Wednesday vs. St. Francis, 6 p.m.
No. 3 CAMPOLINDO (13-4)
Previous ranking: 3
Since last ranking: Did not play
Up next: Wednesday at Las Lomas, 5 p.m.
No. 4 CARONDELET (15-3)
Previous ranking: 4
Since last ranking: Beat Foothill 26-5
Up next: Tuesday vs. Dublin, 5 p.m.
No. 5 ACALANES (14-3)
Previous ranking: 5
Since last ranking: Beat Northgate 13-7
Up next: Tuesday vs. Tamalpais, 6 p.m.
No. 6 MONTE VISTA (11-6)
Previous ranking: 6
Since last ranking: Beat Amador Valley 18-7, Dougherty Valley 21-1
Up next: Wednesday at Acalanes, 5 p.m.
No. 7 LELAND (12-6)
Previous ranking: 7
Since last ranking: Did not play
Up next: Wednesday vs. Willow Glen, 6 p.m.
No. 8 LAS LOMAS (12-6)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Since last ranking: Beat Castro Valley 9-3, lost to Miramonte 23-10, beat Lodi 14-3, Washington-Fremont 11-4, lost to Clovis East 10-5
Up next: Wednesday vs. Campolindo, 5 p.m.
No. 9 WASHINGTON-FREMONT (12-3)
Previous ranking: 9
Since last ranking: Beat Mission San Jose 14-2, Rodriguez 11-4, Marin Catholic 8-6, lost to Las Lomas 11-4, Marin Academy 15-4
Up next: Wednesday vs. James Logan, TBA
No. 10 CASTRO VALLEY (15-3)
Previous ranking: 10
Since last ranking: Lost to Las Lomas 9-3, beat Lick-Wilmerding 20-1
Up next: Tuesday vs. Berkeley, 5:30 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.