Bay Area News Group boys basketball Top 20
(Mercury News & East Bay Times)
(Records through Monday)
No. 1 ARCHBISHOP RIORDAN (29-2)
Final word: Beat St. Ignatius 64-38 to capture CCS Open Division title. Lost to Roosevelt-Eastvale 80-60 in the state Open Division championship game.
No. 2 DE LA SALLE (28-5)
Final word: Defeated Dougherty Valley 74-44 in the EBAL finals. Beat Salesian 59-42 to win the NCS Open Division crown. Lost to Riordan 52-40 in the NorCal Open Division final.
No. 3 SALESIAN (27-4)
Final word: Defeated St. Mary’s-Albany 71-38 to capture TCAL-Rock Division title. Lost to Riordan 64-57 in the NorCal Open Division semifinals.
No. 4 SAN RAMON VALLEY (24-10)
Final word: Lost to Lincoln-Stockton 66-58 in the NorCal finals.
No. 5 OAKLAND TECH (25-6)
Final word: Beat Oakland 66-60 in the Oakland Section finals. Lost to San Ramon Valley 77-74 in the NorCal semifinals.
No. 6 ST. IGNATIUS (22-9)
Final word: Lost to Lincoln-Stockton in NorCal semifinals.
No. 7 MOREAU CATHOLIC (26-6)
Final word: Captured the NCS Division II championship by beating Cardinal Newman 58-57. Lost to Lincoln-Stockton 69-45 in NorCal quarterfinals.
No. 8 THE KING’S ACADEMY (27-5)
Final word: Beat Carmel to 66-63 in CCS Division IV finals. Lost to San Gabriel Academy in the Division III state championship game.
No. 9 DOUGHERTY VALLEY (24-9)
Final word: Beat Redwood 69-37 in the NCS Division I title game. Lost to Moreau Catholic in the first round of the NorCal playoffs.
No. 10 DUBLIN (24-8)
Final word: Lost to St. Ignatius 65-62 in the first round of the NorCal playoffs.
No. 11 LIBERTY (26-4)
Final word: Lost to SRV 101-62 in the NorCal quarterfinals 101-62.
No. 12 CLAYTON VALLEY (23-13)
Final word: Won the DAL title by beating Las Lomas 67-49. Lost to Destiny Christian 55-42 in the NorCal semifinals.
No. 13 OAKLAND (22-9)
Final word: Lost to Destiny Christian 59-31 in the NorCal quarterfinals.
No. 14 MILPITAS (24-5)
Final word: Lost to Clovis East 73-45 in the NorCal quarterfinals.
No. 15 VALLEY CHRISTIAN (18-10)
Final word: Lost to Oakland 59-45 in the first round of the NorCal playoffs.
No. 16 PALO ALTO (25-6)
Final word: Lost to TKA 70-65 in the NorCal finals.
No. 17 CALIFORNIA (23-8)
Final word: Lost to Inderkum 69-43 in the first round of the NorCal playoffs.
No. 18 CARLMONT (19-11)
Final word: Beat Palo Alto 66-62 in the CCS Division I title game. Lost to TKA 75-69 in the NorCal semifinals.
No. 19 PRIORY (26-6)
Final word: Beat Palma 61-52 in the CCS Division V title game. Defeated Fresno Christian 83-66 to capture the Division IV state title.
No. 20 CHRISTOPHER (25-3)
Final word: Beat Westmont 51-50 to capture the CCS Division II crown. Lost to Enterprise-Redding 46-40 in the first round of the Division III playoffs.
WAY-TOO-EARLY TOP 10 FOR 2025-26
No. 1 SALESIAN
Early word: Salesian brings back stars Elias Obenyah and Carlton Perrilliat as well as starters Leon Powe and Isaiah Davis. The Pride will have another crop of young stars on already deep roster with with Asante Johnson, Elijah Stanley and Ronnie Selleaze slated to return for their junior seasons.
No. 2 RIORDAN
Early word: The Crusaders will lose Division I starters Jasir Rencher (Texas A&M) and Nes Emeneke (UC Irvine), but will have a young and talented group next season led by four-star guard Andrew Hilman.
No. 3 DUBLIN
Early word: The duo of Jaiden Jones and Cameron Anderson has the potential to be the best one-two punch in the Bay Area next season. Dublin should be vying for the top spot in the East Bay Athletic League in 2026.
No. 4 ST. IGNATIUS
Early word: Replacing senior sharpshooter Vince Crisp will be tough, but the Wildcats will have a solid core coming back with point guard Shawn Boquiren, shooting guard Raymond Whitley, freshman center Alex Moore and forward Ty Landers expected to return.
No. 5 THE KING’S ACADEMY
Early word: The Knights had their best season in program history and will only lose three seniors from this year’s team. Freshman star Boss Mhoon will return alongside Xavier Barnett and Claxton Ladine to form a lethal offensive trio.
Teams eligible for the Bay Area News Group rankings come from leagues based predominantly in Alameda, Contra Costa, Santa Clara and San Mateo counties.