Bay Area News Group boys basketball Top 20
(Mercury News & East Bay Times)
(Records through Monday)
No. 1 ARCHBISHOP RIORDAN (6-0)
Previous ranking: 2
Since last ranking: Beat Branson 68-27, Clovis North 54-52, Salesian 52-51
Up next: Tuesday vs. Pinole Valley, 7 p.m.
No. 2 SALESIAN (6-1)
Previous ranking: 1
Since last ranking: Beat Pinole Valley 87-27, Gridley 76-25, San Ramon Valley 70-68, lost to Riordan 52-51
Up next: Tuesday vs. Vallejo, 7 p.m.
No. 3 DE LA SALLE (7-0)
Previous ranking: 4
Since last ranking: Beat St. Joseph Notre Dame 65-21, Serra 48-36, Santa Margarita 61-57
Up next: Tuesday vs. Mountain House, 6 p.m.
No. 4 DOUGHERTY VALLEY (6-2)
Previous ranking: 4
Since last ranking: Beat Berkeley 76-50, Enterprise 64-39, lost to Marina 66-62, beat Independence 64-42
Up next: Wednesday at Valley Christian, 6 p.m.
No. 5 OAKLAND TECH (5-2)
Previous ranking: 5
Since last ranking: Lost to St. Joseph-Santa Maria 90-65, beat Mission College Prep 65-63
Up next: Saturday vs. Pittsburg, 6:30 p.m.
No. 6 SAN RAMON VALLEY (5-4)
Previous ranking: 6
Since last ranking: Beat Redwood 70-51, Destiny Christian Academy 58-55, lost to Salesian 70-68, Clovis North 53-46
Up next: Tuesday vs. Redwood, 7 p.m.
No. 7 MOREAU CATHOLIC (6-2)
Previous ranking: 9
Since last ranking: Beat Newark Memorial 97-43, Kamehameha Kapalama 78-43, Mid-Pacific Institute 68-34, University Laboratory School 52-43, Kamehameha Hawai’i 61-29
Up next: Tuesday vs. James Logan, 7 p.m.
No. 8 ARCHBISHOP MITTY (3-2)
Previous ranking: 7
Since last ranking: Lost to St. Bernard 84-49, beat St. Mary’s-Stockton 53-49, Cathedral Catholic 62-55
Up next: Saturday at Newark Memorial, 6 p.m.
No. 9 YGNACIO VALLEY (4-4)
Previous ranking: 8
Since last ranking: Beat McClymonds 75-53, Sacramento 79-67, lost to Santa Margarita 94-50, Serra 54-52
Up next: Tuesday at Encinal, 6 p.m.
No. 10 ST. IGNATIUS (5-1)
Previous ranking: 10
Since last ranking: Beat University-San Francisco 76-38
Up next: Dec. 26, TBD
No. 11 DUBLIN (8-0)
Previous ranking: 17
Since last ranking: Beat Mission San Jose 101-43, Whitney 73-29, Washington-Fremont 88-55
Up next: Wednesday, TBD
No. 12 CLAYTON VALLEY (4-2)
Previous ranking: 12
Since last ranking: Lost to Clovis North 50-41, beat Branson 73-39, lost to Destiny Christian Academy 46-40
Up next: Thursday vs. Berkeley, 7 p.m.
No. 13 BISHOP O’DOWD (3-1)
Previous ranking: 13
Since last ranking: Beat Head-Royce 70-48
Up next: Wednesday vs. Sierra Vista-Las Vegas at Tarkanian Classic, 2:15 p.m.
No. 14 OAKLAND (3-2)
Previous ranking: 14
Since last ranking: Beat Centennial-Oregon 62-40
Up next: Wednesday vs. Mater Academy East Las Vegas at Tarkanian Classic, 3:45 p.m.
No. 15 ST. MARY’S-BERKELEY (7-0)
Previous ranking: 18
Since last ranking: Beat St. Patrick-St. Vincent 89-53, Vallejo 60-48
Up next: Tuesday at Pinole Valley, 7 p.m.
No. 16 LIBERTY (4-1)
Previous ranking: 12
Since last ranking: Beat Pittsburg 88-56, Mt. Diablo 96-19, Enochs 79-40, lost to Campolindo 46-39
Up next: Tuesday vs. Antioch, 7 p.m.
No. 17 MONTE VISTA (6-3)
Previous ranking: 15
Since last ranking: Lost to Bellarmine 52-44, beat Pleasant Grove 65-40, lost to Woodcreek 56-43, beat Mountain House 61-56
Up next: Friday vs. Mt. Eden, 7 p.m.
No. 18 CALIFORNIA (8-1)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Since last ranking: Beat Leigh 58-43, Lost Gatos 61-46, West Park 55-31
Up next: Wednesday vs. Castro Valley, 7:30 p.m.
No. 19 LOS GATOS (6-1)
Previous ranking: 16
Since last ranking: Beat San Mateo 45-38, lost to California 61-46, beat Menlo 68-44
Up next: Saturday vs. Priory, 3 p.m.
No. 20 CAMPOLINDO (6-0)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Since last ranking: Beat Cornerstone Christian 54-50, Heritage 63-53, Liberty 46-39
Up next: Saturday at Piedmont, 6 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.