Bay Area News Group boys basketball Top 20
(Mercury News & East Bay Times)
(Records through Monday)
No. 1 ARCHBISHOP RIORDAN (13-1)
Previous ranking: 1
Since last ranking: Beat Serra 73-35, St. Francis 75-37
Up next: Tuesday at Mitty, 7:30 p.m.
No. 2 SALESIAN (18-1)
Previous ranking: 2
Since last ranking: Beat Albany 65-41, Bethel 82-34, Pinole Valley 66-33, Clovis West 81-42
Up next: Thursday at Vallejo, 7 p.m.
No. 3 SAN RAMON VALLEY (13-7)
Previous ranking: 3
Since last ranking: Lost to De La Salle 51-45, beat Livermore 86-60, Clayton Valley 65-35, Bishop O’Dowd 76-66
Up next: Tuesday vs. Amador Valley, 7:30 p.m.
No. 4 DOUGHERTY VALLEY (14-6)
Previous ranking: 6
Since last ranking: Beat Foothill 62-37, De La Salle 59-48, Santa Rosa 84-49
Up next: Tuesday vs. Livermore, 7:30 p.m.
No. 5 DE LA SALLE (16-3)
Previous ranking: 3
Since last ranking: Beat SRV 51-45, lost to Dougherty Valley 59-48, Sunnyslope 53-46
Up next: Tuesday vs. Dublin, 7:30 p.m.
No. 6 OAKLAND TECH (14-5)
Previous ranking: 5
Since last ranking: Beat Skyline 66-33, McClymonds 78-48, lost to Inderkum 85-59
Up next: Friday vs. Oaklandl, 7 p.m.
No. 7 CALIFORNIA (18-2)
Previous ranking: 11
Since last ranking: Lost to California 61-60 (OT), beat Foothill 73-46, Monterey Trail 54-50
Up next: Tuesday at De La Salle 7:30 p.m.
No. 8 DUBLIN (16-1)
Previous ranking: 9
Since last ranking: Beat Livermore 69-57, Freedom 95-44
Up next: Tuesday vs. California, 7:30 p.m.
No. 9 MOREAU CATHOLIC (13-3)
Previous ranking: 7
Since last ranking: Beat Kennedy-Fremont 78-51, American 96-23, lost to Riverside Poly 66-56
Up next: Tuesday at Irvington, 7 p.m.
No. 10 ST. IGNATIUS (11-3)
Previous ranking: 9
Since last ranking: Beat Sacred Heart Cathedral 78-42, Archbishop Mitty 57-45
Up next: Tuesday vs. St. Francis, 7:30 p.m.
No. 11 ARCHBISHOP MITTY (10-4)
Previous ranking: 10
Since last ranking: Beat Bellarmine 68-47, lost to St. Ignatius 57-45
Up next: Tuesday at Dublin, 7:30 p.m.
No. 12 OAKLAND (15-5)
Previous ranking: 12
Since last ranking: Beat Weston Ranch 62-59, Fremont-Oakland 54-40, Head-Royce 68-64, lost to Clayton Valley 45-39
Up next: Friday at Oakland Tech, 7 p.m.
No. 13 LIBERTY (18-2)
Previous ranking: 13
Since last ranking: Beat Deer Valley 95-28, Natomas 77-60, Grant 61-52
Up next: Tuesday vs. Heritage, 7 p.m.
No. 14 YGNACIO VALLEY (12-8)
Previous ranking: 14
Since last ranking: Lost to Campolindo 58-45, beat Clayton Valley 53-47, Berkeley 72-56, Elk Grove 62-59
Up next: Wednesday vs. Miramonte, 7:30 p.m.
No. 15 VALLEY CHRISTIAN (11-3)
Previous ranking: 17
Since last ranking: Beat St. Francis 51-44, Serra 54-41
Up next: Tuesday vs. Sacred Heart Cathedral, 6 p.m.
No. 16 MENLO-ATHERTON (12-4)
Previous ranking: 18
Since last ranking: Beat Burlingame 65-44, Jefferson 63-31, Carlmont 62-60, lost to Palo Alto 73-63 (OT)
Up next: Friday vs. Half Moon Bay, 7:45 p.m.
No. 17 ACALANES (11-4)
Previous ranking: 16
Since last ranking: Lost to Mitty 56-54, St. Ignatius 65-54
Up next: Tuesday at St. Francis, 7 p.m.
No. 18 PALO ALTO (14-2)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Since last ranking: Beat Milpitas 44-37, Los Altos 45-36, Menlo-Atherton 73-63 (OT)
Up next: Wednesday vs. Wilcox, 7:30 p.m.
No. 19 CLAYTON VALLEY (12-8)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Since last ranking: Lost Ygancio Valley 53-47, SRV 65-35, beat Oakland 45-39
Up next: Wednesday at Berean Christian, 7 p.m.
No. 20 ST. MARY’S-BERKELEY (14-5)
Previous ranking: 15
Since last ranking: Lost St. Patrick-St. Vincent 65-59, beat Granada 80-55
Up next: Tuesday at Vallejo, 7 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.