Bay Area News Group Top 25
(Mercury News & East Bay Times)
No. 1 DE LA SALLE (12-0)
Previous ranking: 1
Last week: Beat Pittsburg 10-7 in NCS Open final
Up next: TBA
No. 2 PITTSBURG (10-2)
Previous ranking: 2
Last week: Lost to De La Salle 10-7 in NCS Open final
Up next: Friday vs. San Ramon Valley in NCS Division I final at Diablo Valley College, 7 p.m.
No. 3 SAN RAMON VALLEY (11-1)
Previous ranking: 3
Last week: Beat Cardinal Newman 7-0 in NCS Division I semifinal
Up next: Friday vs. Pittsburg in NCS Division I final at Diablo Valley College, 7 p.m.
No. 4 ST. IGNATIUS (10-2)
Previous ranking: 5
Last week: Beat St. Francis 10-7 in CCS Open final
Up next: TBA
No. 5 ST. FRANCIS (9-3)
Previous ranking: 4
Last week: Lost to St. Ignatius 10-7 in CCS Open final
Up next: Friday vs. Los Gatos in CCS Division I final at San Jose City College, 7 p.m.
No. 6 WILCOX (10-2)
Previous ranking: 6
Last week: Beat Menlo-Atherton 10-7 in CCS Division II semifinal
Up next: Saturday vs. Palma in CCS Division II final at San Jose City College, 7 p.m.
No. 7 LOS GATOS (10-2)
Previous ranking: 7
Last week: Beat Archbishop Riordan 35-28 in CCS Division I semifinal
Up next: Friday vs. St. Francis in CCS Division I final at San Jose City College, 7 p.m.
No. 8 ARCHBISHOP RIORDAN (7-5)
Previous ranking: 8
Last week: Lost to Los Gatos 35-28 in CCS Division I semifinal
Up next: Season completed
No. 9 SERRA (5-6)
Previous ranking: 9
Season completed
No. 10 VALLEY CHRISTIAN (5-6)
Previous ranking: 10
Season completed
No. 11 CALIFORNIA (8-3)
Previous ranking: 11
Season completed
No. 12 BISHOP O’DOWD (10-2)
Previous ranking: 12
Last week: Beat Liberty 23-15 in NCS Division II semifinal
Up next: Friday vs. Amador Valley in NCS Division II final at Dublin HS, 7 p.m.
No. 13 LIBERTY (8-4)
Previous ranking: 13
Last week: Lost to Bishop O’Dowd 23-15 in NCS Division II semifinal
Up next: Season completed
No. 14 ACALANES (9-3)
Previous ranking: 14
Last week: Beat Heritage 34-14 in NCS Division III semifinal
Up next: Friday vs. Campolindo in NCS Division III final at Las Lomas, 7 p.m.
No. 15 CLAYTON VALLEY CHARTER (6-5)
Previous ranking: 15
Season completed
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No. 16 MCCLYMONDS (8-4)
Previous ranking: 16
Last week: Beat Oakland 32-7 in the Silver Bowl
Up next: TBA
No. 17 CHRISTOPHER (9-2)
Previous ranking: 17
Season completed
No. 18 AMADOR VALLEY (8-4)
Previous ranking: 19
Last week: Beat Windsor 38-29 in NCS Division II semifinal
Up next: Friday vs. Bishop O’Dowd in NCS Division II final at Dublin HS, 7 p.m.
No. 19 SALESIAN (11-1)
Previous ranking: 18
Last week: Lost to Sonoma Valley 36-27 in NCS Division V semifinal
Up next: Season completed
No. 20 SANTA TERESA (9-2)
Previous ranking: 20
Season completed
No. 21 MENLO-ATHERTON (7-5)
Previous ranking: 21
Last week: Lost to Wilcox 10-7 in CCS Division II semifinal
Up next: Season completed
No. 22 MENLO SCHOOL (8-4)
Previous ranking: 22
Last week: Lost to Palma 24-23 in CCS Division II semifinal
Up next: Season completed
No. 23 WILLOW GLEN (10-1}
Previous ranking: 23
Season completed
No. 24 LAS LOMAS (7-4)
Previous ranking: 24
Season completed
No. 25 SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO (9-3)
Previous ranking: 25
Last week: Lost to Sequoia 21-6 in CCS Division V semifinal
Up next: Season completed
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.