Acalanes has reached the Top 5 of the Bay Area News Group girls basketball rankings after running its season-opening unbeaten streak to six games.
St. Francis, Piedmont and Sacred Heart Cathedral also have started undefeated.
Pinewood stayed at No. 3 after defeating two Hawaii powerhouses at a tournament on the islands.
Valley Christian and Half Moon Bay enter the rankings after strong starts.
Priory moved up three spots, from No. 18 to 15, after winning on three of its games in the past week.
Top-ranked Archbishop Mitty had the week off as it prepared to defend its Nike Tournament of Champions crown.
With that said, on to the rankings:
Bay Area News Group Top 20
(Mercury News & East Bay Times)
No. 1 ARCHBISHOP MITTY (4-0)
Previous ranking: 1
Last week: Did not play
Next game: Wednesday vs. George Rogers Clark-Kentucky at the Nike Tournament of Champions, 9 a.m.
No. 2 CARONDELET (7-1)
Previous ranking: 2
Last week: Beat Granada 81-36, Freedom 89-39, Clayton Valley Charter, 65-40
Next game: Wednesday vs. Perry-Gilbert at Nike Tournament of Champions, 3 p.m.
No. 3 PINEWOOD (3-1)
Previous ranking: 3
Last week: Beat Hanalani 60-38, Long Island Lutheran 77-56, ‘Iolani 67-36
Next game: Saturday vs. Evergreen Valley, 2 p.m.
No. 4 SALESIAN (4-1)
Previous ranking: 4
Last week: Beat Redwood 52-44, Bethel 80-32
Next game: Tuesday at Monte Vista, 7 p.m.
No. 5 ACALANES (6-0)
Previous ranking: 6
Last week: Beat Christian Brothers 60-44, Redwood 57-34, Caruthers 68-45
Next game: Friday at Benicia, 7 p.m.
No. 6 SAN RAMON VALLEY (5-1)
Previous ranking: 5
Last week: Lost to Clovis 63-61, beat Clovis North 66-26
Next game: TBA
No. 7 OAKLAND TECH (5-2)
Previous ranking: 7
Last week: Beat Lowell 62-39, Clovis 54-49
Next game: Tuesday vs. McNair-Stockton, 7 p.m.
No. 8 SACRED HEART CATHEDRAL (8-0)
Previous ranking: 9
Last week: Beat Lick-Wilmerding 68-47, Vanden 74-49, Cardinal Newman 64-42, Grant-Sacramento 50-44
Next game: Saturday at Acalanes, 3 p.m.
No. 9 ST. IGNATIUS (3-1)
Previous ranking: 10
Last week: Beat Los Gatos 74-54
Next game: Thursday at Salesian, 7 p.m.
No. 10 ARCHBISHOP RIORDAN (2-2)
Previous ranking: 11
Last week: Beat Los Gatos 50-47, Heritage 78-33
Next game: Dec. 27 vs. Spanish Springs-Nevada at SoCal Holiday Classic, 6 p.m.
No. 11 ST. FRANCIS (7-0)
Previous ranking: 12
Last week: Beat Aragon 69-13, Marin Catholic 42-27, Moreau Catholic 56-34
Next game: Monday vs. Santa Cruz, 6 p.m.
No. 12 BISHOP O’DOWD (2-2)
Previous ranking: 8
Last week: Lost to Centennial-Las Vegas 62-53
Next game: Wednesday vs. TBA
No. 13 PIEDMONT (6-0)
Previous ranking: 14
Last week: Beat Galena 64-18, Damonte Ranch-Reno 72-25, Campolindo 65-19
Next game: Dec. 26 vs. Palos Verdes at SoCal Holiday Prep Classic, 4:30 p.m.
No. 14 CALIFORNIA (4-2)
Previous ranking: 15
Last week: Beat Lincoln-Stockton 54-48
Next game: Saturday vs. Rio Linda at Manteca Showcase, 6 p.m.
No. 15 PRIORY (6-1)
Previous ranking: 18
Last week: Beat Clovis North 79-31, Centennial-Nevada 43-34, Vanden 59-58
Next game: Saturday at Los Gatos, 1 p.m.
No. 16 NORTHGATE (7-1)
Previous ranking: 16
Last week: Beat Vacaville 52-31
Next game: Tuesday vs. Pittsburg, 7 p.m.
No. 17 VALLEY CHRISTIAN (8-1)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Last week: Beat Liberty-Madera 83-14, Faith Christian-Yuba City 51-32, Calaveras-San Andreas 60-31
Next game: Dec. 27 vs. Salinas, 4:30 p.m.
No. 18 HALF MOON BAY (6-1)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Last week: Beat Archie Williams, 38-15, Lowell 63-43, lost to Menlo-Atherton 58-57, beat Santa Cruz 69-43
Next game: TBA
No. 19 MILLS (4-2)
Previous ranking: 20
Last week: Beat Summit Shasta 53-31, lost to Harker 50-37
Next game: Friday vs. Monta Vista, 6 p.m.
No. 20 CASTILLEJA (6-1)
Previous ranking: 19
Last week: Beat Design Tech 39-26, lost to Clovis North 40-37
Next game: Thursday vs. Harbor, 5 p.m.
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.