Bay Area News Group girls basketball Top 20

(Mercury News & East Bay Times)

No. 1 ARCHBISHOP MITTY (14-3)

Previous ranking: 1

Last week: Beat Archbishop Riordan 56-42, Sacred Heart Prep Cathedral 78-33

Next game: Tuesday at St. Francis, 6:30 p.m. 

No. 2 ACALANES (19-1)

Previous ranking: 2

Last week: Beat Alhambra 79-20, Campolindo 77-31

Next game: Tuesday vs. Mt. Diablo, 7 p.m.

No. 3 PINEWOOD (12-3)

Previous ranking: 3

Last week: Beat Menlo School 72-49, Sacred Heart Prep 75-38, lost to Clovis West 54-50

Next game: Tuesday vs. Notre Dame-Belmont, 7 p.m.

No. 4 SAN RAMON VALLEY (18-3)

Previous ranking: 4

Last week: Beat Amador Valley 78-20, California 61-21, Pinole Valley 61-41

Next game: Tuesday at Granada, 6:30 p.m.

No. 5 CARONDELET (17-4)

Previous ranking: 5

Last week: Beat Dublin 80-35, Amador Valley 71-16, St. Mary’s-Stockton 78-50

Next game: Tuesday at Foothill, 7:30 p.m.

No. 6 ARCHBISHOP RIORDAN (12-5)

Previous ranking: 6

Last week: Lost to Archbishop Mitty 56-42, beat Valley Christian 44-37

Next game: Tuesday vs. St. Ignatius, 6:30 p.m. 

No. 7 PRIORY (14-3)

Previous ranking: 8

Last week: Beat Notre Dame-San Jose 67-42, Menlo School 51-44

Next game: Tuesday vs. Sacred Heart Prep, TBA p.m. 

No. 8 PIEDMONT (14-4)

Previous ranking: 7

Last week: Beat Alameda 54-44, lost to Antelope 53-51

Next game: Wednesday at Castro Valley, 5:30 p.m.

No. 9 ST. FRANCIS (14-3)

Previous ranking: 9

Last week: Beat St. Ignatius 63-51

Next game: Tuesday vs. Archbishop Mitty, 6:30 p.m.

No. 10 BISHOP O’DOWD (12-6)

Previous ranking: 11

Last week: Beat San Leandro 85-8, Salesian 67-47

Next game: Friday at Castro Valley, 5:30 p.m.

No. 11 CLAYTON VALLEY CHARTER (15-5)

Previous ranking: 10

Last week: Beat Berean Christian 66-11, Foothill 61-22

Next game: Tuesday vs. Campolindo, 7 p.m. 

No. 12 OAKLAND TECH (12-7)

Previous ranking: 12

Last week: Beat Oakland 73-37

Next game: Wednesday at Fremont-Oakland, 5:30 p.m.

No. 13 ST. IGNATIUS (10-8)

Previous ranking: 13

Last week: Lost to St. Francis 63-51, beat Presentation 60-4, Christian Brothers-Sacramento 55-52

Next game: Tuesday at Archbishop Riordan, 6:30 p.m. 

No. 14 VALLEY CHRISTIAN (12-5)

Previous ranking: 16

Last week: Beat Sacred Heart Cathedral 40-38, lost to Archbishop Riordan 44-37

Next game: Thursday at Archbishop Mitty, 6 p.m. 

No. 15 SALESIAN (13-8)

Previous ranking: 15

Last week: Beat St. Patrick-St. Vincent 61-40, lost to Bishop O’Dowd 67-47

Next game: Tuesday at Pinole Valley, 7 p.m. 

No. 16 CALIFORNIA (13-8)

Previous ranking: 17

Last week: Beat Granada 83-32, lost to San Ramon Valley 61-21, beat Woodcreek 57-49

Next game: Tuesday vs. Livermore, 7:30 p.m.

No. 17 SACRED HEART CATHEDRAL (11-6)

Previous ranking: 14

Last week: Lost to Valley Christian 40-38, Archbishop Mitty 78-33

Next game:Thursday at Archbishop Riordan, 6 p.m. 

No. 18 NORTHGATE (16-5)

Previous ranking: 18

Last week: Beat Campolindo 46-31, Miramonte 49-43

Next game: Tuesday at Alhambra, 7 p.m. 

No. 19 MENLO SCHOOL (12-5)

Previous ranking: 19

Last week: Lost to Pinewood 72-49, Priory 51-44

Next game: Tuesday vs. Notre Dame-San Jose, 6 p.m. 

No. 20 EVERGREEN VALLEY (15-3)

Previous ranking: 20

Last week: Beat Pioneer 52-46, Willow Glen 50-44

Next game: Tuesday vs. Leland, 7 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.

Originally Published: January 28, 2025 at 5:30 AM PST