Girls basketball rankings: Bay Area Preps HQ Top 25
After a brief hiatus, our Bay Area Preps HQ staff reconvened to reassess these rankings following the section playoffs.
The previous pair of weeks reaffirmed Archbishop Mitty is not only our unanimous No. 1 team but also the top seed in the NorCal Open Division bracket according to the California Interscholastic Federation selection committee.
The North Coast Section rounded out the rest of the top five — NCS Open Division champion St. Joseph Notre Dame, runner-up Cardinal Newman, plus semifinalists Salesian and Bishop O’Dowd.
Meanwhile, back-to-back CIF Open Division state runner-up Pinewood, which now finds itself as a No. 5 seed in the Division I bracket, must avenge losses to Miramonte and Salesian this week if it expects another shot at a state title.
As always, votes were cast by the Bay Area Preps HQ’s staff, with first-place votes worth 25 points, second-place 24 points and on down the line.
On to the rankings …
Records through last weekend
No. 1 Archbishop Mitty (24-3)
Voting points: 100
Previous ranking: 1
What they did: beat Lynbrook 92-35, St. Ignatius 62-31, Pinewood 76-44 in CCS Open Division final
NorCal playoffs: No. 1 seed in Open Division
No. 2 St. Joseph Notre Dame (23-7)
Voting points: 96
Previous ranking: 7
What they did: beat Bishop O’Dowd 54-48, Cardinal Newman 67-58 in NCS Open Division final
NorCal playoffs: No. 2 seed in Open Division
No. 3 Cardinal Newman (28-3)
Voting points: 92
Previous ranking: 4
What they did: beat Heritage 54-31, beat Salesian 64-59; lost to St. Joseph Notre Dame 67-58 in NCS Open Division final
NorCal playoffs: No. 5 seed in Open Division
No. 4 Salesian (25-4)
Voting points: 88
Previous ranking: 2
What they did: lost to Cardinal Newman 64-59 in NCS Open Division semifinals
NorCal playoffs: No. 1 seed in Division I
No. 5 Bishop O’Dowd (20-7)
Voting points: 80
Previous ranking: T-5
What they did: beat Miramonte 57-50; lost to St. Joseph Notre Dame 54-48 in NCS Open Division semifinals
NorCal playoffs: No. 2 seed in Division I
No. 6 Pinewood (23-4)
Voting points: 79*
Previous ranking: T-5
What they did: beat Sacred Heart Prep 57-35, Menlo School 58-33; lost to Archbishop Mitty 76-44 in CCS Open Division final
NorCal playoffs: No. 5 seed in Division I
No. 7 Miramonte (22-5)
Voting points: 79*
Previous ranking: 3
What they did: lost to Bishop O’Dowd 57-50 in NCS Open Division quarterfinals
NorCal playoffs: No. 4 seed in Division I
No. 8 San Ramon Valley (26-4)
Voting points: 72
Previous ranking: 10
What they did: beat James Logan 81-48, Clayton Valley Charter 78-31, Carondelet 71-67, San Leandro 60-44 in NCS Division I final
NorCal playoffs: No. 9 seed in Division I
No. 9 Menlo School (20-6)
Voting points: 64
Previous ranking: 11
What they did: beat Sacred Heart Cathedral 59-56; lost to Pinewood 58-33 in CCS Open Division semifinals
NorCal playoffs: No. 10 seed in Division I
No. 10 Heritage (21-5)
Voting points: 63
Previous ranking: 9
What they did: lost to Cardinal Newman 54-31 in NCS Open Division quarterfinals
NorCal playoffs: No. 6 seed in Division I
No. 11 Oakland Tech (22-8)
Voting points: 60
Previous ranking: 13
What they did: beat Skyline 79-15, Oakland 68-45 in Oakland Section final
NorCal playoffs: No. 1 seed in Division II
No. 12 American (27-2)
Voting points: 52
Previous ranking: 8
What they did: beat Napa 69-44, Monte Vista 61-48; lost to San Leandro 70-62 in NCS Division I semifinals
NorCal playoffs: No. 8 seed in Division II
No. 13 Alameda (24-5)
Voting points: 43
Previous ranking: 17
What they did: beat Bethel 47-31, Redwood 61-53, Montgomery 58-39 in NCS Division II final
NorCal playoffs: No. 11 seed in Division II
No. 14 San Leandro (24-6)
Voting points: 38
Previous ranking: Not ranked
What they did: NorCal playoffs: beat Pittsburg 67-47, Mission San Jose 69-42, American 70-62; lost to San Ramon Valley 60-44 in NCS Division I final
No. 15 Lynbrook (21-5)
Voting points: 37
Previous ranking: 15
What they did: beat Wilcox 42-39; lost to Valley Christian 76-57, Archbishop Mitty 92-35 in CCS Open Division quarterfinals
NorCal playoffs: No. 12 seed in Division II
No. 16 St. Mary’s-Berkeley (23-7)
Voting points: 35
Previous ranking: 18
What they did: beat Tennyson 70-22, St. Bernard’s 64-36, Lick-Wilmerding 72-60, St. Patrick-St. Vincent 60-49 in NCS Divsion IV final
NorCal playoffs: No. 2 seed in Division III
No. 17 St. Ignatius (16-10)
Voting points: 31*
Previous ranking: 20
What they did: beat Valley Christian 58-55; lost to Archbishop Mitty 62-31 in CCS Open Division semifinals
NorCal playoffs: No. 14 seed in Division I
No. 18 Aptos (25-4)
Voting points: 31*
Previous ranking: 16
What they did: beat Santa Cruz 62-45, Live Oak 46-36, Mills 57-30 in CCS Division III final
NorCal playoffs: No. 8 seed in Division II
No. 19 Lick-Wilmerding (28-2)
Voting points: 28
Previous ranking: 12
What they did: beat El Molino 74-40, Piedmont 69-45; lost to St. Mary’s-Berkeley 72-60 in NCS Division IV semifinals
NorCal playoffs: No. 16 seed in Division III
No. 20 Menlo-Atherton (17-10)
Voting points: 27
Previous ranking: Not ranked
What they did: beat Evergreen Valley 48-44, North Salinas 47-39, Palo Alto 34-32 in CCS Division I final
NorCal playoffs: No. 1 seed in Division III
No. 21 Presentation (19-8)
Voting points: 19
Previous ranking: 24
What they did: beat Woodside 70-31, Leland 47-31, St. Francis 46-37 in CCS Division II final
NorCal playoffs: No. 14 seed in Division II
No. 22 Sacred Heart Prep (15-9)
Voting points: 18
Previous ranking: 21
What they did: lost to Sacred Heart Cathedral 52-38, Pinewood 57-35 in CCS Open Division quarterfinals
NorCal playoffs: No. 10 seed in Division II
No. 23 Valley Christian (16-10)
Voting points: 14
Previous ranking:
What they did: lost to St. Ignatius 58-55; beat Lynbrook 76-57 in CCS Open Division consolation game
NorCal playoffs: No. 16 seed in Division I
No. 24 Mission San Jose (23-5)
Voting points: 12*
Previous ranking: 14
What they did: beat Granada 68-42; lost to San Leandro 69-42 in NCS Division I quarterfinals
NorCal playoffs: did not qualify
No. 25 Moreau Catholic (19-10)
Voting points: 12*
Previous ranking: Not ranked
What they did: beat Maria Carrillo 69-49, Pinole Valley 56-51, San Marin 66-29 in NCS Division III final
NorCal playoffs: No. 10 seed in Division III
Also received voting points: Sacred Heart Cathedral 8, St. Patrick-St. Vincent 5, Woodside Priory 5, Palo Alto 4, Acalanes 3, Aragon 2, St. Francis 2
*Tiebreaker determined by each team’s highest and lowest vote totals.