High school boys basketball rankings Jan. 28, 2025: Bay Area News Group Top 20
Bay Area News Group boys basketball Top 20
(Mercury News & East Bay Times)
(Records through Monday)
No. 1 ARCHBISHOP RIORDAN (15-1)
Previous ranking: 1
Since last ranking: Beat Archbishop Mitty 75-46, Valley Christian 73-46
Up next: Tuesday at St. Ignatius, 7:30 p.m.
No. 2 SALESIAN (19-2)
Previous ranking: 2
Since last ranking: Beat Vallejo 85-26, lost to St. Joseph-Santa Maria 76-67
Up next: Tuesday vs. St. Patrick-St. Vincent, 7 p.m.
No. 3 SAN RAMON VALLEY (15-7)
Previous ranking: 3
Since last ranking: Beat Amador Valley 88-82 (OT), California 77-63
Up next: Tuesday vs. Granada, 7:30 p.m.
No. 4 DOUGHERTY VALLEY (16-6)
Previous ranking: 4
Since last ranking: Beat Livermore 81-36, Granada 72-49
Up next: Tuesday at Monte Vista, 7:30 p.m.
No. 5 DE LA SALLE (19-3)
Previous ranking: 5
Since last ranking: Beat Dublin 53-49, Amador Valley 51-42, Mira Costa 50-42
Up next: Tuesday vs. Foothill, 7:30 p.m.
No. 6 OAKLAND TECH (15-5)
Previous ranking: 6
Since last ranking: Beat Oakland 52-44
Up next: Wednesday at Fremont-Oakland, 7 p.m.
No. 7 DUBLIN (19-3)
Previous ranking: 7
Since last ranking: Lost to De La Salle 53-49, beat Monte Vista 64-61
Up next: Tuesday at Amador Valley, 7:30 p.m.
No. 8 CALIFORNIA (19-3)
Previous ranking: 8
Since last ranking: Beat Granada 68-51, lost to San Ramon Valley 77-63
Up next: Tuesday at Livermore, 7:30 p.m.
No. 9 MOREAU CATHOLIC (15-4)
Previous ranking: 9
Since last ranking: Beat Irvington 76-43, Newark Memorial 80-39, lost to Redwood 54-50
Up next: Wednesday at James Logan, 7 p.m.
No. 10 LIBERTY (20-2)
Previous ranking: 13
Since last ranking: Beat Heritage 69-56, Pittsburg 71-60
Up next: Tuesday vs. Antioch, 7 p.m.
No. 11 ST. IGNATIUS (12-4)
Previous ranking: 10
Since last ranking: Beat St. Francis 59-39, lost to Bellarmine 59-45
Up next: Tuesday at Riordan, 7:30 p.m.
No. 12 OAKLAND (15-6)
Previous ranking: 12
Since last ranking: Lost to Oakland Tech 52-44
Up next: Wednesday vs. McClymonds, 7 p.m.
No. 13 PALO ALTO (16-2)
Previous ranking: 18
Since last ranking: Beat Wilcox 60-42, Los Gatos 57-47
Up next: Saturday vs. Gunn, 6 p.m.
No. 14 VALLEY CHRISTIAN (12-4)
Previous ranking: 15
Since last ranking: Beat Sacred Heart Cathedral 64-38, lost to Riordan 73-46
Up next: Tuesday vs. Bellarmine, 6 p.m.
No. 15 ARCHBISHOP MITTY (10-6)
Previous ranking: 11
Since last ranking: Lost to Riordan 75-46, Sacred Heart Cathedral 62-59
Up next: Tuesday vs. St. Francis, 7:30 p.m.
No. 16 YGNACIO VALLEY (14-8)
Previous ranking: 14
Since last ranking: Beat Miramonte 77-46, Concord 98-44
Up next: Thursday at Northgate, 7:30 p.m.
No. 17 ST. MARY’S-BERKELEY (17-5)
Previous ranking: 20
Since last ranking: Beat Vallejo 77-16, Pinole Valley 85-63, Fortune Early College 85-52
Up next: Tuesday at Bethel, 7 p.m.
No. 18 MENLO-ATHERTON (13-5)
Previous ranking: 16
Since last ranking: Beat Half Moon Bay 56-42, lost to Sacred Heart Prep 46-41
Up next: Tuesday at Woodside, 6 p.m.
No. 19 BELLARMINE (12-4)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Since last ranking: Lost to Serra 56-44, beat St. Ignatius 59-45
Up next: Tuesday at Valley Christian, 6 p.m.
No. 20 KING’S ACADEMY (15-3)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Since last ranking: Beat Eastside College Prep 78-51, Sacred Heart Prep 66-62, Head-Royce 68-48
Up next: Tuesday at Crystal Springs Uplands, 6 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.