High school girls basketball rankings, Dec. 16, 2025: Bay Area News Group Top 20
Bay Area News Group girls basketball Top 20
(Mercury News & East Bay Times)
No. 1 ARCHBISHOP MITTY (6-0)
Previous ranking: 1
Last week: Beat Oakland Tech 63-41, Mission Hills 68-33
Up next: Nike Tournament of Champions vs. Homewood-Flossmoor (Ill.), Thursday, 3:30 p.m.
No. 2 SAN RAMON VALLEY (7-1)
Previous ranking: 2
Last week: Beat Dublin 76-29, Bishop O’Dowd 78-50
Up next: Jan. 6 vs. Redwood, 7 p.m.
No. 3 CARONDELET (10-2)
Previous ranking: 3
Last week: Beat Konawaena 57-41, Iolani 60-46, lost 67-57 to St. Mary’s-Stockton
Up next: Monday vs. Foothill, 7 p.m.
No. 4 PIEDMONT (3-0)
Previous ranking: 4
Last week: Beat Oakland 91-35, Vanden 83-43, Cardinal Newman 64-50
Up next: Friday vs. Sacred Heart Cathedral, 6:30 p.m.
No. 5 PINEWOOD (6-0)
Previous ranking: 5
Last week: Beat Bullard 78-37, Half Moon Bay 72-34, St. Joseph-Santa Maria 55-33, Valley Christian 52-45
Up next: Saturday at Marin Catholic, noon
No. 6 PRIORY (4-1)
Previous ranking: 6
Last week: Beat Clovis 59-56
Up next: Friday vs. Buchanan, 7:30 p.m.
No. 7 BISHOP O’DOWD (3-5)
Previous ranking: 7
Last week: Lost 62-41 to Clovis, 78-50 to San Ramon Valley, 86-52 to Sierra Canyon
Up next: Nike Tournament of Champions in Phoenix, TBA
No. 8 OAKLAND TECH (2-2)
Previous ranking: 10
Last week: Lost 63-41 to Mitty, beat Riordan 62-48
Up next: Tuesday vs. McNair, 3:30 p.m.
No. 9 ARCHBISHOP RIORDAN (3-3)
Final ranking: 8
Last week: Beat to St. Ignatius 59-50, lost 62-48 to Oakland Tech
Up next: Thursday vs. Moreau Catholic, 7:30 p.m.
No. 10 ST. FRANCIS (7-1)
Previous ranking: 9
Last week: Beat Santa Cruz 65-42, Marin Catholic 74-33, Moreau Catholic 55-39, Salinas 72-25
Up next: Saturday vs. San Marin, 3:30 p.m.
No. 11 ST. IGNATIUS (4-1)
Previous ranking: 11
Last week: Beat Sacred Heart Prep 72-42, Pinole Valley 48-45
Up next: Saturday vs. Salesian, 3 p.m.
No. 12 ACALANES (3-3)
Previous ranking: 12
Last week: Lost 66-60 to Lincoln-Stockton, beat Weston Ranch 73-29, lost 59-48 to Davis Sr.
Up next: Friday vs. Benicia, 3:30 p.m.
No. 13 SALESIAN (3-1)
Previous ranking: 13
Last week: Lost 54-43 to Redwood, beat Marin Catholic 53-50
Up next: Tuesday vs. Bethel, 7 p.m.
No. 14 SACRED HEART CATHEDRAL (1-5)
Previous ranking: 14
Last week: Idle
Up next: Friday at Piedmont, 6:30 p.m.
No. 15 CLAYTON VALLEY (1-2)
Previous ranking: 15
Last week: Idle
Up next: Friday at Tarkanian Classic vs. Mojave, 4:40 p.m.
No. 16 MOREAU CATHOLIC (4-2)
Previous ranking: 17
Last week: Beat Irvington 65-22, Evergreen Valley 92-47, lost 55-39 to St. Francis
Up next: Tuesday vs. Newark Memorial, 7 p.m.
No. 17 VALLEY CHRISTIAN (5-3)
Previous ranking: 19
Last week: Beat Terra Nova 61-34, Clovis North 60-58, lost 52-45 to Pinewood
Up next: TBD at Monte Vista Christian tournament
No. 18 MENLO-ATHERTON (4-1)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Last week: Beat Los Gatos 44-40
No. 19 LOS GATOS (4-1)
Previous ranking: 16
Last week: Beat Christopher 55-21, Evergreen Valley 58-28, lost 44-40 to Menlo-Atherton
Up next: Thursday vs. Alisal, 7 p.m.
No. 20 HALF MOON BAY (5-2)
Previous ranking: 18
Last week: Lost 72-34 to Pinewood, beat Presentation 63-25, Terra Nova 54-38
Up next: Saturday vs. Summit Shasta, 2:30 p.m.
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