High school girls basketball rankings, Dec. 23, 2025: Bay Area News Group Top 20
Bay Area News Group girls basketball Top 20
(Mercury News & East Bay Times)
No. 1 ARCHBISHOP MITTY (9-1)
Previous ranking: 1
Last week: Beat Homewood-Flossmoor (Ill.) 55-17, DPAC-Las Vegas (N.V.) 76-44, lost 53-50 to Bishop McNamara (Md.), Bullis (Md.) 58-46
Up next: Jan. 2 vs. Clovis, 3 p.m.
No. 2 SAN RAMON VALLEY (11-2)
Previous ranking: 2
Last week: Beat Southern 73-42, St. Mary’s (N.Y.) 65-52, lost 51-40 to Bishop McNamara (Md.), beat DPAC-Las Vegas (N.V.) 58-29, Millennium (Ariz.) 59-47
Up next: Jan. 6 vs. Redwood, 7 p.m.
No. 3 CARONDELET (10-2)
Previous ranking: 3
Last week: vs. Foothill, score not reported
Up next: Tuesday vs. Livermore, 5 p.m.
No. 4 PINEWOOD (7-0)
Previous ranking: 5
Last week: Beat Marin Catholic 84-34
Up next: Jan. 3 vs. Lincoln-Stockton, 2:30 p.m.
No. 5 PRIORY (5-2)
Previous ranking: 6
Last week: Lost 58-51 to Buchanan, beat Immanuel 40-36
Up next: Friday vs. Valencia, TBA
No. 6 BISHOP O’DOWD (6-6)
Previous ranking: 7
Last week: Beat Kellis 67-53, lost 68-59 to Basha, beat Cedar Valley 49-45, Oakland Tech 56-48
Up next: Jan. 7 vs. Castro Valley, 5 p.m.
No. 7 OAKLAND TECH (5-4)
Previous ranking: 8
Last week: Beat McNair 63-19, McClintock 59-43, lost 68-55 to Eagle, beat Canyon View 61-44, lost 56-48 to O’Dowd
Up next: Friday vs. Central East, TBA
No. 8 ARCHBISHOP RIORDAN (5-3)
Final ranking: 9
Last week: Beat Moreau Catholic 58-47, Piedmont 66-64
Up next: Jan. 3 vs. Centennial, 4 p.m.
No. 9 PIEDMONT (5-1)
Previous ranking: 4
Last week: Beat Sacred Heart Cathedral 80-24, lost 66-64 (OT) to Riordan, beat Reed 71-26
Up next: Tuesday at Spanish Springs, noon
No. 10 ST. FRANCIS (8-1)
Previous ranking: 10
Last week: Beat San Marin 67-32
Up next: Sunday vs. Westmont, 6:30 p.m.
No. 11 ST. IGNATIUS (6-1)
Previous ranking: 11
Last week: Beat Salesian 55-46, American 61-40
Up next: Friday vs. Irvington, 4:45 p.m.
No. 12 ACALANES (5-3)
Previous ranking: 12
Last week: Beat Benicia 68-36, California 58-45
Up next: Friday vs. American, TBA
No. 13 SALESIAN (4-2)
Previous ranking: 13
Last week: Beat Bethel 63-36, lost 55-46 to St. Ignatius
Up next: Friday at Nike Portland Tournament, 8 p.m.
No. 14 SACRED HEART CATHEDRAL (1-6)
Previous ranking: 14
Last week: Lost 80-24 to Piedmont
Up next: Dec. 30 vs. Lowell, TBA
No. 15 CLAYTON VALLEY (3-3)
Previous ranking: 15
Last week: Beat Mojave 62-46, Middleton 68-62, lost 64-32 to Etiwanda
Up next: Tuesday at Tarkanian Classic, TBA
No. 16 MOREAU CATHOLIC (6-3)
Previous ranking: 16
Last week: Beat Newark Memorial 82-8, lost 58-47 to Riordan, beat Berkeley 87-21
Up next: Friday vs. Caruthers, 4 p.m.
No. 17 VALLEY CHRISTIAN (6-4)
Previous ranking: 17
Last week: Beat Los Gatos 73-50, lost 85-24 to St. Mary’s-Stockton
Up next: Friday vs. Buchanan, TBA
No. 18 MENLO-ATHERTON (6-1)
Previous ranking: 18
Last week: Beat Sacred Heart Prep 63-51, Menlo School 40-31
Up next: Friday vs. San Leandro, 3:15 p.m.
No. 19 LOS GATOS (4-3)
Previous ranking: 19
Last week: Lost 48-43 to Alisal, 73-50 to Valley Christian
Up next: Friday vs. Del Mar, 3:30 p.m.
No. 20 HALF MOON BAY (6-2)
Previous ranking: 20
Last week: Beat Summit Shasta 57-48
Up next: Sunday vs. Branham, 12:30 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.
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