High school softball rankings March 5, 2024: Bay Area News Group Top 20
Bay Area News Group softball Top 20
(Mercury News & East Bay Times)
(Records through Monday)
No. 1 ST. FRANCIS (1-0)
Previous ranking: 1
Since last ranking: Beat Mountain View 13-3
Up next: Tuesday vs. Gilroy, 4 p.m.
No. 2 ARCHBISHOP MITTY (1-0)
Previous ranking: 2
Since last ranking: Beat Branham 8-0
Up next: Tuesday vs. Salinas, 3 p.m.
No. 3 GRANADA (1-0)
Previous ranking: 3
Since last ranking: Beat Freedom 5-3
Up next: Tuesday at James Logan, 4 p.m.
No. 4 WILLOW GLEN (0-0)
Previous ranking: 4
Since last ranking: Did not play
Up next: Friday at St. Francis, 4 p.m.
No. 5 CALIFORNIA (2-0)
Previous ranking: 5
Since last ranking: Beat Arroyo 3-1, Vintage 4-3
Up next: Tuesday vs. Clayton Valley Charter, 4 p.m.
No. 6 AMADOR VALLEY (1-1)
Previous ranking: 11
Since last ranking: Lost to Tracy 3-2, beat San Ramon Valley 9-0
Up next: Tuesday vs. College Park, 3:30 p.m.
No. 7 SAN RAMON VALLEY (2-1)
Previous ranking: 6
Since last ranking: Beat Arroyo 9-1, College Park 10-7, lost to Amador Valley 9-0
Up next: Friday vs. Berkeley, 3:30 p.m..
No. 8 BRANHAM (3-1)
Previous ranking: 19
Since last ranking: Beat Aragon 5-3, lost to Archbishop Mitty 8-0, beat Sequoia 11-1, Milpitas 10-0
Up next: Wednesday at presentation, 6 p.m.
No. 9 FOOTHILL (4-0)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Since last ranking: Beat Washington-Fremont 15-0, Berkeley 17-2, Bishop O’Dowd 10-6, Castro Valley 7-2
Up next: Tuesday at The King’s Academy, 3:30 p.m.
No. 10 BENICIA (2-0)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Since last ranking: Beat Liberty 7-5, Northgate 11-1
Up next: Thursday at Escalon, 5:45 p.m.
No. 11 LIVERMORE (2-0)
Previous ranking: 17
Since last ranking: Beat Arroyo 7-0, Liberty 4-2
Up next: Friday at College Park, 4 p.m.
No. 12 FREEDOM (1-1)
Previous ranking: 13
Since last ranking: Lost to Granada 5-3, beat Vacaville 6-3
Up next: Tuesday vs. Rodriguez, 3:30 p.m.
No. 13 CAPUCHINO (0-0)
Previous ranking: 7
Since last ranking: Did not play
Up next: Wednesday vs. Half Moon Bay, 6 p.m
No. 14 SEQUOIA (0-1)
Previous ranking: 12
Since last ranking: Lost to Branham 11-1
Up next: Tuesday vs. St. Ignatius, 4 p.m.
No. 15 COLLEGE PARK (0-1)
Previous ranking: 14
Since last ranking: Lost to San Ramon Valley 10-7.
Up next: Tuesday at Amador Valley, 3:30 p.m.
No. 16 HERITAGE (0-1)
Previous ranking: 8
Since last ranking: Lost to Kimball 10-1
Up next: March 12 vs. College Park, 4 p.m.
No. 17 CLAYTON VALLEY (0-0)
Previous ranking: 16
Since last ranking: Did not play
Up next: Tuesday at California, 4 p.m.
No. 18 SOBRATO (1-0)
Previous ranking: 18
Since last ranking: Beat Silver Creek 16-5
Up next: Tuesday vs. San Lorenzo Valley, 3:30 p.m.
No. 19 MERCY (2-0-1)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Since last ranking: Beat Palo Alto 12-3, tied Aragon 4-4, beat Terra Nova 11-0
Up next: Tuesday at South San Francisco, 3:30 p.m.
No. 20 MILPITAS (2-3)
Previous ranking: 9
Since last ranking: Lost to The King’s Academy 5-0, beat Wilcox 5-2, lost to Alvarez 5-1, beat Palo Alto 9-3, lost to Branham 10-0
Up next: Tuesday vs. Valley Christian, 3:30 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 rankings were compiled by BANG’s Darren Sabedra and Joseph Dycus.