High school softball rankings March 26, 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 (7-0)
Previous ranking: 1
Since last ranking: Beat Monterey 11-0, Hollister 7-1
Up next: Thursday vs. Otay Ranch-Chula Vista (Michelle Carew Classic), 11 a.m.
No. 2 ARCHBISHOP MITTY (8-1)
Previous ranking: 2
Since last ranking: Beat Notre Dame-Salinas 3-1, Capuchino 4-0, Monterey 13-3
Up next: Tuesday at Carlmont, 4 p.m.
No. 3 ALAMEDA (8-1)
Previous ranking: 4
Since last ranking: Beat Arroyo 11-2, Castro Valley 7-6
Up next: Friday vs. San Leandro 4 p.m.
No. 4 FOOTHILL (8-2)
Previous ranking: 3
Since last ranking: Lost to Dublin 18-13, beat Clayton Valley 5-4
Up next: Tuesday vs. Amador Valley, 4 p.m.
No. 5 LIVERMORE (6-1)
Previous ranking: 11
Since last ranking: Beat Amador Valley 5-4, Dublin 4-3
Up next: Tuesday at Granada, 4 p.m.
No. 6 SAN RAMON VALLEY (6-3)
Previous ranking: 6
Since last ranking: Beat Bishop O’Dowd 8-1, lost to Liberty 4-3, beat Carondelet 4-3
Up next: Tuesday vs. Monte Vista, 4 p.m.
No. 7 CALIFORNIA (5-2)
Previous ranking: 7
Since last ranking: Beat Dougherty Valley 6-1, College Park 5-2
Up next: Tuesday at Carondelet, 4 p.m.
No. 8 WILLOW GLEN (4-3)
Previous ranking: 9
Since last ranking: Beat Leigh 13-1
Up next: Wednesday vs. Santa Teresa, 4 p.m.
No. 9 BENICIA (6-0)
Previous ranking: 8
Since last ranking: No games played
Up next: Tuesday at Las Lomas, 4:30 p.m.
No. 10 HILLSDALE (9-1)
Previous ranking: 12
Since last ranking: Beat St. Ignatius 8-0, lost to Carlmont 6-5, beat San Mateo 8-1
Up next: Tuesday at Burlingame, 4 p.m.
No. 11 AMADOR VALLEY (4-3)
Previous ranking: 5
Since last ranking: Lost to Livermore 5-4, Granada 3-1
Up next: Tuesday at Foothill, 4 p.m.
No. 12 FREEDOM (4-2)
Previous ranking: 10
Since last ranking: Beat Millennium-Tracy 3-1
Up next: Tuesday vs. Clayton Valley, 3:30 p.m.
No. 13 GILROY (9-3)
Previous ranking: 16
Since last ranking: Beat Westmont 11-1, Ann Sobrato 1-0
Up next: Wednesday at Branham, 4 p.m.
No. 14 CAPUCHINO (5-3)
Previous ranking: 14
Since last ranking: Beat Sequoia 9-0, Burlingame 4-0, lost to Mitty 4-0, beat Carlmont 3-2
Up next: Wednesday vs. Valley Christian, 4 p.m.
No. 15 LOS GATOS (7-2)
Previous ranking: 18
Since last ranking: Lost to Santa Teresa 3-2, beat Branham 14-6, Mountain View 2-1
Up next: Wednesday vs. Homestead, 4 p.m.
No. 16 BRANHAM (8-6)
Previous ranking: 13
Since last ranking: Lost to Los Gatos 14-6, beat Live Oak 3-2
Up next: Wednesday at Gilroy, 4 p.m.
No. 17 COLLEGE PARK (3-3)
Previous ranking: 15
Since last ranking: Beat Granada 6-2, lost to California 5-2
Up next: Thursday at Acalanes, 4:30 p.m.
No. 18 CLAYTON VALLEY (3-3)
Previous ranking: 17
Since last ranking: Lost to Foothill 5-4
Up next: Tuesday at Freedom, 3:30 p.m.
No. 19 DUBLIN (3-3)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Since last ranking: Lost to Livermore 4-3
Up next: Thursday vs. Livermore, 4 p.m.
No. 20 GRANADA (3-5)
Previous ranking: 20
Since last ranking: Lost to College Park 6-2, beat Amador Valley 3-1
Up next: Tuesday vs. Livermore, 4 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 Nathan Canilao.