High school boys basketball rankings Jan. 14, 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 (11-1)
Previous ranking: 1
Since last ranking: Beat Sacred Heart Cathedral 75-26, Bellarmine 64-38
Up next: Tuesday vs. Serra, 7:30 p.m.
No. 2 SALESIAN (14-1)
Previous ranking: 2
Since last ranking: Beat St. Mary’s-Berkeley 64-50, Curie 67-63 (OT)
Up next: Thursday at Albany, 7 p.m.
No. 3 DE LA SALLE (15-1)
Previous ranking: 3
Since last ranking: Beat Monte Vista 58-30
Up next: Tuesday vs. San Ramon Valley, 7:30 p.m.
No. 4 SAN RAMON VALLEY (10-6)
Previous ranking: 7
Since last ranking: Beat Head-Royce 81-75, Dougherty Valley 81-75
Up next: Tuesday at De La Salle, 7:30 p.m.
No. 5 OAKLAND TECH (12-4)
Previous ranking: 4
Since last ranking: Beat Fremont-Oakland 76-69, lost to Weston Ranch 60-55
Up next: Wednesday at Skyline, 7 p.m.
No. 6 DOUGHERTY VALLEY (11-6)
Previous ranking: 4
Since last ranking: Lost to San Ramon Valley 81-75
Up next: Tuesday vs. Foothill, 7:30 p.m.
No. 7 MOREAU CATHOLIC (11-2)
Previous ranking: 6
Since last ranking: Beat Mission San Jose 82-40, Washington-Fremont 83-65
Up next: Tuesday vs. Kennedy-Fremont, 7 p.m.
No. 8 DUBLIN (16-1)
Previous ranking: 9
Since last ranking: Beat Livermore 69-57, Freedom 95-44
Up next: Tuesday vs. California, 7:30 p.m.
No. 9 ST. IGNATIUS (9-3)
Previous ranking: 11
Since last ranking: Beat Serra 57-43, Valley Christian 65-54
Up next: Tuesday vs. Sacred Heart Cathedral at Chase Center, 7:30 p.m.
No. 10 ARCHBISHOP MITTY (9-3)
Previous ranking: 10
Since last ranking: Beat Valley Christian 56-54, Serra 67-57
Up next: Tuesday vs. Bellarmine, 7:30 p.m.
No. 11 CALIFORNIA (16-2)
Previous ranking: 14
Since last ranking: Beat Alhambra 71-47, Amador Valley 56-44
Up next: Tuesday at Dublin, 7:30 p.m.
No. 12 OAKLAND (12-4)
Previous ranking: 13
Since last ranking: Beat McClymonds 53-41, Skyline 81-21, Santa Cruz 55-51
Up next: Tuesday at Weston Ranch, 7:30 p.m.
No. 13 LIBERTY (15-2)
Previous ranking: 18
Since last ranking: Beat Freedom 65-50, Weston Ranch 74-61, Edison-Stockton 87-53
Up next: Tuesday at Deer Valley, 7 p.m.
No. 14 YGNACIO VALLEY (9-7)
Previous ranking: 8
Since last ranking: Lost to Acalanes 58-55, Las Lomas 59-52
Up next: Wednesday at Campolindo, 7:30 p.m.
No. 15 ST. MARY’S-BERKELEY (13-4)
Previous ranking: 12
Since last ranking: Lost to Salesian 64-50, Albany 63-59
Up next: Thursday vs. St. Patrick-St. Vincent, 7 p.m.
No. 16 SERRA (9-3)
Previous ranking: 15
Since last ranking: Lost to St. Ignatius 57-43, Mitty 67-57
Up next: Tuesday vs. Riordan, 7:30 p.m.
No. 17 VALLEY CHRISTIAN (9-3)
Previous ranking: 16
Since last ranking: Lost to Mitty 56-54, St. Ignatius 65-54
Up next: Tuesday at St. Francis, 7 p.m.
No. 18 MENLO-ATHERTON (9-3)
Previous ranking: 20
Since last ranking: Beat Woodside 68-37, Hillsdale 77-57
Up next: Tuesday vs. Burlingame, 6 p.m.
No. 19 MILPITAS (13-2)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Since last ranking: Beat Mountain View 56-49, Gunn 60-35
Up next: Wednesday at Palo Alto, 7 p.m.
No. 20 ACALANES (11-4)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Since last ranking: Beat Ygnacio Valley 58-55, Berean Christian 69-26, Las Lomas 64-53
Up next: Wednesday vs. Northgate, 7:30 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.