Bay Area News Group Top 25
(Mercury News & East Bay Times)
No. 1 DE LA SALLE (12-0)
Previous ranking: 1
Last week: Did not play
Up next: Dec. 13 vs. Santa Margarita in CIF Open Division state championship game at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, 8 p.m.
No. 2 ARCHBISHOP RIORDAN (12-0)
Previous ranking: 2
Last week: Did not play
Up next: Friday at Folsom in CIF NorCal Division 1-AA championship game, 7:30 p.m.
No. 3 PITTSBURG (11-2)
Previous ranking: 3
Last week: Beat Cardinal Newman 42-17 in NCS Division I final
Up next: Saturday vs. Central East-Fresno in CIF NorCal Division 1-A championship game, 6 p.m.
No. 4 SERRA (8-5)
Previous ranking: 4
Last week: Beat Los Gatos 28-21 in CCS Division I final
Up next: Friday at St. Mary’s-Stockton in CIF NorCal Division 2-AA championship game, 7:30 p.m.
No. 5 LOS GATOS (9-4)
Previous ranking: 5
Last week: Lost to Serra 28-21 in CCS Division I final
Up next: Season completed
No. 6 ACALANES (11-1)
Previous ranking: 6
Season completed
No. 7 MCCLYMONDS (10-2)
Previous ranking: 7
Last week: Did not play
Up next: Saturday vs. Roseville in CIF NorCal Division 3-A championship game, 6 p.m.
No. 8 ST. FRANCIS (5-6)
Previous ranking: 8
Season completed
No. 9 ARCHBISHOP MITTY (6-5)
Previous ranking: 9
Season completed
No. 10 LIBERTY (8-3)
Previous ranking: 10
Season completed
No. 11 MONTE VISTA (8-5)
Previous ranking: 12
Last week: Beat Clayton Valley 24-10 in NCS Division II final
Up next: Friday at St. Ignatius in CIF NorCal Division 3-AA championship game, 7 p.m.
No. 12 EL CERRITO (11-2)
Previous ranking: 13
Last week: Beat Ukiah 32-21 in NCS Division III final
Up next: Saturday at Menlo-Atherton in CIF NorCal Division 4-A championship game, 6 p.m.
No. 13 ST IGNATIUS (7-6)
Previous ranking: 16
Last week: Beat Sacred Heart Cathedral 24-21 in CCS Division II final
Up next: Friday vs. Monte Vista in CIF NorCal Division 3-AA championship game, 7 p.m.
No. 14 CLAYTON VALLEY CHARTER (7-6)
Previous ranking: 11
Last week: Lost to Monte Vista 24-10 in NCS Division II final
Up next: Season completed
No. 15 CAMPOLINDO (9-3)
Previous ranking: 14
Season completed
No. 16 CALIFORNIA (8-4)
Previous ranking: 15
Season completed
No. 17 SACRED HEART CATHEDRAL (6-7)
Previous ranking: 17
Last week: Lost to St. Ignatius 24-21 in CCS Division II final
Up next: Season completed
No. 18 SAN RAMON VALLEY (6-5)
Previous ranking: 18
Season completed
No. 19 MENLO-ATHERTON (7-6)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Last week: Beat San Mateo 31-21 in CCS Division III final
Up next: Saturday at El Cerrito in CIF NorCal Division 4-A championship game, 6 p.m.
No. 20 SANTA TERESA (11-1)
Previous ranking: 20
Season completed
No. 21 SAN MATEO (9-4)
Previous ranking: 19
Last week: Lost to Menlo-Atherton 31-21 in CCS Division III final
Up next: Season completed
No. 22 MENLO SCHOOL (9-3)
Previous ranking: 21
Season completed
No. 23 LIVE OAK (9-3)
Previous ranking: 22
Season completed
No. 24 SALESIAN (10-2)
Previous ranking: 23
Season completed
No. 25 THE KING’S ACADEMY (9-2)
Previous ranking: 24
Season completed
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 news organization’s high school staff chooses the teams