Bay Area News Group boys basketball Top 20
(Mercury News & East Bay Times)
No. 1 SALESIAN (5-0)
Previous ranking: 1
Since last ranking: Did not play
Up next: Tuesday vs. Monterey Trail at Albany High, 7:30 p.m.
No. 2 ARCHBISHOP RIORDAN (6-1)
Previous ranking: 2
Since last ranking: Did not play
Up next: Jan. 3 vs. Monte Vista, 8:30 p.m.
No. 3 ST. IGNATIUS (5-0)
Previous ranking: 3
Since last ranking: Did not play
Up next: Friday vs. Brave Christian-Dublin, 7 p.m.
No. 4 CLAYTON VALLEY (6-1)
Previous ranking: 5
Since last ranking: Beat Concord 61-22
Up next: Friday vs. Bullard-Fresno at Modesto Christian Holiday Classic, 2:30 p.m.
No. 5 BELLARMINE (5-0)
Previous ranking: 8
Since last ranking: Beat Sacred Heart Prep 69-32
Up next: Friday vs. Verrado at St. Augustine-San Diego, 3:50 p.m.
No. 6 ARCHBISHOP MITTY (5-1)
Previous ranking: 19
Since last ranking: Beat the King’s Academy 62-55
Up next: Friday vs. Francis Parker at Torrey Pines Holiday Classic, 2:15 p.m.
No. 7 THE KING’S ACADEMY (5-1)
Previous ranking: 4
Since last ranking: Lost to Mitty 62-55
Up next: Tuesday at Half Moon Bay, 5:30 p.m.
No. 8 CALIFORNIA (7-3)
Previous ranking: 6
Since last ranking: Lost to Edgewater-Florida 80-52, beat Campbell hall 70-50, Bingham 70-67
Up next: Tuesday vs Alta-Utah at Tarkanian Classic-Las Vegas, 9 a.m.
No. 9 BISHOP O’DOWD (7-3)
Previous ranking: 7
Since last ranking: Lost to DeSoto-Texas 89-86, Roosevelt-Eastvale 80-65
Up next: TBA at Tarkanian Classic-Las Vegas
No. 10 AMADOR VALLEY (4-4)
Previous ranking: 9
Since last ranking: Beat Benicia 56-54, Oakland Tech 57-50
Up next: Friday vs. Enochs at Modesto Christian Holiday Classic, 11:30 a.m.
No. 11 MOREAU CATHOLIC (7-1)
Previous ranking: 11
Since last ranking: Beat Newark Memorial 74-41, Fremont-Oakland 72-53, Alameda 66-64
Up next: Friday vs. Madison-San Diego at Torrey Pines Holiday Classic
No. 12 DOUGHERTY VALLEY (8-2)
Previous ranking: 12
Since last ranking: Beat Valley Christian 83-52
Up next: Tuesday vs. Latitude-Oakland, 5 p.m.
No. 13 DE LA SALLE (8-1)
Previous ranking: 10
Since last ranking: Beat Pittsburg 71-30, Mountain House 62-18
Up next: Friday vs. Mission Bay at Torrey Pines Holiday Classic, 5:25 p.m.
No. 14 DUBLIN (9-2)
Previous ranking: 13
Since last ranking: Beat Hayward 78-25, Rancho San Juan 87-21, Heritage 80-51, Placer 64-55
Up next: TBA at The Classic at Damien
No. 15 GRANADA (8-2)
Previous ranking: 16
Since last ranking: Beat Fremont-Oakland 72-70
Up next: Friday vs. San Juan Hills at The Classic at Damien, 8 p.m.
No. 16 MILPITAS (9-0)
Previous ranking: 19
Since last ranking: Beat San Ramon Valley 73-67, Woodside 67-39
Up next: Tuesday at Archie Williams, 5 p.m.
No. 17 OAKLAND TECH (4-5)
Previous ranking: 15
Since last ranking: Beat St. Mary’s-Berkeley 64-60, lost to Amador Valley 57-50
Up next: Monday vs. San Marcos-Santa Barbara at Santa Barbara Holiday Classic, 7:30 p.m.
No. 18 LIBERTY (7-2)
Previous ranking: 17
Since last ranking: Beat Heritage 67-33
Up next: Friday vs. Turlock at Modesto Christian Holiday Classic, 10 a.m.
No. 19 VALLEY CHRISTIAN (5-1)
Previous ranking: 14
Since last ranking: Lost to Dougherty Valley 83-52
Up next: Monday vs. Tamalpais, 6 p.m.
No. 20 MENLO-ATHERTON (3-2)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Since last ranking: Beat Priory 67-51
Up next: Tuesday at Sacred Heart Cathedral, 3 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.