Bay Area News Group Top 25 football rankings
(Mercury News & East Bay Times)
No. 1 DE LA SALLE (11-0)
Previous ranking: 1
Last week: Beat San Ramon Valley 42-0 in NCS Open/Division I playoffs
Up next: Friday vs. Pittsburg in NCS Open final at Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill, 7 p.m.
No. 2 ARCHBISHOP RIORDAN (11-0)
Previous ranking: 2
Last week: Beat Salinas 42-9 in CCS Open/Division I playoffs
Up next: Friday vs. Serra in CCS Open final at San Jose City College, 7 p.m.
No. 3 PITTSBURG (10-1)
Previous ranking: 3
Last week: Beat Liberty 42-18 in NCS Open/Division I playoffs
Up next: Friday vs. De La Salle in NCS Open final at Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill, 7 p.m.
No. 4 ACALANES (11-0)
Previous ranking: 4
Last week: Beat Marin Catholic 51-21 in NCS Open/Division I playoffs
Up next: Friday at Cardinal Newman in NCS Open/Division I semifinal, 7 p.m.
No. 5 SERRA (7-4)
Previous ranking: 5
Last week: Beat Archbishop Mitty 29-13 in CCS Open/Division I playoffs
Up next: Friday vs. Riordan in CCS Open final at San Jose City College, 7 p.m.
No. 6 LOS GATOS (8-3)
Previous ranking: 6
Last week: Beat St. Francis 14-7 in CCS Open/Division I playoffs
Up next: Friday vs. Palma in CCS Open/Division I semifinal, 7 p.m.
No. 7 MCCLYMONDS (9-2)
Previous ranking: 7
Last week: Beat Castlemont 40-0 in Oakland Section playoffs
Up next: Saturday vs. Oakland Tech in Silver Bowl at Castlemont, 1 p.m.
No. 8 ST. FRANCIS (5-6)
Previous ranking: 8
Last week: Lost to Los Gatos 14-7 in CCS Open/Division I playoffs
Up next: Season completed
No. 9 ARCHBISHOP MITTY (6-5)
Previous ranking: 11
Last week: Lost to Serra 29-13 in NCS Open/Division I playoffs
Up next: Season completed
No. 10 CAMPOLINDO (9-2)
Previous ranking: 12
Last week: Beat Livermore 28-26 in NCS Division II playoffs
Up next: Friday vs. Clayton Valley Charter in NCS Division II semifinal, 7 p.m.
No. 11 CALIFORNIA (8-3)
Previous ranking: 13
Last week: Beat American Canyon 24-23 in NCS Division II playoffs
Up next: Friday at Monte Vista in NCS Division II semifinal, 7 p.m.
No. 12 LIBERTY (8-3)
Previous ranking: 9
Last week: Lost to Pittsburg 42-18 in NCS Open/Division I playoffs
Up next: Season completed
No. 13 SAN RAMON VALLEY (6-5)
Previous ranking: 10
Last week: Lost to De La Salle 42-0 in NCS Open/Division I playoffs
Up next: Season completed
No. 14 EL CERRITO (9-2)
Previous ranking: 14
Last week: Beat Dublin 24-7 in NCS Division III playoffs
Up next: Friday at Rancho Cotate in NCS Division III semifinal, 7 p.m.
No. 15 CLAYTON VALLEY CHARTER (6-5)
Previous ranking: 15
Last week: Beat Windsor 20-19 in NCS Division II playoffs
Up next: Friday at Campolindo in NCS Division II semifinal, 7 p.m.
No. 16 MONTE VISTA (6-5)
Previous ranking: 16
Last week: Beat Amador Valley 24-14 in NCS Division II playoffs
Up next: Friday vs. California in NCS Division II semifinal, 7 p.m.
No. 17 SANTA TERESA (11-0)
Previous ranking: 17
Last week: Beat North Salinas 21-14 in NCS Division II playoffs
Up next: Saturday vs. Sacred Heart Cathedral at Kezar Stadium in CCS Division II semifinal, TBD
No. 18 MENLO SCHOOL (9-2)
Previous ranking: 19
Last week: Beat The King’s Academy 17-7 in CCS Division II playoffs
Up next: Friday at St. Ignatius in CCS Division II semifinal, 6 p.m.
No. 19 ST IGNATIUS (5-6)
Previous ranking: 20
Last week: Beat Alisal 49-7 in CCS Division II playoffs
Up next: Friday vs. Menlo School in CCS Division II semifinal, 6 p.m.
No. 20 SALESIAN (10-1)
Previous ranking: 21
Last week: Beat Northgate 38-33 in NCS Division V playoffs
Up next: Saturday at Ferndale in NCS Division V semifinal, 1 p.m.
No. 21 SACRED HEART CATHEDRAL (5-6)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Last week: Beat Woodside 34-21 in CCS Division II playoffs
Up next: Saturday vs. Santa Teresa at Kezar Stadium in CCS Division II semifinal, TBD
No. 22 THE KING’S ACADEMY (9-2)
Previous ranking: 22
Last week: Lost to Menlo School 17-7 in CCS Division II playoffs
Up next: Season completed
No. 23 LIVE OAK (9-2)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Last week: Beat King City 40-16 in CCS Division III playoffs
Up next: Friday vs. San Mateo in CCS Division III semifinal, 7 p.m.
No. 24 SAN MATEO (8-3)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Last week: Beat Woodside 20-13 in CCS Division III playoffs
Up next: Friday at Live Oak in CCS Division III semifinal, 7 p.m.
No. 25 LIVERMORE (9-2)
Previous ranking: 24
Last week: Lost to Campolindo 28-26 in NCS Division II playoffs
Up next: 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