Bay Area News Group softball Top 20
(Mercury News & East Bay Times)
(Records through Monday)
No. 1 ST. FRANCIS (15-0)
Previous ranking: 1
Since last ranking: Beat Archbishop Mitty 6-0, 10-8
Up next: Tuesday vs. Salinas, 4 p.m.
No. 2 ARCHBISHOP MITTY (11-3)
Previous ranking: 2
Since last ranking: Lost to St., Francis 6-0, 10-8
Up next: Wednesday at St. Ignatius, 4 p.m.
No. 3 ALAMEDA (11-1)
Previous ranking: 3
Since last ranking: Did not play
Up next: Wednesday vs. Bishop O’Dowd, 4:30 p.m.
No. 4 LIVERMORE (13-3)
Previous ranking: 4
Since last ranking: Beat San Ramon Valley 6-4, Dougherty Valley 5-0
Up next: Tuesday at Carondelet, 4 p.m.
No. 5 CALIFORNIA (8-3)
Previous ranking: 5
Since last ranking: Lost to Amador Valley 5-1, beat Dublin 4-1, Foothill 8-7
Up next: Tuesday vs. Granada, 4 p.m.
No. 6 FOOTHILL (10-4)
Previous ranking: 6
Since last ranking: Beat Monte Vista 11-0, Carondelet 12-2, lost to California 8-7
Up next: Tuesday at Dougherty Valley, 4 p.m.
No. 7 WILLOW GLEN (10-4)
Previous ranking: 7
Since last ranking: Beat Westmont 5-0, Gilroy 4-1
Up next: Wednesday vs. Sobrato, 4 p.m.
No. 8 HILLSDALE (16-1)
Previous ranking: 8
Since last ranking: Beat Capuchino 1-0, Mills 1-0
Up next: Tuesday at Aragon, 4 p.m.
No. 9 AMADOR VALLEY (8-5)
Previous ranking: 11
Since last ranking: Beat California 5-1, San Ramon Valley 9-1
Up next: Tuesday at Monte Vista, 4 p.m.
No. 10 BENICIA (8-1)
Previous ranking: 9
Since last ranking: Beat Sheldon 10-0, lost to College Park 10-7
Up next: Tuesday vs. Clayton Valley Charter, 4:30 p.m.
No. 11 LIBERTY (10-2)
Previous ranking: 12
Since last ranking: Beat Antioch 8-5, 13-0
Up next: Tuesdayat Deer Valley, 4 p.m.
No. 12 GILROY (12-5)
Previous ranking: 14
Since last ranking: Beat North Salinas 6-1, Santa Teresa 12-0, lost to Willow Glen 4-1
Up next: Wednesday at Leigh, 4 p.m.
No. 13 BRANHAM (13-7)
Previous ranking: 13
Since last ranking: Lost to Sobrato 4-1, beat Santa Teresa 4-2
Up next: Wednesday vs. Leland, 4 p.m.
No. 14 DUBLIN (9-5-1)
Previous ranking: 15
Since last ranking: Beat Carondelet 7-0, lost to California 4-1
Up next: Tuesday at San Ramon Valley, 4 p.m.
No. 15 COLLEGE PARK (6-3)
Previous ranking: 19
Since last ranking: Beat Arroyo 4-1, Benicia 10-7
Up next: Tuesday vs. Alhambra, 4:30 p.m.
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No. 16 LOS GATOS (12-3)
Previous ranking: 16
Since last ranking: Did not play
Up next:Wednesday at Los Altos, 4 p.m.
No. 17 FREEDOM (7-4)
Previous ranking: 17
Since last ranking: Beat Pittsburg 24-0, 15-1
Up next: Tuesday vs. Antioch, 4 p.m.
No. 18 JAMES LOGAN (13-1)
Previous ranking: 18
Since last ranking: Beat Mission San Jose 19-0, American 10-0
Up next: Tuesday at Kennedy-Fremont, 4 p.m.
No. 19 GUNN (15-1)
Previous ranking: 20
Since last ranking: Beat Lynbrook 21-4, South San Francisco 16-1, Santa Clara 14-3
Up next: Tuesday at Palo Alto, 4 p.m.
No. 20 SOBRATO (11-4)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Since last ranking: Beat Leigh 3-1, Branham 4-1, Westmont 9-1
Up next: Tuesday vs. Lincoln-San Jose, 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 Joseph Dycus, Darren Sabedra and Nathan Canilao.