Bay Area News Group girls basketball Top 20
(Mercury News & East Bay Times)
No. 1 PIEDMONT (15-0)
Previous ranking: 1
Update: Beat Castro Valley 85-22, Alameda 73-14, Cathedral Catholic-San Diego 80-37, Salesian 69-63.
Up next: Wednesday at Bishop O’Dowd, 5:30 p.m.
No. 2 ARCHBISHOP MITTY (14-2)
Previous ranking: 2
Update: Beat Sacred Heart Cathedral 65-45, St. Francis 79-30, Oakland Tech 68-60, Bishop O’Dowd 61-31.
Up next: Friday vs. Valley Vista-Surprise, Arizona, 7 p.m.
No. 3 SALESIAN (15-3)
Previous ranking: 3
Update: Beat St. Mary’s-Berkeley 74-40, St. Patrick-St. Vincent 52-39, Moreau Catholic 57-43. Lost to Piedmont 69-63.
Up next: Wednesday vs. Swett, 5 p.m.
No. 4 SACRED HEART CATHEDRAL (14-2)
Previous ranking: 4
Update: Lost to Archbishop Mitty 65-45. Beat Valley Christian 57-50, Menlo School 66-44.
Up next: Jan. 25 at St. Ignatius, 7:30 p.m.
No. 5 CARONDELET (17-3)
Previous ranking: 5
Update: Beat Bethel-Spanaway, Wash., 67-29, Lakeside-Seattle 56-40.
Up next: Today at San Ramon Valley, 7:30 p.m.
No. 6 OAKLAND TECH (13-5)
Previous ranking: 6
Update: Lost to St. Mary’s-Stockton 65-52. Beat Castlemont 72-16, Skyline 85-7. Lost to Archbishop Mitty 68-60. Beat Pinewood 69-59.
Up next: Friday vs. Oakland, 5:30 p.m.
No. 7 ACALANES (10-5)
Previous ranking: 7
Update: Beat Clayton Valley 95-19.
Up next: Wednesday at Northgate, 7 p.m.
No. 8 SAN RAMON VALLEY (15-3)
Previous ranking: 9
Update: Beat Dougherty Valley 67-35, California 68-39, Dougherty Valley 80-30.
Up next: Today vs. Carondelet, 7:30 p.m.
No. 9 BISHOP O’DOWD (10-5)
Previous ranking: 8
Update: Beat Castro Valley 67-41, St. Patrick-St. Vincent 59-53. Lost to Archbishop Mitty 61-31.
Up next: Wednesday vs. Piedmont, 5:30 p.m.
No. 10 PINEWOOD (5-5)
Previous ranking: 10
Update: Beat Priory 69-36, Moreau Catholic 58-56. Lost to Oakland Tech 69-59.
Up next: Today vs. Harker, 5 p.m.
No. 11 HERITAGE (13-3)
Previous ranking: 12
Update: Beat Freedom 68-49, Antioch 72-33.
Up next: Wednesday at Deer Valley, 5:30 p.m.
No. 12 MONTE VISTA (13-4)
Previous ranking: 15
Update: Beat Hayward 55-19, Dublin 76-39, California 66-46.
Up next: Today vs. Granada, 7 p.m.
No. 13 MIRAMONTE (16-2)
Previous ranking: 16
Update: Beat Las Lomas 58-18, Alhambra 63-38, Northgate 53-26.
Up next: Friday vs. Acalanes, 7 p.m.
No. 14 ST. PATRICK-ST. VINCENT (13-3)
Previous ranking: 18
Update: Beat Swett 77-28. Lost to Salesian 52-39, Bishop O’Dowd 59-53.
Up next: Today at De Anza, 7 p.m.
No. 15 PINOLE VALLEY (13-5)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Update: Beat De Anza (forfeit), Swett 66-37, Priory 50-37.
Up next: Today at St. Mary’s-Berkeley, 7 p.m.
No. 16 LOS GATOS (12-3)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Update: Beat Lynbrook 50-43, Palo Alto 55-44, Los Altos 47-29, Evergreen Valley 48-39.
Up next: Today vs. Saratoga, 7 p.m.
No. 17 PALO ALTO (10-4)
Previous ranking: 11
Update: Beat Saratoga 56-36. Lost to Los Gatos 55-44. Beat Monta Vista 54-45.
Up next: Thursday vs. Homestead, 7 p.m.
No. 18 MONTA VISTA (13-1)
Previous ranking: 13
Update: Lost to Palo Alto 54-45. Beat Leland 69-42.
Up next: Today at Homestead, 7 p.m.
No. 19 MOREAU CATHOLIC (9-7)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Update: Beat Mission San Jose 33-21. Lost to Pinewood 58-56. Beat Washington-Fremont 64-25. Lost to Salesian 57-43.
Up next: Today at American, 7 p.m.
No. 20 SAN LEANDRO (13-3)
Previous ranking: 20
Update: Beat Berkeley 52-49. Lost to Francis Parker-San Diego 42-41.
Up next: Thursday vs. Bishop O’Dowd, 6:30 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. For updated records, please email highschools@bayareanewsgroup.com.
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