High school girls basketball rankings Jan. 7, 2025: Bay Area News Group Top 20
Bay Area News Group girls basketball Top 20
(Mercury News & East Bay Times)
No. 1 ARCHBISHOP MITTY (9-1)
Previous ranking: 1
Last week: Beat George Rogers Clark-Kentucky 68-50, Clackamas 83-77, Mater Dei-Santa Ana 59-42, Ontario Christian 59-34, St. Joseph-Santa Maria 79-54. Lost to Ontario Christian 61-44.
Next game: Tuesday at Valley Christian, 6 p.m.
No. 2 CARONDELET (12-3)
Previous ranking: 2
Last week: Beat Perry Gilbert-Arizona 72-48, lost to Moreno Valley 55-46, beat La Jolla Country Day 64-43, Fayetteville-Arkansas 56-54, Livermore 69-4, Dougherty Valley 86-17. Lost to Etiwanda 79-56.
Next game: Friday vs. Monte Vista, 7:30 p.m.
No. 3 ACALANES (12-1)
Previous ranking: 5
Last week: Beat Benicia 73-35, Sacred Heart Cathedral 78-55, Paramount 61-40, San Juan Hills 63-37, San Ramon Valley 72-57, Maria Carrillo 74-40, lost to South Medford-Oregon 68-63.
Next game: Wednesday vs. Heritage, 7 p.m.
No. 4 SAN RAMON VALLEY (10-2)
Previous ranking: 6
Last week: Beat West-Tracy 82-28, Foothill-Nevada 81-19, Westview-San Diego 59-42, lost to Acalanes 72-57, beat Marin Catholic 61-48, Oakland Tech 53-48
Next game: Tuesday at Alameda, 7 p.m.
No. 5 PINEWOOD (5-2)
Previous ranking: 3
Last week: Beat Evergreen Valley 77-21, Rancho Buena Vista 78-27. Lost to Folsom 66-50.
Next game: Tuesday vs. University-San Francisco, 5 p.m.
No. 6 SACRED HEART CATHEDRAL (9-1)
Previous ranking: 8
Last week: Lost to Acalanes 78-55, beat Lowell-SF 60-45
Next game: Tuesday vs. Archbishop Riordan, 6 p.m.
No. 7 PIEDMONT (10-1)
Previous ranking: 13
Last week: Beat Canyon 72-26, lost to Mission HIlls 68-55, beat California 74-50, Oak Ridge 51-45, Clayton Valley Charter 61-52.
Next game: Tuesday vs. California, 6:30 p.m.
No. 8 PRIORY (10-1)
Previous ranking: 15
Last week: Beat Los Gatos 46-42, Perry-Arizona 58-39, Chaminade-West Hills 49-46, St. Francis 53-47.
Next game: Jan. 14 vs. Pinewood, 5 p.m.
No. 9 ST. FRANCIS (11-1)
Previous ranking: 11
Last week: Beat Santa Cruz 67-23, Sac Joaquin Memorial 53-50, Fairmont Prep 66-58, Colfax 60-55. Lost to Priory 53-47
Next game: Tuesday at Presentation, 6 p.m.
No. 10 ARCHBISHOP RIORDAN (7-3)
Previous ranking: 10
Last week: Beat Spanish Springs-Nevada 61-40, Bishop’s-La Jolla 61-36, McClatchy-Sacramento 54-51 (OT).
Next game: Tuesday at Sacred Heart Cathedral, 6 p.m.
No. 11 CLAYTON VALLEY CHARTER (8-5)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Last week: Beat Bishop Manogue 73-40, Colfax 58-53, Lincoln-Stockton 65-58. Lost to Piedmont 61-52. Beat Salesian 61-40.
Next game: Wednesday vs. Aragon, 6 p.m.
No. 12 ST. IGNATIUS (5-4)
Previous ranking: 9
Last week: Beat Salesian 53-41, Lick Wilmerding 73-29, lost to Xaverian-Brooklyn 74-49, Camas-Washington 61-44, Lake Washington-Kirkland 63-38
Next game: Thursday at Redwood, 7 p.m.
No. 13 SALESIAN (8-4)
Previous ranking: 4
Last week: Beat Monte Vista 60-41, lost to St. Ignatius 43-41, beat Marin Catholic 56-35, lost to Fairmont Prep 71-62, beat Sac Joaquin Memorial 45-42, Perry-Arizona 64-48. Lost to Clayton Valley Charter 61-40.
Next game: Tuesday at Bethel, 7 p.m.
No. 14 OAKLAND TECH (7-6)
Previous ranking: 7
Last week: Beat McNair 77-41. Lost Mater Dei-Santa Ana 91-25, St. Mary’s-Stockton 59-56, Clovis 57-38, San Ramon Valley 53-48. Beat Redwood 84-64.
Next game: Wednesday vs. Fremont-Oakland, 5:30 p.m.
No. 15 VALLEY CHRISTIAN (11-1)
Previous ranking: 17
Last week: Beat Salinas 51-36, Willow Glen 47-24, Hollister 70-36
Next game: Tuesday vs. Archbishop Mitty, 6 p.m.
No. 16 BISHOP O’DOWD (6-5)
Previous ranking: 12
Last week: Lost to West Linn 52-38, beat Basha 59-38, Sunnyslope 36-32, Caruthers 55-41, Nelson 51-42, lost to Tualatin 66-29, South Medford 63-58
Next game: Thursday vs. Castro Valley, 5:30 p.m.
No. 17 CALIFORNIA (7-5)
Previous ranking: 14
Last week: Beat Rio Linda 45-29, South-Torrance 60-52. Lost to Sidwell Friends-Washington DC 51-39, Piedmont 74-50, Lincoln-San Diego 45-43. Beat Rancho Buena Vista 56-45.
Next game: Tuesday at Piedmont, 6:30 p.m.
No. 18 NORTHGATE (10-4)
Previous ranking: 16
Last week: Beat Pittsburg 48-45, Granada 61-41, lost to West Campus 40-36, Coronado 49-32, beat Fairfield 43-23. Lost to Lincoln-Stockton 64-45.
Next game: Wednesday at Benicia, 7 p.m.
No. 19 MENLO SCHOOL (9-0)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Last week: Beat Los Altos 57-36, Branham 53-45, Evergreen Valley 48-40, Menlo-Atherton 53-38
Next game: Tuesday at Homestead, 7 p.m.
No. 20 CASTILLEJA (10-1)
Previous ranking: 20
Last week: Beat University-SF 43-41, Freedom 46-43, American Canyon 48-32
Next game: Jan. 14 vs. Harker, 5:30 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 news organization’s high school staff chooses the teams.