Bay Area News Group boys basketball Top 20

(Mercury News & East Bay Times)

(Records through Monday)

No. 1 ARCHBISHOP RIORDAN (13-1) 

Previous ranking: 1

Since last ranking: Beat Serra 73-35, St. Francis 75-37

Up next: Tuesday at Mitty, 7:30 p.m.

No. 2 SALESIAN (18-1)

Previous ranking: 2

Since last ranking: Beat Albany 65-41, Bethel 82-34, Pinole Valley 66-33, Clovis West 81-42

Up next: Thursday at Vallejo, 7 p.m.

No. 3 SAN RAMON VALLEY (13-7)

Previous ranking: 3

Since last ranking: Lost to De La Salle 51-45, beat Livermore 86-60, Clayton Valley 65-35, Bishop O’Dowd 76-66

Up next: Tuesday vs. Amador Valley, 7:30 p.m.

No. 4 DOUGHERTY VALLEY (14-6)

Previous ranking: 6

Since last ranking: Beat Foothill 62-37, De La Salle 59-48, Santa Rosa 84-49

Up next: Tuesday vs. Livermore, 7:30 p.m.

No. 5 DE LA SALLE (16-3) 

Previous ranking: 3

Since last ranking: Beat SRV 51-45, lost to Dougherty Valley 59-48, Sunnyslope 53-46

Up next: Tuesday vs. Dublin, 7:30 p.m.

No. 6 OAKLAND TECH (14-5)

Previous ranking: 5

Since last ranking: Beat Skyline 66-33, McClymonds 78-48, lost to Inderkum 85-59

Up next: Friday vs. Oaklandl, 7 p.m.

No. 7 CALIFORNIA (18-2)

Previous ranking: 11

Since last ranking: Lost to California 61-60 (OT), beat Foothill 73-46, Monterey Trail 54-50

Up next: Tuesday at De La Salle 7:30 p.m.

No. 8 DUBLIN (16-1) 

Previous ranking: 9

Since last ranking: Beat Livermore 69-57, Freedom 95-44

Up next: Tuesday vs. California, 7:30 p.m.

No. 9 MOREAU CATHOLIC (13-3)

Previous ranking: 7

Since last ranking: Beat Kennedy-Fremont 78-51, American 96-23, lost to Riverside Poly 66-56

Up next: Tuesday at Irvington, 7 p.m.

No. 10 ST. IGNATIUS (11-3)

Previous ranking: 9

Since last ranking: Beat Sacred Heart Cathedral 78-42, Archbishop Mitty 57-45

Up next: Tuesday vs. St. Francis, 7:30 p.m.

No. 11 ARCHBISHOP MITTY (10-4)

Previous ranking: 10

Since last ranking: Beat Bellarmine 68-47, lost to St. Ignatius 57-45

Up next: Tuesday at Dublin, 7:30 p.m.

No. 12 OAKLAND (15-5)

Previous ranking: 12

Since last ranking: Beat Weston Ranch 62-59, Fremont-Oakland 54-40, Head-Royce 68-64, lost to Clayton Valley 45-39

Up next: Friday at Oakland Tech, 7 p.m.

No. 13 LIBERTY (18-2)

Previous ranking: 13

Since last ranking: Beat Deer Valley 95-28, Natomas 77-60, Grant 61-52

Up next: Tuesday vs. Heritage, 7 p.m.

No. 14 YGNACIO VALLEY (12-8) 

Previous ranking: 14

Since last ranking: Lost to Campolindo 58-45, beat Clayton Valley 53-47, Berkeley 72-56, Elk Grove 62-59

Up next: Wednesday vs. Miramonte, 7:30 p.m. 

No. 15 VALLEY CHRISTIAN (11-3)

Previous ranking: 17

Since last ranking: Beat St. Francis 51-44, Serra 54-41

Up next: Tuesday vs. Sacred Heart Cathedral, 6 p.m. 

No. 16 MENLO-ATHERTON (12-4)

Previous ranking: 18

Since last ranking: Beat Burlingame 65-44, Jefferson 63-31, Carlmont 62-60, lost to Palo Alto 73-63 (OT)

Up next: Friday vs. Half Moon Bay, 7:45 p.m.

No. 17 ACALANES (11-4)

Previous ranking: 16

Since last ranking: Lost to Mitty 56-54, St. Ignatius 65-54

Up next: Tuesday at St. Francis, 7 p.m.

No. 18 PALO ALTO (14-2)

Previous ranking: Not ranked

Since last ranking: Beat Milpitas 44-37, Los Altos 45-36, Menlo-Atherton 73-63 (OT)

Up next: Wednesday vs. Wilcox, 7:30 p.m.

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No. 19 CLAYTON VALLEY (12-8)

Previous ranking: Not ranked

Since last ranking: Lost Ygancio Valley 53-47, SRV 65-35, beat Oakland 45-39

Up next: Wednesday at Berean Christian, 7 p.m.

No. 20 ST. MARY’S-BERKELEY (14-5) 

Previous ranking: 15

Since last ranking: Lost St. Patrick-St. Vincent 65-59, beat Granada 80-55

Up next: Tuesday at Vallejo, 7 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.