Bay Area News Group boys basketball Top 20

(Mercury News & East Bay Times)

(Records through Monday)

No. 1 ARCHBISHOP RIORDAN (15-1)

Previous ranking: 1 

Since last ranking: Beat Archbishop Mitty 75-46, Valley Christian 73-46

Up next: Tuesday at St. Ignatius, 7:30 p.m.

No. 2 SALESIAN (19-2)

Previous ranking: 2

Since last ranking: Beat Vallejo 85-26, lost to St. Joseph-Santa Maria 76-67

Up next: Tuesday vs. St. Patrick-St. Vincent, 7 p.m.

No. 3 SAN RAMON VALLEY (15-7)

Previous ranking: 3

Since last ranking: Beat Amador Valley 88-82 (OT), California 77-63

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

No. 4 DOUGHERTY VALLEY (16-6)

Previous ranking: 4

Since last ranking: Beat Livermore 81-36, Granada 72-49

Up next: Tuesday at Monte Vista, 7:30 p.m.

No. 5 DE LA SALLE (19-3)

Previous ranking: 5

Since last ranking: Beat Dublin 53-49, Amador Valley 51-42, Mira Costa 50-42

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

No. 6 OAKLAND TECH (15-5)

Previous ranking: 6

Since last ranking: Beat Oakland 52-44

Up next: Wednesday at Fremont-Oakland, 7 p.m.

No. 7 DUBLIN (19-3)

Previous ranking: 7

Since last ranking: Lost to De La Salle 53-49, beat Monte Vista 64-61

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

No. 8 CALIFORNIA (19-3)

Previous ranking: 8

Since last ranking: Beat Granada 68-51, lost to San Ramon Valley 77-63

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

No. 9 MOREAU CATHOLIC (15-4)

Previous ranking: 9

Since last ranking: Beat Irvington 76-43, Newark Memorial 80-39, lost to Redwood 54-50

Up next: Wednesday at James Logan, 7 p.m.

No. 10 LIBERTY (20-2)

Previous ranking: 13

Since last ranking: Beat Heritage 69-56, Pittsburg 71-60

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

No. 11 ST. IGNATIUS (12-4)

Previous ranking: 10

Since last ranking: Beat St. Francis 59-39, lost to Bellarmine 59-45

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

No. 12 OAKLAND (15-6)

Previous ranking: 12

Since last ranking: Lost to Oakland Tech 52-44

Up next: Wednesday vs. McClymonds, 7 p.m.

No. 13 PALO ALTO (16-2)

Previous ranking: 18

Since last ranking: Beat Wilcox 60-42, Los Gatos 57-47

Up next: Saturday vs. Gunn, 6 p.m.

No. 14 VALLEY CHRISTIAN (12-4)

Previous ranking: 15

Since last ranking: Beat Sacred Heart Cathedral 64-38, lost to Riordan 73-46

Up next: Tuesday vs. Bellarmine, 6 p.m.

No. 15 ARCHBISHOP MITTY (10-6)

Previous ranking: 11

Since last ranking: Lost to Riordan 75-46, Sacred Heart Cathedral 62-59

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

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No. 16 YGNACIO VALLEY (14-8)

Previous ranking: 14

Since last ranking: Beat Miramonte 77-46, Concord 98-44

Up next: Thursday at Northgate, 7:30 p.m.

No. 17 ST. MARY’S-BERKELEY (17-5)

Previous ranking: 20

Since last ranking: Beat Vallejo 77-16, Pinole Valley 85-63, Fortune Early College 85-52

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

No. 18 MENLO-ATHERTON (13-5)

Previous ranking: 16

Since last ranking: Beat Half Moon Bay 56-42, lost to Sacred Heart Prep 46-41

Up next: Tuesday at Woodside, 6 p.m.

No. 19 BELLARMINE (12-4)

Previous ranking: Not ranked

Since last ranking: Lost to Serra 56-44, beat St. Ignatius 59-45

Up next: Tuesday at Valley Christian, 6 p.m.

No. 20 KING’S ACADEMY (15-3)

Previous ranking: Not ranked 

Since last ranking: Beat Eastside College Prep 78-51, Sacred Heart Prep 66-62, Head-Royce 68-48

Up next: Tuesday at Crystal Springs Uplands, 6 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.