Bay Area News Group girls basketball Top 20

(Mercury News & East Bay Times)

No. 1 ARCHBISHOP MITTY (12-3)

Previous ranking: 1

Last week: Beat Presentation 74-9, lost to Sidwell Friends 53-40, Morris Catholic 61-57

Next game: Tuesday at Archbishop Riordan, 6 p.m. 

No. 2 ACALANES (17-1)

Previous ranking: 2

Last week: Beat Northgate 76-24

Next game: Wednesday at Alhambra, 7 p.m.

No. 3 PINEWOOD (10-2)

Previous ranking: 5

Last week: Beat Priory 63-38, Notre Dame-San Jose 69-27, San Ramon Valley 57-52

Next game: Tuesday at Menlo School, 5:30 p.m.

No. 4 SAN RAMON VALLEY (15-3)

Previous ranking: 4

Last week: Beat Carondelet 59-55, Livermore 75-15, lost to Pinewood 57-52, beat Francis Parker 54-50

Next game: Tuesday at Amador Valley, 7 p.m.

No. 5 CARONDELET (14-4)

Previous ranking: 3

Last week: Lost to San Ramon Valley 59-55, beat Salesian 66-65

Next game: Tuesday at Dublin, 7:30 p.m.

No. 6 ARCHBISHOP RIORDAN (11-4)

Previous ranking: 10

Last week: Beat Salesian 58-43, St. Francis 63-53, Bishop O’Dowd 43-40

Next game: Tuesday vs. Archbishop Mitty, 6 p.m. 

No. 7 PIEDMONT (13-3)

Previous ranking: 7

Last week: Lost to Bishop O’Dowd 56-47, beat Menlo School 52-33, lost to Centennial-Las Vegas 81-66

Next game: Thursday at Alameda, 7 p.m.

No. 8 PRIORY (12-3)

Previous ranking: 8

Last week: Lost to Pinewood 63-38, beat Notre Dame-San Jose 62-35, lost to St. Mary’s-Stockton 56-49, beat Sac Joaquin Memorial 57-54

Next game: Tuesday at Notre Dame-San Jose, TBA

No. 9 ST. FRANCIS (13-3)

Previous ranking: 9

Last week: Beat Valley Christian 68-55, lost to Archbishop Riordan 63-53

Next game: Tuesday vs. St. Ignatius, 6:30 p.m.

No. 10 CLAYTON VALLEY CHARTER (13-5)

Previous ranking: 11

Last week: Beat Alhambra 39-23, Ygnacio Valley 87-38

Next game: Wednesday vs. Berean Christian, 7 p.m. 

No. 11 BISHOP O’DOWD (10-6)

Previous ranking: 15

Last week: Beat Piedmont 56-47, Alameda 54-35, lost to Archbishop Riordan 43-40, beat California 50-43

Next game: Thursday at San Leandro, 5:30 p.m.

No. 12 OAKLAND TECH (11-7)

Previous ranking: 13

Last week: Beat Skyline 66-17, McClymonds 68-11, lost to Centennial-Las Vegas 56-40, beat St. Ignatius 52-49

Next game: Friday vs. Oakland, 5:30 p.m.

No. 13 ST. IGNATIUS (8-6)

Previous ranking: 12

Last week: Beat Sacred Heart Cathedral 58-48, lost to Oakland Tech 52-49

Next game: Tuesday at St. Francis, 6:30 p.m. 

No. 14 SACRED HEART CATHEDRAL (11-4)

Previous ranking: 6

Last week: Lost to St. Ignatius 58-48, Salesian 55-35, Sac Joaquin Memorial 60-56

Next game: Friday at Archbishop Mitty, 6:30 p.m. 

No. 15 SALESIAN (12-7)

Previous ranking: 16

Last week: Beat St. Mary’s Berkeley 68-54, lost to Archbishop Riordan 58-43, beat Richmond 68-9, Sacred Heart Cathedral 55-35, lost to Carondelet 66-65

Next game: Wednesday vs. St. Patrick-St. Vincent, 7 p.m. 

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No. 16 VALLEY CHRISTIAN (11-4)

Previous ranking: 14

Last week: Lost to St. Francis 68-55

Next game: Friday vs. Archbishop Riordan, 6 p.m. 

No. 17 CALIFORNIA (11-7)

Previous ranking: 18

Last week: Beat Dublin 58-28, Monte Vista 82-34, St. Mary’s-Berkeley 59-45, lost to Bishop O’Dowd 50-43

Next game: Tuesday at Granada, 7:30 p.m.

No. 18 NORTHGATE (14-5)

Previous ranking: 17

Last week: Lost to Acalanes 76-24, beat College Park 55-26

Next game: Wednesday at Campolindo, 7 p.m.

No. 19 MENLO SCHOOL (12-3)

Previous ranking: 19

Last week: Lost to Notre Dame-Belmont 52-42, beat Sacred Heart Prep 51-38, lost to Piedmont 52-33, beat Summit Shasta 72-40

Next game: Tuesday vs. Pinewood, 5:30 p.m. 

No. 20 EVERGREEN VALLEY (13-3)

Previous ranking: Not ranked

Last week: Beat Branham 60-49, Prospect 53-46

Next game: Tuesday at Pioneer, 7 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.