High school girls basketball rankings Dec. 19, 2023: Bay Area News Group Top 20
Bay Area News Group Top 20
(Mercury News & East Bay Times)
(Records through Monday)
No. 1 ARCHBISHOP MITTY (3-0)
Previous ranking: 1
Update: Beat Marin Catholic 76-20, Moreau Catholic 81-26
Up next: TBA at Nike Tournament of Champions, TBD p.m.
No. 2 SAN RAMON VALLEY (7-1)
Previous ranking: 2
Update: Beat St. Ignatius 61-43, Alameda 78-25, Clovis North 83-26, Sacred Heart Cathedral 72-52
Up next: Thursday at Heritage, 7 p.m.
No. 3 BISHOP O’DOWD (4-1)
Previous ranking: 3
Update: Beat Windward-Los Angeles 44-38, lost to Etiwanda 70-40, beat Oakland Tech 58-40
Up next: TBA at Nike Tournament of Champions, TBD p.m.
No. 4 ACALANES (8-1)
Previous ranking: 4
Update: Beat Heritage 55-47, Maria Carrillo 79-42, Las Lomas 93-14, San Leandro 77-25, Caruthers 77-51
Up next: Friday vs. Concord, 7 p.m.
No. 5 CARONDELET (7-0)
Previous ranking: 5
Update: Beat Casa Grande 79-31, Branson 60-18, Montgomery 65-27, Marin Catholic 62-45
Up next: TBA at Nike Tournament of Champions, TBD p.m.
No. 6 PINEWOOD (5-0)
Previous ranking: 6
Update: Beat Los Gatos 57-52, Clovis North 81-38
Up next: Jan. 4 at Mission Hills, 7 p.m.
No. 7 PIEDMONT (6-0)
Previous ranking: 9
Update: Beat Vanden 71-68, Berwick Academy-Massachusetts 62-32, Berkeley 73-27.
Up next: Thursday at Encinal, 5:30 p.m.
No. 8 SACRED HEART CATHEDRAL (7-1)
Previous ranking: 10
Update: Beat Oakland 65-44, Priory 60-47, Archbishop Riordan 57-55, University 63-37, lost to San Ramon Valley 72-52.
Up next: Friday at Marin Catholic, 2 p.m.
No. 9 SALESIAN (2-1)
Previous rank: 8
Update: Beat Miramonte 58-42, lost to Marin Catholic 56-50.
Up next: Tuesday vs. TBD at Nike tournament of Champions, TBA p.m.
No. 10 ARCHBISHOP RIORDAN (8-1)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Update: Beat Menlo-Atherton 50-41, Menlo School 58-39, lost to Sacred Heart Cathedral 57-55, beat Archie Williams 76-29.
Up next: Jan. 4 at St. Ignatius, 7:30 p.m.
No. 11 ST. IGNATIUS (5-2)
Previous ranking: 13
Update: Lost to San Ramon Valley 61-43, beat Oakland Tech 54-45, Maria Carrillo 54-41.
Up next: Wednesday at St. Joseph’s-Notre Dame, 5 p.m.
No. 12 OAKLAND TECH (4-6)
Previous ranking: 7
Update: Beat California 46-36, lost to St. Ignatius 54-45, Etiwanda 64-33, Winward-Los Angeles 69-50, Mater Dei-Santa Ana 76-46, beat Dougherty Valley 72-16, San Joaquin Memorial 1-0 (FF), lost to Bishop O’Dowd 58-40.
Up next: Dec. 28 vs. Sage Hill, TBA p.m.
No. 13 CALIFORNIA (9-1)
Previous ranking: 12
Update: Lost to Oakland Tech 46-36, beat Amador Valley 70-24, Tracy 55-28, James Logan 48-35, Northgate 61-32.
Up next: Saturday vs. Piedmont, 11:30 p.m.
No. 14 LOS GATOS (5-1)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Update: Beat Branham 44-30, Evergreen Valley 57-49, lost to Pinewood 57-52, beat Santa Cruz 67-31.
Up next: Friday at Pioneer, 6 p.m.
No. 15 BRANHAM (7-1)
Previous ranking: 16
Update: Lost to Los Gatos 44-30, beat Homestead 59-29, Monta Vista 56-47, Los Altos 60-33
Up next: Dec. 27 vs. Mountain View, 12:30 p.m.
No. 16 MOREAU CATHOLIC (3-3)
Previous ranking: 14
Update: Beat James Logan 65-56, lost to St. Francis 50-35, Archbishop Mitty 81-26, beat Mission San Jose 85-28, Monte Vista 66-61.
Up next: Tuesday vs. TBA, TBD p.m.
No. 17 PRIORY (5-2)
Previous ranking: 18
Update: Beat Archie Williams 79-10, lost to Sacred Heart Cathedral 60-47, beat Menlo School 71-33, Cornerstone Christian 69-46
Up next: Jan. 5 vs. Westmoor, 12 p.m.
No. 18 EVERGREEN VALLEY (6-3)
Previous ranking: 15
Update: Beat North Salinas 64-18, Palo Alto 60-13, lost to Los Gatos 57-49, beat Menlo-Atherton 59-49, lost to Vanden 59-55.
Up next: Dec. 28 vs. Colfax, TBA p.m.
No. 19 HERITAGE (3-3)
Previous ranking: 17
Update: Lost to Acalanes 55-47, beat American 72-52
Up next: Dec. 27 vs. Woodbridge, 3 p.m.
No. 20 PIONEER (7-1)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Update: Beat Fremont-Sunnyvale 47-45, Aragon 47-29, Oak Grove 48-33, St. Francis 43-41
Up next: Friday vs. Los Gatos, 6 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 rankings were compiled by BANG’s Darren Sabedra and Joseph Dycus.