High school softball rankings: Bay Area News Group Top 20
St. Francis, Archbishop Mitty, San Ramon Valley make up Top 3 ahead of CCS, NCS softball playoffs
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Bay Area News Group Top 20
(Mercury News & East Bay Times)
(Records and statistics through Monday)
No. 1 ST. FRANCIS (24-2)
Previous ranking: 1
Update: Beat Valley Christian 8-0, Sacred Heart Cathedral 16-0
Up next: Saturday vs. San Lorenzo Valley in CCS Open Divison playoffs, 11 a.m.
No. 2 ARCHBISHOP MITTY (20-3)
Previous ranking: 2
Update: Beat St. Ignatius 5-0, Valley Christian 6-3
Up next: Saturday vs. Sequoia in CCS Open Division playoffs, 11 a.m.
No. 3 SAN RAMON VALLEY (20-5)
Previous ranking: 5
Update: Beat Granada 4-3, Amador Valley 2-1
Up next: Wednesday vs. San Leandro in NCS Division I playoffs, 5 p.m.
No. 4 CAPUCHINO (22-5)
Previous ranking: 3
Update: Beat Hillsdale 3-0, lost to Carlmont 4-3
Up next: Saturday at Hollister in CCS Open Division playoffs, 1 p.m.
No. 5 GRANADA (19-5)
Previous ranking: 4
Update: Lost to San Ramon Valley 4-3
Up next: Wednesday vs. Bishop O’Dowd in NCS Division I playoffs, 5 p.m.
No. 6 MILPITAS (21-4)
Previous ranking: 7
Update: Beat Wilcox 4-3
Up next: Saturday vs. Willow Glen in CCS Open Division playoffs, 2 p.m.
No. 7 PINOLE VALLEY (25-1)
Previous ranking: 6
Update: Beat St. Vincent-St. Patrick 10-0, Salesian 12-0
Up next: TBD in NCS Division III playoffs
No. 8 SEQUOIA (18-5)
Previous ranking: 10
Update: Beat Aragon 2-1, Woodside 4-0, Carlmont 7-2
Up next: Saturday at Archbishop Mitty in CCS Open Division playoffs, 11 a.m.
No. 9 AMADOR VALLEY (15-11)
Previous ranking: 8
Update: Beat California 6-0, lost to San Ramon Valley 2-1.
Up next: Wednesday at Castro Valley in NCS Division I playoffs, 5 p.m.
No. 10 CLAYTON VALLEY (16-5)
Previous ranking: 12
Update: Beat College Park 3-2, Alhambra 14-6
Up next: Tuesday vs Liberty in NCS Division I playoffs, 5 p.m.
No. 11 COLLEGE PARK (16-8)
Previous ranking: 11
Update: Lost to Clayton Valley Charter 3-2, beat Benicia 6-2
Up next: Wednesday vs. Vintage in NCS Division I playoffs, 5 p.m.
No. 12 WILLOW GLEN (19-6)
Previous ranking: 14
Update: Beat Westmont 4-1, Santa Teresa 7-0
Up next: Saturday at Milpitas in CCS Open Division playoffs, 2 p.m.
No. 13 BENICIA (13-9-1)
Previous ranking: 9
Update: Lost to Alhambra 4-3, College Park 6-2
Up next: Tuesday vs. Newark Memorial in NCS Division II playoffs, 5 p.m.
No. 14 CALIFORNIA (17-8)
Previous ranking: 13
Update: Lost to Amador Valley 6-0
Up next: Wednesday vs. Arroyo in NCS Division I playoffs, 5 p.m.
No. 15 HERITAGE (16-5)
Previous ranking: 18
Update: Beat Liberty 6-3, Freedom 14-11.
Up next: Wednesday at James Logan in NCS Division I playoffs, 7 p.m.
No. 16 WESTMONT (18-8)
Previous ranking: 15
Update: Lost to Willow Glen 4-1, Branham 5-0, beat Los Gatos 5-0
Up next: Saturday vs. Hillsdale in CCS Division I playoffs, 1 p.m.
No. 17 JAMES LOGAN (20-3-1)
Previous ranking: 17
Update: Beat Mission-San Jose 19-1, Newark Memorial 18-1, American 10-0
Up next: Wednesday vs. Heritage in NCS Division I playoffs, 7 p.m.
No. 18 FREEDOM (16-9)
Previous ranking: 19
Update: Beat Antioch 4-2, lost to Heritage 14-11
Up next: Wednesday vs. Monte Vista in NCS Division I playoffs, 5 p.m.
No. 19 ALAMEDA (16-4)
Previous ranking: 20
Update: Beat Bishop O’Dowd 13-7
Up next: Tuesday vs. Carondelet in NCS Division II playoffs, 5 p.m.
No. 20 SOBRATO (18-3)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Update: Beat Mt. Pleasant 13-3, Christopher 2-1.
Up next: Saturday vs. Wilcox in CCS Division I playoffs, 1 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.