Bay Area News Group season-ending Top 20
(Mercury News & East Bay Times)
No. 1 ARCHBISHOP MITTY (30-1)
Previous ranking: 1
How it finished: Beat Clovis West 71-34 to win NorCal Open championship, lost to Etiwanda 60-48 in the CIF Open State championship
No. 2 SAN RAMON VALLEY (28-3)
Previous ranking: 2
How it finished: Lost to St. Mary’s-Stockton 67-61 in the NorCal Open Division quarterfinals.
No. 3 BISHOP O’DOWD (24-7)
Previous ranking: 5
How it finished: Lost to Bishop Montgomery-Torrance 52-40 in the CIF Division I championship.
No. 4 CARONDELET (29-7)
Previous ranking: 3
How it finished: Lost to Bishop O’Dowd 48-47 in the NorCal Division I championship.
No. 5 SACRED HEART CATHEDRAL (23-5)
Previous ranking: 4
How it finished: Lost to Carondelet 62-58 in the NorCal Division I quarterfinals.
No. 6 PINEWOOD (21-7)
Previous ranking: 6
How it finished: Lost to McClatchy 66-64 in the NorCal Division I first round.
No. 7 ARCHBISHOP RIORDAN (17-11)
Previous ranking: 10
How it finished: Lost to Oak Ridge 60-51 in the NorCal Division I quarterfinals.
No. 8 ST. IGNATIUS (19-11)
Previous ranking: 9
How it finished: Lost to Bishop O’Dowd in the NorCal Division I quarterfinals.
No. 9 ACALANES (26-6)
Previous ranking: 7
How it finished: Lost to Archbishop Riordan 64-55 in the NorCal Division I first round.
No. 10 PIEDMONT (20-8)
Previous ranking: 8
How it finished: Lost to Whitney-Rocklin 53-41 in the first round of the NorCal Division I playoffs.
No. 11 LOS GATOS (23-5)
Previous ranking: 11
How it finished: Lost to Carondelet 77-39 in the first round of the NorCal Division I playoffs.
No. 12 ST. FRANCIS (15-12)
Previous rank: 12
How it finished: Lost to Bishop O’Dowd 76-27 in the first round of the NorCal Division I playoffs.
No. 13 OAKLAND TECH (14-17)
Previous ranking: 19
How it finished: Lost to Pleasant Valley-Chico 64-62 in the NorCal Division II playoff semifinals.
No. 14 BRANHAM (23-4)
Previous ranking: 13
How it finished: Lost to Maria Carrillo 52-49 in the NorCal Division II playoff quarterfinals.
No. 15 SALESIAN (20-12)
Previous rank: 14
How it finished: Lost to Sacred Heart Cathedral 61-41 in the first round of the NorCal Division I playoffs
No. 16 EVERGREEN VALLEY (21-7)
Previous ranking: 15
How it finished: Lost to Redwood 52-48 in the first round of the NorCal Division II playoffs.
No. 17 CALIFORNIA (25-6)
Previous ranking: 16
How it finished: Lost to Oakland Tech 65-53 in the first round of the NorCal Division II playoffs.
No. 18 ST. PATRICK-ST. VINCENT (23-9)
Previous ranking: 17
How it finished: Lost 67-66 to Colfax in the first round of the NorCal Division II playoff.
No. 19 PRIORY (15-13)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
How it finished: Lost to Oak Ridge 47-35 in the first round of the NorCal Division I playoffs.
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No. 20 MONTA VISTA (22-6)
Previous ranking: 20
How it finished: Lost to Maria Carillo 59-52 in the first round of the NorCal Division II playoffs.
WAY-TOO-EARLY TOP FIVE FOR 2024-25
No. 1 ARCHBISHOP MITTY
Early word: McDonald’s All-American Morgan Cheli is off to UConn, but rising junior McKenna Woliczko and Hall of Fame coach Sue Phillips remain. Mitty might take a slight step back with the graduation of three starters, but the Monarchs should still be the class of the Bay Area.
No. 2 BISHOP O’DOWD
Early word: Devin Cosgriff, Jayla Stokes and Madison Gordon are all expected to return. The talented core now has championship experience and could be the team to beat in the East Bay. Malik McCord’s team should compete for a NorCal Open spot.
No. 3 CARONDELET
Early word: Sophomores Layla Dixon and Sophia Ross showed that they should be capable of leading Carondelet during a deep NorCal playoff run. As long as Kelly Sopak is coaching there, the Cougars will be a contender in the East Bay Athletic League.
No. 4 PINEWOOD
Early word: A first-round flameout as the No. 1 seed in NorCal Division I was disappointing, but the future is bright for the Los Atlos hills program. Three-point sharpshooters Katherine Garr, Vallory Kuelker and Jolyn Ding are expected to return as seniors.
No. 5 OAKLAND TECH
Early word: This season’s 14-17 record and controversial loss in the NorCal Division II semifinals will be a blip for a program that had won three consecutive state titles before this season. Uber-talented forwards Jhai Johnson and Terri’A Russell are expected to be back for their junior years.
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.
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