Bay Area News Group Top 25
(Mercury News & East Bay Times)
No. 1 SERRA (11-0)
Previous ranking: 1
Last week: Beat Salinas 47-7 in CCS Open/Division I playoffs
Up next: Friday vs. Wilcox in CCS Open Division final at San Jose City College, 7 p.m.
No. 2 DE LA SALLE (9-2)
Previous ranking: 2
Last week: Beat James Logan 48-20 in NCS Open/Division I playoffs
Up next: Friday vs. San Ramon Valley in NCS Open Division final at Dublin High, 7 p.m.
No. 3 SAN RAMON VALLEY (10-1)
Previous ranking: 3
Last week: Beat Campolindo 38-31 (OT) in NCS Open/Division I playoffs
Up next: Friday vs. De La Salle in NCS Open Division final at Dublin High, 7 p.m.
No. 4 PITTSBURG (11-0)
Previous ranking: 4
Last week: Beat Amador Valley 41-14 in NCS Open/Division I playoffs
Up next: Friday vs. California in NCS Open/Division I playoffs, 7 p.m.
No. 5 EL CERRITO (9-1)
Previous ranking: 5
Last week: Beat Berkeley 61-14 in NCS Division II playoffs
Up next: Friday vs. Heritage in NCS Division III playoffs, 7 p.m.
No. 6 MCCLYMONDS (7-2)
Previous ranking: 6
Last week: Beat Oakland Tech 40-0
Up next: Friday vs. Fremont-Oakland in Oakland Section playoffs, 7 p.m.
No. 7 LOS GATOS (9-2)
Previous ranking: 7
Last week: Beat Archbishop Riordan 28-14 in CCS Open/Division I playoffs
Up next: Friday at St. Ignatius in CCS Open/Division I playoffs, 7 p.m.
No. 8 ST. IGNATIUS (7-4)
Previous ranking: 10
Last week: Beat Valley Christian 21-17 in CCS Open/Division I playoffs
Up next: Friday vs. Los Gatos in CCS Open/Division I playoffs, 7 p.m.
No. 9 WILCOX (8-3)
Previous ranking: 12
Last week: Beat St. Francis 52-28 in CCS Open/Division I playoffs
Up next: Friday vs. Serra in CCS Open Division final at San Jose City College, 7 p.m.
No. 10 ARCHBISHOP RIORDAN (7-4)
Previous ranking: 9
Last week: Lost to Los Gatos 28-14 in CCS Open/Division I playoffs
Up next: Season completed
No. 11 ST. FRANCIS (7-4)
Previous ranking: 8
Last week: Lost to Wilcox 52-28 in CCS Open/Division I playoffs
Up next: Season completed
No. 12 VALLEY CHRISTIAN (6-5)
Previous ranking: 11
Last week: Lost to St. Ignatius 21-17 in CCS Open/Division I playoffs
Up next: Season completed
No. 13 CAMPOLINDO (7-3-1)
Previous ranking: 14
Last week: Lost to San Ramon Valley 38-31 (OT) in NCS Open/Division I playoffs
Up next: Season completed
No. 14 ACALANES (7-4)
Previous ranking: 15
Last week: Beat Mt. Diablo 56-14 in NCS Division IV playoffs
Up next: Friday vs. Vallejo in NCS Division IV playoffs, 7 p.m.
No. 15 CALIFORNIA (7-4)
Previous ranking: 17
Last week: Beat Clayton Valley 31-24 in NCS Open/Division I playoffs
Up next: Friday at Pittsburg in NCS Open/Division I playoffs, 7 p.m.
No. 16 LAS LOMAS (10-1)
Previous ranking: 20
Last week: Beat Ukiah 17-7 in NCS Division III playoffs
Up next: Friday vs. Cardinal Newman in NCS Division III playoffs, 7 p.m.
No. 17 MENLO SCHOOL (10-1)
Previous ranking: 22
Last week: Beat Live Oak 30-28 in CCS Division II playoffs
Up next: Saturday vs. Christopher in CCS Division II playoffs, 1 p.m.
No. 18 CHRISTOPHER (10-1)
Previous ranking: 24
Last week: Beat Archbishop Mitty 32-28 in CCS Division II playoffs
Up next: Saturday at Menlo School in CCS Division II playoffs, 1 p.m.
No. 19 LIBERTY (7-3)
Previous ranking: 19
Last week: Did not play
Up next: Season completed
No. 20 CLAYTON VALLEY (5-6)
Previous ranking: 16
Last week: Lost to California 31-24 in NCS Open/Division I playoffs
Up next: Season completed
No. 21 AMADOR VALLEY (7-3)
Previous ranking: 13
Last week: Lost to Pittsburg 41-14 in NCS Open/Division I playoffs
Up next: Season completed
No. 22 LIVE OAK (9-1)
Previous ranking: 18
Last week: Lost to Menlo School 30-28 in CCS Division II playoffs
Up next: Season completed
No. 23 SACRED HEART PREP (6-5)
Previous ranking: 21
Last week: Lost to Monterey 38-24 in CCS Division II playoffs
Up next: Season completed
No. 24 ARCHBISHOP MITTY (5-6)
Previous ranking: 23
Last week: Lost to Christopher 32-28 in CCS Division II playoffs
Up next: Season completed
No. 25 MENLO-ATHERTON (5-6)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Last week: Beat Hillsdale 49-37 in CCS Division III playoffs
Up next: Friday vs. Palma in CCS Division III playoffs, 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.