Pittsburg, San Ramon Valley trade spots in this week's rankings as the teams prepare to meet for the NCS D-I title.
There are only three weekends left in the 2023 high school football season.
For those still playing, every game from here on out is for a trophy.
Section championships this weekend, regional championships next weekend, state championships the week after that.
This week, we have two top-10 matchups for Division I titles in the North Coast Section and Central Coast Section.
Pittsburg, now 12-0 under first-year head coach Charlie Ramirez, has traded spots with San Ramon Valley in the latest Bay Area News Group rankings. The Pirates are third, SRV fourth. They will settle the issue and much more when they meet for the NCS D-I championship on Friday night at Dublin High.
In the other top-10 matchup, seventh-ranked Los Gatos will meet ninth-ranked Wilcox for the CCS’s D-I crown on Friday night at San Jose City College. When these league rivals played last month at Wilcox, Los Gatos scored a touchdown in the final 30 seconds to win 24-21.
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On to the rankings …
(Mercury News & East Bay Times)
No. 1 SERRA (12-0)
Previous ranking: 1
Last week: Beat Wilcox 63-27 in CCS Open Division final
Up next: TBA
No. 2 DE LA SALLE (10-2)
Previous ranking: 2
Last week: Beat San Ramon Valley 17-7 in NCS Open Division final
Up next: TBA
No. 3 PITTSBURG (12-0)
Previous ranking: 4
Last week: Beat California 35-14 in NCS Open/Division I playoffs
Up next: Friday vs. San Ramon Valley in NCS Division I final at Dublin HS, 7 p.m.
No. 4 SAN RAMON VALLEY (10-2)
Previous ranking: 3
Last week: Lost to De La Salle 17-7 in NCS Open Division final
Up next: Friday vs. Pittsburg in NCS Division I final at Dublin HS, 7 p.m.
No. 5 EL CERRITO (10-1)
Previous ranking: 5
Last week: Beat Heritage 55-17 in NCS Division II semifinal
Up next: Friday vs. Windsor in NCS Division II final at Diablo Valley College, 7 p.m.
No. 6 MCCLYMONDS (8-2)
Previous ranking: 6
Last week: Forfeit win in Oakland Section playoffs
Up next: Saturday vs. Oakland Tech in Silver Bowl, 7 p.m.
No. 7 LOS GATOS (10-2)
Previous ranking: 7
Last week: Beat St. Ignatius 21-17 in CCS Open/Division I playoffs
Up next: Friday vs. Wilcox in CCS Division I final at San Jose City College, 7 p.m.
No. 8 ST. IGNATIUS (7-5)
Previous ranking: 8
Last week: Lost to Los Gatos 21-17 in CCS Open/Division I playoffs
Up next: Season completed
No. 9 WILCOX (8-4)
Previous ranking: 9
Last week: Lost to Serra 63-27 in CCS Open Division final
Up next: Friday vs. Los Gatos in CCS Division I final at San Jose City College, 7 p.m.
No. 10 ARCHBISHOP RIORDAN (7-4)
Previous ranking: 10
Season completed
No. 11 ST. FRANCIS (7-4)
Previous ranking: 11
Season completed
No. 12 VALLEY CHRISTIAN (6-5)
Previous ranking: 12
Season completed
No. 13 CAMPOLINDO (7-3-1)
Previous ranking: 13
Season completed
No. 14 ACALANES (8-4)
Previous ranking: 14
Last week: Beat Vallejo 56-20 in NCS Division IV semifinal
Up next: Friday vs. San Marin in NCS Division IV final at Santa Rosa HS, 7 p.m.
No. 15 CALIFORNIA (7-5)
Previous ranking: 15
Last week: Lost to Pittsburg 35-14 in NCS Open/Division I playoffs
Up next: Season completed
No. 16 CHRISTOPHER (11-1)
Previous ranking: 18
Last week: Beat Menlo School 21-17 in CCS Division II semifinal
Up next: Saturday vs. Soquel in CCS Division II final at San Jose City College, 7 p.m.
No. 17 LAS LOMAS (10-2)
Previous ranking: 16
Last week: Lost to Cardinal Newman 54-28 in NCS Division III semifinal
Up next: Season completed
No. 18 MENLO SCHOOL (10-2)
Previous ranking: 17
Last week: Lost to Christopher 21-17 in CCS Division II semifinal
Up next: Season completed
No. 19 LIBERTY (7-3)
Previous ranking: 19
Season completed
No. 20 CLAYTON VALLEY (5-6)
Previous ranking: 20
Season completed
No. 21 AMADOR VALLEY (7-3)
Previous ranking: 21
Season completed
No. 22 LIVE OAK (9-1)
Previous ranking: 22
Season completed
No. 23 SACRED HEART PREP (6-5)
Previous ranking: 23
Season completed
No. 24 ARCHBISHOP MITTY (5-6)
Previous ranking: 24
Season completed
No. 25 PALO ALTO (7-5)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Last week: Beat Leigh 45-14 in CCS Division IV semifinal
Up next: Saturday vs. Mountain View in CCS Division IV final at San Jose City College, 1 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.
