High school football rankings Week 16, 2025: Bay Area News Group Top 25
Bay Area News Group Top 25
(Mercury News & East Bay Times)
No. 1 DE LA SALLE (12-0)
Previous ranking: 1
Last week: Did not play
Up next: Saturday vs. Santa Margarita in CIF Open Division state championship game at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, 8 p.m.
No. 2 ARCHBISHOP RIORDAN (12-1)
Previous ranking: 2
Last week: Lost to Folsom 42-38 in CIF NorCal Division 1-AA championship game
Up next: Season completed
No. 3 PITTSBURG (11-3)
Previous ranking: 3
Last week: Lost to Central East-Fresno 55-36 in CIF NorCal Division 1-A championship game
Up next: Season completed
No. 4 SERRA (8-6)
Previous ranking: 4
Last week: Lost to St. Mary’s-Stockton 31-24 in CIF NorCal Division 2-AA championship game
Up next: Season completed
No. 5 LOS GATOS (9-4)
Previous ranking: 5
Season completed
No. 6 ACALANES (11-1)
Previous ranking: 6
Season completed
No. 7 MCCLYMONDS (11-2)
Previous ranking: 7
Last week: Beat Roseville 42-34 in CIF NorCal Division 3-A championship game
Up next: Saturday vs. Kennedy-Delano in CIF Division 3-A state championship game at Fullerton Union High School District Stadium, 7 p.m.
No. 8 ST. FRANCIS (5-6)
Previous ranking: 8
Season completed
No. 9 ARCHBISHOP MITTY (6-5)
Previous ranking: 9
Season completed
No. 10 ST IGNATIUS (8-6)
Previous ranking: 13
Last week: Beat Monte Vista 17-13 in CIF NorCal Division 3-AA championship game
Up next: Friday vs. Ventura in CIF Division 3-AA state championship game at Fullerton Union High School District Stadium, 8 p.m.
No. 11 EL CERRITO (12-2)
Previous ranking: 12
Last week: Beat Menlo-Atherton 20-16 in CIF NorCal Division 4-A championship game
Up next: Saturday vs. Beckman in CIF Division 4-A state championship game at Buena Park High School Stadium, 7 p.m.
No. 12 LIBERTY (8-3)
Previous ranking: 10
Season completed
No. 13 MONTE VISTA (8-6)
Previous ranking: 11
Last week: Lost to St. Ignatius 17-13 in CIF NorCal Division 3-AA championship game
Up next: Season completed
No. 14 CLAYTON VALLEY CHARTER (7-6)
Previous ranking: 14
Season completed
No. 15 CAMPOLINDO (9-3)
Previous ranking: 15
Season completed
No. 16 CALIFORNIA (8-4)
Previous ranking: 16
Season completed
No. 17 SACRED HEART CATHEDRAL (6-7)
Previous ranking: 17
Season completed
No. 18 SAN RAMON VALLEY (6-5)
Previous ranking: 18
Season completed
No. 19 MENLO-ATHERTON (7-7)
Previous ranking: 19
Last week: Lost to El Cerrito 20-16 in CIF NorCal Division 4-A championship game
Up next: Season completed
No. 20 SANTA TERESA (11-1)
Previous ranking: 20
Season completed
No. 21 SAN MATEO (9-4)
Previous ranking: 21
Season completed
No. 22 MENLO SCHOOL (9-3)
Previous ranking: 22
Season completed
No. 23 LIVE OAK (9-3)
Previous ranking: 23
Season completed
No. 24 BISHOP O’DOWD (10-4)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Last week: Beat Chico 23-20 in CIF NorCal Division 5-AA championship game
Up next: Friday vs. Christian-El Cajon in CIF Division 5-AA state championship game at Buena Park High School Stadium, 4 p.m.
No. 25 LINCOLN-SAN JOSE (11-3)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Last week: Beat Gridley 28-20 in CIF NorCal Division 6-AA championship game
Up next: Friday vs. Valley Center in CIF Division 6-AA state championship game at Fullerton Union High School District Stadium, 4 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 news organization’s high school staff chooses the teams