High school boys basketball rankings Jan. 6, 2026: Bay Area News Group Top 20
Bay Area News Group boys basketball Top 20
(Mercury News & East Bay Times)
No. 1 SALESIAN (11-2)
Previous ranking: 1
Since last ranking: Beat Monterey Trail 80-53, La Mirada 80-60, lost to Crespi 70-67, beat St. John Bosco 61-58, Damien 57-54, lost to Wheeler-Georiga 60-53, beat TMI-Episcopal 60-53, Bishop Gorman 81-77
Up next: Wednesday vs. Albany, 7 p.m.
No. 2 ARCHBISHOP RIORDAN (7-1)
Previous ranking: 2
Since last ranking: Beat Monte Vista 67-47
Up next: Tuesday at Sacred Heart Cathedral, 7:30 p.m.
No. 3 ST. IGNATIUS (9-1)
Previous ranking: 3
Since last ranking: Beat Brave Christian 73-42, Murrieta Mesa 62-58, Victory Christian Academy 77-65, Olympian 76-57, lost to California 65-64
Up next: Tuesday at Serra, 7:30 p.m.
No. 4 BELLARMINE (8-2)
Previous ranking: 5
Since last ranking: Beat Verrado-Arizona 50-45, lost to Olympian 65-49, Santa Fe Christian 67-55, beat Spanish Springs-Nevada 67-40, Dougherty Valley 75-63
Up next: Tuesday vs. St. Francis, 7:30 p.m.
No. 5 CLAYTON VALLEY (8-3)
Previous ranking: 4
Since last ranking: Beat Bullard 61-39, Clovis East 55-38, lost to Modesto Christian 32-31, Buchanan 47-43
Up next: Tuesday at College Park, 7:30 p.m.
No. 6 CALIFORNIA (9-7)
Previous ranking: 8
Since last ranking: Beat Bingham-Utah 70-67, lost to Alta-Utah 93-89 (OT), Rolling Hills Prep 51-50, Crossroads 65-58, beat Palisades 67-63 (OT), lost to Rancho Christian 56-47, beat St. Ignatius 65-64
Up next: Friday vs. Dublin, 7:30 p.m.
No. 7 THE KING’S ACADEMY (10-1)
Previous ranking: 7
Since last ranking: Beat Half Moon Bay 75-53, AIMS College Prep 93-25, San Rafael 97-57, Fremont-Oakland 94-75, Oakland 85-74
Up next: Saturday vs. McClatchy at Monterey Trail, 3:30 p.m.
No. 8 ARCHBISHOP MITTY (6-4)
Previous ranking: 6
Since last ranking: Beat Francis Parker 66-60, lost to JSerra Catholic 67-56, North Oconee-Georgia 72-71, St. Augustine 43-40
Up next: Tuesday at Valley Christian, 6 p.m.
No. 9 BISHOP O’DOWD (8-4)
Previous ranking: 9
Since last ranking: Beat Crossroads 77-53, lost to Carnasie-New York 68-57
Up next: Tuesday at Dougherty Valley, 7 p.m.
No. 10 AMADOR VALLEY (10-5)
Previous ranking: 10
Since last ranking: Beat Enochs 70-43, lost to Buchanan 49-47, beat Gregori 57-48, Clovis East 76-51, Freedom 73-62, St. Mary’s-Berkeley 57-54
Up next: Friday at Livermore, 7:30 p.m.
No. 11 LIBERTY (12-2)
Previous ranking: 18
Since last ranking: Beat Turlock 83-42, Gregori 62-54, Buchanan 71-56, Modesto Christian 71-66, Benicia 80-38
Up next: Tuesday vs. Deer Valley, 7 p.m.
No. 12 DUBLIN (12-4)
Previous ranking: 14
Since last ranking: Beat Laguna Hills 71-46, Rancho Verde 65-58, lost to Brentwood School 70-64, Hesperia 62-57, beat Valley Christian 63-61
Up next: Friday at California, 7:30 p.m.
No. 13 GRANADA (12-3)
Previous ranking: 15
Since last ranking: Beat San Juan Hills 78-63, lost to St. Mary’s-Berkeley 63-62, beat Oak Ridge 63-55, Vista Murrieta 54-42, St. Francis 64-59
Up next: Friday at Monte Vista, 7:30 p.m.
No. 14 MOREAU CATHOLIC (9-3)
Previous ranking: 11
Since last ranking: Beat Madison 57-52, Santa Fe Christian 54-52, lost to Olympian 54-53, Victory Christian Academy 64-62
Up next: Tuesday vs. James Logan, 7 p.m.
No. 15 DE LA SALLE (12-3)
Previous ranking: 13
Since last ranking: Beat River Islands 72-29, lost to Mission Bay 47-44, St. Pius X-St. Matthias 67-64 (2OT), beat St. Ignatius-Ohio 75-58, O’Dea-Seattle 51-49, Lodi 53-21
Up next: Tuesday vs. Oakland, 7 p.m.
No. 16 MILPITAS (11-1)
Previous ranking: 11-1
Since last ranking: Lost to Archie Williams 75-61, beat Lynbrook 66-56, Homestead 75-38
Up next: Friday vs. Los Gatos, 7:45 p.m.
No. 17 DOUGHERTY VALLEY (11-5)
Previous ranking: 11-5
Since last ranking: Beat Latitude 88-24, Righetti 86-29, lost to Santa Barbara 75-64, Thousand Oaks 72-64, beat San Pedro 66-46, lost to Bellarmine 75-63
Up next: Tuesday vs. Bishop O’Dowd, 7 p.m.
No. 18 VALLEY CHRISTIAN (8-2)
Previous ranking: 19
Since last ranking: Beat Tamalpais 78-29, Windsor 60-55, Menlo-Atherton 59-49, lost to Dublin 63-61
Up next: Tuesday vs. Archbishop Mitty, 6 p.m.
No. 19 MENLO-ATHERTON (7-3)
Previous ranking: 20
Since last ranking: Beat Sacred Heart Cathedral 67-63, Analy 70-45, Miramonte 59-43, lost to Valley Christian 59-49
Up next: Tuesday vs. Jefferson, 6 p.m.
No. 20 OAKLAND (10-4)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Since last ranking: Beat Fort Lauderdale 69-62, Clark-Las Vegas 74-71, Envision Academy 88-32, Campolindo 59-44, San Marcos 57-53, lost to The King’s Academy 85-74
Up next: Tuesday at De La Salle, 7 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.