Bay Area News Group Top 25 football rankings
(Mercury News & East Bay Times)
No. 1 DE LA SALLE (12-0)
Previous ranking: 1
Last week: Beat Pittsburg 24-17 in NCS Open final
Up next: CIF state playoffs, TBA
No. 2 ARCHBISHOP RIORDAN (12-0)
Previous ranking: 2
Last week: Beat Serra 33-13 in CCS Open final
Up next: CIF state playoffs, TBA
No. 3 PITTSBURG (10-2)
Previous ranking: 3
Last week: Lost to De La Salle 24-17 in NCS Open final
Up next: Friday vs. Cardinal Newman in NCS Division I final at Diablo Valley College, 7 p.m.
No. 4 SERRA (7-5)
Previous ranking: 5
Last week: Lost to Riordan 33-13 in CCS Open final
Up next: Friday vs. Los Gatos in CCS Division I final at San Jose City College, 7 p.m.
No. 5 LOS GATOS (9-3)
Previous ranking: 6
Last week: Beat Palma 45-21 in CCS Open/Division I semifinal
Up next: Friday vs. Serra in CCS Division I final at San Jose City College, 7 p.m.
No. 6 ACALANES (11-1)
Previous ranking: 4
Last week: Lost to Cardinal Newman 52-17 in NCS Open/Division I semifinal
Up next: Season completed
No. 7 MCCLYMONDS (10-2)
Previous ranking: 7
Last week: Beat Oakland Tech 34-0 in Silver Bowl
Up next: CIF state playoffs, TBA
No. 8 ST. FRANCIS (5-6)
Previous ranking: 8
Season completed
No. 9 ARCHBISHOP MITTY (6-5)
Previous ranking: 9
Season completed
No. 10 LIBERTY (8-3)
Previous ranking: 12
Season completed
No. 11 CLAYTON VALLEY CHARTER (7-5)
Previous ranking: 15
Last week: Beat Campolindo 21-17 in NCS Division II semifinal
Up next: Friday vs. Monte Vista in NCS Division II final at Dublin High, 7 p.m.
No. 12 MONTE VISTA (7-5)
Previous ranking: 16
Last week: Beat California 35-21 in NCS Division II semifinal
Up next: Friday vs. Clayton Valley in NCS Division II final at Dublin High, 7 p.m.
No. 13 EL CERRITO (10-2)
Previous ranking: 14
Last week: Beat Rancho Cotate 26-9 in NCS Division III semifinal
Up next: Friday vs. Ukiah in NCS Division III final at American Canyon High, 7 p.m.
No. 14 CAMPOLINDO (9-3)
Previous ranking: 10
Last week: Lost to Clayton Valley Charter 21-17 in NCS Division II semifinal
Up next: Season completed
No. 15 CALIFORNIA (8-4)
Previous ranking: 11
Last week: Lost to Monte Vista 35-21 in NCS Division II semifinal
Up next: Season completed
No. 16 ST IGNATIUS (6-6)
Previous ranking: 19
Last week: Beat Menlo School 42-6 in CCS Division II semifinal
Up next: Saturday vs. Sacred Heart Cathedral in CCS Division III final at San Jose City College, 1 p.m.
No. 17 SACRED HEART CATHEDRAL (6-6)
Previous ranking: 21
Last week: Beat Santa Teresa 63-27 in CCS Division II semifinal
Up next: Saturday vs. St. Ignatius in CCS Division III final at San Jose City College, 1 p.m.
No. 18 SAN RAMON VALLEY (6-5)
Previous ranking: 13
Season completed
No. 19 SAN MATEO (9-3)
Previous ranking: 24
Last week: Beat Live Oak 40-36 in CCS Division III semifinal
Up next: Saturday vs. Menlo-Atherton in CCS Division III final at MacDonald HS, 7 p.m.
No. 20 SANTA TERESA (11-1)
Previous ranking: 17
Last week: Lost to Sacred Heart Cathedral 63-27 in CCS Division II semifinal
Up next: Season completed
No. 21 MENLO SCHOOL (9-3)
Previous ranking: 18
Last week: Lost to St. Ignatius 42-6 in CCS Division II semifinal
Up next: Season completed
No. 22 LIVE OAK (9-3)
Previous ranking: 23
Last week: Lost to San Mateo 40-36 in CCS Division III semifinal
Up next: Season completed
No. 23 SALESIAN (10-2)
Previous ranking: 20
Last week: Lost to Ferndale 35-7 in NCS Division V semifinal
Up next: Season completed
No. 24 THE KING’S ACADEMY (9-2)
Previous ranking: 22
Season completed
No. 25 LIVERMORE (9-2)
Previous ranking: 25
Season completed
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