Category Archives: CIF State Championships
NEW Divisional Girls BB Rankings
Coming on strong as CIF section finals are about to take place are newly-ranked teams Oak Ridge of El Dorado Hills (D1), West of Torrance (D2), Florin of Sacramento (D3), Brentwood of Los Angeles (D4) and Desert of Edwards AFB (D5). Wednesday scores included in these updated rankings....
NEW Divisional Boys BB Rankings
No. 1 teams are Mater Dei (D1), Redondo (D2), Bishop O’Dowd (D3), Sierra Canyon (D4) and Capital Christian (D5). All but Sierra Canyon also seem like locks for SoCal or NorCal Open Division. Leading newcomers include Serra of San Mateo, Santa Margarita and Moreau Catholic. Note: All games through Wednesday included....
Girls BB State Open Division Outlook
Just like the boys, here’s some projections for the top teams in California who may be getting slotted in for this year’s NorCal Open Division and SoCal Open Division. Bishop O’Dowd is now officially out....
Boys BB State Open Division Outlook
Instead of the usual CIF division by division rankings, this week we take a closer look at the projected teams that may be playing in this year’s NorCal Open Division and SoCal Open Division. Note: We’ll basically provide both an updated outlook and top 10 ranking for each division next Wednesday. Please check out and...
NEW Divisional Girls BB Rankings
Pairings are out in some CIF sections while others still have another set of league games to play. Newly-ranked teams include Mark Keppel of Alhambra, Presentation of San Jose and St. Anthony of Long Beach....
NEW Divisional Boys BB Rankings
Loaded CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Division II bracket now has four of the state’s top 10 teams in Division II. Other teams on the rise are San Ramon Valley, El Camino of Oceanside, Kearny of San Diego and Immanuel of Reedley. For an introduction and explanations to this year’s CIF boys hoops state rankings by divisions,...
Remembering Dominguez 2005
Yes, the CIF Southern Section Division III champs, who were ranked No. 2 in the final Cal-Hi Sports state rankings, included the now suddenly famous Richard Sherman. But if not for an injury there would be another former Don who also would be in next week’s Super Bowl in New York.
Boys BB: Deeper Look at CIFSS Open
Last year, the state CIF implemented an open division for the first time and there was some confusion among coaches about the selection process. This season, the massive CIF Southern Section will add an open division of its own. Today we wanted to go over what this means for the Southern Section’s top teams, explain […]
First Look: CIF Girls BB By Divisions
No. 1 teams to start are Mater Dei, Carondelet, Bishop O’Dowd, St. Mary’s of Berkeley and Brookside Christian. The most confusion for top teams probably will be in San Diego due to the pre-determined lineup of its first open division. Go inside for top 10 rankings in all five CIF divisions.
First Look: CIF Boys BB By Divisions
No. 1 teams are Mater Dei, Redondo, Bishop O’Dowd, Bishop Montgomery and Capital Christian. The addition of an Open Division in the CIF Southern Section is causing confusion among some coaches in Southern California, but from a statewide focus there still will only be four CIFSS schools going to the state/regional playoffs in the Open […]
