Category Archives: State Top 20 Rankings
Girls BB Open Division Projections
After all CIF section girls basketball champions are crowned by Saturday night, it’ll only take a few minutes before many in the media and some coaches will start to think about Sunday when the CIF state office will release its pairings for the upcoming Northern California and Southern California regional playoffs. We start thinking seriously […]
Boys BB Open Division Projections
After all CIF section boys basketball champions are crowned by Saturday night, it’ll only take a few minutes before many in the media and some coaches will start to think about Sunday when the CIF state office will release its pairings for the upcoming Northern California and Southern California regional playoffs. We start thinking seriously […]
NEW Girls BB State Top 20
There were no major upsets among the top teams going into this week’s semifinals and finals of the CIF section playoffs with ranked teams, but there was a State Top 20 team that lost in the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section. The injury bug also has bitten and at this stage of the season that can change...
NEW Boys BB State Top 20
We finally hit the week where the tougher competition in the playoffs causes some major changes in our weekly State Top 20, including at the very top. With Bishop Montgomery going down in the CIFSS Open Division playoffs, read on to see why Salesian of Richmond gets the nod as the new No. 1 in...
NEW Girls BB State Top 20
With this week’s playoffs now going on in all sections of the state and for all teams in the state rankings, it’s hard to believe the CIF Southern Section Open Division is already down to just four teams in the hunt for the championship. Including the four teams that lost in last Saturday’s quarterfinals, all...
NEW Boys BB State Top 20
The postseason is now here for the entire state. There were no upsets in the big quarterfinal matchups in the CIF Southern Section Open Division, but one of the lower seeded teams did win one of the games. The only team outside the Southern Section’s top division to lose was Mission Bay of San Diego....
NEW Girls BB State Top 20
The action doesn’t start until this Saturday but CIF Southern Section Open Division seedings were released last Friday and it’s hard to argue that it’s not the best basketball playoff bracket in the nation. While those seedings always seem to be a little different than our rankings they’re close. If you look at their criteria,...
NEW Boys BB State Top 20
The postseason is upon us in some sections around the state, but don’t expect too much change until we get deeper in the playoff brackets. Of course, the 8-team CIF Southern Section Open Division bracket will have a big impact on that movement, but none of the teams would drop out if they lose in...
NEW Girls BB State Top 20
The race for a CIF Open Division state title will enter the section playoffs phase shortly, and in fact next week in the CIF Southern Section. The race for Ms. Basketball State Player of the Year continues as well, and not surprisingly the top three candidates are on the top three teams. A slight shake-up...
NEW Boys BB State Top 20
The big Westchester-Fairfax rivalry in Los Angeles causes changes in this week’s boys basketball State Top 20. There are also two newcomers this week after teams from two of the toughest leagues in the state go down. With last weekend’s Nike Extravaganza in the books, the major showcases are now done for the season as...
