Category Archives: State Top 20 Rankings
NEW Boys BB State Top 20 Rankings
There’s two newcomers to the rankings and some movement this week, as we start eyeing potential post-season scenarios, especially in the rugged CIF Southern Section Open Division playoffs. The No. 1 team in the Central Section moves in but its coach is no stranger to winning or our state rankings, while the other new team...
NEW Girls BB State Top 20 Rankings
Stockton is becoming synonymous with knee injuries after State Freshman and State Sophomore of the Year Aquira DeCosta went down with a torn meniscus last week. Earlier in the week at the MLK Showcase, Sierra Smith, DeCosta’s former teammate now at Salesian, went down in a heap and later found out she tore her ACL....
NEW Boys BB State Top 20 Rankings
Most of the state’s best teams won last week, as the highest-ranked team to lose, L.A. Westchester, did so by only three points in the state’s best overall rivalry game versus No. 8 L.A. Fairfax. There is some movement at the bottom of the rankings, however, and a lone newcomer which returns. If you can’t...
NEW Girls BB State Top 20 Rankings
After a significant number of the top teams in the state rankings converged on Stockton for the St. Mary’s MLK Showcase, including the top two, there is a bit of a shake-up among the top 10 and even beyond. In some instances, a head-to-head win was used to determine placement but there were also some...
NEW Boys BB State Top 20 Rankings
There’s plenty of movement and one newcomer, as MLK results and big league games shake up the middle portion of this week’s rankings. The top remains the same, as Sierra Canyon shows why it’s one of the nation’s very best teams with a big win over previous FAB 50 No. 1 La Lumiere of Indiana....
St. Mary’s MLK Showcase: No. 1 falls
State and national girls basketball No. 1 Clovis West of Fresno still looking at silver lining despite lopsided loss to Centennial of Las Vegas at Monday’s St. Mary’s MLK Showcase in Stockton. State No. 2 Archbishop Mitty, meanwhile, beats No. 10 Mission Hills of San Marcos while the No. 6 host Rams top No. 12 […]
NEW Girls BB State Top 20 Rankings
With new No. 7 Carondelet of Concord seemingly coming in out of nowhere after toppling St. Mary’s in Stockton, that only reinforces the fact that teams like Clovis West and Mitty, and in many respects Long Beach Poly, seem to be far and away better than teams below them. At least right now in the...
NEW Boys BB State Top 20 Rankings
There is only only one new team in the rankings, but some movement since top teams from around the state play each other in weekend showcase games. There is one new team in the Top 10 as the result of a key showcase game at the Take Flight Challenge at Redondo Union. Read on to...
NEW Girls BB State Top 20 Rankings
There are actually no new teams that cracked this week’s rankings since the previous rankings even with all of the holiday tournaments. There is plenty of shuffling, however, including a new team at the top plus a big jump for Bishop O’Dowd of Oakland. Fairmont Prep of Anaheim also has joined the top 10. If...
NEW Boys BB State Top 20 Rankings
After all the results of the major holiday tournaments have been analyzed, it’s evident there are four teams statewide a cut above the rest and that NorCal will be a big underdog in the CIF Open Division state title game. Read on to see why we didn’t drop Sierra Canyon after losing its first game...
