Category Archives: State Top 20 Rankings
Updated Girls BB State Top 20
With some Southern, Northern and Central California tournaments complete plus the Iolani Classic in Hawaii where four of the top five preseason teams were in action, it’s time to sort things out although movement at the top was minimal with the biggest change in the top teams coming with what has become a legitimate Sacred […]
Updated Boys BB State Top 20
As the major holiday tournaments heat up, we update our preseason boys basketball state rankings. Our next update will be January 4 after those tournaments give us key results. Sierra Canyon is now the top-ranked team and plays national No. 1 Oak Hill Academy of Virginia on December 15. Note: After the holiday tournaments, all […]
FINAL 2016 Girls VBall State Top 20
Due to the first-ever Open Division, it was harder to rank the CIF divisional state champions too high. CIF D1 state champ Edison did land fourth, but D2 champion Cathedral Catholic couldn’t crack the final Top 20 and neither could D3 titlist Acalanes of Lafayette. Cathedral Catholic and nine other teams, however, were placed in […]
Big season for Clovis West girls hoops
After debuting at No. 3 in the preseason Cal-Hi Sports state rankings and going 5-0 to start the season at the Nike Central Valley Showdown, the Clovis West girls basketball team will head to the Iolani tourney this weekend in Hawaii where several other top teams from California will be as well. Go inside for […]
Updated Girls VBall State Top 20
In the past, without an Open Division at the CIF level, the top two teams in the state may not be meeting in the final game of the season. This year, that will happen on Saturday night when No. 1 Santa Margarita meets No. 2 Archbishop Mitty in the first-ever CIF Open Division final for […]
NorCal Tip Off Classic Recap
Here’s the results and recap from the 10th Annual NorCal Tip-Off Classic at Newark Memorial (Newark, Calif.). State No. 15 Bishop O’Dowd of Oakland knocks off preseason boys hoops state No. 1 Bishop Montgomery of Torrance, 70-63, after trailing 17-1 early. Please make sure to check out GrassrootsHoops.net on Sunday evening for exclusive player rankings from the one-day, seven-game […]
Updated Girls VBall State Top 20
It’s down to four teams left in the chase for the first-ever CIF Open Division state title after Tuesday night’s regional semifinals. The big news was in the south where No. 2 seed Mater Dei was upset by Santa Fe Christian of Solana Beach. The Eagles will now play the Eagles of Santa Margarita for […]
Girls BB: Preseason State Top 25
Archbishop Mitty starts in the No. 1 position, but it’s not as clear-cut as in some other recent seasons. Long Beach Poly also was strongly considered for that ranking while Clovis West has its best team ever. Two CIF state champions from last season – Sacred Heart Cathedral (D3) and Cardinal Newman (D4) – also […]
Updated Girls VBall State Top 20
We have our first significant upset of the playoffs and no surprise it comes in the CIF Southern Section Division I bracket where San Juan Hills is ousted in Tuesday’s first round by Great Oak of Temecula. Since Tuesday results count in our state rankings, that causes some changes this week, including Ramona of the […]
