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NEW Top 20 Boys BB State Ranks

Bishop Montgomery, Mayfair, Capital Christian and Cantwell Sacred Heart bump their way up from the preseason list with Mater Dei still on top. The next regular season boys basketball rankings will be done after the major holiday invitational tournaments. Also look for teams to get stronger after January 6 when a slew of transfers across […]

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Saturday CIF Girls Basketball Picks & Previews

Windward vs. Bishop O’Dowd in the open division matches Windward’s pizazz vs. O’Dowd’s big, deep front line. Salesian vs. Serra looks like another tossup in D4, but Lynwood a strong favorite in D2.

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New State Girls BB Divisional Rankings

In the next to last polls of the season, there are few changes, except in Division I where Berkeley bounds up to No. 8 and Hanford gets a nod as a newcomer at No. 15. Lynwood is a new No. 2 in Division II while Sierra Canyon is a new No. 1 in Division V.

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New State Top 20 Girls BB Rankings

Similar to the boys, the big game in the CIF’s new open division won’t be a No. 1 vs. No. 2 game, but it still has the potential to be a dynamite matchup.  There is movement, but no newcomers in the next-to-last state top 20 rankings. 

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New State Top 20 Girls BB Rankings

La Jolla Country Day blows past Troy to move back into elite statewide list. The Torreys face No. 1 Windward next, which will not have played in 12 days. Long Beach Poly, Ridgeview and Lynwood moving up as well.

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New State Boys BB Divisional Rankings

We are leaving the open division teams in their original state divisions. This is the way it was done in football, but that only effected Division I and two teams. This will involve four of the five CIF divisions.

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New State Girls BB Divisional Rankings

Etiwanda takes advantage of home court and knocks off state and national No. 1 Mater Dei. We go through every division after Wednesday games and have comments from Etiwanda coach regarding open division.

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New State Boys BB Divisional Rankings

Long Beach Poly falls to Etiwanda on Tuesday to shake up pecking order but probably does nothing to change open division possibilities. We go through every division after Tuesday games and can offer more detailed explanations regarding open division.

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New State Top 20 Girls BB Rankings

Ridgeview of Bakersfield leads group of three newcomers as section championship week starts on Wednesday. One of the most intriguing questions heading into next week is which four CIF Southern Section teams will end up in the new CIF SoCal Open Division playoffs.

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New State Girls BB Divisional Rankings

Unlike the boys, there were no major upsets in Tuesday playoff games this week. There wasn’t even a single team from last week’s rankings in any division, in fact, that lost and dropped out from this week’s rankings.

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