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,...
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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...
Super 8 Girls BB State Ranks Update
Both Pinewood and St. Mary’s of Stockton receive four-spot bumps in this week’s rankings and are now showing at No. 6 and No. 7 overall in the state. No. 1 Archbishop Mitty also may have to beat them both to earn place in CIF Open Division state championship. NOTE: Our updated State Top 20 with […]
NEW Girls BB State Top 20 Rankings
With earlier wins over Sacred Heart Cathedral and Cardinal Newman at almost full strength, we know that the St. Mary’s of Stockton girls will be a force in the NorCal Open Division now that the Rams are getting back to total full strength due to injuries. Still, they are going to have to win twice...
Super 8 Girls BB State Ranks Update
Harvard-Westlake pins 11-point defeat on one-loss Etiwanda in earning trip to CIF Southern Section Open Division finals opposite state No. 3 Long Beach Poly. The Wolverines also move up to No. 8 in this week’s rankings. No. 1 Archbishop Mitty and No. 2 Clovis West, meanwhile, continue to roll in section playoffs. NOTE: Our updated […]
Super 8 Boys BB State Ranks Update
The new No. 1 and new No. 2 are playing each other on Saturday so perhaps it doesn’t matter that much, but for the Cal-Hi Sports Top 20 it will be Bishop Montgomery at No. 1 and Mater Dei at No. 2 mostly because the Knights were higher previously and they are the ones who […]
Boys BB Open/Regional Projections
We pick which eight teams in both Southern California and Northern California to us seem headed toward this year’s Open Division. We then go through each division both north and south to see if it’s possible to point toward certain teams as leading state title contenders. The group includes one team that is unbeaten at […]
Super 8 Girls BB State Ranks Update
There are no new teams in this week’s Super 8, but immediately afterward there are a lot with upsets in the first round of the CIF Southern Section Open Division playoffs. The top five in our Super 8 also are top seeded in five different top divisions of various section playoffs.
Super 8 Boys State Rankings Update
No. 1 Sierra Canyon avoids being a stunning upset victim in the first round of the CIF Southern Section Open Division playoffs, but previous No. 7 Alemany does not. Joining the Super 8 therefore is previous No. 9 Sheldon of Sacramento.
NEW Boys BB State Top 20 Rankings
For the second consecutive week, there is only one newcomer to this week’s rankings at No. 20, but this time we pull up the next NorCal team instead of one from down South. Of the 16 teams in the CIF Southern Section Open Division, 11 are state-ranked and we break down Friday’s first round matchups...
