High school boys basketball rankings Jan. 13, 2026: Bay Area News Group Top 20
Bay Area News Group boys basketball Top 20
(Mercury News & East Bay Times)
No. 1 SALESIAN (13-2)
Previous ranking: 1
Since last ranking: Beat Albany 69-50, St. Mary’s-Berkeley 71-40
Up next: Tuesday vs. Bethel, 7 p.m.
No. 2 ARCHBISHOP RIORDAN (9-1)
Previous ranking: 2
Since last ranking: Beat Sacred Heart Cathedral 86-52, Bellarmine 73-49
Up next: Tuesday vs. Serra, 7:30 p.m.
No. 3 ST. IGNATIUS (11-1)
Previous ranking: 3
Since last ranking: Beat Serra 83-57, Valley Christian 73-42
Up next: Tuesday at Archbishop Mitty, 7:30 p.m.
No. 4 BELLARMINE (9-3)
Previous ranking: 4
Since last ranking: Beat St. Francis 79-59, lost to Riordan 73-49
Up next: Tuesday at Sacred Heart Cathedral, 7:30 p.m.
No. 5 CALIFORNIA (10-7)
Previous ranking: 6
Since last ranking: Beat Dublin 70-65
Up next: Tuesday vs. Monte Vista, 7:30 p.m.
No. 6 CLAYTON VALLEY (11-3)
Previous ranking: 5
Since last ranking: Beat College Park 60-33, Mt. Diablo 73-21, Leigh 70-59
Up next: Tuesday at Miramonte, 7:30 p.m.
No. 7 ARCHBISHOP MITTY (8-4)
Previous ranking: 8
Since last ranking: Beat Valley Christian 59-35, Serra 70-43
Up next: Tuesday vs. St. Ignatius, 7:30 p.m.
No. 8 THE KING’S ACADEMY (10-2)
Previous ranking: 7
Since last ranking: Lost to McClatchy 71-66
Up next: Tuesday at Crystal Springs Uplands, 6 p.m.
No. 9 DOUGHERTY VALLEY (13-5)
Previous ranking: 17
Since last ranking: Beat Bishop O’Dowd 59-57, Foothill 67-30
Up next: Tuesday at De La Salle, 7:30 p.m.
No. 10 LIBERTY (15-2)
Previous ranking: 11
Since last ranking: Beat Deer Valley 68-41, Weston Ranch 70-69, Emerald 93-19
Up next: Friday vs. Pittsburg, 7 p.m.
No. 11 DE LA SALLE (15-2)
Previous ranking: 15
Since last ranking: Beat Oakland 44-42, San Ramon Valley 67-49
Up next: Tuesday vs. Dougherty Valley, 7:30 p.m.
No. 12 MOREAU CATHOLIC (11-3)
Previous ranking: 14
Since last ranking: Beat James Logan 64-49, Mission San Jose 65-47
Up next: Tuesday vs. Washington-Fremont, 7 p.m.
No. 13 DUBLIN (13-5)
Previous ranking: 12
Since last ranking: Lost to California 70-65, beat Mt. Diablo 84-40
Up next: Tuesday at Foothill, 7:30 p.m.
No. 14 GRANADA (12-4)
Previous ranking: 13
Since last ranking: Lost to Monte Vista 51-44
Up next: Tuesday at Amador Valley, 7:30 p.m.
No. 15 MILPITAS (13-1)
Previous ranking: 16
Since last ranking: Beat Los Gatos 58-52
Up next: Tuesday at Palo Alto, 7 p.m.
No. 16 BISHOP O’DOWD (9-5)
Previous ranking: 9
Since last ranking: Lost to Dougherty Valley 59-57, beat Castro Valley 70-50
Up next: Tuesday vs. Piedmont, 7 p.m.
No. 17 MONTE VISTA (11-6)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Since last ranking: Beat Pittsburg 55-48, Granada 51-44
Up next: Tuesday at California, 7:30 p.m.
No. 18 LIVERMORE (14-3)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Since last ranking: Lost to San Lorenzo 56-51, beat Amador Valley 74-63
Up next: Tuesday at San Ramon Valley, 7:30 p.m.
No. 19 AMADOR VALLEY (10-7)
Previous ranking: 10
Since last ranking: Lost to Livermore 74-63, Modesto Christian 69-47
Up next: Tuesday vs. Granada, 7:30 p.m.
No. 20 OAKLAND (10-5)
Previous ranking: 20
Since last ranking: Lost to De La Salle 44-42
Up next: Wednesday at Skyline, 7 p.m.
Teams eligible for the Bay Area News Group rankings come from leagues based predominantly in Alameda, Contra Costa, Santa Clara and San Mateo counties.