Bay Area News Group Top 15
(Mercury News & East Bay Times)
(Records through Tuesday)
No. 1 ST. FRANCIS (13-1-2)
Previous ranking: 1
Since last ranking: Beat St. Ignatius 2-0, Presentation 3-0, Sacred Heart Cathedral 4-0, Valley Christian 2-0
Up next: Saturday vs. Archbishop Mitty, 11 a.m.
No. 2 ARCHBISHOP MITTY (14-0-1)
Previous ranking: 2
Since last ranking: Beat Valley Christian 5-0, St. Ignatius 2-1, Notre Dame-Belmont 2-0, Presentation 4-0
Up next: Saturday at St. Ignatius, 11 a.m.
No. 3 CARONDELET (11-3-4)
Previous ranking: 9
Since last ranking: Tied Dublin 0-0, beat Granada 9-0, Foothill 3-0, Livermore 3-0, San Ramon Valley 1-0.
Up next: Thursday vs. California, 6:30 p.m.
No. 4 LEIGH (13-0-1)
Previous ranking: 6
Since last ranking: Beat Lincoln-SJ 4-2, Branham 2-1, tied Piedmont Hills 1-1, beat Pioneer 2-0
Up next: Wednesday vs. Leland, 7 p.m.
No. 5 SAN RAMON VALLEY (13-2-1)
Previous ranking: 5
Since last ranking: Beat Amador Valley 1-0, tied Las Lomas 0-0, beat Dublin 2-1, Granada 2-0, Foothill 2-0, lost to Carondelet 1-0
Up next: Thursday at Monte Vista, 6:30 p.m.
No. 6 AMADOR VALLEY (4-0)
Previous ranking: 11
Since last ranking: Lost to San Ramon Valley 1-0, beat Dougherty Valley 4-0, tied Dublin 0-0, beat Monte Vista 2-0, Livermore 2-0
Up next: Thursday at Foothill, 6:30 p.m.
No. 7 MONTE VISTA (10-2-2)
Previous ranking: 4
Since last ranking: Beat Foothill 2-0, Livermore 4-1, Dougherty Valley 3-0, lost to Amador Valley 2-0, beat Granada 2-0
Up next: Thursday vs. San Ramon Valley, 6:30 p.m.
No. 8 SACRED HEART PREP (11-3-1)
Previous ranking: 8
Since last ranking: Beat Harker 3-1, Notre Dame-Belmont 4-2, Priory 5-0
Up next: Thursday vs. Menlo School, 3:30 p.m.
No. 9 LOS ALTOS (9-5-2)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Since last ranking: Beat Santa Clara 2-0, Palo Alto 2-1, Homestead 2-1, Mountain View 2-1
Up next: Thursday vs. Los Gatos, 7 p.m.
No. 10 MOUNTAIN VIEW (8-3-4)
Previous ranking: 7
Since last ranking: Beat Palo Alto 1-0, tied Los Gatos 1-1, lost to Los Altos 2-1
Up next: Thursday vs. Santa Clara, 7 p.m.
No. 11 ST. IGNATIUS (9-2-2)
Previous ranking: 10
Since last ranking: Lost to St. Francis 2-0, Archbishop Mitty 2-1, beat Presentation 1-0.
Up next: Saturday at Sacred Heart Cathedral, 10 a.m.
No. 12 BERKELEY (13-5-1)
Previous ranking: 3
Since last ranking: Lost to Alameda 1-0, Liberty 1-0, Piedmont 2-0, beat Bishop O’Dowd 1-0, Encinal 3-0
Up next: Thursday vs. Castro Valley, 6:30 p.m.
No. 13 LELAND (9-3-2)
Previous ranking: 11
Since last ranking: Beat Sobrato 4-0, Piedmont Hills 3-0, Branham 1-0
Up next: Wednesday at Leigh, 7 p.m.
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No. 14 SEQUOIA (10-3-2)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Since last ranking: Beat Hillsdale 2-1, Los Gatos 2-1, Carlmont 3-0, Woodside 2-1, Menlo-Atherton 2-1
Up next: Thursday vs. Burlingame, 4:30 p.m.
No. 15 BURLINGAME (9-3-3)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Since last ranking: Tied Menlo-Atherton 1-1, Hillsdale 0-0, beat Carlmont 1-0, Woodside 2-1
Up next: Thursday at Sequoia
Editor’s note: Teams eligible for the Bay Area News Group rankings come from leagues based predominantly in Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo and Santa Clara counties.