Prep water polo rankings, Oct. 1, 2024: Bay Area News Group Top 10

Prep water polo rankings, Oct. 1, 2024: Bay Area News Group Top 10

Bay Area News Group water polo Top 15

(Mercury News & East Bay Times)

(Records through Monday)

BOYS

No. 1 SACRED HEART PREP (4-3)

Previous ranking: 1

Since last ranking: Did not play last week

Up next: Wednesday at Serra, 6 p.m.

No. 2 CAMPOLINDO (9-2)

Previous ranking: 3

Since last ranking: Beat San Ramon Valley 14-10, Tamalpais 20-12

Up next: Tuesday at Miramonte, 5 p.m.

No. 3 MIRAMONTE (6-3)

Previous ranking: 3

Since last ranking: Beat De La Salle

Up next: Tuesday vs. Campolindo, 5 p.m.

No. 4 DE LA SALLE (7-3)

Previous ranking: 2

Since last ranking: Beat Dougherty Valley 21-1, lost to Miramonte 13-12

Up next: Tuesday vs. Presentation, 5:30 p.m.

No. 5 MENLO SCHOOL (7-3)

Previous ranking: 5

Since last ranking: Beat Valley Christian 15-7

Up next: Wednesday at St. Francis, 5:30 p.m.

No. 6 LOS GATOS (8-1)

Previous ranking: 6

Since last ranking: Beat Palo Alto 16-12, Fremont-Sunnyvale 22-9

Up next: Tuesday vs. Los Altos, 6 p.m.

No. 7 ST. FRANCIS (10-3)

Previous ranking: 9

Since last ranking: Beat St. Ignatius 19-11, Santa Cruz 15-9

Up next: Wednesday vs. Menlo School, 5:30 p.m.

No. 8 LOS ALTOS (12-3)

Previous ranking: 10

Since last ranking: Beat Harker 10-9, Mountain View 18-6, Leland 14-11 (2OT)

Up next: Tuesday at Los Gatos, 6 p.m.

No. 9 AMADOR VALLEY (13-1)

Previous ranking: 7

Since last ranking: Beat Granada 23-5

Up next: Thursday vs. Alameda, 6 p.m.

No. 10 BELLARMINE (7-6)

Previous ranking: 8

Since last ranking: Beat Serra 14-7

Up next: Thursday at Campolindo, 5 p.m.

GIRLS

No. 1 SACRED HEART PREP (11-1)

Previous ranking: 1

Since last ranking: Did not play last week

Up next: Wednesday at Serra, 6 p.m.

No. 2 CAMPOLINDO (8-1)

Previous ranking: 3

Since last ranking: Beat San Ramon Valley 9-3, Tamalpais 16-6, Arroyo Grande 11-10 (2OT)

Up next: Tuesday at Miramonte, 6 p.m.

No. 3 ACALANES (10-2)

Previous ranking: 5

Since last ranking: Beat Carondelet 9-8, Stevenson 17-8, lost to Soquel 13-12

Up next: Wednesday vs. Las Lomas, 6 p.m.

No. 4 CARONDELET (7-2)

Previous ranking: 2

Since last ranking: Lost to Acalanes 9-8, beat Dougherty Valley 22-2, 

Up next: Tuesday at Livermore, 5 p.m.

No. 5 MIRAMONTE (7-3)

Previous ranking: 4

Since last ranking: Lost to Arroyo Grande 9-8

Up next: Tuesday vs. Campolindo, 6 p.m.

No. 6 PALO ALTO (9-3)

Previous ranking: 8

Since last ranking: Beat Los Gatos 12-3, Gunn 20-1

Up next: Tuesday at Castilleja, 5 p.m.

No. 7 LELAND (9-2)

Previous ranking: 6

Since last ranking: Beat Branham 18-1

Up next: Thursday at Miramonte, 4:30 p.m.

No. 8 ST. FRANCIS (8-2)

Previous ranking: 7

Since last ranking: Beat St. Ignatius 20-17

Up next: Wednesday vs. Menlo School, 4:30 p.m.

No. 9 WASHINGTON-FREMONT (7-1)

Previous ranking: 9

Since last ranking: Beat American 14-1

Up next: Wednesday vs. Moreau Catholic, 7:30 p.m.

No. 10 CASTRO VALLEY (12-1)

Previous ranking: Not ranked

Since last ranking: Beat Encinal 14-4, Bishop O’Dowd 8-4

Up next: Tuesday vs. Alameda, 6:30 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.