Bay Area News Group water polo Top 10
(Mercury News & East Bay Times)
(Records through Monday)
BOYS
No. 1 CAMPOLINDO (12-3)
Previous ranking: 1
Since last ranking: Lost to Redwood 14-13, beat Northgate 15-9
Up next: Wednesday at College Park, 6 p.m.
No. 2 DE LA SALLE (11-3)
Previous ranking: 4
Since last ranking: Beat San Ramon Valley 13-9, Amador Valley 17-10, Bellarmine 16-12, St. Ignatius 15-7
Up next: Tuesday at Foothill, 6 p.m.
No. 3 MIRAMONTE (9-6)
Previous ranking: 3
Since last ranking: Beat Acalanes 20-4, lost to Oaks Christian 12-9, beat Santa Margarita 16-14, lost to Mater Dei 14-13, beat Tamalpais 15-6
Up next: Wednesday vs. Las Lomas, 5 p.m.
No. 4 SACRED HEART PREP (6-5)
Previous ranking: 4
Since last ranking: Did not play
Up next: Wednesday at St. Ignatius, 5 p.m.
No. 5 ST. FRANCIS (14-3)
Previous ranking: 6
Since last ranking: Beat Valley Christian 21-9, Los Gatos 8-4
Up next: Wednesday at Archbishop Mitty, 3 p.m.
No. 6 LOS GATOS (14-3)
Previous ranking: 7
Since last ranking: Beat Stevenson 17-11, Gunn 19-3, lost to St. Francis 8-4
Up next: Tuesday at Palo Alto, 6 p.m.
No. 7 COLLEGE PARK (16-3)
Previous ranking: 9
Since last ranking: Beat Las Lomas 9-3, Gunn 10-6, Las Lomas 8-7, Clovis 12-9, lost to Redwood 9-7
Up next: Wednesday vs. Campolindo, 6 p.m.
No. 8 MENLO SCHOOL (10-4)
Previous ranking: 8
Since last ranking: Beat St. Ignatius 11-7, Santa Cruz 11-7
Up next: Friday vs. Redwood, 5:30 p.m.
No. 9 LOS ALTOS (15-5)
Previous ranking: 10
Since last ranking: Beat Fremont-Sunnyvale 20-8
Up next: Tuesday vs. Harker, 6 p.m.
No. 10 AMADOR VALLEY (15-5)
Previous ranking: 7
Since last ranking: Lost to De La Salle 17-10, beat Santa Ynez 13-4, lost to Turlock 11-10, San Luis Obispo 15-14, Atascadero 14-13
Up next: Tuesday vs. Monte Vista, 7:30 p.m.
GIRLS
No. 1 MIRAMONTE (12-5)
Previous ranking: 1
Since last ranking: Beat Acalanes 11-5
Up next: Wednesday vs. Las Lomas, 6 p.m.
No. 2 SACRED HEART PREP (15-2)
Previous ranking: 2
Since last ranking: Did not play
Up next: Tuesday at St. Ignatius, 6 p.m.
No. 3 CAMPOLINDO (13-4)
Previous ranking: 3
Since last ranking: Beat Northgate 23-4, Clovis North 14-2
Up next: Oct. 23 at Las Lomas, 5 p.m.
No. 4 CARONDELET (14-3)
Previous ranking: 4
Since last ranking: Beat San Ramon Valley 11-6, Amador Valley 18-4, Clovis North 17-9
Up next: Tuesday at Foothill, 5 p.m.
No. 5 ACALANES (13-3)
Previous ranking: 5
Since last ranking: Lost to Miramonte 11-5, beat Clovis North 12-6, Leland 9-8
Up next: Tuesday at Northgate, 6 p.m.
No. 6 MONTE VISTA (9-6)
Previous ranking: 6
Since last ranking: Beat Dublin 16-1
Up next: Tuesday at Amador Valley, 5:30 p.m.
No. 7 LELAND (12-7)
Previous ranking: 10
Since last ranking: Beat Leigh 17-9, lost to Acalanes 9-8
Up next: Oct. 23 vs. Willow Glen, 6 p.m.
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No. 8 HARKER (15-4)
Previous ranking: 8
Since last ranking: Beat Palo Alto 12-11 (OT), Lynbrook 11-4
Up next: Tuesday at Los Altos, 4 p.m.
No. 9 WASHINGTON-FREMONT (9-1)
Previous ranking: 9
Since last ranking: Beat Newark Memorial 21-4, Moreau Catholic 13-5
Up next: Tuesday at Mission San Jose, 7:30 p.m.
No. 10 CASTRO VALLEY (14-2)
Previous ranking: 7
Since last ranking: Lost to Liberty 6-3
Up next: Tuesday vs. Lick-Wilmerding, 5:30 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.
