Bay Area News Group softball Top 20
(Mercury News & East Bay Times)
(Records through Monday)
No. 1 ST. FRANCIS (21-2)
Previous ranking: 1
Last week: Beat Valley Christian 9-2, St. Ignatius 5-2
Up next: Wednesday at Presentation, 4 p.m.
No. 2 WILLOW GLEN (20-0)
Previous ranking: 2
Last week: Beat Westmont 15-0, Sobrato 10-0, Hollister 6-3
Up next: Tuesday vs. Santa Teresa, 4 p.m.
No. 3 LIBERTY (16-4)
Previous ranking: 4
Last week: Beat Pittsburg 21-2, 16-0, Berkeley 12-1
Up next: Tuesday vs. Freedom, 4 p.m.
No. 4 CAPUCHINO (15-6)
Previous ranking: 5
Last week: Beat San Mateo 11-0, Hillsdale 3-1
Up next: Tuesday at Burlingame, 4 p.m.
No. 5 VALLEY CHRISTIAN (16-5)
Previous ranking: 3
Last week: Lost to St. Francis 9-2, beat Sacred Heart Cathedral 11-0
Up next: Tuesday at Live Oak, 4 p.m.
No. 6 CASTRO VALLEY (14-3)
Previous ranking: 7
Last week: Beat Encinal 12-6
Up next: Tuesday vs. Alameda, 4 p.m.
No. 7 MILLS (17-3-1)
Previous ranking: 9
Last week: Beat Notre Dame-San Jose 16-0, Notre Dame-Belmont 3-2
Up next: Wednesday vs. Sequoia, 4:30 p.m.
No. 8 LIVE OAK (18-1)
Previous ranking: 8
Last week: Beat Oak Grove 16-0, Del Mar 13-0
Up next: Tuesday vs. Valley Christian, 4 p.m.
No. 9 ARCHBISHOP MITTY (12-5-1)
Previous ranking: 10
Last week: Beat Sacred Heart Cathedral 2-1, Presentation 13-6
Up next: Wednesday at Valley Christian, 4 p.m.
No. 10 CALIFORNIA (15-6)
Previous ranking: 12
Last week: Beat Monte Vista 11-5, San Ramon Valley 4-3
Up next: Tuesday at Dublin, 4 p.m.
No. 11 NOTRE DAME-BELMONT (15-4-1)
Previous ranking: 6
Last week: Beat Mercy 11-0, lost to Mills 3-2
Up next: Wednesday at Terra Nova, 4 p.m.
No. 12 GILROY (15-6)
Previous ranking: 11
Last week: Beat Branham 1-0, Leland 5-0
Up next: Tuesday at Sobrato, 4 p.m.
No. 13 ALAMEDA (13-8-1)
Previous ranking: 14
Last week: Beat San Leandro 14-1, Bishop O’Dowd 10-0
Up next: Tuesday at Castro Valley, 4 p.m.
No. 14 FOOTHILL (13-5-1)
Previous ranking: 17
Last week: Beat Livermore 16-6, Granada 5-3
Up next: Tuesday at Carondelet, 4 p.m.
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No. 15 SAN RAMON VALLEY (13-7-2)
Previous ranking: 15
Last week: Beat Dougherty Valley 12-2, lost to California 4-3
Up next: Tuesday at Amador Valley, 4 p.m.
No. 16 CLAYTON VALLEY (12-5-1)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Last week: Beat Acalanes 11-1, Benicia 6-3
Up next: Tuesday vs. Alhambra, 4:30 p.m.
No. 17 LIVERMORE (14-8)
Previous ranking: 13
Last week: Lost to Foothill 16-6, beat Monte Vista 7-0
Up next: Tuesday vs. Dougherty Valley, 4:30 p.m.
No. 18 JAMES LOGAN (13-5-1)
Previous ranking: 16
Last week: Beat Moreau Catholic 11-1, lost to Newark Memorial 8-6
Up next: Tuesday at Washington-Fremont, 4 p.m.
No. 19 BISHOP O’DOWD (15-6)
Previous ranking: 19
Last week: Beat Berkeley 7-1, lost to Alameda 10-0
Up next: Wednesday at Encinal, 4 p.m.
No. 20 HILLSDALE (13-8-1)
Previous ranking: 18
Last week: Lost to Burlingame 1-0, Capuchino 3-1
Up next: Tuesday at Woodside, 4 p.m.
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.