Category Archives: CIF basketball divisional rankings
Girls BB: FINAL Division State Ranks
From a divisional standpoint, two of the final No. 1 teams — Centennial of Corona in D1 and Sierra Pacific in D2 — have moved up after winning CIF state title games over the previous No. 1 team. The other four final No. 1 teams — Ontario Christian (Open), El Dorado of Placentia (D3), Faith...
Boys BB: FINAL Division State Ranks
As it’s always been, the CIF state champions are listed first in every division, but there was discussion about a different team for D1. There also were some teams that moved up and down at the end based on which teams, north or south, won in the CIF state final. The five on top are...
Girls BB: NEW Division State Ranks
Similar to the boys, we also have updated rankings this week after Saturday’s regional semifinals but before the regional finals. We will have no divisional rankings after Tuesday games but will have a CIF state finals preview and then there will be final divisional state rankings the following week. These also will be the same...
Boys BB: NEW Division State Ranks
Here are the updated divisional state rankings after Saturday’s CIF regional semifinals but before the regional finals. We will have no divisional rankings after Tuesday games but will have a CIF state finals preview and then there will be final divisional state rankings the following week. No. 1 teams are Sierra Canyon (Open), St. John...
Girls BB: NEW Division State Ranks
Just like the boys, we have a first look at expected favorites for each division of the CIF state championships. These rankings are determined after the CIF released pairings for each division last Sunday and then there were first-round games played on Tuesday night. We can’t do division rankings any earlier since there’s no way […]
Boys BB: NEW Division State Ranks
After the CIF pairings from last Sunday plus first round games on Tuesday is when we can begin to look at expected favorites in each division of the CIF state championships. We can’t do it any earlier since there’s no way to know which divisions these teams are going to be in. These also will […]
Girls BB: FINAL Division State Ranks
As many coaches love to say, it’s the final rankings that only matter. Here they are for each CIF state championship division. The state champion is first in each division, but the final No. 2 team could be a team from the same league (which happened in one of the divisions this year). Others getting...
Boys BB: FINAL Division State Ranks
All of the CIF state champions crowned last weekend in Sacramento are in the final No. 1 positions, but the runner-up is often not always going to be placed at No. 2. More adjustments also are made with teams from NorCal or SoCal going up or going down depending on what happened in the various...
CIF Saturday Girls BB State Finals
Etiwanda completes its third straight run to the CIF Open Division state title with a win on Saturday over Archbishop Mitty. It’s not the first three-peat or four-peat in state history, but it’s the first since the CIF went to an Open Division in 2013. Caruthers also repeats as a CIF state champ (this time […]
Boys BB CIF State Previews & Picks
It’s harder to pick teams to win in the lower divisions of the CIF state finals due to competitive equity seeding factors, but at the top the advantages for the CIF Southern Section teams haven’t gone anywhere in more than 10 years and that is the case once again. There is no CIFSS team in […]
