We finally reached week where there are major changes in our weekly boys basketball state rankings with the No. 2 and No. 3 teams both going down in the ultra-competitive CIF Southern Section Open Division playoffs. Both can still come back, however, in the CIF SoCal regional playoffs. We have plenty of movement involving those...
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NEW Boys BB State TOP 30 Rankings
Our special two-week edition of the boys basketball state rankings this week shows nice bumps upward for CIF Southern Section open contenders Santa Margarita and Corona Centennial, plus CIF Central Section front-runner St. Joseph of Santa Maria, which knocked off previous NorCal No. 1 Salesian. There are big matchups as early as Tuesday, led by...
NEW State TOP 50 FB Rankings (1-25)
Losses by previous No. 8 San Diego Lincoln and No. 10 Los Alamitos causes lots of changes, including big raises for Cathedral Catholic, Pittsburg, La Costa Canyon and more. We also have Sierra Canyon edging up to No. 2 and getting lots of comparisons among veteran scribes with No. 1 St. John Bosco. This is...
Plus, Minus or Same For TOP 230 Teams
Here’s a look at the top 230 ranked teams in the state that also have been given our own grade of plus, minus or same compared to each team’s preseason expectations. We also have teams included from every CIF section in the state. Note: This is a post for Gold Club members only on CalHiSports.com....
NorCal Double Dip: Points Galore
On a Friday night and Saturday afternoon, big wins were rung up by Oak Ridge of El Dorado Hills and Archbishop Riordan of San Francisco in matchups of four teams all inside the top 30 of our state rankings. All four teams scored at least 35 points. Note: This is a post only for our...
Boys BB: Thoughts on Open Division
As the first of the major CIF section boys basketball championships are about to get going on Friday, here’s where we think we stand in terms of which teams in the north and which ones in the south will be going to the Open Division. A lot can still change depending on any upsets for […]
FINAL Boys BB All-State Noms
Here is an updated list of nominees for all of this year’s All-State Boys Basketball Teams. Thanks to all who sent in information about players not on the first list and about those already listed. It’s is still not too late to get something in, but the first teams are going to be selected in...
Preseason Boys BB Ranks (1-15)
It’s time to launch our winter basketball content on CalHiSports.com and we’ll do it with our preseason boys basketball state rankings. Two big off-season happenings is the continued impact Name, Image, Likeness (NIL) has on the boys basketball landscape and the NFHS recommended rule changes that eliminates the one-and-one foul shot in high school basketball. […]
