Top 25 California boys basketball rankings: Harvard-Westlake No. 1 (11/27/2023)

Harvard-Westlake and St. John Bosco remain on top, but No. 3 Corona Centennial takes slight fall after loss to De La Salle

Southern California teams began boys basketball play two weeks ago, while Northern California squads dipped their toes in the water with over the weekend, highlighted by the NorCal Tip Off Classic at Dublin. 

There, No. 4 Roosevelt-Eastvale showed their skills with a five-point win over No. 5 Riordan, missing at least five players for various reasons. De La Salle moved up 10 spots with a huge wire-to-wire win over previous No. 3 Corona Centennial. 

Sixth-ranked Mater Dei-Santa Ana exploded for two wins scoring more than 100 points to open the season while Los Alamitos (No. 12) and La Mirada (No. 13) each exploded into the rankings by ripping off seven straight wins each. 

Check out the latest rankings here throughout the state. 

1. Harvard-Westlake (4-0)

Previous rank: 1

Wins: Palos Verdes, 76-31; Palisade, 72-33; Carlsbad, 83-44; Poly (Sun Valley) 85-28

Losses: None

Next: Tuesday vs. La Mirada; Wednesday vs. Burroughs; Saturday at Perry 

2. St. John Bosco (1-0)

Previous rank: 2

Wins: Long Beach Poly, 71-61

Losses: None

Next: Wednesday vs. San Gabriel Academy

3. Roosevelt-Eastvale (5-0)

Previous rank: 4

Wins: Birmingham, 80-37; Hesperia, 87-51; Crean Lutheran, 82-52; Foothill, 76-38; Riordan, 77-72

Losses: None

Next: Tuesday vs. JSerra Catholic; Saturday vs. Rancho Christian

4. De La Salle (1-0)

Previous rank: 15

Wins: Corona Centennial, 62-51

Losses: None

Next: Thursday vs. Vallejo

5. Corona Centennial (2-2)

Previous rank: 3

Wins: West Ranch, 69-60; Rancho Christian, 73-58

Losses: Sunnyslope, 65-62; De La Salle, 62-51

Next: Wednesday vs. Los Alamitos; Saturday at Archbishop Stepinac

6. Mater Dei (2-0)

Previous rank: 6

Wins: Costa Mesa,, 113-51; Dos Pueblos, 108-50

Losses: None

Next: Wednesday vs. San Juan Hills

7. JSerra Catholic (4-0)

Previous rank: 7

Wins: Waxahachie, 68-55; Marin, 71-40; Bakersfield Christian, 90-56; Costa Mesa, 88-46

Losses: None

Next: Tuesday vs. Roosevelt, Friday at Boulder Creek, Saturday at St. Mary's-Phoenix

8. Notre Dame -S.O. (4-0)

Previous rank: 9

Wins: Palisades, 76-27; Venice, 88-39; Taft, 77-39; Mira Costa, 71-55

Losses: None

Next: Friday vs. Fairfax

9. Sierra Canyon (4-0)

Previous rank: 10

Wins: St. Paul, 102-42; Rancho Christian, 79-50; Highland, 98-41; Clovis North, 79-39

Losses: None

Next: Wednesday vs. Moorpark, Saturday at Desert Mountain

10. Salesian-Richmond (2-0)

Previous rank: 11

Wins: El Cerrito, 88-26; Campbell Hall, 84-59

Losses: None

Next: Saturday at Mitty

11. Branson (1-0)

Previous rank: 14

Wins: Mitty, 65-58

Losses:None

Next: Saturday at Vanden

12. Los Alamitos (7-0)

Previous rank: NR

Wins: Murrieta Valley, 89-63; Trabuco Hills, 84-82; Verdugo Hills, 103-71; Mira Costa, 68-56; Mt. Carmel, 99-71; Cerritos, 101-81; Villa Park, 95-68

Losses: None

Next: Wednesday at Corona Centennial, Friday at Cypress

13. La Mirada 

Previous rank: NR

Wins: Torrance, 79-49; El Segundo, 67-49; Los Altos, 87-47; La Serna, 65-45; Damien, 55-54; Ville Park, 67-54; Sonora, 89-60

Losses: None

Next: Tuesday vs. Harvard-Westlake, Thursday at Santa Margarita 

14. Damien (5-1)

Previous rank: 18

Wins: Sunny Hills, 58-34; Arlington, 75-44; Villa Park, 61-54; Canyon, 76-34; Hillcrest, 71-41

Losses: La Mirada, 55-54

Next: Thursday vs. Beverly Hills

15. St. Pius-S.M. Academy (1-0)

Previous rank: 19

Wins: Pacifica Christian, 90-69

Losses: None

Next: Wednesday vs. North Saxons

16. San Ramon Valley (1-0)

Previous rank: 20

Wins: Capital Christian, 70-56

Losses: None

Next: Tuesday at Heritage-Brentwood, Friday at Serra-San Mateo, Saturday at Folsom

17. St. Bernard (2-0)

Previous rank: NR

Wins: Hesperia, 69-50; Bullard, 74-61 

Losses: None

Next: Tuesday at Beverly Hills, Saturday at Sheldon

18. Crespi (5-0)

Previous rank: NR

Wins: Oakwood, 69-45; Village Christian, 69-67; Chatsworth, 97-78; Saugus, 87-68; Windward, 72-60

Losses: None

Next: Monday at Mayfair, Wednesday at King/Drew

19. Carlsbad (2-1)  

Previous rank: 16

Wins: Pacifica Christian, 98-71; Santa Margarita, 65-62

Losses: Harvard-Westlake, 83-44

Next: Dec. 6 at Mission Vista

20. Santa Margarita (1-1)

Previous rank: 12

Wins: Orangewood Academy, 64-54

Losses: Carlsbad, 65-62

Next: Tuesday at Santa Monica, Wednesday vs. Windward, Thursday at La Mirada, Saturday vs. Santa Fe Christian

21. St. Joseph-Santa Maria (1-0)

Previous rank: 21

Wins: West Ranch, 76-54

Losses: None

Next: Friday vs. Weston Ranch

22. Clovis West (2-0)

Previous rank: 23

Wins: Arroyo Grande, 107-56; Vanden, 78-64

Losses: None

Next: Wednesday at Westlake, Thursday at Simi Valley, Friday at Oak Park, Saturday at Oaks Christian

23. Windward (2-1)

Previous rank: 13

Wins: Torrey Pines, 63-56; La Jolla Country Day, 71-50

Losses: Crespi, 72-60

Next: Wednesday at Santa Margarita, Friday at Long Beach Poly, Saturday at Lynwood

24. Heritage Christian (3-2)

Previous rank: 23

Wins: Moorpark 78-40, Oak Park, 56-43; Maumelle, 59-50

Losses: Alexander, 64-53; Vashon, 78-60

Next: Tuesday vs. Castaic, Friday at Canyon

25. Bishop Montgomery (4-0)

Previous rank: NR

Wins: St. Genevieve, 66-44; Narbonne, 58-45; Price, 63-53; Upland, 62-50

Losses: None

Next: Wednesday at Oakdwood, Thursday at PCOC, Saturday at Long Beach Poly

Bubble:  Etiwanda (1-0), Mira Costa (4-2), Mitty (0-1), Lincoln-Stockton (1-0), Modesto Christian (1-0), Monterey Trail (1-0), Rancho Cucamonga (2-0), Redondo Union (2-0), St. Anthony (5-0), Westlake (4-0), West Ranch (1-2), Weston Ranch (2-0)