Top 25 California High School boys basketball rankings (1-8-2024)

Top-ranked Eastvale Roosevelts holds off St. Joseph-Santa Maria to hold the No. 1 spot, but watch out for red hot Mater Dei in the South and surging Riordan in the North

The landscape of high school basketball can change quickly. Like a fastbreak. 

A few weeks ago, St. John Bosco looked pretty invincible but has hit a minor skid, losing two of four, including a resounding 83-52 decision to streaking Mater Dei at Crypto.com Arena, home of the Lakers and Clippers, site of the the Coastal Catholic Classic on Saturday night. 

Suddenly, Mater Dei, lifted by an 9 of 10 shooting performance by Brandon Benjamin on the big stage, looks like a possible Open Division state-title contender. Winners of 10 straight, the Monarchs have won three straight Trinity League games by 21, 11 and 21. 

Top-ranked Eastvale Roosevelt had quite a tussle before finally upending eighth-ranked St. Joseph-Santa Maria, 62-61 on Saturday and Tuesday travel to very dangerous Corona Centennial, the 2022 CIF State Open Division champion. 

Up North, Salesian-Richmond is the top dog now, but in a week they face off with perhaps the most talented team in the upper half, Riordan (7-3) in the 26th Martin Luther King Jr. Classic at De La Salle, presented by SBLive Sports. 

Riordan, with the health of a few rotational players and eligibility of a couple of transfers, has upward of eight players who have received Division 1 offers. After a slow start, "something clicked," according to coach Joey Curtin, in wins last week of St. Francis-Mountain View (88-40), St. Ignatius (68-51) and finally, Las Vegas and national power Bishop Gorman (82-81), also at Crypto. 

In the finale at Crypto, defending CIF Division 1 champion Notre Dame Sherman Oaks remained unbeaten with a double-overtime win over De La Salle. 

Riordan is still climbing up the charts into the rankings. Check out how the rest of California's top teams fared and where they are playing this week. 

1. Eastvale Roosevelt (18-1)

Last week rank: 1

Last week wins: Northeast, 68-52; St. Joseph-Santa Mara, 62-61

Up next: Tuesday at Corona Centennial, Friday at King, Saturday vs. Linfield Christian

2. Harvard-Westlake (17-1)

Last week rank: 2

Last week wins: Alemany, 71-31; Heritage Christian, 74-62

Up next: Wednesday at Crespi, Friday vs. Loyola

3. Mater Dei (17-1)

Last week rank: 6

Last week wins: Orange Lutheran, 62-41; JSerra Catholic, 78-67; St. John Bosco, 83-62

Up next: Tuesday at Servite, Friday vs. Catholic Memorial

4. Notre Dame SO (17-0)

Last week rank: 4

Last week wins: Loyola, 77-40; De La Salle, 74-70 (2 OT)

Up next: Wednesday at St. Francis, Friday vs. Alemany, Saturday at St. Monica

5. St. John Bosco (15-3)

Last week rank: 3

Last week wins: JSerra Catholic, 67-51; Servite, 83-57

Last week losses: Mater Dei, 83-62

Up next: Tuesday at Santa Margarita, Thursday vs. Central, Friday and Saturday, TBA

6. Salesian-Richmond (15-1)

Last week rank: 5

Last week wins: Vallejo, 79-34; Pinole Valey, 76-29

Up next: Tuesday vs. St. Mary's, Friday at St. Patrick-St. Vincent

7. Sierra Canyon (17-1)

Last week rank: 14

Last week wins: Pilibos, 91-52; Chaminade, 88-48; St. Pius X, 51-42

Up next: Wednesday at Loyola, Friday vs. Crespit

8. St. Joseph-Santa Maria (13-2)

Last week rank: 8

Last week wins: Pasadena, 67-48

Last week losses: Eastvale Roosevelt, 62-61

Up next: Tuesday at Mission College Prep, Friday vs. Santa Ynez

9. Carlsbad (14-2)

Last week rank: 9

Last week wins:  No games

Up next: Monday vs. Francis Park, Tuesday vs. Torrey Pines, Friday at La Costa Canyon

10. Corona Centennial (13-7)

Last week rank: 13

Last week wins: Campbell Hall, 78-66

Up next: Tuesday vs. Roosevelt, Wednesday at Santiago, Saturday vs. Archbishop Wood

11. Damien (14-3)

Last week rank: 15

Last week wins: Upland, 81-34

Up next: Tuesday at Chino Hills, Thursday at Los Osos

12. Windward (15-3)

Last week rank: 17

Last week wins: Viewpoint, 85-43; Foothill, 63-45

Up next: Tuesday vs. Crossroads, Thursday at Campbell Hall

13. JSerra Catholic (15-3)

Last week rank: 7

Last week losses: St. John Bosco, 67-51; Mater Dei, 78-67

Up next: Wednesday vs. Orange Lutheran, Friday vs. Santa Margarita

14. Montgomery-SD (16-2)

Last week rank: 14

Last week wins: Christian, 76-41; Imperial, 90-40; Eastlake, 70-33

Up next: Wednesday vs. Otay Ranch, Friday at Bonita Vista

15. San Ramon Valley (13-3)

Last week rank: 11

Last week wins: Berkeley, 62-47

Up next: Tuesday at Dougherty Valley, Friday vs. California, Saturday vs. Inderkum

16. St. Pius X (12-4)

Last week rank: 12

Last week wins: St. Anthony, 68-64; St. Paul, 67-58

Last week loss: Sierra Canyon, 51-42

Up next: Wednesday vs. St. Bernard, Friday at Bishop Montgomery, Saturday TBA

17. Santa Margarita (15-4)

Last week rank: 25

Last week wins: Servite, 63-41; Orange Lutheran, 58-35

Up next: Tuesday vs. St. John Bosco; Friday at JSerra Catholic

18. St. Augustine (15-3)

Last week rank: 10

Last week wins: Madison, 86-45; Loyola, 74-57

Up next: Tuesday at Santa Fe Christian, Friday vs. Cathedral Catholic

19. West Ranch (9-9)

Last week rank: HM

Last week wins: Hart, 93-59; Etiwanda, 74-60

Up next: Tuesday at Golden Valley, Friday vs. Castaic

20. De La Salle (13-3)

Last week rank: 20

Last week wins: Granite Bay, 62-34

Last week loss: Notre Dame Sherman Oaks, 74-70 (2 OT)

Up next: Tuesday vs. Monte Vista, Friday vs. Amador Valley

21. Vista Murrieta (19-1)

Last week rank: NR

Last week wins: Temecula Valley (71-68), Great Oak (58-41)

Up next: Tuesday at Murrieta Valley, Friday vs. Murrieta Mesa

22. Clovis West (15-3)

Last week rank: 22

Last week wins: No games

Up next: Tuesday vs. Central, Saturday at Clovis East

23. Monterey Trail (14-1)

Last week rank: 23

Last week wins: River City, 83-37; McClatchy, 71-37; Mojave, 93-87 (2 OT)

Up next: Monday vs. Kennedy, Wednesday vs. Grant, Friday at Laguna Creek

24. Arcadia (11-5)

Last week rank: NR

Last week wins: Pasadena, 56-52; Muir, 77-56

Last week loss: Cypress, 70-50

Up next: Monday at Burroughs, Tuesday at Hoover, Friday at Crescenta Valley, Saturday vs. Carson

25. Etiwanda (15-2)

Last week rank: 18

Last week win: Chino Hills, 80-51

Last week loss: West Ranch, 74-60

Up next: Tuesday at Rancho Cucamonga, Thursday at Upland, Saturday vs. Windward

Bubble (alphabetical): Canyon (13-4), Crespi (18-3), Granada (13-1), Mitty (8-4), Monte Vista (15-1), Pasadena (15-3), Redondo Union (13-4), Riordan (7-3), Rocklin (19-0), Torrey Pines (13-4).