Top 25 California High School boys basketball rankings (2/12/2024)

For the first time in more than a month, a team repeats as top team in the state as defending Open Division champion Harvard-Westlake holds on to the No. 1 spot

The playoffs hit full force this week as eight of the 10 sections open section play. 

Most of the movement from last week to this week stemmed from the Southern Section Open Division which pits eight of the top 15 teams in the state in a round-robin three-week event. 

At the very top is Harvard-Westlake which opened pool play with a 61-51 win over Corona Centennial. They'll face No. 4 Sierra Canyon in a second-round play Tuesday after the Trailblazers defeated St. John Bosco 72-67. 

CIF Southern Section Open Division playoffs: Harvard-Westlake, Sierra Canyon win openers (2/9/2024)

The biggest shaker of the week came out of the North Coast Section, where San Ramon Valley, which won the Gold Division of the Classic at Damien, avenged a pair of regular-season league losses to state-ranked teams to take the East Bay Athletic League playoff championship. 

The Wolves (24-5) went on the road to defeat Granada 80-56 in the semifinals before defeating previous No. 17 De La Salle 68-59. SRV went from from honorable mention all the way to the No. 16 spot in the state rankings. San Ramon Valley opens North Coast Section Open Division playoff action Thursday with a home game against Granada to decide the best-of-three season series. 

CIF North Coast Section 2024 boys basketball playoff brackets: Scores, matchups, game times

Check back to SBLive Sports all week for updates on all the section playoff scores, highlights and top performances. 

1. Harvard-Westlake (27-3)

Last week rank: 1

Last week wins: Corona Centennial (61-51)

Next: Tuesday vs. Sierra Canyon, Friday vs. St. John Bosco

2. Roosevelt (28-2)

Last week rank: 2

Last week wins: JSerra Catholic (64-51)

Next: Tuesday vs. St. Pius X, Friday vs. Mater Dei

3. Salesian (27-1)

Last week rank: 3

Last week wins: De Anza (90-50), St. Patrick-St. Vincent (69-41)

Next: North Coast Section Open Division playoffs

4. Sierra Canyon (25-2)

Last week rank: 5

Last week wins: St. John Bosco (72-67)

Next: Tuesday at Harvard-Westlake, Friday vs Corona Centennial.

5. Notre Dame (26-3)

Last week rank: 6

Last week wins: Crean Lutheran (74-64-OT), Riverside Poly (65-53)

Next: Tuesday vs. Santa Margarita

6. Riordan (19-4)

Last week rank: 7

Last week wins: Mitty (76-56), Bellarmine (74-51)

Next: Tuesday vs. Sacred Heart Cathedral

7. St. Joseph (27-2)

Last week rank: 8

Last week wins: San Luis Obispo (98-65), Templeton (92-69), Arroyo Grande (81-37)

Next: Tuesday vs. Liberty 

8. St. Pius X (22-5)

Last week rank: 12

Last week wins: Mater Dei (76-54)

Next: Tuesday vs. Roosevelt, Friday vs. JSerra Catholic

9. Carlsbad (26-2)

Last week rank: 9

Last week wins: Sage Creek (81-30), El Camino (68-62)

Next: Saturday vs. Cathedral Catholic

10. Mater Dei (26-3)

Last week rank: 4

Last week loss: St. Pius X (76-54) 

Next: Tuesday vs. JSerra Catholic, Friday at Roosevelt

11. St. John Bosco (23-6)

Last week rank: 10

Last week loss: Sierra Canyon (72-67) 

Next: Tuesday vs. Corona Centennial, Friday at Harvard-Westlake

12. Corona Centennial (20-11)

Last week rank: 11

Last week loss: Harvard-Westlake (61-51)

Next: Tuesday at St. John Bosco, Friday at Sierra Canyon

13. JSerra Catholic (24-5)

Last week rank: 13

Last week loss: Roosevelt (64-51)

Next: Tuesday at Mater Dei, Friday at St. Pius X

14. Windward (26-3)

Last week rank: 14

Last week wins: St. Francis (73-66)

Next: Tuesday vs. Los Alamitos 

15. Montgomery (26-2)

Last week rank: 16

Last week wins: Hilltop (89-21), Mater Dei Catholic (55-47), San Ysidro (95-19)

Next: Saturday vs. Mission Hills

16. San Ramon Valley (24-5)

Last week rank: HM

Last week wins: Monte Vista (59-35), Granada (80-56), De La Salle (68-59)

Next: Thursday vs. Granada

17. Los Alamitos (24-5)

Last week rank: 19

Last week wins: Canyon (73-56)

Next: Tuesday vs. Windward

18. Redondo Union (23-4)

Last week rank: 20

Last week wins: Foothill (76-67) 

Next: Tuesday vs. Etiwanda

19. De La Salle (24-4)

Last week rank: 17

Last week wins: Dublin (63-59)

Last week loss: San Ramon Valley 68-59

Next: North Coast Section Open playoffs

20. Branson (19-6)

Last week rank: 21

Last week wins: Marin Catholic (78-36), Redwood (82-55)

Next: Thursday vs. Clayton Valley Charter 

21. Santa Margarita (19-10)

Last week rank: 22

Last week wins: Oxnard (72-55), West Ranch (62-57)

Next: Tuesday vs. Notre Dame Sherman Oaks

22. Damien (24-4)

Last week rank: 23

Last week wins: Crossroads (68-50)

Next: Tuesday vs. St. Bernard

23. St. Augustine (24-4)

Last week rank: HM

Last week wins: Mission Bay (66-47), San Diego (75-53)

Next: Saturday vs. La Costa Canyon

24. Clovis West (24-5)

Last week rank: HM

Last week wins: Clovis (86-60), Clovis North (60-59)

Next: Tuesday vs. Lemoore

25. Heritage Chrstian (21-8)

Last week rank: 25

Last week wins: Shalhevet (55-38)

Next: Tuesday vs. Fountain Valley

Honorable mention: Crespi (24-8), Etiwanda (25-5), Granada (22-3), Long Beach Poly (22-8), Mitty (17-6), Modesto Christian (23-5), Monterey Trail (25-3), Pasadena (25-4), Rancho Verde (25-5), Rocklin (26-2), Rolling Hills Prep (24-5), St. Anthony (23-7), St. Ignatius (17-6), Thousand Oaks (25-6), University (24-5).