Some of the best California high school boys basketball teams will compete for supremacy in the CIF Open Division state tournament. All 11 participants are among the top 27 teams in the California On3 Composite Team Rankings. Leading the way are top-ranked Harvard-Westlake and number two Roosevelt, which are also the second and third best teams in the country.
Third-ranked Notre Dame Sherman Oaks is part of this challenging field, so as No. 4 St. John Bosco and No. 7 St. Joseph. Eighth-ranked Archbishop Riordan and tenth-ranked Salesian College Preparatory are also among the nationwide top 100.
Completing the cast for the Open Division tournament are No. 14 De La Salle, No. 17 Montgomery, No. 21 Folsom, and No. 27 Modesto Christian. This competition could feature some thrilling matches, given the talent level that each team has on their rosters.
The On3 Composite High School Basketball Team Ranking is a proprietary algorithm that compiles rankings listed in the public domain by respected High School media and data companies. It includes Massey, Max Preps, Cal Preps, ESPN and SI, creating the industry’s most comprehensive and geographically balanced High School Team Ranking.
#1 Archbishop Riordan (Round 1 bye) |
#5 Modesto Christian @ #4 Salesian College Preparatory |
#3 Folsom (Round 1 bye) |
#2 De La Salle (Round 1 bye) |
#1 Roosevelt (Round 1 bye) |
#5 St. John Bosco @ #4 Harvard-Westlake |
#6 Montgomery @ #3 Notre Dame Sherman Oaks |
#2 St. Joseph (Round 1 bye) |
Archbishop Riordan, Folsom, De La Salle, Roosevelt, and St. Joseph advance to the Regional Semifinals. Meanwhile, the three games listed in this section will occur on March 5.
Modesto Christian –
Salesian College Preparatory –
St. John Bosco –
Harvard-Westlake –
Montgomery –
Notre Dame Sherman Oaks
These four games will be played on March 8.
Salesian College Preparatory or Modesto Christian –
Archbishop Riordan –
Folsom –
De La Salle –
St. John Bosco or Harvard Westlake –
Roosevelt –
Notre Dame Sherman Oaks or Montgomery –
St. Joseph –
Both games will be played on March 11 at 7 p.m. local time.
This game will be on March 15 at 8 p.m. local time
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