CIF Southern Section Boys Basketball Playoff Computer Rankings - Jan. 21, 2026

The playoff divisions are beginning to take shape with just a couple more weeks left in the regular season, including the section's top field: the Open Division.

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With just a few weeks left in the regular season, the playoff divisions are starting to take shape. The CIF Southern Section will continue to keep calling its top playoff bracket the 'Open Division' while the subsequent divisions will now be Divisions 1 through 9.

In the past, each division had a single-A and double-A designation from Division 2 through 5 (2AA, 2A, 3AA, 3A ...). That will no longer be the format moving forward, according to the CIF's basketball bulletin.

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As teams are vying for league placement, which will determine their playoff eligibility, working in the background is CIF's 'competitive equity' model that uses computer rankings to determine where teams should fall come playoff time. The computer will determine which division and where within that division a team should be placed based on the results from the current year.

That said, High School On SI provides the computer rankings that the CIF Southern Section will use to create its playoff divisions in February. The first edition of those rankings was released on December 29.

The Top 100 teams in the most recent computer rankings can be seen below by simply scrolling, but if you want to see the full interactive rankings page with team records and week-to-week movement, CLICK HERE.

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TOP 100 COMPUTER RANKINGS, JAN. 21

1. Sierra Canyon Trailblazers
2. Redondo Union Sea Hawks
3. St. John Bosco Braves
4. Harvard-Westlake Wolverines
5. Santa Margarita Eagles
6. Notre Dame (SO) Knights
7. Corona Centennial Huskies
8. St. Francis Golden Knights
9. Damien Spartans
10. Corona del Mar Sea Kings
11. La Mirada Matadores
12. Crean Lutheran Saints
13. Crespi Celts
14. Etiwanda Eagles
15. JSerra Catholic Lions
16. Inglewood Sentinels
17. Bishop Montgomery Knights
18. San Gabriel Academy Eagles
19. Los Alamitos Griffins
20. Rolling Hills Prep Huskies
21. Arcadia Apaches
22. Crossroads Roadrunners
23. Brentwood School Eagles
24. Mira Costa Mustangs
25. Village Christian Crusaders
26. Millikan Rams
27. Corona Santiago Sharks
28. La Habra Highlanders
29. Orange Lutheran Lancers
30. Chaminade Eagles
31. Heritage Christian Warriors
32. Cypress Centurions
33. Mater Dei Monarchs
34. St. Monica Prep Mariners
35. Fairmont Prep Huskies
36. Windward Wildcats
37. Long Beach Poly Jackrabbits
38. Thousand Oaks Lancers
39. St. Bernard Vikings
40. Rancho Christian Eagles
41. Chino Hills Huskies
42. Servite Friars
43. Canyon (Anaheim) Comanches
44. St. Anthony Saints
45. Alemany Warriors
46. Beverly Hills Normans
47. Loyola Cubs
48. Santa Monica Vikings
49. Los Osos Grizzlies
50. St. Pius X–St. Matthias Warriors
51. Rancho Verde Mustangs
52. Sonora Raiders
53. Oxnard Yellowjackets
54. Westlake Warriors
55. Edison Chargers
56. Maranatha Minutemen
57. Hesperia Scorpions
58. Calabasas Coyotes
59. King Wolves
60. Campbell Hall Vikings
61. Bishop Amat Lancers
62. Oaks Christian Lions
63. La Serna Lancers
64. Tesoro Titans
65. Pacifica Christian (OC) Tritons
66. Roosevelt Mustangs
67. Fountain Valley Barons
68. Burbank Bulldogs
69. Santa Barbara Dons
70. San Marcos Royals
71. Milken Community Wildcats
72. Palos Verdes Sea Kings
73. Aquinas Falcons
74. Rancho Cucamonga Cougars
75. Leuzinger Olympians
76. Pasadena Bulldogs
77. Elsinore Tigers
78. Wiseburn-Da Vinci Wolves
79. Mayfair Monsoons
80. Great Oak Wolfpack
81. North Torrance Saxons
82. Crescenta Valley Falcons
83. Culver City Centaurs
84. Temecula Valley Golden Bears
85. Esperanza Aztecs
86. Providence/Burbank Pioneers
87. Newport Harbor Sailors
88. Silverado Hawks
89. San Clemente Tritons
90. Ontario Christian Knights
91. Glendora Tartans
92. Gahr Gladiators
93. Legacy Christian Academy
94. Huntington Beach Oilers
95. Viewpoint Patriots
96. Pacifica Christian/Santa Monica Seawolves
97. Valencia Vikings
98. Camarillo Scorpions
99. El Dorado Golden Hawks
100. La Canada Spartans

View full CIF-SS rankings

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