Top 25 California Southern Section high school boys basketball final rankings (2/10/2025)

The final regular-season rankings for high school boys basketball in the CIF Southern Section.
Harvard-Westlake's Joe Sterling shoots against St. Francis at the Intuit Dome on Feb. 1, 2025.
Harvard-Westlake's Joe Sterling shoots against St. Francis at the Intuit Dome on Feb. 1, 2025. / Greg Fiore

The last edition of High School on SI's CIF Southern Section Top 25 boys basketball rankings as of February 10, which concludes the 2024-25 regular season.

The playoffs will start on Wednesday, Feb. 12. The Open Division has 10 teams in it. The Division 1 bracket is a gauntlet and the subsequent divisions below are a tossup.

The regular season started in mid-November and now it's over. Here are the final rankings for the 2024-25 season.

TOP 25 FINAL RANKINGS, FEB. 10

1. Harvard-Westlake (27-1)

Mission League champions for seventh straight season.

2. Eastvale Roosevelt (27-2)

The Mustangs will start another journey toward an Open Division final.

3. Santa Margarita (22-5)

The Eagles get big wins to cap the year, beating St. John Bosco and JSerra to win a share of the Trinity League.

4. St. John Bosco (24-4)

The Braves are arguably the most talented team in SoCal. Co-Trinity League champs.

5. Notre Dame/Sherman Oaks (22-6)

Tyran Stokes is emerging as a facilitating leader and will make the Knights the top team nobody wants to play in the postseason.

6. Redondo Union (23-3)

The Sea Hawks are headed to the Open Division after earning a share of Bay League title.

7. Sierra Canyon (20-5)

The Trailblazers keep the Open Division playoff berth streak alive. Sierra Canyon is the only program to ever earn a berth into every Open Division playoff since its creation in 2017.

8. La Mirada (24-4)

Gateway League champs get into the Open Division led by Julien Gomez and Gene Roebuck.

9. JSerra (21-7)

The Lions do enough in the Trinity League to earn an Open Division berth for a second straight season.

10. Heritage Christian (25-3)

The Warriors are back in the Open Division for the first time since 2017 when it was 16 teams.

11. Mater Dei (20-8)

The Monarchs get into the playoffs as an at-large team and will be a Division 1 contender.

12. Mira Costa (25-3)

The Mustangs knock off Redondo Union in the season finale to earn a share of the Bay League title.

13. Crespi (20-8)

The Celts, led by Nevada commit Peyton White, will be the No. 1 seed in Division 1.

14. Inglewood (25-6)

Jason Crowe Jr. will have Division 1 defenses wondering how to stop him.

15. Rancho Cucamonga (23-7)

The Cougars win the Baseline League and are a sleeper to win the Division 1

16. St. Anthony (18-6)

The Del Rey League champions win a very tough Del Rey League thanks to a 9-game winning streak.

17. Brentwood (24-4)

Gold Coast League champions led by a crop of youngsters in freshman Shalen Sheppard and sophomore AJ Okoh.

18. Windward (20-7)

The Eagles are senior heavy and were the Division 1 runner-up last season.

19. Rolling Hills Prep (20-6)

Coach Harvey Kitani in the playoffs is dangerous. The Huskies are in Division 1.

20. Long Beach Poly (22-6)

Jovani Ruff will lead the Jackrabbits into the Division 1 fray after winning the Moore League.

21. Etiwanda (17-11)

The Eagles are playing their best ball at the best time.

22. Santa Barbara (23-5)

UCSB commit Luke Zuffelato will be a player to watch in the postseason.

23. Campbell Hall (17-9)

Isaiah Johnson will be sure to make each game count. The Colorado commit is averaging more than 30 points per game.

24. Oak Hills (24-4)

Oak Hills will be a tough out in Division 2AA. The Bulldogs' first test will be against Anto Balian at Pilibos.

25. Mayfair (22-6)

The Monsoons will host Mayfair in the opening round of Division 2AA.

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Tarek Fattal, SBLive Sports
TAREK FATTAL

Tarek Fattal has been covering high school sports since 2015 in Southern California and primarily in Los Angeles, covering notable athletes such as Bronny James, Kayvon Thibodeaux and Alyssa Thompson. He was with the LA Daily News for eight years, which included being the beat reporter for the UCLA men's basketball team. Tarek can be seen on TV regularly on CBS/KCAL as a sports analyst with Jim Hill.