The Times’ boys’ basketball rankings

A look at the top 25 high school boys’ basketball teams in the Southland:

Rk. School (W-L) Next opponent (last week’s ranking)

1. SIERRA CANYON (25-1) vs. Heritage Christian, Friday (1)

2. CHINO HILLS (27-1) vs. JSerra, Friday (2)

3. BISHOP MONTGOMERY (24-2) vs. Oak Park, Friday (3)

4. SANTA ANA MATER DEI (28-1) vs. Crossroads, Friday (4)

5. BIRMINGHAM (24-3) vs. Dorsey, Friday (5)

6. ALEMANY (24-3) vs. Long Beach Poly, Friday (6)

7. DAMIEN (25-3) vs. Corona Centennial, Friday (7)

8. EASTVALE ROOSEVELT (18-6) vs. Redondo, Friday (8)

9. FAIRFAX (24-3) vs. El Camino Real, Friday (10)

10. SANTA MARGARITA (20-6) vs. Esperanza, Friday (9)

11. CORONA CENTENNIAL (22-7) at Damien, Friday (11)

12. ESPERANZA (25-1) at Santa Margarita, Friday (12)

13. LONG BEACH POLY (21-6) at Alemany, Friday (14)

14. WESTCHESTER (22-8) vs. Washington, Friday (13)

15. OAK PARK (21-6) at Bishop Montgomery, Friday (15)

16. REDONDO (23-4) at Roosevelt, Friday (16)

17. HERITAGE CHRISTIAN (20-7) at Sierra Canyon, Friday (20)

18. CROSSROADS (18-8) at Mater Dei, Friday (25)

19. LA CAÑADA (24-4) vs. Downey or San Clemente, Friday (21)

20. ETIWANDA (18-11) at Beverly Hills, Wednesday (17)

21. NARBONNE (23-6) vs. Taft, Friday (18)

22. TAFT (22-9) at Narbonne, Friday (23)

23. OXNARD (25-3) vs. Placentia Valencia or Trabuco Hills, Friday (24)

24. LOS ALTOS (21-5) vs. Thousand Oaks or Peninsula, Friday (22)

25. WASHINGTON PREP (19-9) at Westchester, Friday (NR)

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