Boys’ basketball: This week’s top 25 rankings by The Times

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El Toro and Westlake have made their first appearance in The Times’ top 25 boys’ basketball rankings.

1. MATER DEI (18-0)
2. BISHOP MONTGOMERY (19-0)
3. LONG BEACH POLY (15-1)
4. ETIWANDA (12-2)
5. CORONA CENTENNIAL (17-1)
6. ST. JOHN BOSCO (11-3)
7. LOYOLA (13-2)
8. PACIFIC HILLS (13-2)
9. EL CAMINO REAL (16-2)
10. BRENTWOOD (15-1)
11. MISSION VIEJO (16-2)
12. SANTA MONICA (13-4)
13. DAMIEN (14-2)
14. CHAMINADE (13-4)
15. WESTCHESTER (14-5)
16. VILLAGE CHRISTIAN (16-2)
17. GARDENA SERRA (13-4)
18. ORANGE LUTHERAN (15-3)
19. SONORA (18-2)
20. WEST RANCH (12-4)
21. EL TORO (16-4)
22. LEUZINGER (13-4)
23. OAK PARK (17-2)
24. HART (17-1)
25. WESTLAKE (16-2)

-- Eric Sondheimer