The Times’ rankings

Dan Arritt’s final boys’ basketball top 25:

*--* Rk. Team (rec., div) Comment (last rank) 1 DOMINGUEZ (32-3, Div. I-AA) Won section title and advanced to Division I state championship game (3). 2 MATER DEI (35-1, Div. I-AA) Advanced to section championship and won Division II state title (1). 3 KING (32-3, Div. I-A) Won section title and advanced to Division I Southern California Regional (9). 4 TAFT (27-4, City) Won City Section title before losing in Division I regional semifinal (2). 5 S. MARGARITA (30-5, Div. I-AA) Advanced to section semifinals, then won Division III state championship (7). 6 FAIRFAX (27-6, City) Qualified for section final and reached Division I regional semifinal (4). 7 WESTCHESTER (29-5, City) Section semifinalist reached Division I regional quarterfinal (7). 8 CAMPBELL HALL (31-5, Div. III-AA) Followed Jrue Holiday to section and Division IV state titles (6). 9 ETIWANDA (31-3, Div. I-A) Lost to King in overtime in section final, reached Division I regional quarterfinal (12). 10 SIMI VALLEY (26-2, Div. I-AA) Only regular-season loss was by one point to Dominguez (8). 11 WEST VALLEY (25-4, Div. III-A) Rebounded from Sunbelt League losses to defeat Perris in section final (NR). 12 RENAISSANCE (27-4, Div. III-A) Section semifinalist advanced to Division V state championship game (13). 13 COMPTON (24-6, Div. I-AA) Won tough Moore League title and reached section quarterfinals (11). 14 EL TORO (26-2, Div. I-A) Another strong season ended by Glendora in second round of playoffs (10). 15 JSERRA (19-11, Div. I-AA) Played one of region’s toughest schedules, then reached section quarterfinals (16). 16 BISHOP MONT. (26-7, Div. II-AA) Overcame a poor league showing to win section title (NR). 17 L.B. WILSON (20-10, Div. I-AA) Peaked during the section playoffs, upsetting Simi Valley in second round (NR). 18 PASADENA (22-6, Div. II-AA) Strong regular season dulled by second-round loss in postseason (15). 19 EISENHOWER (27-4, Div. II-AA) Rallied to win Citrus Belt League title and advanced to section semifinal (17). 20 CAPISTRANO VAL. (24-6, Div. I-AA) Regular season highlighted by wins over Anaheim Canyon, Colony (18). 21 CERR. VAL. CHRS. (27-4, Div. IV-A) Early win over Rancho Verde foreshadowed section championship (NR). 22 RANCHO VERDE (23-7, Div. II-A) A weak playoff division set up well for section champions (NR). 23 CHINO HILLS (27-5, Div. I-A) Upset Anaheim Canyon, then lost to King by five in section semifinal (NR). 24 FREMONT (21-8, City) Reached section semifinal before losing in first round of regionals (NR). 25 COLONY (22-11, Div. II-AA) Another spike in postseason paved way for section final appearance (NR). *--*