The Times’ top 25 boys’ basketball rankings
The Times’ high school basketball rankings by Ben Bolch:
| Rk. | Team (Rec., Sec.-Div.) | Results (Last week’s ranking) |
| 1 | WESTCHESTER (4-0, City-Div. I) | Did not play. (1) |
| 2 | TAFT (3-1, City-Div. I) | Did not play. (2) |
| 3 | MATER DEI (6-1, SS-Div. 1AA) | Def. Chantilly (Va.), 70-67; Forestville (Md.) Bishop McNamara, 74-66; lost to Washington (D.C.) Gonzaga, 62-59. (3) |
| 4 | LOYOLA (7-0, SS-Div. 1A) | Def. Carson, 81-53; King-Drew Medical, 93-61; Bishop Montgomery, 73-38; Lynwood, 89-66. (4) |
| 5 | LONG BEACH POLY (7-1, SS-Div. 1AA) | Lost to Compton Centennial, 73-66; def. Harvard-Westlake, 75-66; Leuzinger, 56-54; Rancho Verde, 54-36. (5) |
| 6 | GARDENA SERRA (7-1, SS-Div. 3A) | Def. Compton, 68-53; Leuzinger, 86-60; Compton Centennial, 68-59; Ocean View, 72-65. (6) |
| 7 | LEUZINGER (4-4, SS-Div. 1A) | Lost to Gardena Serra, 86-60; def. Compton, 72-65; lost to Long Beach Poly, 56-54; Fresno Clovis West, 63-61. (7) |
| 8 | COMPTON CENTENNIAL (5-3, SS-Div. 3A) | Def. Long Beach Poly, 73-66; Harvard-Westlake, 82-58; lost to Gardena Serra, 68-59; def. Long Beach Jordan, 66-61. (13) |
| 9 | OCEAN VIEW (7-1, SS-Div. 3AA) | Def. Rancho Verde, 69-52; Lakewood, 75-64; Long Beach Jordan, 73-44; lost to Gardena Serra, 72-65. (9) |
| 10 | FAIRFAX (4-1, City-Div. I) | Def. LACES, 64-21. (8) |
| 11 | PRICE (4-0, SS-Div. 4AA) | Def. Windward, 74-65. (10) |
| 12 | CORONA CENTENNIAL (3-1, SS-Div. 1AA) | Did not play. (11) |
| 13 | THOUSAND OAKS (7-1, SS-Div. 1AA) | Def. Visalia Golden West, 105-36; Atascadero, 75-47; Lompoc Cabrillo, 83-49; Fresno Edison, 76-57. (14) |
| 14 | RANCHO VERDE (6-2, SS-Div. 1AA) | Def. Lakewood, 65-64; lost to Ocean View, 69-52; def. Fresno Clovis West, 67-65; lost to Long Beach Poly, 54-36. (15) |
| 15 | LOS OSOS (4-0, SS-Div. 1AA) | Did not play. (16) |
| 16 | GAHR (5-0, SS-Div. 3A) | Def. Cerritos, 80-57. (17) |
| 17 | CHINO HILLS (5-0, SS-Div. 1A) | Def. Claremont, 71-50; Villa Park, 74-57; San Dimas, 57-50; Orange Lutheran, 59-50. (NR) |
| 18 | LOS ALAMITOS (4-1, SS-Div. 1A) | Def. La Habra, 53-51. (18) |
| 19 | ORANGE LUTHERAN (3-1, SS-Div. 4AA) | Def. Diamond Bar, 91-44; Alemany, 80-65; Charter Oak, 73-55; lost to Chino Hills, 59-50. (12) |
| 20 | UPLAND (5-0, SS-Div. 1AA) | Def. Jurupa Valley, 87-35. (19) |
| 21 | PALISADES (4-1, City-Div. I) | Def. Cleveland, 81-73. (20) |
| 22 | PASADENA (3-1, SS-Div. 3AA) | Did not play. (21) |
| 23 | CAJON (3-1, SS-Div. 1A) | Did not play. (22) |
| 24 | RANCHO CUCAMONGA (6-0, SS-Div. 1A) | Def. Vista Murrieta, 75-71; San Gorgonio, 83-64. (24) |
| 25 | CHAPARRAL (6-0, SS-Div. 1A) | Def. Valley View, 54-37; Paloma Valley, 75-65. (NR) |
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