The Times’ high school boys’ basketball rankings

1. MATER DEI (5-0); 1AA; Def. Palm Desert, 71-56; Next: vs. Fort Myers (Fla.) Bishop Verot or Lake Wales (Fla.) at Bishop Verot tournament, Saturday. (1)

2. LOYOLA (8-0); 1AA; Def. East Bakersfield, 75-36; El Camino Real, 70-62; Fairfax, 60-56; Alemany, 82-69; Next: vs. Tacoma (Wash.) Bellarmine Prep at Fr. George National Jesuit Christmas Classic, Dec. 28. (2)

3. LONG BEACH POLY (7-1); 1AA; Def. Fresno Edison, 72-29; Clovis Buchanan, 57-43; San Joaquin Memorial, 48-33; Melbourne College (Australia), 58-33; Next: vs. Minden (Nev.) Douglas, Friday. (3)

4. LA VERNE LUTHERAN (5-0); 4AA; Def. Chino, 87-24; Next: at Windward, Tuesday. (4)

5. ORANGE LUTHERAN (5-0); 1A; Def. Providence, 74-47; Next: vs. Morehead (Ky.) Rowan County, Saturday at King of the Bluegrass tournament. (5)

6. ST. JOHN BOSCO (5-0); 3A; Def. Millikan, 94-63; Next: vs. Long Beach Jordan, Monday. (6))

7. ETIWANDA (4-1); 1AA; Def. Summit, 76-51; Next: vs. Silverado at Miller tournament, Monday. (7)

8. FAIRFAX (5-3) City-I; Def. Palmdale, 61-48; Santa Monica, 45-41; lost to Loyola, 60-56; Price, 54-41; Next: at L.A. CES, Wednesday. (13)

9. ALEMANY (3-1); 3A; Def. Birmingham, 86-71; Palisades, 77-60; Price, 91-69; lost to Loyola, 82-69. Next: vs. North Hollywood at San Fernando Valley Inv., Friday. (11)

10. RIVERSIDE NORTH (4-0); 2AA; Did not play; Next: at Corona, Tuesday. (9)

11. CRESPI (5-0); 4AA; Def. Panorama, 87-42; Eastside, 70-33; Grant, 55-50; Canyon Country Canyon, 57-40; Next: vs. Golden Valley at San Fernando Valley Inv., Friday. (15)

12. PASADENA (2-2); 3AAA; Did not play. Next: vs. Palo Cedro Foothill at Sacramento tournament, Wednesday. (14)

13. DAMIEN (4-1); 3AAA; Def. Covina, 64-34; Fairfield, 60-48; Antioch Deer Valley, 71-57; lost to Concord De La Salle, 43-39; Next: vs. Alta Loma at Glendora tournament, Monday. (16)

14. CAPISTRANO VALLEY (4-1); 1A; Def. Palm Desert, 57-40; Next: vs. Bell Gardens at North OC Championships, Monday. (18)

15. PRICE (6-2); 4AA; Def. Canoga Park, 96-46; Windward, 69-64; lost to Alemany, 91-69; def. Fairfax, 54-41; Next: vs. Buckley, Tuesday. (8)

16. BISHOP MONTGOMERY (6-1); 4AA; Def. Lynwood, 71-27, Taft, 50-49; Washington, 73-53; Gardena Serra, 54-44; Next: vs. St. John Bosco, Saturday. (NR)

17. GARDENA SERRA (3-1); 4AA; Def. West Torrance, 52-38; St. Bernard, 72-61; Westchester, 40-31; lost to Bishop Montgomery, 54-44; Next: vs. TBA at Windward tournament, Dec. 19. (12)

18. CALABASAS (4-0); 3AA; Did not play. Next: at Royal, Tuesday. (19)

19. SANTA MONICA (5-3); 1AA; Def. Cleveland, 60-47; lost to Fairfax, 45-41; def. El Camino Real, 64-62; Windward, 65-61; Next: vs. Valencia, Thursday. (20)

20. HARVARD-WESTLAKE (2-2); 4AA; Did not play. Next: vs. Mira Costa at Palos Verdes tournament, Tuesday. (22)

21. WINDWARD (2-2); 4AA; Def. Chaminade, 57-50; lost to Price, 69-64; def. Palisades, 67-63; lost to Santa Monica, 65-51; Next: at Chaminade, Monday. (10)

22. ST. BERNARD (3-2); 5AA; Def. Gardena, 90-70; lost to Serra, 72-61; Long Beach Jordan, 66-62; def. Morningside, 72-50; Next: at Inglewood, Tuesday. (23)

23. GLENDORA (5-1); 2A; Lost to Summit, 54-53; Next: vs. Bassett at Glendora tournament, Monday. (17)

24. COMPTON (3-1); 2A; Did not play. Next: TBA at Sacramento tournament, Tuesday. (25)

25. SHERMAN OAKS NOTRE DAME (4-1); 4AA; Def. Sun Valley, 90-20; Granada Hills, 65-57, Moorpark, 69-67; Oaks Christian, 62-58; Next: vs. L.A. University at San Fernando Valley Inv., Friday. (NR)

OUT: Washington, Valencia