High school softball rankings, May 5, 2026: Bay Area News Group Top 20
Bay Area News Group Top 20 softball rankings
(Mercury News & East Bay Times)
No. 1 LIVERMORE (21-1)
Previous ranking: 1
Last week: Beat Foothill 5-1, Monte Vista 9-2
Up next: Tuesday at Dougherty Valley, 4 p.m.
No. 2 ST. FRANCIS (21-2)
Previous ranking: 2
Last week: Beat Mitty 5-2, Sacred Heart Cathedral 2-1
Up next: Wednesday at St. Ignatius, 4 p.m.
No. 3 ARCHBISHOP MITTY (19-3)
Previous ranking: 3
Last week: Lost to St. Francis 5-2, beat Sacred Heart Cathedral 14-0, Branham 3-0
Up next: Wednesday vs. Presentation, 4 p.m.
No. 4 ALAMEDA (18-3)
Previous ranking: 4
Last week: Beat San Leandro 14-0, Berkeley 5-0
Up next: Wednesday at Castro Valley, 4:30 p.m.
No. 5 VALLEY CHRISTIAN (17-6)
Previous ranking: 6
Last week: Beat St. Ignatius 14-1, lost 2-1 to St. Francis, beat Los Gatos 9-1
Up next: Wednesday vs. Sacred Heart Cathedral, 4 p.m.
No. 6 WILLOW GLEN (16-5)
Previous ranking: 5
Last week: Beat Sobrato 11-2, lost 1-0 to Live Oak
Up next: Wednesday vs. Westmont, 4 p.m.
No. 7 SAN RAMON VALLEY (16-6)
Previous ranking: 7
Last week: Beat Dougherty Valley 19-1, California 3-2 (8), Dublin 5-1
Up next: Tuesday vs. Amador Valley, 4 p.m.
No. 8 LIBERTY (17-5)
Previous ranking: 8
Last week: Beat Las Lomas 12-0, Carondelet 12-0
Up next: Tuesday vs. Pittsburg, 4 p.m.
No. 9 LOS GATOS (20-2)
Previous ranking: 9
Last week: Beat Milpitas 3-0, Homestead 11-6, Wilcox 3-1, lost 9-1 to Valley Christian
Up next: Wednesday at Saratoga, 4 p.m.
No. 10 CLAYTON VALLEY CHARTER (14-2)
Previous ranking: 10
Last week: Beat Acalanes 13-0, Benicia 6-5, Freedom 6-2
Up next: Tuesday at Alhambra, 4:30 p.m.
No. 11 CASTRO VALLEY (17-4)
Previous ranking: 13
Last week: Beat Arroyo 5-1, Encinal 6-3, San Leandro 13-2
Up next: Wednesday at Alameda, 4:30 p.m.
No. 12 GRANADA (12-10)
Previous ranking: 11
Last week: Lost 5-3 to Dublin, beat Foothill 2-1
Up next: Tuesday at Monte Vista, 4 p.m.
No. 13 CALIFORNIA (12-10)
Previous ranking: 12
Last week: Beat Monte Vista 8-1, lost 3-2 to San Ramon Valley
Up next: Tuesday vs. Dublin, 4 p.m.
No. 14 COLLEGE PARK (13-6)
Previous ranking: 14
Last week: Lost 3-2 to Alhambra, beat Acalanes 15-1
Up next: Tuesday vs. Northgate, 4:30 p.m.
No. 15 CARONDELET (14-8)
Previous ranking: 15
Last week: Beat Amador Valley 13-3, lost 12-0 to Liberty, beat Dougherty Valley by forfeit
Up next: Tuesday at Foothill, 4:30 p.m.
No. 16 SAN MATEO (14-4)
Previous ranking: 16
Last week: Beat Aragon 11-0
Up next: Tuesday vs. Hillsdale, 4:30 p.m.
No. 17 PIEDMONT HILLS (20-2-1)
Previous ranking: 17
Last week: Beat Silver Creek 12-0, Pioneer 14-0, Lincoln-San Jose 3-1
Up next: Tuesday vs. Del Mar, 4 p.m.
No. 18 HILLSDALE (15-7)
Previous ranking: 19
Last week: Beat Carlmont 16-1, Capuchino 5-2
Up next: Tuesday vs. San Mateo, 4:30 p.m.
No. 19 HOMESTEAD (15-8)
Previous ranking: 18
Last week: Beat Saratoga 13-1, lost 11-6 to Los Gatos, 3-2 to Los Altos
Up next: Tuesday vs. Fremont-Sunnyvale, 4 p.m.
No. 20 HERITAGE (13-6)
Previous ranking: 20
Last week: Beat Deer Valley 13-0, 13-0
Up next: Thursday at Kimball, 4 p.m.
Editor's note: Teams eligible for the Bay Area News Group rankings come from leagues based predominantly in Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo and Santa Clara counties.
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This story was originally published May 5, 2026 at 7:18 AM.