Changes in The Bee’s Top 25 football poll ahead of rivalry game pitting ranked teams
Nothing changed in The Fresno Bee’s Top 25 rankings in the top 10, but there was some shuffling below with one week left in the regular season.
Central Valley Christian dropped five spots to No. 21 after losing to previously unranked Bakersfield 27-14. The Drillers slide back into the rankings at No. 25.
Sanger suffered a home loss to Washington Union, 21-14, dropping four spots to No. 22.
Moving up after wins were No. 11 Hanford, No. 12 Lemoore, No. 13 Reedley and No. 14 Mission Oak.
Rivals Hanford and Lemoore will play in the the Milk Can Game on Friday. Kickoff at Neighbor Bowl is 7 p.m.
1. Buchanan (8-1)
Last week: defeated Clovis North 33-14
Pvs: 1
Up next: Friday vs. Clovis East, 6:30 p.m.
2. Liberty-Bakersfield (6-2)
Last week: defeated Stockdale 45-6
Pvs: 2
Up next: Friday vs. Bakersfield, 6:30 p.m.
3. San Joaquin Memorial (7-0)
Last week: game vs. Edison canceled
Pvs: 3
Up next: Friday at Sanger, 7:30 p.m.
4. Central (6-1)
Last week: defeated Clovis West 35-14
Pvs: 4
Up next: Thursday at Clovis North, 6:30 p.m. (Veterans Memorial Stadium)
5. Garces (5-3)
Last week: defeated Centennial 37-0
Pvs: 5
Up next: Friday vs. Stockdale, 6:30 p.m.
6. Frontier (4-1)
Last week: game vs. Bakersfield canceled
Pvs: 6
Up next: Friday vs. Centennial, 7:30 p.m.
7. Clovis (6-3)
Last week: defeated Clovis East 41-7
Pvs: 7
Up next: Friday vs. Clovis West, 7 p.m.
8. Bullard (5-4)
Last week: defeated Madera 55-17
Pvs: 8
Up next: Friday vs. Edison, canceled
9. Kingsburg (7-2)
Last week: defeated Hanford West 42-6
Pvs: 9
Up next: Friday at Selma, 7:30 p.m.
10. Mission Prep (8-0)
Last week: defeated Templeton 63-0
Pvs: 10
Up next: Friday vs. San Luis Obispo, 7 p.m.
11. Hanford (6-1)
Last week: defeated Golden West 63-0
Pvs: 12
Up next: Friday vs. Lemoore, 7 p.m.
12. Lemoore (7-1)
Last week: defeated Mt. Whitney 48-14
Pvs: 13
Up next: Friday at Hanford, 7 p.m.
13. Reedley (8-0)
Last week: defeated McLane 21-0
Pvs: 14
Up next: Thursday at Sunnyside, 7:30 p.m.
14. Mission Oak (8-0)
Last week: defeated Tulare Union 60-38
Pvs: 15
Up next: Friday at Delano, 7:30 p.m.
15. Centennial (5-3)
Last week: lost to Garces 37-0
Pvs: 11
Up next: Friday at Frontier, 7:30 p.m.
16. Paso Robles (6-2)
Last week: defeated Righetti 21-6
Pvs: 17
Up next: Friday at Arroyo Grande, 7 p.m.
17. Bakersfield Christian (6-2)
Last week: defeated Ridgeview 42-12
Pvs: 19
Up next: Friday vs. Golden Valley-Bakersfield, 7:30 p.m.
18. Dinuba (5-4)
Last week: defeated Exeter 48-7
Pvs: 23
Up next: Friday vs. Hanford West, 7:30 p.m.
19. Tulare Western (6-3)
Last week: defeated Monache 35-3
Pvs: 24
Up next: Friday at Tulare Union, 6:30 p.m.
20. Redwood (4-4)
Last week: defeated El Diamante 42-14
Pvs: 25
Up next: Friday at Mt. Whitney, 6:30 p.m.
21. Central Valley Christian (6-3)
Last week: lost to Bakersfield 27-14
Pvs: 16
Up next: Friday at Exeter, 7:15 p.m.
22. Sanger (5-4)
Last week: lost to Washington Union 21-14
Pvs: 18
Up next: Friday vs. San Joaquin Memorial, 7:30 p.m.
23. Clovis North (5-4)
Last week: lost to Buchanan 33-14
Pvs: 20
Up next: Thursday vs. Central, 6:30 p.m. (Veterans Memorial Stadium)
24. Arroyo Grande (6-3)
Last week: defeated Nipomo 37-14
Pvs: NR:
Up next: Friday vs. Paso Robles, 7 p.m.
25. Bakersfield (3-4)
Last week: defeated Central Valley Christian 27-14
Pvs: NR
Up next: Friday at Liberty-Bakersfield, 7:30 p.m.
Others: Nipomo (6-3), Clovis East (4-3), Tulare Union (5-4), Foothill (7-1), Clovis West (3-6), Highland (6-3), Stockdale (4-4), West (6-2), St. Joseph (4-4), Washington Union (4-3)
This story was originally published October 26, 2021 at 2:10 PM.
