The Sports Informant

High school girls basketball ratings were released by the Sac-Joaquin Section today, giving teams an opportunity to gear where they are in the playoff hunt as their regular seasons end in the coming weeks.

Division I:

In a battle of two defending section champions, currently the favorite is Oak Ridge High, the returning Division II section champs who earned the No. 1 spot in the section’s initial power ratings this week with a 19-1 overall record while going 7-0 in Sierra Valley Conference play. But not far behind is 17-1 Kennedy, who is 6-0 in the Delta Valley Conference and entered this season as the Division I defending section champions. Napa took the No. 3 ranking with an 18-2 overall record and a 5-0 league record.

Sara James and the Oak Ridge Trojans are ranked No. 1 in the Sac-Joaquin Section power ratings. (Photo courtesy Tom Paniagua)

Pleasant Grove (14-8, 5-0) is No. 4, McNair (17-3, 4-0) is No. 5, Lincoln of Stockton (15-2, 5-0) is No. 6, Sheldon (11-9, 4-1) is No. 7, Turlock (18-4, 7-0) is No. 8, McClatchy (17-3, 4-1) is No. 9 and Franklin of Elk Grove (17-4, 4-2) is No. 10.

Division II:

In Division II play, Bella Vista earned the top spot with an 18-3 overall record while going 5-0 in Capital Athletic League play. Granite Bay was the No. 2 ranking as the Grizzlies sport a record of 15-7 overall and 5-2 in league play.  Woodcreek was No. 3 with an overall record of 16-6 and a league record of 5-2.

Vallejo (17-5, 4-1) is No. 4, Fairfield (10-10, 4-1) is No. 5, Valley (16-4, 4-2) is No. 6, St. Francis (11-5, 3-2) is No. 7, Inderkum (17-4, 5-1) is No. 8, Ponderosa (13-9, 4-3) is No. 9 and Rio Linda (13-8, 6-2) is No. 10.

Division III:

Del Oro’s amazing run so far has the team at 17-1 overall and 6-0 in the Sierra Foothill League, which was good enough to earn the section’s top ranking in Division III. St. Mary’s came in at No. 2 with an overall record of 14-1 and a league record of 3-0, while No. 3 went to Vanden, which sat at 17-4 overall and 5-0 in league play.

Sacramento High (15-4, 5-0) is No. 4, El Dorado (18-1, 7-0) is No. 5, Vista del Lago (16-6, 5-2) is No. 6, East Union (17-4, 9-1) is No. 7, Galt (11-9, 5-2) is No. 8, Natomas (13-4, 6-0) is No. 9 and El Camino (15-6, 3-2) is No. 10.

Division IV (Top 10):

1. Argonaut (19-0, 4-0)
2. Modesto Christian (14-2, 4-0)
3. Bear River (16-4, 5-2)
4. West Campus (14-5, 7-1)
5. Colfax (12-10, 5-2)
6. Capital Christian (18-3, 7-0)
7. Linden (12-6, 3-1)
8. Vacaville Christian (13-5, 5-0)
9. Ripon (9-8, 3-1)
10. Christian Brothers (12-9, 2-4)

Division V (Top 10):

1. Turlock Christian (18-3, 9-0)
2. Bradshaw Christian (12-6, 8-0)
3. Big Valley Christian (15-4, 10-1)
4. Wilton Christian (15-4, 10-0)
5. Sacramento Waldorf (14-7, 5-2)
6. Trinity Prep (10-4, 3-0)
7. Sacramento Adventist (9-5, 5-3)
8. Forest Lake Christian (12-7, 4-3)
9. Jim Elliott Christian (11-7, 8-3)
10. Ripon Christian (7-9, 2-2)

For complete rankings go to http://cifsjs.org/. Rankings will be updated again on Feb. 8.