The Times' top 25 boys' basketball rankings

The Times' high school basketball rankings by Ben Bolch: Rk. Team (Rec., Sec.-Div.) Last week's results and next game (Last week's ranking)1 MATER DEI (17-1, SS-Div. 1AA) Def. Hyattsville (Md.) DeMatha, 79-71; Santa Margarita, 97-52. Next: Wednesday at St. John Bosco. (2)2 WESTCHESTER (16-3, City-Div. I) Def. Jersey City (N.J.) St. Anthony, 55-51; Palisades, 73-54; lost to New York Rice, 62-44. Next: Wed. at L.A. University. (1)3 LONG BEACH POLY (16-3, SS-Div. 1AA) Def. Compton, 73-40. Next: Today at Cabrillo. (3)4GARDENA SERRA (20-1, SS-Div. 3A) Def. Long Beach Jordan, 77-59; Cathedral, 77-56. Next: Wednesday at Bishop Montgomery. (4)5 PRICE (18-2, SS-Div. 4AA) Def. Pacific Hills, 60-41. Next: Tuesday at Ventura. (5)6 LOYOLA (17-1, SS-Div. 1A) Def. Sherman Oaks Notre Dame, 67-66. Next: Today at Alemany. (6) 7 CORONA CENTENNIAL (16-4, SS-Div. 1AA) Lost to Corona Roosevelt, 65-63; def. Norco, 88-48. Next: Today vs. Corona. (7)8 TAFT (14-3, City-Div. I) Def. Birmingham, 75-33; Cleveland, 66-52. Next: Wednesday at El Camino Real. (8)9 OCEAN VIEW (16-3, SS-Div. 3AA) Def. Huntington Beach, 83-38; Orange, 80-68; Saddleback, 81-30. Next: Today at Segerstrom. (9)10 HARVARD-WESTLAKE (14-4, SS-Div. 4AA) Def. Chaminade, 68-48. Next: Today vs. St. Francis. (11)11 COMP. CENTENNIAL (13-5, SS-Div. 3A) Lost to Compton, 67-60; def. Lawndale, 78-46. Next: Today vs. Torrance. (10)12 LEUZINGER (13-6, SS-Div. 1A) Def. West Torrance, 83-67; Redondo, 74-40. Next: Tuesday at Palos Verdes Peninsula. (12)13 MURRIETA VALLEY (19-1, SS-Div. 2AA) Def. Great Oak, 75-62; Temescal Canyon, 68-55; Diamond Ranch, 52-40. Next: Tuesday at Vista Murrieta. (13)14 RANCHO VERDE (17-3, SS-Div. 1AA) Def. Valley View, 54-45; La Sierra, 66-47. Next: Tuesday vs. Vista del Lago. (14)15 CHAPARRAL (19-1, SS-Div. 1A) Def. Temescal Canyon, 69-46; Temecula Valley, 59-41. Next: Tuesday at Great Oak. (18)16 CHINO HILLS (19-2, SS-Div. 1A) Def. Los Alamitos, 53-51; Glendora, 55-48; Diamond Bar, 74-53. Next: Wednesday vs. Chino. (21)17 GAHR (17-3, SS-Div. 3A) Lost to Lynwood, 98-80; def. Warren, 86-48. Next: Wednesday at Paramount. (15)18 CRENSHAW (12-2, City-Div. I) Def. Jefferson, 118-30; Fremont, 74-69. Next: Wednesday vs. Dorsey. (22)19 SANTA MONICA (14-5, SS-Div. 1A) Def. Etiwanda, 60-47; Beverly Hills, 70-39; Culver City, 54-42. Next: Wednesday at Hawthorne. (23)20 ETIWANDA (14-7, SS-Div. 1AA) Lost to Santa Monica, 60-47; def. Damien, 58-57 (OT). Next: Tuesday vs. Rancho Cucamonga. (17)21 PASADENA (14-5, SS-Div. 2A) Def. Burbank Burroughs, 47-46; Muir, 70-52. Next: Wednesday vs. Glendale. (24)22 LA VERNE LUTHERAN (12-7, SS-Div 6AA) Def. Boys Republic, 89-38. Next: Tuesday at Upland Christian Academy. (25)23 CALABASAS (18-2, SS-Div. 3A) Def. Simi Valley, 56-51. Next: Wednesday vs. Royal. (NR)24 CAJON (15-3, SS-Div. 1AA) Def. Upland, 73-64; Colton, 83-30; Pacific, 71-33. Next: Tuesday at Arroyo Valley. (NR)25 LOS ALAMITOS (15-6, SS-Div. 1A) Lost to Chino Hills, 53-51; def. Esperanza, 57-43; lost to Marina, 67-66. Next: Friday at Edison. (16)