The playoffs are just over three weeks away, so it’s time to look at which East Bay teams are in position to make the post-season.

Division I

Locks: Amador Valley, Berkeley, California, Castro Valley, Foothill, Heritage, Irvington, Monte Vista, San Ramon Valley.

These teams are pretty much guaranteed to finish above .500 in one of the three criteria.

Should be in: Dougherty Valley.

Still alive: Deer Valley, Granada, Logan, Liberty, Mission San Jose, San Leandro.

Deer Valley, Logan and Liberty are in the best shape, and if Granada finishes above .500, they’ll be in because of the strength of their schedule.

Division II

Locks: College Park, Dublin, Las Lomas, Newark Memorial, Northgate.

These teams are in great shape.

Should be in: Arroyo.

The Dons seem to be in good shape by leading the Shoreline League of the WACC.

Still alive: Alameda, American, Carondelet, Clayton Valley, Concord, Mt. Eden.

Carondelet, due to schedule strength, seems like a guarantee, if they get qualified. Everyone else on this list has some work to do.

Division III

Locks: Albany, Bishop O’Dowd, Campolindo.

A very, very top heavy division.

Should be in: N/A.

Still alive: Acalanes, Hercules.

Acalanes has a pretty good shot and should be in. Hercules has work to do.

Division IV

Locks: Moreau Catholic, St. Patrick-St. Vincent.

Should be in: Piedmont.

The Highlanders seem to be in decent shape with their WACC record.

Still alive: Berean Christian, John Swett, St. Mary’s.

Division V

Locks: Head-Royce, St. Joseph Notre Dame, Valley Christian.

Should be in: Athenian, College Prep,

Still alive: N/A.

Rankings

I was very tempted to re-arrange the top three teams this week, but with the Stockton Tournament coming up, and with Bishop O’Dowd playing Presentation in a week, I decided it can wait. Things will shake out very soon and give us an idea about how to organize these Division III teams.
In the EBAL, the Cal/SRV situation will be sorted out on Tuesday, while Foothill move above Amador Valley after a win over the Dons.
With some change at the bottom, Newark Memorial moves up two spots while Castro Valley joins the rankings for the first time, and Moreau Catholic gets back into the top 15.

1. Bishop O’Dowd (17-4)
2. Campolindo (17-2)
3. Albany (27-3)
4. San Ramon Valley (19-7)
5. California (20-3)
6. Las Lomas (23-5)
7. Northgate (12-7)
8. Monte Vista (16-7)
9. Foothill (15-12)
10. Amador Valley (14-9)
11. Head-Royce (15-4)
12. Dublin (18-7)
13. Newark Memorial (16-5)
14. Castro Valley (11-7)
15. Moreau Catholic (16-6)

Standings

BCL-E
Team Record GB
Head Royce (15-4, 8-0) -
College Prep (10-10, 7-2) 1.5
Valley Chr. (16-6, 6-2) 2
Athenian (11-8, 6-3) 2.5
Holy Names (4-9, 3-7) 6
Bentley (4-13, 1-8) 7.5
Redwood Chr. (10-17, 1-9) 8

BVAL
Team Record GB
Heritage (7-11, 4-0) -
Deer Valley (7-13, 3-1) 1
Liberty (13-18, 3-1) 1
Antioch (2-13, 1-3) 3
Freedom (4-12, 1-3) 3
Pittsburg (0-7, 0-4) 4

DFAL
Team Record GB
Campolindo (17-2, 7-0) -
Las Lomas (23-5, 6-1) 1
Dublin (18-7, 4-3) 3
Dougherty Valley (15-11, 3-3) 3.5
Acalanes (9-8, 3-4) 4
Miramonte (4-16, 1-6) 6
Alhambra (10-14, 0-7) 7

DVAL
Team Record GB
College Park (21-6, 6-1) .5
Northgate (12-7, 6-0) -
Berean Chr. (10-12, 4-3) 2.5
Concord (10-10, 3-3) 3
Clayton Valley (11-11, 4-3) 2.5
Ygnacio Valley (1-6, 1-5) 5
Mt. Diablo (0-10, 0-7) 6.5

EBAL
Team Record GB
California (20-3, 7-1) -
San Ramon Valley (19-7, 7-1) -
Amador Valley (14-9, 5-3) 2
Foothill (15-12, 5-3) 2
Monte Vista (16-7, 4-4) 3
Carondelet (9-10, 2-6) 5
Granada (11-13, 1-6) 5.5
Livermore (7-14, 0-7) 6.5

MVAL
Team Record GB
Newark Memorial (16-5, 8-0) -
Moreau Catholic (16-6, 7-1) 1
Irvington (14-7, 6-2) 2
Logan (10-12, 5-3) 3
Mission San Jose (8-14, 3-5) 5
Washington (2-13, 2-6) 6
American (10-9, 1-7) 7
Kennedy-Fremont (2-16, 0-8) 8

TCAL
Rock Division
Team Record GB
Albany (27-3, 8-0) -
St. Patrick-St. Vincent (26-4, 6-2) 2
St. Joseph Notre Dame (16-6, 5-3) 3
St. Mary’s (7-7, 2-4) 5
Salesian (5-11, 1-4) 5.5
El Cerrito (0-6, 0-6) 7

Stone Division
Team Record GB
De Anza (7-2, 7-2) -
Swett (6-3, 6-1) -
Hercules (4-4, 4-3) 2
Pinole Valley (1-7, 1-5) 4.5
Richmond (2-5, 2-5) 5
Kennedy-Richmond (0-7, 0-6) 5.5

WACC
Foothill League
Team Record GB
Bishop O’Dowd (17-4, 9-0) -
Castro Valley (11-7, 9-1) .5
Berkeley (11-6, 7-2) 2
Piedmont (13-10, 6-3) 3
San Leandro (8-7, 6-4) 3.5
Alameda (9-12, 4-6) 5.5

Shoreline League
Team Record GB
Arroyo (11-13, 6-4) -
Mt. Eden (5-10, 4-5) 1.5
San Lorenzo (5-14, 4-8) 3
Tennyson (2-10, 2-7) 3.5
Encinal (1-9, 1-8) 4.5
Hayward (0-16, 0-11) 6.5