California's CIF high school boys basketball playoff results and schedules for the state's top teams

California's CIF Southern Section Open Division pool play came to a close Tuesday night, and now the top eight teams advance to the section quarterfinals.

That includes five teams still ranked in the Top 50 of the latest editions of The Sporting News high school boys basketball rankings, although it's not the same five that were ranked in last week's list. Instead, the Harvard-Westlake [Studio City, CA] Wolverines took the place of the St. John Bosco [Bellflower, CA] Braves heading into last night's games, and the Wolverines looked good in their return to the Top 50, dismantling the Santa Margarita [Rancho Santa Margarita, CA] Eagles, 83-62, to win Pool B.

Harvard-Westlake will take on the runner-up from Pool A in Friday night's quarterfinals as they play host to the Crespi [Encino, CA] Celts. The Pool A champion, meanwhile, is the national No. 9 Sierra Canyon [Chatsworth, CA] Trailblazers, and they get that Santa Margarita squad that Harvard-Westlake overwhelmed at home.

Two other Southern Section squads ranked in the national Top 50 will also entertain visitors Friday evening as the Pool C champion Redondo Union {Redondo Beach, CA] Sea Hawks take on the Pool D runner-up  La Mirada [CA] Matadores while the Pool D winning Notre Dame SO [Sherman Oaks, CA] Knights take on the Pool C second-place finishers in the Centennial [Corona, CA] Huskies.

Meanwhile, in the CIF Central Section Division I playoffs, the St. Joseph [Santa Maria, CA] Knights destroyed the Centennial [Bakersfield, CA] Golden Hawks, 100-45, on Tuesday night. Next up is a date with Centennial's neighbors, the Bakersfield [CA] Christian Eagles, on Thursday evening in the Division I semifinals.

Finally, up in Northern California, the Archbishop Riordan [San Francisco, CA] Crusaders get their postseason journey under way in the CIF's Central Coast Section pool play with games on Friday versus the Junipero Serra [San Mateo, CA] Padres and Monday against the King's Academy [Sunnyvale, CA] Knights. They'll wrap up pool play next week with a game against the Bellarmine College Prep [San Jose, CA] Bells.

• Check out the official CIF Southern Section Open Division bracket
• Check out the official CIF Central Coast Section bracket

California's CIF national Top 50 schedule

Thursday, February 19, 2026

CIF CENTRAL SECTION DIVISION I SEMIFINALS

• Top 50 St. Joseph [Santa Maria, CA] Knights vs. Bakersfield [CA] Christian Eagles

Friday, February 20, 2026

CIF SOUTHERN SECTION OPEN DIVISION QUARTERFINALS

• No. 9 Sierra Canyon [Chatsworth, CA] Trailblazers vs. Top 50 Santa Margarita [Rancho Santa Margarita, CA] Eagles
• Top 50 Harvard-Westlake [Studio City, CA] Wolverines vs. Crespi [Encino, CA] Celts
• Top 50 Redondo Union [Redondo Beach, CA] Sea Hawks vs. La Mirada [CA] Matadores
• Top 50 Notre Dame SO [Sherman Oaks, CA] Knights vs. Centennial [Corona, CA] Huskies

CIF CENTRAL COAST SECTION POOL PLAY

• Top 50 Archbishop Riordan [San Francisco, CA] Crusaders vs. Junipero Serra [San Mateo, CA] Padres

Monday, February 23, 2026

CIF CENTRAL COAST SECTION POOL PLAY

• Top 50 Archbishop Riordan [San Francisco, CA] Crusaders vs. King's Academy [Sunnyvale, CA] Knights

CIF Southern Section Open Division Pool Play Results

Pool A

Sierra Canyon wins Pool A, Crespi finishes second

• Sierra Canyon [Chatsworth, CA] Trailblazers 71, Crespi [Encino, CA] Celts 54
• Crespi [Encino, CA] Celts 82, Corona del Mar [Newport Beach, CA] Sea Kings 70
• Sierra Canyon [Chatsworth, CA] Trailblazers 95, Corona del Mar [Newport Beach, CA] Sea Kings 65

Pool B

Harvard-Westlake wins Pool B, Santa Margarita finishes second

• Santa Margarita [Rancho Santa Margarita, CA] Eagles 81, Damien [La Verne, CA] Spartans 71
• Harvard-Westlake [Studio City, CA] Wolverines 67, Damien [La Verne, CA] Spartans 62
• Harvard-Westlake [Studio City, CA] Wolverines 83, Santa Margarita [Rancho Santa Margarita, CA] Eagles vs. 62

Pool C

Redondo Union wins Pool C, Centennial finishes second

Results

• Redondo Union [Redondo Beach, CA] Sea Hawks 74, Etiwanda [CA] Eagles 31
• Centennial [Corona, CA] Huskies 74, Etiwanda [CA] Eagles 48
• Redondo Union [Redondo Beach, CA] Sea Hawks 69, Centennial [Corona, CA] Huskies 57

Pool D

Notre Dame SO wins Pool D, La Mirada finishes second

Results

• Notre Dame SO [Sherman Oaks, CA] Knights 76, La Mirada [CA] Matadores 60
• La Mirada [CA] Matadores 56, St. John Bosco [Bellflower, CA] Braves 53
• Notre Dame SO [Sherman Oaks, CA] Knights 69, St. John Bosco [Bellflower, CA] Braves 60

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Key dates and information for California's CIF Top 50 boys basketball teams

No. 9 Sierra Canyon [Chatsworth, CA] Trailblazers

• 2025-26 record: 24-1
• Next game: Friday, February 20

Top 50 Archbishop Riordan [San Francisco, CA] Crusaders

• 2025-26 record: 23-1
• Next game: Friday, February 20

Top 50 Harvard-Westlake [Studio City, CA] Wolverines

• 2025-26 record: 24-5
• Next game: Friday, February 20

Top 50 Notre Dame SO [Sherman Oaks, CA] Knights

• 2025-26 record: 21-6
• Next game: Friday, February 20

Top 50 Redondo Union [Redondo Beach, CA] Sea Hawks

• 2025-26 record: 27-3
• Next game: Friday, February 20

Top 50 Salesian College Prep [Richmond, CA] Pride

• 2025-26 record: 25-3
• Next game: Wednesday, February 25

Top 50 Santa Margarita [Rancho Santa Margarita, CA] Eagles

• 2025-26 record: 27-4
• Next game: Friday, February 20

Top 50 St. Joseph [Santa Maria, CA] Knights

• 2025-26 record: 28-2
• Next game: Thursday, February 19

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