THE TIMES’ RANKINGS

Rankings of the Southland’s top 25 boys’ basketball teams:

1. Westchester (0-0)(CS--Western): The carnage begins Wed. vs. Locke.

2. Long Beach Poly (0-0)(SS--Moore): Jackrabbits keep tabs on football team.

3. Inglewood (0-0)(SS--Bay): Sentinels’ biggest opponent to date: boredom.

4. Fairfax (4-0)(CS--Western): Ten-point victory over Redondo Union caps great first week.

5. Mater Dei (1-0)(SS--Serra): Marcel Jones, Mike Garrity look like keepers.

6. Fremont (0-0)(CS--Coliseum): Geoffrey Clayton ready to put off-season behind him.

7. Redondo Union (3-1)(SS--Bay): Narrow loss to Fairfax no reason to drop Seahawks in rankings.

8. Villa Park (1-0)(SS--Century): Coach Kevin Reynolds wishes he had skinny post player Sean Phaler’s metabolism.

9. Glendora (1-0)(SS--Baseline): Tartans blow past Quartz Hill in opener.

10. Santa Margarita (3-0)(SS--Serra): Eagles devour three creampuffs.

11. Eisenhower (1-0)(SS--Citrus Belt): Sean Marshall and Cory McJimson combine for 34 points vs. Perris.

12. Riverside King (1-0)(SS--Sunkist): Wolves serve notice that Ocean View has been downgraded to a garden view.

13. Capistrano Valley (4-1)(SS--South Coast): Cougars play well at Clovis West tournament.

14. Canyon Springs (4-1)(SS--Ivy): Cowboys’ only loss at Clovis West tournament was to power Clovis West.

15. Corona Centennial (0-0)(SS--Mountain View): Huskies’ tired theme song--”Who Let The Dogs Out?”--thankfully muzzled in opening week.

16. Pasadena Muir (2-0)(SS--Pacific): Mustangs in gear after narrow opening win.

17. Thousand Oaks (0-0)(SS--Marmonte): Lancers spent first week pondering great mysteries--Rubik’s Cube and BCS standings.

18. Claremont (1-1)(SS--Baseline): Wolfpack not quite ready for prime time.

19. Compton Centennial (0-0)(SS--Bay): Apaches watch as city rival Dominguez implodes with 2-3 start.

20. El Segundo (4-0)(SS--Ocean): Eagles off to strong start; will it last?

21. Mission Viejo (4-0)(SS--South Coast): Travis Niesen stars in Diablo Inferno tournament.

22. Harvard-Westlake (4-0)(SS--Mission): Not only are the kids smart, they can play a little basketball too.

23. El Dorado (4-0)(SS--Empire): Golden Hawks need to do more to prove worth.

24. Downey Cal. Chap. (0-0)(SS--Academy): Grizzlies face stiff tests this week.

25. Price (0-0)(SS--Express): Opens with Leuzinger on Tuesday.