The Times’ Rankings
Times Staff Writer
| Rk. | School (Rec., Div.) | Comment and previous rank |
| 1 | MISSION VIEJO (10-0, SS-Div. II) | Diablos are No. 1 for a reason — they don’t make mistakes. (1) |
| 2 | RIVERSIDE NORTH (10-0, SS-Div. V) | Playoffs should be tougher than regular season — maybe. (2) |
| 3 | WESTLAKE (10-0, SS-Div. IV) | Scored early and often against Moorpark. (3) |
| 4 | LONG BEACH POLY (8-2, SS-Div. I) | All is normal: Jackrabbits in Moore League rout. (4) |
| 5 | ST. BONAVENTURE (10-0, SS-Div. IV) | Stevens-to-Sanchez connection delivered 22nd win in a row. (5) |
| 6 | ORANGE LUTHERAN (9-0, SS-Div. VI) | Hmmm ... scored season-low 28 against 1-9 Cypress. (6) |
| 7 | LOS ALAMITOS (9-1, SS-Div. I) | Has dominated two opponents, 56-3, without Randy Estes. (7) |
| 8 | HART (7-3, SS-Div. II) | 63rd consecutive league win included 21-point comeback. (8) |
| 9 | LOS ALTOS (10-0, SS-Div. VI) | Randall Brown’s 195 yards extended win streak to 16. (9) |
| 10 | VENICE (10-0, City) | Gondoliers back to their dominating selves. (11) |
| 11 | LOYOLA (7-3, SS-Div. I) | Rolling into playoffs with four-game win streak. (10) |
| 12 | DORSEY (10-0, City) | The Dons found the key to Locke. (12) |
| 13 | EDISON (7-3, SS-Div. I) | Could be the surprise team of Division I playoffs. (14) |
| 14 | ST. PAUL (8-2, SS-Div. III) | Moved up in seedings because Dominguez moved out. (15) |
| 15 | S.O. NOTRE DAME (8-2, SS-Div. III) | Garrett Green good as gold against Harvard-Westlake. (16) |
| 16 | MIRA COSTA (10-0, SS-Div. III) | Repeat of last season after polishing off Beverly Hills. (17) |
| 17 | COR. CENTENNIAL (7-3, SS-Div. V) | Rematch with North may come earlier than expected. (18) |
| 18 | FOUNTAIN VALLEY (7-3, SS-Div. I) | For once, won’t open playoffs against Long Beach Poly. (19) |
| 19 | C.C. CANYON (9-1, SS-Div. II) | Cowboys’ 447 points are a school record. (21) |
| 20 | MATER DEI (6-4, SS-Div. I) | Monarchs not same team that lost its first three games. (22) |
| 21 | RIDG. BURROUGHS (9-1, SS-Div. VIII) | Only loss is to St. Bonaventure, 27-20. (23) |
| 22 | NORCO (9-1, SS-Div. V) | Caught break after break against Corona. (24) |
| 23 | ST. JOHN BOSCO (7-3, SS-Div. I) | Victory over Servite put Braves into playoffs. (25) |
| 24 | SANTA MARGARITA (7-3, SS-Div. I) | Eagles lose flight, drop third in a row. (20) |
| 25 | SANTA FE (9-1, SS-Div. VII) | Chiefs’ only loss was 13-6 to Edison. (NR) |
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