CIF Southern Section Preseason Polls

CIF Southern Section
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With the 2017 season kicking-off Thursday, on Monday the CIF Southern Section released its preseason rankings in all 13 divisions.

In Division 1, Mater Dei, ranked No. 2 in our national and Southern California polls, is the top team, followed by our No. 1 St. John Bosco.

Related: High School Football America Top 100 – Week 1

Related: High School Football America Southern California Top 25

DIVISION 1

1 Mater Dei

2 St. John Bosco

3 Centennial/Corona

4 Serra

5 Chaminade

6 Mission Viejo

7 JSerra Catholic

8 Murrieta Valley

9 San Clemente

10 Lutheran/Orange

DIVISION 2

1 Edison

2 Oaks Christian

3 Norco

4 Valencia/Valencia

5 Upland

Calabasas

7 Los Alamitos

8 La Habra

9 Great Oak

10 Heritage

DIVISION 3
1 Sierra Canyon

2 Buena Park

3 Rancho Verde

4 Newbury Park

5 Palos Verdes

6 Charter Oak

7 St. Francis

8 Hart

9 Crespi

10 Lompoc

DIVISION 4
1 Roosevelt, Eleanor

2 San Juan Hills

3 Corona del Mar

4 Downey

5 Cajon

6 Capistrano Valley

7 Santiago/Corona

8 Etiwanda

9 Redondo Union

10 Murrieta Mesa

DIVISION 5
1 Paraclete

2 Yucaipa

3 Paloma Valley

4 St. Joseph/Santa Maria

5 Paramount

6 Corona

7 Wilson/Long Beach

8 Los Altos

9 Ventura

10 Salesian

DIVISION 6
1 Saugus

2 Newport Harbor

3 Golden Valley

4 St. Paul

5 Mira Costa

6 Summit

7 Crescenta Valley

8 San Gorgonio

9 Bishop Diego

10 Elsinore

DIVISION 7
1 El Modena

2 Yorba Linda

3 Don Lugo

4 Tustin

5 Ayala

6 Huntington Beach

7 Fullerton

8 St. Margaret’s Episcopal

9 Pacifica/Oxnard

10 Burbank

DIVISION 8
1 Rio Mesa

2 Valley Christian/Cerritos

3 La Salle

4 Northview

5 Silverado

6 Antelope Valley

7 Citrus Valley

8 Grace Brethren

9 Notre Dame/Riverside

10 Temescal Canyon

DIVISION 9
1 Mayfair

2 Aquinas

3 St. Anthony

4 Leuzinger

5 Agoura

6 Burroughs/Ridgecrest

7 West Ranch

8 Lynwood

9 Aliso Niguel

10 Santa Barbara

DIVISION 10
1 Valley View

2 Santa Ynez

3 Quartz Hill

4 Gahr

5 Apple Valley

6 Pacifica/Garden Grove

7 Dos Pueblos

8 North, J.W.

9 University

10 Santa Fe

DIVISION 11

1 Culver City

2 Rancho Mirage

3 Oak Park

4 Arcadia

5 5 Highland

6 Eisenhower

7 Cabrillo/Lompoc

8 Katella

9 Sultana

10 Xavier Prep

DIVISION 12

1 Rancho Christian

2 Whittier Christian

3 Santa Ana

4 El Dorado

5 Marina

6 Santa Maria

7 Artesia

8 Schurr

9 Godinez

10 Laguna Beach

DIVISION 13

1 Orange

2 Campbell Hall

3 Nogales

4 Hueneme

5 Knight

6 Indio

7 Yucca Valley

8 Hoover

9 Ocean View

10 Rio Hondo Prep

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