Mater Dei heads into the CIF-Southern Section Division 1 playoffs as the No. 1 team in the High School Football America California Top 25 powered by NFL Play Football. The Division 1 bracket is loaded with eight of the top eleven teams in our statewide rankings that are created with our proprietary algorithm.
The Monarchs, who are also ranked No. 1 in the High School Football America 100 national rankings, will open its run to a possible state championship and national championship against No. 10 Norco. The winner of MD and Norco will face the winner of the quarterfinal game between No. 4 Corona Centennial and No. 8 Mission Viejo.
On the other side of the CIF-SS Division 1 bracket, No. 2 St. John Bosco will face No. 7 Los Alamitos. In the other quarterfinal, No. 3 Servite will play No. 11 Santa Margarita.
Three of the four quarterfinal matchups in CIF-SS Division 2 will feature Top 25 head-to-head matchups:
- No. 20 Alemany vs. No. 21 Bishop Amat
- No. 17 Edison (Huntington Beach) vs. Inglewood
- No. 12 Orange Lutheran vs. No. 18 Corona del Mar
- No. 13 Sierra Canyon vs. No. 24 Vista Murrieta
Right now on the national scene, 22 teams from California are in our Top 200.
High School Football America California Top 25
| Team | Record | Last Week |
| No. 1 Mater Dei | (8-0) | 1 |
| No. 2 St. John Bosco | (9-1) | 2 |
| No. 3 Servite | (8-2) | 3 |
| No. 4 Corona Centennial | (10-0) | 4 |
| No. 5 St. Francis (Mountain View) | (9-0) | 5 |
| No. 6 De La Salle | (8-2) | 6 |
| No. 7 Los Alamitos | (9-1) | 7 |
| No. 8 Mission Viejo | (9-1) | 9 |
| No. 9 Buchanan (Clovis) | (9-1) | 8 |
| No. 10 Norco | (8-2) | 11 |
| No. 11 Santa Margarita | (6-4) | 12 |
| No. 12 Orange Lutheran | (7-4) | 13 |
| No. 13 Sierra Canyon | (6-4) | 14 |
| No. 14 Serra (San Mateo) | (8-1) | 10 |
| No. 15 Central (Fresno) | (7-1) | 15 |
| No. 16 Carlsbad | (10-0) | 16 |
| No. 17 Edison (Huntington Beach) | (8-3) | 17 |
| No. 18 Corona del Mar | (9-2) | 18 |
| No. 19 Cathedral Catholic (San Diego) | (8-2) | 10 |
| No. 20 Alemany | (6-3) | 20 |
| No. 21 Bishop Amat | (8-3) | 22 |
| No. 22 Rocklin | (10-0) | 25 |
| No. 23 Pittsburg | (7-1) | 21 |
| No. 24 Vista Murrieta | (9-2) | 23 |
| No. 25 Etiwanda | (11-0) | 24 |
Editor’s Note: The High School Football America national, regional and state rankings are developed using our proprietary algorithm.
