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The final Orange County boys water polo rankings for 2026.
BOYS WATER POLO TOP 10
School, record, previous rank
(Records through Oct. 21)
1. Newport Harbor 18-4 (2): The two-time defending CIF-SS Open Division champion could be the top seed when the playoff pairings are announced Friday at 2 p.m. Newport Harbor, the Sunset League champion, returns to the top spot in Orange County after defeating No. 1 JSerra 12-7 in the third-place match in the North-South Challenge.
2. JSerra 17-6 (1): The Lions defeated Servite 20-6 on Wednesday to wrap up the Trinity League title. JSerra could be seeded second in the CIF-SS Open Division to Newport Harbor. Harvard-Westlake (16-6) could be third. JSerra and Harvard-Westlake have split two matches.
3. Laguna Beach 22-6 (4): The Pacific Coast League champion will ride a 12-match winning streak into the playoffs. The Breakers will likely return to the Open Division.
4. Corona del Mar 16-11 (3): The Sunset League runner-up lost to Oaks Christian 15-12 on Wednesday to close the regular season. Oaks Christian (19-5) is a team to watch because it features no seniors.
5. Santa Margarita 15-12 (5): The Eagles beat Orange Lutheran 18-12 this week to finish second in the Trinity League. They lost in double sudden-death overtime to JSerra.
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6. Beckman 19-7 (7): The Patriots finished 8-0 to win the South Coast League title. They also won the Steve Pal Memorial tournament by defeating Buena 12-10 in the championship. They’ll carry a nine-match winning streak into the playoffs.
7. San Clemente 13-12 (8): The Tritons placed second in the South Coast League with a 5-3 record. They fell to Beckman 13-12 on Monday.
8. Mater Dei 10-16 (9): The Monarchs beat St. John Bosco 11-8 on Wednesday to claim third place in the Trinity League. Mater Dei was the CIF-SS Division 1 runner-up last season.
9. Huntington Beach 14-12 (6): The Oilers beat Los Alamitos 11-7 on Tuesday to secure third place in the Sunset League. They lost to Mater Dei 10-6 on Oct. 17.
10. Foothill 17-8 (10): Sophomore Aydan Moore had four goals and four assists to help lead the Knights past La Habra 14-12 on Tuesday for the Crestview League title.
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