This week’s Orange County girls volleyball rankings:
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL TOP 10
(Records through Oct. 18.)
1. Mater Dei (35-1): The Monarchs avenged their only loss of the regular season by sweeping Santa Margarita last week to gain a share of of the Trinity League championship. Mater Dei is seeded No. 1 in CIF Southern Section Division 1 for the playoffs. The Monarchs play Harvard-Westlake at home on Wednesday. (The CIF-SS girls volleyball first-round playoff schedule is here.)
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Previous ranking: 2
2. Santa Margarita (17-10): The Eagles lost to Mater Dei last week, the final week of the regular season. They are Trinity League co-champions with Mater Dei. Santa Margarita is in Division 1 for the playoffs and plays at Oaks Christian on Wednesday in the first round of pool play.
Previous ranking: 1
3. Los Alamitos 29-6: The Griffins won the Sunset League championship. They are in Division 1 for the playoffs. Los Alamitos plays at Mira Costa in Manhattan Beach in the first round of pool play on Wednesday.
Previous ranking:
4. Newport Harbor (28-6): The Sailors finished second to Los Alamitos in the Sunset League. They are the top-seeded team in CIF-SS Division 2. Newport Harbor is home against Los Osos in a first-round match on Tuesday.
Previous ranking: 4
5. Crean Lutheran (23-4): The Saints went 8-0 in the Crestview League. They take a nine-match winning streak into the playoffs. Crean Lutheran drew a difficult-first round assignment for the CIF-SS Division 2 playoffs first round, a home match against Redondo Union (19-11) on Tuesday.
Previous ranking: 5
6. San Juan Hills (19-12): The Stallions won the South Coast League championship with a 7-1 league record. San Juan Hills plays at Prep League champion Mayfield (24-1) on Tuesday in the first round of the Division 2 playoffs.
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Previous ranking: 6
7. Orange Lutheran (25-7): The Lancers finished third in the four-team Trinity League. They qualified for the CIF-SS Division 2 playoffs as an at-large team. Orange Lutheran plays at home Tuesday in a first-round match against Roosevelt (25-6).
Previous ranking: 7
8. JSerra (15-19): The Lions finished fourth in the four-team Trinity League and did not qualify for the playoffs. JSerra was No. 22 in the final Massey Ratings of the 517 CIF-SS girls volleyball teams. That is the highest ranking of any CIF-SS team that did not qualify for the girls volleyball playoffs.
Previous ranking: 8
9. Beckman (24-9): The Patriots finished second to San Juan Hills in the South Coast League with their 5-3 league record. Beckman is home against Mission Silver League champion Alemany (22-7) in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 3 playoffs.
Previous ranking: 9
10. Huntington Beach (21-12): The Oilers tied with Corona del Mar for third place in the Sunset League. Huntington Beach defeated Corona del Mar in their final league encounter. The Oilers are home against La Salle (18-10) in the first round of the Division 3 playoffs.
Previous ranking: 10
Also considered: Aliso Niguel (13-13); Corona del Mar (21-9); Dana Hills (18-16); Edison (13-16); Foothill (24-5); Rosary (26-8); St. Margaret’s (17-5); Sunny Hills (22-8).
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