TEAM RANKINGS Updated CIF Southern Section Top 10 Lists

Division 1 Girls
1) Long Beach Poly
2) Roosevelt
3) Long Beach Wilson
4) Vista Murrieta
5) Newbury Park
6) Martin Luther King
7) Upland
8) Orange Vista
9) Mira Costa
10) Ayala
Others: Etiwanda, Los Alamitos, Peninsula
Forecast:  Roosevelt moves up and poses a strong challenge to LB Poly. Yep, just like what we saw in 2019 and 2021!

Division 1 Boys
1) Newbury Park
2) Upland
3) Long Beach Poly
4) Long Beach Wilson
5) Cajon
6) Great Oak
7) Murrieta Mesa
8) Roosevelt
 9) Elsinore
10) Los Alamitos
Others: Foothill, Fountain Valley, Redondo Union
Forecast:  Newbury Park projects to send their army under the at-large standards to monopolize the distances as we've never witnessed. Upland is getting healthier by the week in what may come down to the last two events on the track.  

Division 2 Girls
1) Golden Valley
2) Thousand Oaks
3) Glendora
4) Culver City
5) Mission Viejo
6) Ventura
7) Canyon, Anaheim Hills
8) JW North
9) Dana Hills
9) South Torrance
Others: Agoura, Canyon (CC), Chino, Murrieta Valley
Forecast: The Grizzlies of Golden Valley are runaway favorites at this point.  Thousand Oaks looks to get a top sprint talent back for the postseason to secure that runner-up plaque.  

Division 2 Boys
1) Mater Dei
2) Simi Valley
3) Jordan
4) Canyon, Anaheim Hills
5) Thousand Oaks
6) Westlake
7) South Torrance
8) Golden Valley
9) Shadow Hills
10) West Ranch
Others: Agoura, Culver City, Dana Hills, Ventura, West Torrance
Forecast: The Monarchs hold a sizable advantage on paper at this point.  The battle for second place will be a tight one as several squads could very well walk away with the hardware next month. 

Division 3 Girls
1) Calabasas
2) JSerra
2) Notre Dame (SO)
4) South Pasadena
5) Harvard-Westlake
6) La Canada
7) Orange Lutheran
8) Oak Park
9) Palos Verdes
10) Corona del Mar
Others: Laguna Hills, Monrovia, Rancho Mirage, Santa Margarita
Forecast: Calabasas moves up just ahead of JSerra and Notre Dame, now turning this into a three-team battle for the two postseason plaques.  On paper, this comes down to the final relay!

Division 3 Boys
1) St. John Bosco
2) Cathedral
3) Servite
4) Santa Margarita
5) Covina
6) Monrovia
7) Harvard Westlake
8) J Serra
9) South Pasadena
10) St. Francis
Others: Chaminade, Notre Dame (SO), Orange Lutheran, Palos Verdes
Forecast: The Braves are looking sharper with every meet and poised to earn their first-ever team title next month.  Cathedral moved up and looks to battle Servite for that second plaque.  

Division 4 Girls
1) Oaks Christian
2) Junipero Serra
3) Muir
4) St. Mary's Academy
5) Archer School for Girls
6) Marlborough
7) St. Margaret's
7) Paraclete
9) Rosary Academy
10) La Salle
Others: Mayfield, Sierra Canyon, Viewpoint
Forecast: Oaks Christian projects to score over 100 points once again after they scored a commanding 156 points in their 2021 title run.  Junipero Serra's sprint crew should do enough to safely bring some postseason hardware once again.  

Division 4 Boys
1) Oaks Christian
2) Junipero Serra
3) La Salle
4) Crean Lutheran
5) Maranatha
6) Ontario Christian
7) Bishop Alemany
8) Brentwood
9) Big Bear
10) Crespi
Others: Chadwick, Foothill Tech, St. Paul, Villanova Prep, Xavier College Prep
Forecast: Not too different than what we should see with the girls' title as with everything projecting out as we have on paper, the Lions will capture their sixth consecutive title! 

ORANGE COUNTY TEAM RANKINGS
BOYS
1) Mater Dei
2) Servite
3) Santa Margarita
3) Los Alamitos
5) Fountain Valley
6) Canyon
7) Trabuco Hills
8) Foothill
9) J Serra
10) Aliso Niguel
10) San Clemente
others: Crean Lutheran, Edison, Orange Lutheran 

GIRLS
1) J Serra
2) Orange Lutheran
3) Los Alamitos
4) Mission Viejo
5) Dana Hills
6) Trabuco Hills
7) Canyon
8) Corona del Mar
8) Edison
10) Villa Park
others: Aliso Niguel, El Toro, Mater Dei, San Clemente 

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Mark Gardner is a teacher, former coach, in-demand announcer, and a regular contributor to MileSplit with a concentration on the Southern Section. 

Photos by Daniel Hernadez and Raymond Tran.