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MaxPreps rankings for CIF San Diego Section softball (Spring 2026). Every high school softball team in the nation is ranked. Find out where your teams stands... 

CIF San Diego Section Softball (Spring 2026)  Rankings

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Cardinals are loaded again after going 38-1 in 2025 and winning second consecutive state title.

Preseason MaxPreps Top 25 Softball Rankings | 2026 Season

Melissa beats Barbers Hill 4-2 to win 5A D1 title.

Melissa goes back-to-back, locks up National Championship!

Barbers Hill's Hailey Nutter tossed a gem of a game striking out 18, leading her squad to a 4-0 win over and a chance at a state title.

Kentucky commit Hailey Nutter strikes out 18, tosses no-hitter

Orange Beach takes down Curry to claim fifth straight softball championship

Highlights: Orange Beach wins 5th-straight title 9-2 over Curry

Doral Academy slugger Sarah Breaux can hit the big fly.

Clemson commit Sarah Breaux can smash softballs

El Modena wins 29th annual Dave Kops Tournament of Champions

El Modena wins Dave Kops TOC with 5-4 win over Norco

The left-handed ace from Bloomingdale High School is one of the top pitchers in the Class of 2025.

UCLA softball commit Natalie Cable is nasty in the circle

Orange Beach (AL) is loaded again after going 46-1 in 2024 and winning fourth consecutive state title.

MaxPreps Preseason Top 25 Softball Rankings | 2025 Season

Doral Academy enters mix at No. 12 as Melbourne, Basha, Norco also join national conversation.

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Mariners won 10 of last 11 in 2023 en route to eighth Southern Section crown since 1997.

California power Pacifica headlines 2024 Preseason MaxPreps Top 25 Softball Rankings

Lakewood Ranch takes No. 1 in the MaxPreps Preseason Top 25 softball rankings. Coming in at No. 2 is Norco in California. Highlights of No. 3 Foothill in California are shown.

Preseason Top 25 Softball Rankings

June 17, 2019:  As Male (Louisville, Ky.), Williamsville East (East Amherst, N.Y.) and Pine Grove (Pa.) were busy running the table on the 2019 season, Norco (Calif.) staked its claim to the 2019 MaxPreps National Championship.

#	Team	Ovr.	Rating	Str.
1	Rancho Bernardo	4-1-0	7.57	-0.2
2	Palo Verde Valley	3-3-0	2.28	2.5
3	Escondido	2-2-1	1.39	0.3
4	Chula Vista	3-2-0	0.65	-2.9
5	San Dieguito Academy	2-3-0	-3.06	-0.5
6	Clairemont	1-4-0	-7.43	-0.3

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