Top 10 toughest high school football leagues in California

We've already seen which states are the toughest in the nation when it comes to high school football. But what about the toughest leagues?

Using the MaxPreps Freeman Rankings computer formula, we have compiled which leagues and conferences are full of the toughest teams. By taking the mean rating of each team, we have come up with an overall number that sums up the league's strength.

1. Trinity League
Southern Section
Overall rating: 60.1

St. John Bosco (Bellflower)
Rating: 78.6
Record: 5-0

Mater Dei (Santa Ana)
Rating: 67.9
Record: 5-0



Servite (Anaheim)
Rating: 55.7
Record: 3-2

JSerra Catholic (San Juan Capistrano)
Rating: 55.5
Record: 5-0

Orange Lutheran
Rating: 52
Record: 5-0

Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita)
Rating: 51
Record: 3-2

2. Serra League
Southern Section
Overall rating: 53.4

Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks)
Rating: 62.7
Record: 4-2

Alemany (Mission Hills)
Rating: 62.2
Record: 5-1



Bishop Amat (La Puente)
Rating: 54.8
Record: 5-1

Loyola (Los Angeles)
Rating: 50.3
Record: 3-3

Crespi (Encino)
Rating: 37
Record: 2-4

3. Mission League
Southern Section
Overall rating: 42.3

Serra (Gardena)
Rating: 74
Record: 5-0

Chaminade (West Hills)
Rating: 65.9
Record: 4-1

St. Francis (La Canada)
Rating: 49.1
Record: 5-0



Harvard-Westlake (Studio City)
Rating: 28.1
Record: 4-1

Cathedral (Los Angeles)
Rating: 26.1
Record: 5-0

St. Paul (Santa Fe Springs)
Rating: 10.4
Record: 0-5

4. South Coast League
Southern Section
Overall rating: 41.6

Mission Viejo
Rating: 65.4
Record: 6-0

Tesoro (Rancho Santa Margarita)
Rating: 45.6
Record: 4-1



Trabuco Hills (Mission Viejo)
Rating: 45.3
Record: 4-2

El Toro (Lake Forest)
Rating: 33.6
Record: 3-3

San Clemente
Rating: 18.3
Record: 2-4

5. Delta River League
Sac-Joaquin Section
Overall rating: 38.5

Folsom
Rating: 63.6
Record: 5-0

Pleasant Grove (Elk Grove)
Rating: 51.4
Record: 5-0

Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills)
Rating: 51.2
Record: 5-0

Jesuit (Carmichael)
Rating: 46.2
Record: 5-0



Sheldon (Sacramento)
Rating: 11.5
Record: 3-2

Ponderosa (Shingle Springs)
Rating: 6.8
Record: 4-1

6. Baseline League
Southern Section
Overall Rating: 38.1

Rancho Cucamonga
Rating: 58.6
Record: 5-0

Upland
Rating: 45
Record: 3-2

Los Osos (Rancho Cucamonga)
Rating: 42.3
Record: 3-2

Glendora
Rating: 38.4
Record: 5-0

Etiwanda
Rating: 26.8
Record: 3-2

Alta Loma
Rating: 17.6
Record: 4-1

7. Southwestern League
Southern Section
Overall Rating: 37.6

Vista Murrieta (Murrieta)
Rating: 55.7
Record: 4-1

Murrieta Valley (Murrieta)
Rating: 45.6
Record: 4-1

Chaparral (Temecula)
Rating: 40.9
Record: 3-2

Great Oak (Temecula)
Rating: 40.1
Record: 3-2



Murrieta Mesa (Murrieta)
Rating: 27.2
Record: 5-0

Temecula Valley (Temecula)
Rating: 16.2
Record: 2-3

8. Big VIII League
Southern Section
Overall Rating: 36.2

Centennial (Corona)
Rating: 53.5
Record: 3-2

Norco
Rating: 47.7
Record: 3-2

Santiago (Corona)
Rating: 42.4
Record: 2-3

Roosevelt (Eastvale)
Rating: 40.4
Record: 4-1



King (Riverside)
Rating: 35
Record: 5-0

Corona
Rating: -1.6
Record: 1-4

9. Avocado West League
San Diego Section
Overall Rating: 35.68

Oceanside
Rating: 52.7
Record: 3-2

Carlsbad
Rating: 49.8
Record: 5-0

El Camino (Oceanside)
Rating: 31.4
Record: 3-2

La Costa Canyon (Carlsbad)
Rating: 28.4
Record: 3-2



Vista
Rating: 16.1
Record: 1-4

10. Foothill League
Southern Section
Overall Rating: 33

Hart (Newhall)
Rating: 66.1
Record: 5-0

Canyon (Canyon Country)
Rating: 50.8
Record: 4-1

Valencia
Rating: 44.2
Record: 3-2

Saugus
Rating: 18.6
Record: 3-2

West Ranch (Valencia)
Rating: 15.4
Record: 4-1



Golden Valley (Santa Clarita)
Rating: 3.5
Record: 2-3