MaxPreps looks at the teams that most often find themselves near the top of the section rankings.
Bellarmine in 2011
Photo by David Stephenson
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Bellarmine (San Jose)Ranked in the Top 25 all eight years
Ranked No. 1 three times (2008-09, 2011)
Three Open section championships (2008-09, 2011)
Highest rank: 1 (2008-09, 2011)
Lowest rank: 18 (2004)
Average rank: 5.5
Serra (San Mateo)Ranked in the Top 25 all eight years
Highest rank: 2 (2011)
Lowest rank: 19 (2005)
Average rank: 5.5
Valley Christian (San Jose)Ranked in the Top 25 all eight years
Ranked No. 1 twice (2004-05)
Three section championships (D-IV: 2008), (Open: 2004-05)
Highest rank: 1 (2004-05)
Lowest rank: 18 (2006)
Average rank: 5.5
Los GatosRanked in the Top 25 all eight years
Four section championships (D-II: 2009, 2011), (Medium: 2005, 2008)
Highest rank: 2 (2005)
Lowest rank: 12 (2010)
Average rank: 6.25
St. Francis (Mountain View)Ranked in the Top 25 all eight years
Highest rank: 2 (2004)
Lowest rank: 16 (2008)
Average rank: 6.63
Palma (Salinas)Ranked in the Top 25 all eight years
Two section championships (D-I: 2008), (D-IV: 2011)
Highest rank: 3 (2005-06)
Lowest rank: 14 (2008)
Average rank: 7.88
Oak Grove (San Jose)Ranked in the Top 25 seven years (2004-08, 2010-11)
Ranked No. 1 in 2007
Two section championships (Large: 2004), (Open: 2007)
Highest rank: 1 (2007)
Lowest rank: 28 (2009)
Average rank: 8.75
Palo AltoRanked in the Top 25 all eight years
Ranked No. 1 twice (2006, 2010)
Three section championships (Open: 2006, 2010), (Large: 2007)
One state bowl championship (Open: 2010)
Highest rank: 1 (2006, 2010)
Lowest rank: 23 (2004)
Average rank: 9
St. Ignatius (San Francisco)Ranked in the Top 25 all eight years
Two section championships (Medium: 2006), (D-III: 2011)
Highest rank: 5 (2006)
Lowest rank: 18 (2010)
Average rank: 10.38
Sacred Heart Cathedral (San Francisco)Ranked in the Top 25 seven years (2005-11)
One small division section championship (2008)
Highest rank: 5 (2008)
Lowest rank: 46 (2004)
Average rank: 16.38
