MaxPreps California Bowl Game Rankings

The regular season is complete in every section except the Central Coast Section. Not too much has changed in the rankings this week, but some of the top teams will face challenges in order to qualify for a bowl berth.

Based on the MaxPreps Computer Rankings, these bowl rankings will continue each week until all section playoffs have ended.

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South Division I 1. (last week 1) St. John Bosco (Bellflower), 10-0, 76.4
2. (2) Mission Viejo, 10-0, 68.3
3. (4) Mater Dei (Santa Ana), 8-2, 63.0
4. (5) Alemany (Mission Hills), 8-2, 61.4
5. (7) Vista Murrieta (Murrieta), 9-1, 61.3
6. (3) Oceanside, 8-2, 60.2
7. (8) Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks), 7-3, 58.9
8. (6) Oaks Christian (Westlake Village), 8-2, 58.1
9. (9) Orange Lutheran (Orange), 7-3, 56.8
10. (NR) Centennial (Corona), 8-2, 55.5

Notes: The Pac-5 Division playoffs are brutal but St. John Bosco got the favorable side of the bracket. While St. John Bosco will likely have to get past Alemany or Servite in the semifinals, the bottom half of the bracket has tough first-round matchups featuring Oaks Christian vs. Mater Dei and Long Beach Poly vs. Orange Lutheran. Oceanside, meanwhile, is not even the top seed in the Open Division of the San Diego Section. In fact it comes in at No. 3 behind Mission Hills and Eastlake. Vista Murrieta is the top seed in the Inland Division, but it didn't get any favors with a possible semifinal game against Rancho Cucamonga.

North Division I 1. (1) De La Salle (Concord), 10-0, 67.8
2. (2) Folsom, 10-0, 66.9
3. (3) Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills), 9-1, 53.2
4. (5) Del Oro (Loomis), 8-2, 50.0
5. (4) Pleasant Grove (Elk Grove), 8-2, 49.3
6. (8) Archbishop Mitty (San Jose), 9-0, 47.8
7. (6) Serra (San Mateo), 7-2, 45.7
8. (7) Rocklin, 7-3, 44.2
9. (10) Granite Bay, 7-3, 43.0
10. (9) Jesuit (Carmichael), 7-3, 42.3

Notes: Folsom received the top seed in the Sac-Joaquin Section Division I playoffs and it won't have to face the likes of Del Oro, which is the top seed in Division II. Look for both of those teams to receive a regional berth if they win out. The Central Section Open Division playoffs have yet to be seeded, but Archbishop Mitty will likely get the top seed.

South Division II 1. (1) Serra (Gardena), 10-0, 72.5
2. (2) Chaminade (West Hills), 8-2, 61.9
3. (3) St. Francis (La Canada), 8-2, 49.5
4. (8) Canyon (Canyon Country), 8-2, 48.6
5. (4) Hart (Newhall), 8-2, 48.3
6. (5) La Habra, 9-1, 47.9
7. (6) Valencia, 8-2, 46.5
8. (7) Palos Verdes (Palos Verdes Estates), 8-2, 45.5
9. (9) Edison (Huntington Beach), 7-3, 44.4
10. (10) St. Augustine (San Diego), 8-2, 43.5

Notes: The Western Division winner likely gets one berth while the Northern Division champ probably gets the other. The Southwest champion likely gets a berth if Serra gets chosen for the Open Division.

North Division II 1. (1) Enterprise (Redding), 10-0, 46.5
2. (2) Inderkum (Sacramento), 8-2, 36.4
3. (3) Casa Grande (Petaluma), 10-0, 38.0
4. (NR) Clayton Valley Charter (Concord), 9-1, 34.9
5. (5) American Canyon (American Canyon), 9-1, 34.2
6. (8) Miramonte (Orinda), 8-2, 31.6
7. (6) Wilcox (Santa Clara), 8-1, 31.3
8. (9) Manteca, 9-1, 30.2
9. (10) Milpitas, 8-1, 28.2
10. (7) Vanden (Fairfield), 7-3, 26.3

Notes: Inderkum is ranked higher here, but American Canyon is the top seed in the Sac-Joaquin Section Division III bracket. Inderkum actually comes in at No. 3 behind Manteca. Enterprise is the Northern Section's best chance for a berth. Casa Grande and Clayton Valley Charter are on opposite sides of the North Coast Section Division II bracket.

South Division III 1. (1) Corona del Mar (Newport Beach), 10-0, 41.1
2. (2) Nordhoff (Ojai), 9-1, 38.5
3. (3) Mission Oak (Tulare), 10-0, 36.4
4. (4) Oak Park, 9-1, 35.6
5. (5) Monrovia, 9-1, 31.1
6. (6) Salesian (Los Angeles), 7-2, 24.0
7. (7) Garden Grove, 10-0, 20.6
8. (9) Carpinteria, 7-3, 20.3
9. (8) Irvine, 8-2, 18.8
9. (NR) Wasco, 8-2, 18.8

Notes: Mission Oak could gain one of the berths, but it will likely have to get past Wasco in the semifinals. Nordhoff and Oak Park are on opposite sides of the Northwest Division bracket. Monrovia is the No. 1 seed in the Mid-Valley Division.

North Division III 1. (2) Marin Catholic (Kentfield), 10-0, 43.1
2. (1) Campolindo (Moraga), 10-0, 41.3
3. (3) West Valley (Cottonwood), 9-1, 38.2
4. (4) El Cerrito, 8-2, 33.4
5. (5) Sacred Heart Prep (Atherton), 8-1, 29.9
6. (6) Hilmar, 10-0, 27.8
7. (7) Analy (Sebastopol), 9-1, 27.7
8. (10) Central Valley (Shasta Lake), 7-3, 26.1
9. (8) Ripon, 9-1, 25.2
10. (10) Sutter, 8-2, 24.8

Notes: Marin Catholic gets a bit of a break, but not much, in the North Coast Division III bracket. It won't have to face El Cerrito or Campolindo until the final, but it will likely have to defeat either Cardinal Newman or Analy in the semifinals. The Northern Section could provide a good candidate since West Valley will have to defeat either Sutter or Central Valley for the section title. Hilmar and Ripon have to get past No. 1 seed Central Catholic in the Sac-Joaquin Section Division IV playoffs.

South Division IV 1. (1) Bishop Diego (Santa Barbara), 8-2, 34.4
2. (3) Parker (San Diego), 10-0, 29.7
3. (2) Christian (El Cajon), 9-1, 27.3
4. (4) Bakersfield Christian (Bakersfield), 8-2, 27.0
5. (5) Santa Fe Christian (Solana Beach), 6-4, 22.3
6. (6) Central Valley Christian (Visalia), 7-3, 19.8
7. (7) Mission Prep (San Luis Obispo), 8-2, 16.9
8. (8) Rio Hondo Prep (Arcadia), 9-1, 13.7
9. (NR) Western Christian (Upland), 10-0, 13.5
10. (9) St. Margaret's (San Juan Capistrano), 9-1, 12.5

Notes: Bishop Diego is the No. 3 seed in the Northwest Division playoffs behind Nordhoff and Oak Park. Parker is the No. 1 seed in the San Diego Section Division III playoffs. Bakersfield Christian and Central Valley Christian could meet in the Central Section Division IV semifinals, but will likely have to get past Mission Oak to qualify.

North Division IV 1. (1) Central Catholic (Modesto), 9-1, 31.5
2. (2) McClymonds (Oakland), 7-2, 16.9
3. (3) Middletown, 9-1, 15.9
4. (8) Le Grand, 10-0, 14.0
5. (4) Modesto Christian (Modesto), 6-4, 12.1
6. (6) Valley Christian (Dublin), 6-3, 10.5
7. (5) Capital Christian (Sacramento), 9-1, 10.2
8. (7) Bradshaw Christian (Sacramento), 8-2, 6.9
9. (10) Maxwell, 8-2, 3.4
10. (9) Ripon Christian, 8-2, 1.7

Notes: Central Catholic likely has to get past Ripon on the semifinals and Hilmar in the finals of the Sac-Joaquin Section Division IV playoffs in order to qualify. Middletown is the No. 1 seed in the North Coast Section Division V playoffs and is on the opposite side of the bracket from Valley Christian.