
CIF-SS COACHES' RANKINGS
(Dec. 1)
GIRLS WATER POLO
Division I
1. Newport Harbor
2. Corona del Mar
3. Dos Pueblos
4. Los Alamitos
5. Foothill
6. Edison
7. Santa Barbara
8. Long Beach Wilson
9. Rosary
10. LB Millikan
Albano's comment: LB Millikan over El Toro? And CdM should be No. 1 in the division. Sure, Newport is the defending champ but it's a new season.
Division II
1. Laguina Beach
2. Montebello
3. Palos Verdes
4. Agoura
5. San Clemente
6. Villa Park
7. Tesoro
8. Royal
9. Mira Costa
10. Canyon/Anaheim
Albano's comment: Villa Park should be closer to 9 or 10. The Spartans graduated a ton.
Division III
1. Poly/Riverside
2. Ayala
3. St. Lucy's
4. Murrieta Valley
5. Temescal Canyon
6. Santiago/Corona
7. Harvard-Westlake
8. Whittier
9. Louisville
10. ML King
Division IV
1. Arroyo Grande
2. Rio Mesa
3. Crescenta Valley
4. La Canada
5. Cabrillo/Lompoc
6. Burbank
7. Glendale
8. San Marino
9. Oxnard
10. Nipomo
Division V
1. Los Osos
2. Redlands
3. Sonora
4. Arlington
5. La Habra
6. El Segundo
7. Upland
8. Yucaipa
9. Santa Monica
10. Sunny Hills
Albano's comment: Lancers seem too low. They will climb. Sonora might be too high. Fullerton, it appears, will have to fight for respect.
Division VI
1. Saddleback
2. Bonita
3. Walnut
4. Malibu
5. Chadwick
6. La Salle
7. Orange
8. Loara
9. Elsinore
10. Perris
Albano's comment: Early word from Saddleback wasn't too convincing. Wonder how long the Roadrunners will stick to No. 1. They lost to Northwood on Monday by 13 goals.
Division VII
1. Cerritos
2. Arroyo Valley
3. La Quinta/La Quinta
4. Warren
5. Western
6. Colony
7. Garden Grove
8. St. Joseph's/Lakewood
9. Savanna
10. Ontario
Albano's comment: I heard good reports on GG and Bolsa Grande. GG had a shaky opener Monday, tho.
There's an error in the Division 2 rankings. The first team should be Laguna Beach
Thanks aquatics fan and others who have spotted this mistake. It has been corrected.