The regular season has come and gone, and now county teams will look to bring home a CIF championship.

Here is a look at this week’s girls soccer top 10 with explanations .

The Aztecs return to the top spot. Rod Veal/The Register.

1. Esperanza (20-3-1; 8-2): Closed the Sunset League with six straight victories, outscoring their opposition 20-4.

2. San Clemente (21-4-1; 7-2-1): Three game league winning streak to end the regular season in which Tritons allowed only one goal.

3. Aliso Niguel (19-2-2; 7-2-1): Responded to 1-0 loss to San Clemente with a 3-1 victory over Capistrano Valley. It was the first time since Dec. 18th that the Wolverines have scored more than two goals.

4. Los Alamitos (17-3-5; 8-1-1): Five of the eight wins for the Sunset League champions were shut outs.

5. Mission Viejo (13-5-7; 7-2-1): Diablos lost a chance to win the South Coast League title outright by losing to Tesoro 1-0 in the league finale.

6. Mater Dei (12-3-5; 6-1-1): Four of their six league victories were by one goal.

7. El Toro (15-4-2; 8-2): Despite missing key players with injuries, the Sea View League co-champions will storm into the playoffs on the heels of eight straight wins.

8. Canyon (18-4-2; 9-0-1): The Comanches will go into the playoffs winners of  nine straight and  the Century League title for the second consecutive year.

9. Trabuco Hills (13-5-3; 7-1-2): Mustangs clinched a share of the Sea View League title by defeating Woodbridge 2-0 Friday. It is their first league title in soccer since 1994.

10. Marina (10-9-5; 5-4-1): A tie and 1-0 overtime lost to Los Alamitos and Esperanza respectively showed that this team can contend with the county’s elite.

Others receiving consideration:

11. Santa Margarita (10-8-6; 4-3-1); 12. Sunny Hills (20-3-3; 8-1-1); 13. Fullerton (15-5-4); 14. Pacifica (18-5-1; 9-1); 15. Huntington Beach (12-5-5; 4-3-3)

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