1. JSerra (13-0): The Lions went 10-0 in the Trinity League including two league wins over Mater Dei, are No. 4 in the MaxPrep.com national rankings, and are seeded No. 1 in the CIF Southern Section Open Division for the playoffs. JSerra, sparked by senior Gavin Allegaert's 17 goals, is at Arlington in the first round Thursday, home against Arlington in the second round Saturday (all Open Division teams play the same opponent to games in a row; cumulative scores determine which team advances).
Previous ranking: 1
2. Mater Dei (14-2-1): The Trinity League second-place Monarchs' only losses were to JSerra in league games. Mater Dei, last season's Open Division champion, is seeded second in the CIF-SS Open Division. The Monarchs, led by Ayden Romo's 21 goals, play at Loyola on Thursday and home against Loyola on Saturday.
Previous ranking: 2
3. Servite (11-5-4): The Friars finished strong in the final week of the regular season with 5-0 wins over Orange Lutheran and Santa Margarita in the Trinity League to take third place. Servite, last year's Division 1 champion, plays at home against Cathedral in the Division 1 first round Thursday.
Previous ranking: 4
4. San Clemente (10-4-1): The Tritons won the South Coast League championship with a 7-1 league record. They take a 99-mile trip to play at Sultana in the Division 1 first round Thursday. San Clemente senior Jonah Levandofsky has scored 12 goals.
Previous ranking: 10
5. Orange Lutheran (9-6-4): The Lancers finished fourth in the Trinity League in which they played to a tie with Mater Dei and Servite. Orange Lutheran plays at Del Rey League champion Bishop Amat in the Division 1 first round on Thursday.
Previous ranking: 5
6. Villa Park (14-3-3): The Spartans went 7-1 in the Freeway League to tie Brea Olinda for the league championship. Villa Park is at Corona on Thursday for the Division 1 first round.
Previous ranking: 7
7. Valencia (17-4-3): The Tigers finished second to Santa Ana in the Empire League with their 5-1-2 league record. Valencia plays its Division 1 first round game Friday at Baseline League champion Upland.
Previous ranking: 4
8. San Juan Hills (10-2-3): The Stallions finished second to San Clemente in the South Coast League with a 6-1-1 league record that includes a win over San Clemente. San Juan Hills plays a Division 2 playoffs first-round home game Thursday against Newbury Park.
Previous ranking: 8
9. El Toro (12-5-4): The Chargers won the Sea View League championship with an 8-0 league record. El Toro, led by junior Gianluca D'Amato's 12 goals, play at undefeated Tri-Valley League champ Cate of Carpinteria in the Division 1 playoffs first round Thursday.
Previous ranking: Not ranked
10. Brea Olinda (12-3): The Wildcats tied with Villa Park for the Freeway League championship after splitting their two league games against Villa Park. Brea plays at El Segundo on Thursday in a Division 1 first-round playoff game.