California Top 25 high school football rankings by SBLive/Sports Illustrated (10/23/2023)

Servite's big win over Santa Margarita throws a sixth Trinity League team among the state's elite

Five of the 10 CIF sections enter the final week of the regular football season this week: San Diego, Southern, LA City, Central and Sac-Joaquin. 

The remaining five — Central Coast, North Coast, Northern, Oakland and San Francisco — all finish up in two weeks. 

With Servite's wild 50-42 win over Santa Margarita, all six Trinity League teams moved into the SBLive/Sports Illustrated Top 25 California rankings this week. 

Nine of the 25 still have a chance to go undefeated in the regular season — no small feat. Lincoln of San Diego switched places with Carlsbad at the No. 7 spot after finishing its regular season 10-0. The Hornets have a three-week break before the postseason. 

The two other San Diego Section ranked teams — No. 23 Granite Hills and No. 25 Helix — engaged in an instant classic last week, with Granite Hills pulling out a wild 44-43 win. 

Granite Hills beats Helix in overtime, extends winning streak to 18: 4 takeaways

1. St. John Bosco (8-1)

Previous rank: 1. Last week: def. JSerra Catholic, 42-20 

Next game: Friday vs. Orange Lutheran at Orange Coast College.

2. Mater Dei (8-1)

Previous rank: 2 . Last week: def. Orange Lutheran, 55-13

Next game:  Friday vs. Santa Margarita at Santa Ana College

3. Serra-San Mateo (8-0)

Previous rank: 3-0. Last week: def. Riordan, 53-7

Next game: Friday at Valley Christian

4. Corona Centennial (7-2)

Previous rank: 4. Last week: def. Murrieta Valley, 63-27

Next game: Thursday at Norco

5. Sierra Canyon (9-0)

Previous rank: 5. Last week: def. Serra-Gardena, 35-28

Next game: Friday vs. Chaminade

6. Long Beach Poly (8-1)

Previous rank: 6. Last week: def. Compton, 50-6

Next game: Friday at Long Beach Jordan.

7. Lincoln-San Diego (10-0)

Previous rank: 8. Last week: def. University City, 49-0

Next game: Nov. 10, Open Div. playoffs

8. Carlsbad (9-0)

Previous rank: 7. Last week: def. La Costa Canyon, 41-34

Next game: Friday vs. El Camino

9. Rancho Cucamonga (9-0)

Previous rank: 9. Last week: def. Damien, 36-35

Next game: Thursday at Upland

10. Clovis North (9-0)

Previous rank: 10. Last week: def. Buchanan, 28-3

Next game: Thursday vs. Central-Fresno

11. San Clemente (8-1)

Previous rank: 13. Last week: def. Capistrano Valley, 35-18

Next game: Friday vs. Tesoro

12. Serra-Gardena (6-3)

Previous rank: 12. Last week: Lost to Sierra Canyon, 35-28

Next game: 

13. Orange Lutheran (5-4)

Previous rank 11. Last week: lost to Mater Dei, 55-13

Next game: Friday vs. St. John Bosco at Orange Coast College

14. Servite (5-4)

Previous rank NR. Last week: Def. Santa Margarita, 50-42

Next game: Friday vs. JSerra Catholic

15. JSerra Catholic (4-5)

Previous rank: 15. Last week: lost to Santa Margarita, 34-31

Next game: Friday vs. St. John Bosco

16. Damien (8-1)

Previous rank: 17. Last week: lost to Rancho Cucamonga, 36-35

Next game: Thursday at Etiwanda

17. Pacifica-Oxnard (9-0)

Previous rank: 16. Last week: def. Rio Mesa, 28-3

Next game: Friday at Oxnard

18. De La Salle (6-2)

Previous rank: 18. Last week: def. El Cerrito, 31-12

Next game: Friday at Monte Vista

19. Mission Viejo (6-3)

Previous rank: 19 . Last week: def. Tesoro, 36-0

Next game: Friday at Capistrano Valley

20. Santa Margarita (5-4)

Previous rank: 14. Last week: lost to Servite, 50-42

Next game: Friday vs. Mater Dei at Santa Ana Stadium

21. Oaks Christian (7-2)

Previous rank: 20. Last week: def. Simi Valley, 48-16

Next game: Friday vs. St. Bonaventure

22. Los Alamitos (7-2)

Previous rank: 22. Last week: def. Huntington Beach, 63-13

Next game: Friday vs. Edison at Veterans Stadium

23. Granite Hills (9-0)

Previous rank: 23. Last week: def. Helix, 44-43

Next game: Friday at Grossmont

24. Palos Verdes (9-0)

Previous rank: 25. Last week: def. Culver City, 34-31

Next game: Friday at Peninsula

25. Helix (8-1)

Previous rank 24. Last week: lost to Granite Hills, 44-43

Next game: Friday vs. Steele Canyon

On the bubble: Chaparral (6-3), Folsom (7-2), Liberty-Bakersfield (8-1), Marin Catholic (8-0), Murrieta Valley (6-3), Pittsburg (8-0), Pittsburg (8-0), Rocklin (8-1), San Ramon Valley (7-1), St. Bonaventure (7-2), St. Francis-La Canada (8-1), St. Mary's-Stockton (8-1), Valencia (8-1), Villa Park (8-1), Warren (7-2).