Unlike the boys, we didn’t re-rank the girls following the regional tournament, so there was quite a bit more shuffling. Mitty was never moving from the top spot, but Cardinal Newman gets a deserved bump to No. 2 after knocking off Carondelet and Pinewood during the Open Div. regionals. Vanden grabs the final spot in the Top 10 after its impressive come-from-behind Div. III state championship victory over Mater Dei-Santa Ana. The Vikings also moved ahead of Miramonte, who they defeated in the regional final. West Campus was the other big mover, proving it belonged and finally getting a four-slot boost from the No. 20 spot it held for nearly a month and a half.
Records are FINAL
1. (1) Archbishop Mitty-San Jose 28-3
2. (5) Cardinal Newman-Santa Rosa 30-4
3. (2) Carondelet-Concord 28-5 — PICTURE ABOVE: Ali Bamberger, front, and the Cougars were all smiles after winning the North Coast Section Div. I title. (Dennis Lee photo)
4. (3) Bishop O’Dowd-Oakland 26-5
5. (4) Pinewood-Los Altos Hills 25-4
6. (6) St. Mary’s-Stockton 21-9
7. (7) Sacred Heart Cathedral-S.F. 18-9
8. (8) Salesian-Richmond 24-9
9. (9) McClatchy-Sacramento 31-5
10. (13) Vanden-Fairfield 31-5
11. (11) Miramonte-Orinda 30-4
12. (10) Heritage-Brentwood 27-6
13. (14) Eastside College Prep-E. Palo Alto 23-8
14. (17) Campolindo-Moraga 27-7
15. (12) Lincoln-Stockton 23-9
16. (20) West Campus-Sacramento 30-4
17. (17) Sacramento 23-10
18. (16) Modesto Christian 22-8
19. (18) Oak Ridge-El Dorado Hills 23-11
20. (19) Folsom 27-5
DROPPED OUT: None.
REMAINING TEAMS FROM PRESEASON TOP 20: 17