Bishop Diego received the No. 10 ranking in a CIF-SS preseason football poll.
The Cardinals, who return several starting players, are 10th in the Eastern Division poll. The leagues represented in this division are Frontier, Academy, Mountain Valley, Alpha, Ambassador and De Anza.
St. Margaret’s of the Academy League is the No. 1 team in the division.
In other divisions that include local teams, Santa Ynez is ranked third in the Northwest Division and Carpinteria is listed among others
In the Western Division, which includes the Channel League schools, no Santa Barbara area team is ranked. Ventura is No. 8 and Buena is listed among others.
WESTERN DIVISION
1, Serra (Mission League)
2, Dominguez (San Gabriel Valley)
3, Warren (San Gabriel Valley)
4, Chaminade (Mission)
5, Gahr (San Gabriel Valley)
6, St. Francis (Mission)
7, Culver City (Ocean)
8, Ventura (Channel)
9, Arroyo Grande (PAC-7)
10, Oxnard (Pacific View)
Others include: Buena (Channel), St. Joseph (PAC-7), Atascadero (PAC-7), Santa Monica (Ocean), Camarillo (Pacific View), Cathedral (Mission)
NORTHWEST DIVISION
1, Templeton (Los Padres)
2, Nordhoff (Tri-Valley)
3, Santa Ynez (Los Padres)
4 Verbum Dei (Del Rey)
5, North Torrance (Pioneer)
6, Nipomo (Los Padres)
7, Cantwell-Sacred Heart (Del Rey)
8, South Torrance (Pioneer)
9, El Segundo (Pioneer)
10, Oak Park (Tri-Valley)
Others include: Don Bosco Tech (Del Rey), Carpinteria (Tri-Valley), Morro Bay (Los Padres), Centennial-Compton (Pioneer), Fillmore (Tri-Valley), Torrance (Pioneer).
EAST VALLEY DIVISION
1, St. Margaret’s (Academy)
2, Rim of the World (Mountain Valley)
3, Sierra Canyon (Alpha)
4, Paraclete (Alpha)
5, Aquinas (Ambassador)
6, Ontario Christian (Ambassador)
7, Twentynine Palms (De Anza)
8, Linfield Christian (Ambassador)
9, Notre Dame-Riverside (Mountain Valley)
10, Bishop Diego (Frontier)
Others include: Grace Brethren (Frontier) Banning (Mountain View), Campbell Hall (Alpha), Sage Hill (Academy), Big Bear (Mountain Valley), Rubidoux (Mountain Valley).
