Santa Barbara High makes its debut in the CIF Division 1AA girls basketball poll at No. 14.
The 7-0 Dons were elevated to the top division this season after winning the 3AA Division in 2013 and reaching the semifinals in the 2AA Division last year.
Channel League rival Ventura is ninth in the first poll while Buena is No. 1 in the 2AA Division.
Dos Pueblos, which is off to one its best starts in several years at 8-1, is ranked fourth in the 2A Division.
Bishop Diego, the defending 5A champion, starts the season at No. 6 in the division.
CIF GIRLS BASKETBALL
PRESEASON POLLS
DIVISION 1AA
1 Chaminade
2 Mater Dei
3 Long Beach Poly
4 Sierra Canyon
5 Serra
6 Troy
7 Windward
8 Etiwanda
9 Ventura
10 Vista Murrieta
11 Valencia/Valencia
12 Alemany
13 Orangewood Academy
14 Santa Barbara
15 Lynwood
16 Millikan
DIVISION 2AA
1 Buena
2 JW North
3 Canyon/Canyon Country
4 Foothill
5 Murrieta Valley
6 Woodbridge
7 Alta Loma
8 Burbank
9 North Torrance
10 Ontario
11 Mark Keppel
12 Garden Grove
13 Oak Hills
14 Newbury Park
15 West Ranch
T16 Arroyo Grande
T16 Saugus
DIVISION 2A
1 Canyon/Anaheim
T2 Norco
T2 Rowland
4 Dos Pueblos
5 Lawndale
6 Whittier
7 La Habra
8 Agoura
T9 Redlands East Valley
T9 Mayfair
11 Tustin
12 Claremont
T13 Thousand Oaks
T13 Rio Mesa
15 Hart
16 Hawthorne
DIVISION 5A
1 Bloomington Christian
2 Faith Baptist
3 Holy Martyrs
4 Avalon
5 Shalhevet
6 Bishop Diego
7 Calvary Murrieta
8 Trinity Classical Academy
9 Tarbut V’Torah
10 St. Bernard
11 CSDR
12 Boron
13 Pilibos
14 AGBU/Pasadena
15 Capistrano Valley Christian
16 Valley Christian/Santa Maria
