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Dan Albano’s Orange County football Top 40 rankings, Oct. 8

The OCVarsity reporter shares how he voted this week in the O.C. Top 25, along with his 'Next 15' teams

El Modena quarterback Ethan Sorenson (10) throws from the pocket in a nonleague game against San Pedro High School at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)
El Modena quarterback Ethan Sorenson (10) throws from the pocket in a nonleague game against San Pedro High School at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)
Dan Albano. Sports HS Reporter.

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Here is how I voted this week for the Orange County football Top 25 and my “Next 15” teams:

ALBANO’S TOP 40

Rank, school, record, previous ranking

1. Mater Dei 4-1 (1)

2. Mission Viejo 6-1 (2)

3. Santa Margarita 4-2 (3)

4. Orange Lutheran 3-3 (4)

5. Servite 4-2 (5)

6. Los Alamitos 7-0 (6)

7. Crean Lutheran 6-0 (7)

8. JSerra 3-3 (8)

9. Corona del Mar 6-0 (15)

10. Tustin 4-2 (9)

11. Yorba Linda 5-1 (10)

12. San Juan Hills 4-2 (11)

13. San Clemente 4-3 (12)

14. La Habra 5-1 (13)

15. Edison 5-2 (14)

16. Capistrano Valley 5-1 (16)

17. Dana Hills 6-0 (17)

18. Huntington Beach 5-1 (18)

19. Laguna Beach 6-0 (19)

20. Western 4-2 (20)

21. Villa Park 3-3 (21)

22. Tesoro 3-3 (24)

23. Troy 5-1 (25)

24. El Modena 3-3 (27)

25. Aliso Niguel 4-2 (23)

Albano’s Next 15

26. El Toro 3-3 (26)

27. Trabuco Hills 3-3 (22)

28. Newport Harbor 2-4 (28)

29. El Dorado 3-3 (29)

30. Orange 4-2 (30)

31. Cypress 3-3 (32)

32. Brea Olinda 4-2 (33)

33. Irvine 5-1 (34)

34. Sunny Hills 5-1 (not ranked)

35. Marina 4-2 (31)

36. Laguna Hills 3-3 (35)

37. Esperanza 3-3 (not ranked)

38. Segerstrom 4-2 (not ranked)

39. Canyon 2-4 (not ranked)

40. Portola 3-3 (not ranked)

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