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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. Mission Viejo 6-1
2. Santa Margarita 5-2
3. Mater Dei 4-2
4. Servite 5-2
5. Orange Lutheran 3-4
6. Los Alamitos 7-0
7. Crean Lutheran 7-0
8. JSerra 3-4
9. Corona del Mar 7-0
10. Tustin 6-1
11. San Juan Hills 5-2
12. San Clemente 4-3
13. Yorba Linda 5-2
14. Edison 5-2
15. Huntington Beach 6-1
16. La Habra 5-2
17. Capistrano Valley 6-1
18. Dana Hills 7-0
19. Laguna Beach 7-0
20. Troy 6-1
21. El Modena 4-3
22. Western 4-3
23. Villa Park 4-3
24. Tesoro 3-4
25. Aliso Niguel 5-2
Albano’s Next 15
26. El Toro 4-3
27. Trabuco Hills 3-4
28. Newport Harbor 2-5
29. Orange 4-3
30. El Dorado 3-4
31. Cypress 3-4
32. Brea Olinda 5-2
33. Irvine 6-1
34. Segerstrom 5-2
35. Marina 5-2
36. Foothill 2-5
37. Laguna Hills 2-5
38. Esperanza 3-4
39. Beckman 4-3
40. Sunny Hills 5-2
Also considered: Calvary Chapel 7-0; Canyon 2-5; Fullerton 5-2; Pacifica 4-3; Portola 4-3
