Dan Albano’s Orange County high school football Top 35 rankings

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Here is how I voted this week in the Orange County football Top 25 poll.

There are three voters each week in the poll:

1. Santa Margarita 5-0

2. Mater Dei 4-1

3. Orange Lutheran 3-2

4. Mission Viejo 4-1

5. JSerra 4-1

6. San Clemente 4-0

7. Servite 2-2

8. Crean Lutheran 3-2

9. Corona del Mar 5-0

10. Tustin 4-1

11. Huntington Beach 5-0

12. Yorba Linda 4-1

13. Capistrano Valley 5-0

14. Dana Hills 5-0

15. Villa Park 4-0

16. La Habra 5-0

17. San Juan Hills 4-1

18. Orange 5-0

19. Laguna Beach 2-2

20. Edison 1-3

21. Los Alamitos 0-5

22. Trabuco Hills 3-1

23. Newport Harbor 3-2

24. El Modena 4-0

25. Troy 3-1

Dan Albano’s Next 10

Rank, school, record, previous rank

26. Pacifica 5-0 (30)

27. El Toro 3-2 (26)

28. Cypress 4-1 (ranked in the Top 25)

29. Brea Olinda 4-1 (27)

30. El Dorado 2-2 (28)

31. Irvine 4-1 (32)

32. Laguna Hills 3-1 (33)

33. Foothill 2-3 (not ranked)

34. Portola 4-1 (not ranked)

35. Northwood 3-2 (31)

Also considered: Fullerton 3-2; St. Margaret’s 4-0

Please send feedback to Dan Albano at [email protected] or @ocvarsityguy

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This story was originally published September 23, 2026 at 11:05 AM.