The 2017 California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Southern Section Football Pre-Season Rankings have been released and a local team finds itself at the top of its division.

According to the polls, Saugus High School is the team to watch in Division 6, where it is ranked No. 1, with Golden Valley close behind at No. 3.

Other notables were Valencia High School with a No. 4 ranking in Division 2, while Hart High School’s football team came in at No. 8 in Division 3.

West Ranch High School also broke the Top 10 of their division (9) with a No. 7 rank.

There are 13 divisions within the Southern Section of the CIF, which currently serves 145 school districts.

Below is the full list of the 2017 CIF Southern Section 11-Man Football Pre-Season Top 10 (as of August 21, 2017):

Division 1
1 Mater Dei
2 St. John Bosco
3 Centennial/Corona
4 4 Serra
5 Chaminade
6 Mission Viejo
7 JSerra Catholic
8 Murrieta Valley
9 San Clemente
10 Lutheran/Orange

Division 2
1 Edison
2 Oaks Christian
3 Norco
4 Valencia/Valencia
5 Upland
6 Calabasas
7 Los Alamitos
8 La Habra
9 Great Oak
10 Heritage

Division 3
1 Sierra Canyon
2 Buena Park
3 Rancho Verde
4 Newbury Park
5 Palos Verdes
6 Charter Oak
7 St. Francis
8 Hart
9 Crespi
10 Lompoc

Division 4
1 Roosevelt, Eleanor
2 San Juan Hills
3 Corona del Mar
4 Downey
5 Cajon
6 Capistrano Valley
7 Santiago/Corona
8 Etiwanda
9 Redondo Union
10 Murrieta Mesa

Division 5
1 Paraclete
2 Yucaipa
3 Paloma Valley
4 St. Joseph/Santa Maria
5 Paramount
6 Corona
7 Wilson/Long Beach
8 Los Altos
9 Ventura
10 Salesian

Division 6
1 Saugus
2 Newport Harbor
3 Golden Valley
4 St. Paul
5 Mira Costa
6 Summit
7 Crescenta Valley
8 San Gorgonio
9 Bishop Diego
10 Elsinore

Division 7
1 El Modena
2 Yorba Linda
3 Don Lugo
4 Tustin
5 Ayala
6 Huntington Beach
7 Fullerton
8 St. Margaret’s Episcopal
9 Pacifica/Oxnard
10 Burbank

Division 8
1 Rio Mesa
2 Valley Christian/Cerritos
3 La Salle
4 Northview
5 Silverado
6 Antelope Valley
7 Citrus Valley
8 Grace Brethren
9 Notre Dame/Riverside
10 Temescal Canyon

Division 9
1 Mayfair
2 Aquinas
3 St. Anthony
4 Leuzinger
5 Agoura
6 Burroughs/Ridgecrest
7 West Ranch
8 Lynwood
9 Aliso Niguel
10 Santa Barbara

Division 10
1 Valley View
2 Santa Ynez
3 Quartz Hill
4 Gahr
5 Apple Valley
6 Pacifica/Garden Grove
7 Dos Pueblos
8 North, J.W.
9 University
10 Santa Fe

Division 11
1 Culver City
2 Rancho Mirage
3 Oak Park
4 Arcadia
5 5 Highland
6 Eisenhower
7 Cabrillo/Lompoc
8 Katella
9 Sultana
10 Xavier Prep

Division 12
1 Rancho Christian
2 Whittier Christian
3 Santa Ana
4 El Dorado
5 Marina
6 Santa Maria
7 Artesia
8 Schurr
9 Godinez
10 Laguna Beach

Division 13
1 Orange
2 Campbell Hall
3 Nogales
4 Hueneme
5 Knight
6 Indio
7 Yucca Valley
8 Hoover
9 Ocean View
10 Rio Hondo Prep