Football: Oaks Christian ranked No. 1 in West by ESPN

You can officially start the Oaks Christian of Westlake Village awards train that surely won't stop until a state championship is earned in December.

ESPN revealed its regional preseason rankings and to no surprise Oaks Christian is in the top spot for the West region.

The national rankings are due out shortly and it would be no surprise to see the Lions in the top spot for the entire country.

Here is the West region top 20...

West Region Top 20
(Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming)

1. Oaks Christian (Westlake Village, Calif.) 14-0
2. Skyline (Sammamish, Wash.) 14-0
3. Centennial (Peoria, Ariz.) 14-0
4. St. Bonaventure (Ventura, Calif.) 13-1
5. Bellevue (Wash.) 13-0
6. De La Salle (Concord, Calif.) 12-2
7. Lutheran (Orange, Calif.) 10-3
8. Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks, Calif.) 11-1
9. Hamilton (Chandler, Ariz.) 13-1
10. Grant (Sacramento, Calif.) 14-0
11. Poly (Long Beach, Calif.) 14-1
12. Mullen Prep (Denver, Colo.) 11-2
13. Lakewood (Calif.) 10-3
14. Bingham (Salt Lake City) 11-3
15. Timpview (Provo, Utah) 14-0
16. Centennial (Corona, Calif.) 15-0
17. Oceanside (Calif.) 12-0-1
18. Monte Vista (Danville, Calif.) 8-3
19. Westview (Avondale, Ariz.) 12-2
20. Servite (Anaheim, Calif.) 7-4

ESPN RISE editors Mark Tennis, Doug Huff and Sheldon Shealer contributed to these rankings.