Prep Football Top 10: Week 5
1. Rancho Cucamonga (4-0)
Previous ranking: 1. Last week: idle. Friday at Temecula Valley (0-3).
2. Upland (5-0)
Previous ranking: 2. Last week: def. Bloomington 45-6. Oct. 16 vs. No. 9 Los Osos (1-3).
3. Ayala (4-1)
Previous ranking: 3. Last week: def. South El Monte 44-7. Oct. 16 vs. Chino (0-4).
4. Colony (4-1)
Previous ranking: 4. Last week: def. Kaiser 19-14. Oct. 16 vs. Ontario (1-4).
5. Chino Hills (4-1)
Previous ranking: 5. Last week: def. San Gorgonio 30-14. Oct. 16 vs. Damien (1-4).
6. Etiwanda (3-1)
Previous ranking: 7. Last week: def. Chino 45-14. Friday at Covina Charter Oak (4-1).
7. Kaiser (2-2)
Previous ranking: 6. Last week: lost to Colony 19-14. Friday vs. Colton (3-1)
8. San Dimas (3-1)
Previous ranking: 8. Last week: idle. Friday vs. Bonita (1-3).
9. Los Osos (1-3)
Previous ranking: 9. Last week: idle. Friday vs. Valencia West Ranch (3-1).
10. Miller (1-3)
Previous ranking: NR. Last week: def. Fontana 41-16. Friday vs. Rialto (0-4).
Dropped out: No. 10 Diamond Ranch (1-4)
Just missed the cut: Chaffey (2-3), Pomona (4-0), Damien (1-4), Claremont (3-1).
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A team with a record of 1-3 is in the top 10? Isn't there any other team in the valley that has a much better record?
Indeed there are several teams in the valley with better records but only, in my estimation, because they've played a weaker schedule. My rankings rely on more than just win-loss records, therefore, I believe a loss to a good team can sometimes be more impressive than a win over a less than good team. I have a lot more respect for programs who put together tough nonleague schedules versus those who line up teams they know they can beat.
I like Miller, but how do they get on the list for beating Fohi?
To be honest, those last two spots in the Top 10 could have easily gone to a few other teams. Miller is a tough team to gauge considering it's first three games were against a potential state champion in Crenshaw, the No. 2 team in this poll in Upland and a Carson team that has already beaten Mater Dei, among others. Plenty of the teams in this poll would have suffered Miller's same fate against a slate like that. So, moving Miller into the poll isn't totally a direct result of beating Fohi but I think that win will turn out to be a more quality victory than it appears right now, especially considering the ease with which Miller won. Fohi could potentially sneak into the playoffs and Miller might end up being the 2nd place team in the Citrus Belt League.