The San Diego Union-Tribune’s last poll, including San Diego Section playoffs:
First-place votes in parenthesis. NR–Not ranked. *Includes forfeit win.
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | PREVIOUS |
| 1. | Helix (31) | 11-1 | 310 | 1 |
| 2 | Carlsbad | 10-2 | 269 | 2 |
| 3. | Oceanside | 11-3 | 212 | NR |
| 4. | Cathedral | 8-3 | 207 | 3 |
| 5. | St. Augustine | 8-3 | 168 | 4 |
| 6. | Lincoln | 10-3* | 144 | 7 |
| 7. | El Camino | 8-6 | 119 | NR |
| 8. | The Bishop’s | 12-1 | 64 | 9 |
| 9. | Steele Canyon | 9-2 | 58 | 5 |
| 10. | Mission Hills | 9-3 | 54 | 6 |
Others receiving votes: La Jolla (9-4, 22 points), Madison (7-5, 22), Scripps Ranch (10-0, 10), Santana (1`1-2, 1), Torrey Pines (6-6, 1).
Voting panel of 31 sportswriters, sportscasters, various County football honchos:
- John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune
- Jim Lindgren, Rick Hoff, Terry Monahan, Don Norcross, Thomas Gutierrez, freelance contributors.
- Paul Rudy, Brandon Stone,Ted Mendenhall, KUSI Chl. 51
- Adam Paul, ECpreps.com
- Ramon Scott, EastCountySports.com
- Bodie DeSilva, sandiegopreps.com
- Taylor Quellman, The Mighty 1090
- Steve Brand, San Diego Hall of Champions
- Troy Hirsch, Kaylyn McMakin, Tabitha Lipkin, Fox 5, San Diego
- Rick Smith, PartletonSports.com
- Jerry Schniepp, John Labeta, Ron Marquez, CIF San Diego Section
- Joe Heinz, Coordinator, Athletics, Sweetwater School District
- Raymond Brown, sdfootball.net
- Bob Petinak, free lance.
- John Kentera, Brandon Suprenant, 97.3 FM The Fan
- Steve (Biff) Dolan, Mountain Country 107.9 FM
- Mike Dolan, John Carroll, San Diego Section Tournament Directors.
- Christian Pederson, SoCal Prep Insider.
- Joe Heinz, Athletics Director, Sweetwater School District.
- Eric Williams, WBK Sports/San Diego Friday Night Lights Magazine.
HOW OTHERS IN CALIFORNIA SAW SAN DIEGO’S TOP 10 AT SEASON CONCLUSION:
| Team | Record | Cal.Preps.Com | Max Preps | Cal-Hi Sports |
| Helix | 11-2 | 56.9 | 12 | 15 |
| Carlsbad | 10-2 | 53.4 | 19 | 23 |
| Oceanside | 11-4* | 46.3 | 37 | 34 |
| Cathedral | 8-3 | 53.0 | 20 | 24 |
| St. Augustine | 8-3 | 46.9 | 28 | 30 |
| Lincoln | 10-3* | 42.9 | 47 | 50 |
| El Camino | 9-7 | 38.3 | 70 | NR |
| The Bishop’s | 12-1 | 32.6 | 100 | NR |
| Steele Canyon | 9-2 | 36.6 | 75 | NR |
| Mission Hills | 9-3 | 44.9 | 37 | Honorable Mention |
Unranked state Division IV- A finalist La Jolla finished with 10-5 record, and respective ratings of 24.9, 158, and NR.
Cal Preps.com and Max Preps ratings are based on computer algorithms. Cal-Hi Sports ratings are product of publisher Mark Tennis’ eye test and information from Tennis’ correspondents throughout the state.
HISTORY OF STATE BOWL PLAYOFF SERIES
Sections: *North Coast. **Sac-Joaquin. ***San Francisco.. ##Central Coast. +Central. +++Oakland.
| YEAR | DIVISION | TEAM | OPPONENT | SCORE |
| 2007 | II | Oceanside | *Novato | 28-14 |
| 2008 | III | Cathedral | **Stockton St. Mary’s | 37-34 |
| 2009 | V | Francis Parker | **Modesto Christian | 40-44 |
| 2010 | IV | Madison | **Escalon | 14-30 |
| 2011 | II | Helix | **Loomis Del Oro | 35-24 |
| 2012 | IV | Madison | *Marin Catholic | 38-35 |
| V | Santa Fe Christian | **Modesto Central Catholic | 7-66 | |
| 2014 | I | Oceanside | **Folsom | 7-68 |
| III | El Capitan | *Moraga Campolindo | 28-35 | |
| 2015 | III-A | Rancho Bernardo | ##Atherton Sacred Heart | 35-14 |
| IV-AA | Bonita Vista | +Hanford | 21-33 | |
| V-AA | Mater Dei | +Reedley Immanuel | 55-21 | |
| VI-AA | Coronado | ++East Nicolaus | 6-16 | |
| 2016 | I-AA | Cathedral | **Stockton St. Mary’s | 38-31 |
| II-AA | Madison | ##San Jose Village Christian | 21-17 | |
| III-A | The Bishop’s | **Oakdale | 0-47 | |
| V-A | La Jolla Country Day | +++Oakland McClymonds | 17-20 | |
| VI-A | Horizon | +Strathmore | 22-62 | |
| 2017 | I-AA | Helix | **Folsom | 42-49 |
| III-A | Steele Canyon | ##Half Moon Bay | 44-42 | |
| IV-AA | El Centro Southwest | ##Milpitas | 41-45 | |
| VI-A | Calexico Vincent Memorial | ***S.F. Galileo | 20-38 | |
| 2018 | I-AA | Cathedral | **Folsom | 14-21> |
| III-AA | Lincoln | ##Menlo-Atherton## | 7-21 | |
| V-AA | San Diego | **Colfax | 21-10 | |
| VI-A | Orange Glen | ***S.F. Lincoln | 13-24 | |
| 2019 | III-AA | El Camino | *Santa Rosa Cardinal Newman | 14-31 |
| IV-A | La Jolla | **Escalon | 21-52 |
