John Maffei’s final The San Diego Union poll:
Points awarded on 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis. *First-place votes. Previous ranking in (italics). Previous rankings were before San Diego Section playoffs.
Bold indicates latest. NR–Not ranked. MaxPreps‘ and Cal-Hi Sports‘ are state rankings.
| RANK | TEAM/RECORD | POINTS | MAXPREPS | CALPREPS.COM | CAL-HI SPORTS |
| 1. | Lincoln (10-2) 30* | 300 (1) | 12 (13) | 63.3 (59.9) | 12 (14) |
| 2. | Cathedral (9-3) | 264 (3) | 25 (22) | 52.8 (47.7) | 21 (19) |
| 3. | Mission Hills (9-3) | 214 (5) | 37 (48) | 44.4 (46.9) | 32 (35) |
| 4. | Granite Hills (10-2) | 210 (4) | 34 (68) | 46.6 (35.8) | 24 (32) |
| 5. | La Costa Canyon (10-1) | 209 (2) | 30 (22) | 48.6 | 31 (19) |
| 6. | San Marcos (10-3) | 146 (6) | 48 (56) | 41.1 (38.1) | 46 (45) |
| 7. | Carlsbad (8-4) | 123 (7) | 42 (59) | 42.3 (37.8) | On Bubble (NR) |
| 8. | El Camino (7-5) | 57(NR) | 82 | 32.4 | On Bubble (Bubble) |
| 9. | Poway (6-7) | 52 (NR) | 95 | 30.1 | NR |
| 10. | Mount Miguel (9-3) | 22 (8) | 110 (116) | 27.8 | NR |
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES
Torrey Pines (5-7, 16 points) Monte Vista (9-5, 11), Rancho Bernardo (9-3, 9), El Capitan (10-3, 7), St. Augustine (4-10, 5), Scripps Ranch (9-2, 2), Del Norte (7-5, 1).
VOTING PANEL
Twenty-nine sportswriters, sportscasters, administrators from San Diego County, plus Max Preps.com.
- John Maffei (San Diego Union-Tribune).
- Don Norcross, Steve Brand, Rick Hoff, Kevin Farmer (Union-Tribune Freelance contributors).
- Joe Heinz, Todd Cassen, Ron Marquez (CIF San Diego Section).
- Brandon Stone, Allison Edmonds, John Carroll, Chase Izidor (KUSI, Channel 51).
- Rick Smith (partletonsports.com).
- Braden Suprenant (97.3-FM The Fan).
- Christian Pedersen (San Diego Sports Association).
- Tom Helmantoler, (Southern Conference advisor).
- Rex Johnson, Bruce Ward (CIF Advisory Committee).
- Mike Dolan, Joe Evangelist (San Diego Coaching Legends).
- Raymond Brown (sdfootball.net).
- Bodie DeSilva, John Kentera, Steve (Biff) Dolan, Dennis Ackerman, Eric Williams, Thomas Gutierrez, Tom Ronco, Adam Paul (Freelance contributors).
