THE TIMES’ RANKINGS

1. Santa Ana Mater Dei (14-2, SS-Serra)

Hit the jackpot in Las Vegas tournament.

2. San Clemente (13-2, SS-South Coast)

Finished respectable third in Las Vegas.

3. North Hollywood Harvard-Westlake (2-0, SS-Mission)

Schedule too soft to hang onto top spot.

4. Manhattan Beach Mira Costa (9-2, SS-Bay)

Finished fourth in Las Vegas despite injury to Sydney Donahue.

5. Lake Forest El Toro (7-1, SS-South Coast)

Surprise team of the season so far.

6. Long Beach Poly (9-3, SS-Moore)

Defeated St. Joseph for fifth place in Las Vegas.

7. Lakewood St. Joseph (9-5, SS-Serra)

Jesters re-enter poll with sixth-place finish at Las Vegas.

8. Long Beach Wilson (10-4, SS-Moore)

Tough tournament losses to Poly, San Clemente and Mater Dei.

9. Marymount (11-3, SS-Sunshine)

Struggled without outside hitter Cara Thomason.

10. Corona del Mar (8-2, SS-Pacific Coast)

Bounced Newport Harbor out of top 10.