THE TIMES’ RANKINGS

Final top-10 rankings of boys’ volleyball teams in the Southland:

1. LOYOLA (20-0, SS-Div. I)

Won first section title since 1995.

2. SAN CLEMENTE (18-2, SS-Div. I)

Section runner-up won Orange County Championships.

3. HUNTINGTON BEACH (15-3, SS-Div. I)

Runner-up at Orange County Championships ran out of gas in division semifinal.

4. VALENCIA (21-1, SS-Div. II)

Breezed to division title, dropping only one game by two points.

5. ST. JOHN BOSCO (16-1, SS-Div. I)

Serra League champions were never out of any match.

6. WESTLAKE (17-3, SS-Div. I)

Unseeded semifinalist was surprise of playoffs.

7. SIMI VALLEY (17-2, SS-Div. I)

Pioneers blazed new trails with share of Marmonte League title, first victories over neighborhood rival Royal.

8. ESPERANZA (15-4, SS-Div. I)

Title hopes collapsed after late-season injury to UC Irvine-bound Jayson Jablonsky.

9. CHATSWORTH (14-3 City)

Won second consecutive section title, beating six-time finalist Taft.

10. CAMARILLO (21-1, SS-Div. III)

Won school’s first section title in volleyball in five-game nail-biter over San Gabriel.