What Composite Computer Rankings Would Look Like for 2026 CIF-SS Basketball Playoffs

CIF assistant commissioner says the section could use multiple computer systems to create the playoffs next year, here's what it would have produced in 2026.

James Wilson of Rancho Christian commanding traffic against St. Francis in the CIF Southern Section Division 1 playoffs. / Weston Hancock

"No system is perfect," CIF Southern Section assistant commissioner Jerry De Fabiis said.

That was his response to all the gripes from basketball coaches and administrators this past week as the winter playoffs started. He's right — and we all know it.

There have been numerous systems in the past to determine playoff divisions and seeding for various sports. In recent memory, the section used school enrollment, geography, and previous-two-years data to create the playoffs.

The last two basketball seasons, the CIF has used 'competitive equity' to determine the playoff divisions using computer rankings that rate a team based on data from the current year. The system has been used for football the last handful of years.

POTENTIAL TWEAKS COMING

Many coaches and administrators have gripes about the computer system, and De Fabiis is actively listening. In fact, on Feb. 7 De Fabiis shared tweaks the CIF Southern Section could make as soon as next season. One being a composite ranking that would combine Massey ratings, High School On SI ratings, and MaxPreps ratings.

"With a composite, you can take care of outliers. That might be the way to go," De Fabiis said on FATTAL FACTOR. "We always have a debriefing meeting inside the office and with the committees. I know it's something we've kicked around and something we'll look at."

With that said, I took the liberty of looking at all three rating systems once the 2025-26 regular season concluded and simply asking ChatGPT to create a composite ranking using all three systems for the Top 100 teams in the CIF Southern Secton.

Here's what it created ...

NOTICEABLE DIFFERENCES, SIMILARITIES

Here are some bullet points from each system and the composite rankings that are significant when comparing to High School On SI rankings used this postseason.

IMPORTANT: Through SBLive's access to CIFSShome, accurate Massey ratings with complete data produced the following Top 100. Masseyratings.com external rankings page does NOT have complete data.

• St. John Bosco No. 14 in Massey (No. 5 HSonSI)
• Inglewood No. 9 in Massey (No. 15 HSonSI)
• In composite, Crean Lutheran in Open Division, not La Mirada
• Mater Dei No. 52 in composite, remains in D2 playoffs
• Crossroads No. 42 in composite, No. 23 HSonSI
• St. Monica Prep No. 61 composite, No. 38 HSonSI
• Rolling Hills Prep No. 30 in composite, No. 19 in HSonSI
• Pete Knight No. 77 in composite, not in Top 100 in HSonSI

Below is a composite ranking that takes the average of Massey, High School On SI and MaxPreps. Further down you'll see the Top 100 for each rating system.

TOP 100 COMPOSITE RANKING

(Rank, Team (Average of Massey, HSOnSI, MaxPreps))
BOLD = AT-LARGE IN (three at-larges for each division)
BOLD* = AT-LARGE OUT
-- = START/END OF DIVISION

1. Sierra Canyon (1)
2. Santa Margarita (2.33)
3. Redondo Union (3)
4. Notre Dame/SO (3.67)
5. Harvard-Westlake (5.67)
6. Centennial (7)
7. Corona del Mar (8.33)
8. St John Bosco (8.33)
9. Crespi (8.67)
10. Damien (9)
11. Etiwanda (11)
12. Crean Lutheran (12.00) --OPEN END--
13. Inglewood (13.33) --D1 START--
14. La Mirada (13.33)
15. Brentwood School (16)
16. Village Christian (16)
17. Bishop Montgomery (16)
18. JSerra (16.67)
19. Brentwood (18)
20. St Francis (18.67) IN
21. Millikan (20)
22. Mira Costa (22.75)
23. San Gabriel Academy (24.67)
24. Heritage Christian (25)
25. Thousand Oaks (25.33) IN
26. Arcadia (25.33)
27. Roosevelt Eleanor (28)
28. La Habra (28)
29. Oaks Christian (29.67)
30. Rolling Hills Prep (29.67)
31. Loyola (30)
32. Los Alamitos (30)
33. Santiago (31.67)
34. Orange Lutheran (33) IN
35. Fairmont Prep (34.33)
36. Cypress (35.67)
37. Chaminade (36.33)* OUT
38. Windward (38)
39. Pacifica Christian/OC (41.33)
40. Long Beach Poly (42)
41. St Bernard (42.33)
42. Crossroads (43)
43. Elsinore (43)
44. Rancho Christian (43.67)
45. Bishop Amat (44) --D1 END--
46. Tesoro (44) --D2 START--
47. Roosevelt (45)
48. Santa Barbara (45.33)
49. Hesperia (46.67)
50. Pasadena (47)
51. Chino Hills (47.67)
52. Mater Dei (50.67) IN
53. El Dorado (50.67)
54. Rancho Verde (50.67)
55. Canyon/Anaheim (51.67) IN
56. San Marcos (52)
57. Legacy Christian Academy (52.33) IN
58. North Torrance (55)
59. Servite (56.67)
60. San Marcos/Santa Barbara (59)
61. St Monica Prep (60.33)
62. Sonora (61)
63. Westlake (61.33)
64. St Pius (62)* OUT
65. Mayfair (62.33)
66. Alemany (64)* OUT
67. Esperanza (64.33)
68. Beverly Hills (64.33)
69. St Anthony (67.33)
70. Silverado (67.33)
71. Calabasas (69.33)
72. Maranatha (71)
73. Edison (72)
74. Murrieta Mesa (72)
75. Fountain Valley (74)
76. Great Oak (74)
77. Knight (75.33)
78. San Clemente (76)
79. Temecula Valley (76.33) --D2 END--
80. Providence/Burbank (79) --D3 START--
81. Bishop Diego (79)
82. Oak Hills (79.67)
83. Rancho Cucamonga (80.33)
84. Campbell Hall (81.67)
85. Oxnard (82.33)
86. Valencia/Valencia (83.5)
87. Ayala Ruben (85.67)
88. Aliso Niguel (86.67)
89. Summit (86.67)
90. Redlands East Valley (86.67)
91. Holy Martyrs (88)
92. Leuzinger (89.33)
93. ML King (89.33)
94. Burbank (91)
95. Golden Valley (92)
96. Newport Harbor (93.33)
97. Ontario Christian (94.33)
98. Glendora (95.67)
99. Milken (95.67)
100. Bonita (96)

TOP 100 HIGH SCHOOL ON SI

1. Sierra Canyon
2. Santa Margarita
3. Redondo Union
4. Notre Dame (SO)
5. St. John Bosco
6. Centennial/Corona
7. Harvard-Westlake
8. Corona del Mar
9. Crespi
10. Damien
11. Etiwanda
12. La Mirada
13. Crean Lutheran
14. JSerra Catholic
15. Inglewood
16. St. Francis
17. Bishop Montgomery
18. Brentwood School
19. Rolling Hills Prep
20. Mira Costa
21. Village Christian
22. Arcadia
23. Crossroads
24. Millikan
25. San Gabriel Academy
26. La Habra
27. Los Alamitos
28. Heritage Christian
29. Santiago/Corona
30. Loyola
31. St. Bernard
32. Cypress
33. Thousand Oaks
34. Fairmont Prep
35. Lutheran/Orange
36. Pacifica Christian (Orange County)
37. Oaks Christian
38. St. Monica Prep
39. Poly/Long Beach
40. Windward
41. Chaminade
42. Rancho Christian
43. Tesoro
44. Pasadena
45. Santa Barbara
46. Bishop Amat
47. Hesperia
48. Mater Dei
49. Roosevelt
50. St. Anthony
51. Beverly Hills
52. Rancho Verde
53. Canyon/Anaheim
54. North Torrance
55. San Marcos
56. El Dorado
57. Servite
58. St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy
59. Esperanza
60. Westlake
61. Elsinore
62. Chino Hills
63. Mayfair
64. Sonora
65. Burbank
66. Edison
67. Maranatha
68. Alemany
69. Fountain Valley
70. Calabasas
71. Oxnard
72. Campbell Hall
73. Silverado
74. Great Oak
75. Legacy Christian Academy
76. Leuzinger
77. Santa Monica
78. Valencia/Valencia
79. Rancho Cucamonga
80. Providence/Burbank
81. San Clemente
82. La Serna
83. Milken Community
84. Redlands East Valley
85. Alta Loma
86. Oak Hills
87. King
88. Newport Harbor
89. Aquinas
90. Murrieta Mesa
91. Temecula Valley
92. Gahr
93. Glendora
94. Camarillo
95. Los Osos
96. Palos Verdes
97. Crescenta Valley
98. Woodbridge
99. Ontario Christian
100. Villa Park

TOP 100 MASSEY RANKINGS

1. Sierra Canyon
2. Redondo Union
3. Santa Margarita
4. Notre Dame/Sherman Oaks
5. Harvard-Westlake
6. Damien
7. Centennial/Corona
8. Corona Del Mar
9. Inglewood
10. Crespi
11. Crean Lutheran
12. Etiwanda
13. Bishop Montgomery
14. St John Bosco
15. La Mirada
16. Millikan
17. Village Christian
18. Brentwood
19. JSerra Catholic
20. Thousand Oaks
21. St Francis
22. Oaks Christian
23. Heritage Christian
24. San Gabriel Academy
25. Elsinore
26. Rolling Hills Prep
27. Arcadia
28. Roosevelt Eleanor
29. Mira Costa
30. La Habra
31. Loyola
32. Lutheran/Orange
33. Poly/Long Beach
34. Hesperia
35. Fairmont Prep
36. Windward
37. Chaminade
38. Bishop Amat
39. Cypress
40. Santiago/Corona
41. Los Alamitos
42. Legacy Christian Academy
43. El Dorado
44. Rancho Christian
45. Rancho Verde
46. Chino Hills
47. Tesoro
48. Silverado
49. Pacifica Christian/Orange Cty
50. Pasadena
51. Canyon/Anaheim
52. Servite
53. Sonora
54. Santa Barbara
55. North Torrance
56. Crossroads
57. Knight Pete
58. Mater Dei
59. San Marcos/Santa Barbara
60. Westlake
61. Alemany
62. Mayfair
63. St Bernard
64. Calabasas
65. San Clemente
66. Temecula Valley
67. Oak Hills
68. Murrieta Mesa
69. Bishop Diego
70. Great Oak
71. Maranatha
72. Summit
73. Aliso Niguel
74. Providence/Burbank
75. Beverly Hills
76. St Pius X - St Matthias Academy
77. Esperanza
78. St Monica Preparatory
79. St Anthony
80. Golden Valley/Santa Clarita
81. Edison/HB
82. Rancho Cucamonga
83. Fountain Valley
84. Ayala Ruben
85. Redlands East Valley
86. Campbell Hall
87. Warren
88. King Martin Luther
89. Valencia/Valencia
90. Milken Community
91. Holy Martyrs
92. Ontario Christian
93. Villa Park
94. Woodbridge
95. Bonita
96. Moorpark
97. Oxnard
98. Newport Harbor
99. Glendora
100. Portola

TOP 100 MAXPREPS

1. Sierra Canyon
2. Santa Margarita
3. Notre Dame (SO)
4. Redondo Union
5. Harvard-Westlake
6. St. John Bosco
7. Crespi
8. Centennial
9. Corona del Mar
10. Etiwanda
11. Damien
12. Crean Lutheran
13. La Mirada
14. Brentwood School
15. Village Christian
16. Inglewood
17. JSerra Catholic
18. Bishop Montgomery
19. St. Francis
20. Millikan
21. Mira Costa
22. Los Alamitos
23. Thousand Oaks
24. Heritage Christian
25. San Gabriel Academy
26. Santiago
27. Arcadia
28. La Habra
29. Loyola
30. Oaks Christian
31. Chaminade
32. Orange Lutheran
33. St. Bernard
34. Fairmont Prep
35. Chino Hills
36. Cypress
37. Santa Barbara
38. Windward
39. Pacifica Christian
40. Legacy Christian Academy
41. Roosevelt
42. Tesoro
43. Elsinore
44. Rolling Hills Prep
45. Rancho Christian
46. Mater Dei
47. Pasadena
48. Bishop Amat
49. San Marcos
50. Crossroads
51. Canyon
52. St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy
53. El Dorado
54. Long Beach Poly
55. Rancho Verde
56. North
57. Esperanza
58. Murrieta Mesa
59. Hesperia
60. Knight
61. Servite
62. Mayfair
63. Bishop Alemany
64. Westlake
65. St. Monica
66. Sonora
67. Beverly Hills
68. Summit
69. Edison
70. Fountain Valley
71. Ayala
72. Temecula Valley
73. St. Anthony
74. Calabasas
75. Maranatha
76. Bonita
77. Aliso Niguel
78. Great Oak
79. Oxnard
80. Rancho Cucamonga
81. Silverado
82. San Clemente
83. Providence
84. Golden Valley
85. Holy Martyrs Armenian
86. Oak Hills
87. Campbell Hall
88. San Marino
89. Bishop Diego
90. Leuzinger
91. Redlands East Valley
92. Ontario Christian
93. King
94. Newport Harbor
95. Glendora
96. Palos Verdes
97. Valencia
98. Warren
99. Burbank
100. Moorpark

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