This week’s flag football top 25 computer rankings include 11 new teams. Taft (Chicago) is among the breakthrough programs, debuting at No. 4 with an 8-0 record including a 32-0 win over No. 10 Lane Tech (Chicago) on Wednesday. Senior quarterback Maylin Nunez is completing over 80 percent of her passes for the Eagles.
Livingston (Calif.) is another team on the rise. The 12-0 Wolves are led by a pair of wide receivers who have combined for 42 touchdowns. Junior Tatianna Alvarez has snagged 23 scoring strikes while senior Isabella Zazueta has 19.
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia and Illinois sanction flag football in the fall. Georgia is the only state waiting to get underway with games beginning Sept. 30.
Flag football top 25 computer rankings
1. (No. 1 last week) Orange Lutheran (Orange, Calif.)
Record: 13-0
2. (3) Classical Academy (Escondido, Calif.)
Record: 10-1
3. (2) JSerra Catholic (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
Record: 9-1
4. (NR) Taft (Chicago, Ill.)
Record: 8-05. (4) Saint Joseph (Lakewood, Calif.)
Record: 7-0
6. (NR) Cypress (Cypress, Calif.)
Record: 6-1
7. (13) Tokay (Lodi, Calif.)
Record: 11-0
8. (11) Pitman (Turlock, Calif.)
Record: 8-0
9. (9) Aliso Niguel (Aliso Viejo, Calif.)
Record: 12-1
10. (7) Lane Tech (Chicago, Ill.)
Record: 7-1
11. (19) Mountain Vista (Highlands Ranch, Colo.)
Record: 8-0
12. (NR) College Park (Pleasant Hill, Calif.)
Record: 5-0
13. (12) Christian Brothers (Sacramento, Calif.)
Record: 9-0
14. (NR) Livingston (Calif.)
Record: 12-0
15. (NR) Del Oro (Loomis, Calif.)
Record: 7-0
16. (NR) Arvada West (Arvada, Colo.)
Record: 4-1
17. (15) San Marcos (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
Record: 8-1
18. (16) Newport Harbor (Calif.)
Record: 6-2
19. (NR) Sonora (La Habra, Calif.)
Record: 6-1
20. (NR) Willowbrook (Villa Park, Ill.)
Record: 11-1
21. (NR) Los Altos (Hacienda Heights, Calif.)
Record: 8-3
22. (NR) Ventura (Calif.)
Record: 12-1
23. (NR) Mountain View (Loveland, Colo.)
Record: 6-0
24. (NR) Maine South (Park Ridge, Ill.)
Record: 8-0
25. (25) Corona del Mar (Newport Beach, Calif.)
Record: 9-2