Rankings: CIF-SS Rankings for Week of Jan. 16

Fresh off Corona del Mar's victory over Newport Harbor in the Santa Barbara Tournament of Champions, the Sea Queens and the Sailors are ranked 1-2 in the CIF-Southern Section girls' water polo rankings this week. A week ago, they were 3-4.

Capistrano Valley moved into the top position in this week's Division 1A boys' basketball rankings following a pair of losses by Orange Lutheran (one of them to JSerra), which is without Gabe York (appendicitis). Mission Viejo, which has won 18 games in a row, is ranked No. 3. Capo plays host to Mission tonight in a huge South Coast League showdown.

Here are the highlights for Patch-area teams (check out the PDF files for the complete rankings):

Boys' basketball: Capistrano Valley, Mission Viejo and El Toro are 1-3-5 in Division 1A. Santa Margarita is No. 4 in Division 3A.

Girls' basketball: Following a loss to Laguna Hills, El Toro dropped from No. 2 to No. 3 in Division 1A. Laguna Hills remains No. 4 in Division 3AA. St. Margaret's is No. 5 in Division 5AA.

Boys' soccer: San Clemente is No. 3 in Division 1.

Girls' soccer: Aliso Niguel, Corona del Mar and San Clemente are ranked 1-2-3 in Division 1; Dana Hills and Mission Viejo are 5-6. St. Margaret's is No. 2 in Division 6.

Girls' water polo: Corona del Mar, Newport Harbor and Los Alamitos are 1-2-3 in Division 1. San Clemente is tied at No. 3, and El Toro is No. 5, in Division 2. Dana Hills is No. 3 in Division 4.

Wrestling: The most highly regarded Patch-affiliated team is Los Alamitos at No. 9 in Division 1; Laguna Hills, ranked No. 3 a week ago, is out.