FAB 50 Winter Girls Soccer Rankings

Sheldon Shealer
StudentSportsSoccer.com Editor

December 20, 2005

Student Sports FAB 50 Soccer

Girls Soccer -- Winter Rankings

(Through Dec. 18, 2005)

Rk. School (City, State) Record Prv.

1 St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) 12-0-0 1
Aquinas has allowed only one goal in 12 matches, but the tough part of the schedule is yet to come.

2 Ursuline Academy (Dallas, Texas) 6-0-0 2
Ursuline carries a perfect record into the Tri-Valley Classic this week in California.

3 Marcus (Flower Mound, Texas) 0-0-0 4
Marcus starts regular-season play in January.

4 Plano West (Plano, Texas) 0-0-0 5
Plano West starts regular-season play in January.

5 San Ramon Valley (Danville, Calif.) 6-0-0 8
San Ramon Valley is the last of the unbeatens in the EBAL and could face Ursuline (Texas) in this week's Tri-Valley Classic.

6 Colleyville Heritage (Colleyville, Texas) 0-0-0 9
Colleyville Heritage starts regular-season play in January.

7 Satellite (Satellite Beach, Fla.) 17-0-0 10
Satellite was scheduled to face Nease in the Akers Classic final Monday night.

8 La Costa Canyon (Carlsbad, Calif.) 5-0-1 13
LCC won the Barons-Mustang Tournament, edging Westview in the semifinals on PKs and beating Poway in OT in the final.

9 Catalina Foothills (Tucson, Ariz.) 13-0-0 11
The 5A teams take turns beating each other leaving this 4A power alone at the top of the charts.

10 Kingwood (Humble, Texas) 0-0-0 14
Kingwood starts regular-season play in January.

11 Northwood (Irvine, Calif.) 6-0-2 NR
Northwood's early wins over Aliso Niguel and Mater Dei moves this team into the Top 15. Northwood faces Mater Dei on Monday in a tournament final.

12 Coppell (Coppell, Texas) 0-0-0 16
Coppell starts regular-season play in January.

13 Aliso Niguel (Aliso Viejo, Calif.) 9-1-1 12
Aliso's bid for an early Top 10 ranking slipped away with a loss to Northwood.

14 Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) 9-1-3 30
Mater Dei faces Northwood on Monday in a rematch with the only team to beat Mater Dei this season.

15 Nease (St. Augustine, Fla.) 15-1-2 17
Nease gets a chance to make up for its only loss by playing Satellite in a rematch at the Akers Classic final.

16 American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.) 8-0-1 6
American Heritage's draw with Douglas costs the team in this week's rankings, largely because Douglas was coming off a loss to Edgewater.

17 Canyon (Anaheim, Calif.) 8-0-1 NR
An early surprise in the rankings is Canyon, whose only blemish is a draw with FAB 50-ranked Esperanza. A match with Aliso Niguel next week will determine if Canyon stays among the nation's elite.

18 Allen (Allen, Texas) 0-0-0 20
Allen starts regular-season play in January.

19 Carroll (Southlake, Texas) 0-0-0 22
Southlake Carroll starts regular-season play in January.

20 Westview (San Diego, Calif.) 5-0-1 23
Westview pushed Westview pushed No. 8 La Costa Canyon to PKs before falling in the semifinals of the Barons Tournament.

21 Carondelet (Concord, Calif.) 5-1-0 27
Carondelet opened the season with a loss to current No. 5 San Ramon Valley, then ran off five straight wins - including a victory over Monte Vista.

22 Edgewater (Orlando, Fla.) 15-2-0 24
Edgewater, which has a win over Douglas, was a second-round loser to Nease in the Akers Classic.

23 Douglas (Parkland, Fla.) 10-1-1 25
Douglas has a draw with American Heritage and a loss to Edgewater.

24 Monte Vista (Danville, Calif.) 3-1-1 3
Monte Vista had the better of the play against Carondelet, but the scoreboard was what matters most - Carondelet won and earned the higher ranking for now.

25 Los Osos (Riverside, Calif.) 4-0-1 15
Los Osos remains undefeated, but falls in the rankings as other teams have simply earned higher positions with more quality results.

The Second 25

26 Plano East (Plano, Texas) 0-0-0 26
27 Lake Mary (Lake Mary, Fla.) 11-2-1 28
28 Nolan Catholic (Fort Worth, Texas) 9-2-0 29
29 Lutheran (Orange, Calif.) 6-1-1 NR
30 Western (Davie, Fla.) 7-1-1 32
31 Midland (Midland, Texas) 0-0-0 34
32 Esperanza (Anaheim, Calif.) 5-1-2 48
33 Granite Hills (El Cajon, Calif.) 4-0-2 35
34 Foothill (Pleasanton, Calif.) 6-1-0 36
35 Tupelo (Tupelo, Miss.) 2-0-1 38
36 Madison Central (Madison, Miss.) 8-0-3 39
37 Harvard-Westlake (North Hollywood, Calif.) 5-1-3 43
38 Suncoast (Riviera Beach, Fla.) 11-0-1 44
39 Los Alamitos (Los Alamitos, Calif.) 5-2-2 7
40 Lake Highlands Prep (Orlando, Fla.) 12-0-2 45
41 Cypress Bay (Weston, Fla.) 8-1-0 46
42 Punahou (Honolulu, Hawaii) 0-0-0 49
43 Archbishop Mitty (San Jose, Calif.) 8-0-1 50
44 Buena (Ventura, Calif.) 4-1-1 19
45 Poway (San Diego, Calif.) 4-1-1 NR
46 Xavier College Prep (Phoenix, Ariz.) 5-1-1 NR
47 Trabuco Hills (Mission Viejo, Calif.) 8-0-1 NR
48 Clements (Fort Bend, Texas) 0-0-0 NR
49 Gulliver Prep (Miami, Fla.) 11-0-0 NR
50 Irvine (Irvine, Calif.) 9-1-1 NR

Note: In accordance to guidelines from the National Federation soccer rules interpreter, all matches decided on penalty kicks are considered ties for both teams involved. Therefore, some records may be different than what is reported locally.

REGIONAL RANKINGS

SOUTHEAST

(For the winter, the Southeast includes Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi)

1 St. Thomas Aquinas (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.) 12-0-0
2 Satellite (Satellite Beach, Fla.) 17-0-0
3 Nease (St. Augustine, Fla.) 15-1-2
4 American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.) 8-0-1
5 Edgewater (Orlando, Fla.) 15-2-0
6 Douglas (Parkland, Fla.) 10-1-1
7 Lake Mary (Lake Mary, Fla.) 11-2-1
8 Western (Davie, Fla.) 7-1-1
9 Tupelo (Tupelo, Miss.) 2-0-1
10 Madison Central (Madison, Miss.) 8-0-3
11 Suncoast (Riviera Beach, Fla.) 11-0-1
12 Lake Highland Prep (Orlando, Fla.) 12-0-2
13 Cypress Bay (Weston, Fla.) 8-1-0
14 Gulliver Prep (Miami, Fla.) 10-0-0
15 Winter Park (Winter Park, Fla.) 16-2-0

SOUTHWEST

(For the winter, the Southwest includes Texas)

1 Ursuline Academy (Dallas, Texas) 6-0-0
2 Marcus (Flower Mound, Texas) 0-0-0
3 Plano West (Plano, Texas) 0-0-0
4 Colleyville Heritage (Colleyville, Texas) 0-0-0
5 Kingwood (Humble, Texas) 0-0-0
6 Coppell (Coppell, Texas) 0-0-0
7 Allen (Allen, Texas) 0-0-0
8 Carroll (Southlake, Texas) 0-0-0
9 Plano East (Plano, Texas) 0-0-0
10 Nolan Catholic (Fort Worth, Texas) 9-2-0
11 Midland (Midland, Texas) 0-0-0
12 Clements (Fort Bend, Texas) 0-0-0
13 Hockaday School (Dallas, Texas) 0-0-0
14 Creekview (Carrollton, Texas) 0-0-0
15 McKinney North (McKinney, Texas) 0-0-0
16 North Mesquite (Mesquite, Texas) 0-0-0
17 Klein Collins (Spring, Texas) 0-0-0
18 Lee (Tyler, Texas) 0-0-0
19 Katy Taylor (Katy, Texas) 0-0-0
20 MacArthur (San Antonio, Texas) 0-0-0

WEST

(For the winters, the West includes Arizona, California, Hawaii and part of Nevada)

1 San Ramon Valley (Danville, Calif.) 6-0-0
2 La Costa Canyon (Carlsbad, Calif.) 5-0-1
3 Catalina Foothills (Tucson, Ariz.) 13-0-0
4 Northwood (Irvine, Calif.) 6-0-2
5 Aliso Niguel (Aliso Viejo, Calif.) 9-1-1
6 Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) 9-1-3
7 Canyon (Anaheim, Calif.) 8-0-1
8 Westview (San Diego, Calif.) 5-0-1
9 Carondelet (Concord, Calif.) 5-1-0
10 Monte Vista (Danville, Calif.) 3-1-1
11 Los Osos (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.) 4-0-1
12 Lutheran (Orange, Calif.) 6-1-1
13 Esperanza (Anaheim, Calif.) 5-1-2
14 Granite Hills (El Cajon, Calif.) 4-0-2
15 Foothill (Pleasanton, Calif.) 6-1-0
16 Harvard-Westlake (North Hollywood, Calif.) 5-1-3
17 Los Alamitos (Los Alamitos, Calif.) 5-2-2
18 Punahou (Honolulu, Hawaii) 0-0-0
19 Archbishop Mitty (San Jose, Calif.) 8-0-1
20 Buena (Ventura, Calif.) 4-1-1
21 Poway (Poway, Calif.) 4-1-1
22 Xavier College Prep (Phoenix, Ariz.) 5-1-1
23 Trabuco Hills (Mission Viejo, Calif.) 8-0-1
24 Irvine (Irvine, Calif.) 9-1-1
25 Horizon (Scottsdale, Ariz.) 7-2-0
26 Corona del Sol (Tempe, Ariz.) 7-2-0
27 Cathedral Catholic (San Diego, Calif.) 4-2-1
28 El Toro (Lake Forest, Calif.) 3-1-1
29 Fountain Valley (Fountain Valley) 4-0-1
30 Presentation (San Jose, Calif.) 7-1-1