California · CIF · 2026–27
Leagues
118 leagues across 7 sections, as MaxPreps lists them for 2026–27. League finish is what earns a school its playoff berth, so this is the table that decides the season.
North Coast Section
10 leaguesSac-Joaquin Section
12 leagues- Capital Valley Conference8 schools
- Central California Athletic League6 schools
- Central California Conference6 schools
- Delta League12 schools
- Foothill Valley League6 schools
- Golden Empire League5 schools
- Monticello Empire League5 schools
- Sierra Foothill League8 schools
- Sierra Valley Conference6 schools
- Tri-City Athletic League7 schools
- Valley Oak League8 schools
- Western Athletic Conference8 schools
Central Coast Section
9 leaguesCentral Section
13 leagues- Central Coast Athletic - Mountain6 schools
- Central Coast Athletic - Ocean6 schools
- Central Coast Athletic - Sunset6 schools
- County/Metro10 schools
- East Yosemite7 schools
- North Yosemite14 schools
- South Yosemite - River6 schools
- South Yosemite - Valley4 schools
- Tri County1 school
- Tri-County Kings Canyon4 schools
- Tri-County Sequoia4 schools
- Tri-River6 schools
- West Yosemite7 schools
Los Angeles City Section
6 leaguesSouthern Section
53 leagues- 6054 schools
- Almont5 schools
- Baseline7 schools
- Bay8 schools
- Big VIII6 schools
- Boulder3 schools
- Channel8 schools
- Citrus Belt6 schools
- Citrus Coast5 schools
- Coastal Canyon5 schools
- Crest1 school
- Crestview8 schools
- Del Rio5 schools
- Desert Empire8 schools
- Empire8 schools
- Freelance1 school
- Freeway2 schools
- Garden Grove9 schools
- Golden West8 schools
- Hacienda5 schools
- Ivy2 schools
- Liberty4 schools
- Marmonte5 schools
- Mission10 schools
- Montview5 schools
- Moore6 schools
- Mountain Pass5 schools
- Mountain Valley6 schools
- Mt. Baldy5 schools
- North Hills7 schools
- Orange5 schools
- Orange Coast6 schools
- Pacific8 schools
- Pacific Coast8 schools
- Pacific View2 schools
- Palomares6 schools
- Pioneer7 schools
- Prep6 schools
- Rio Hondo2 schools
- Rio Pacific - Arroyo5 schools
- Rio Pacific - Boulder4 schools
- Rio Pacific - Crest4 schools
- River Valley4 schools
- San Andreas7 schools
- San Gabriel Valley7 schools
- Sea View6 schools
- South Coast6 schools
- Southwestern6 schools
- Sunbelt10 schools
- Sunset7 schools
- Tri-Valley7 schools
- Trinity6 schools
- Valle Vista8 schools
San Diego Section
15 leagues- Avocado4 schools
- Avocado - East2 schools
- Avocado - West1 school
- City - Central3 schools
- City - City3 schools
- City - Eastern8 schools
- City - Western5 schools
- Coastal (NCC)7 schools
- Grossmont Hills4 schools
- Grossmont Valley6 schools
- Metro Mesa6 schools
- Metro South Bay8 schools
- Palomar8 schools
- Valley3 schools
- Valley North County6 schools
Realigned for 2026–27
6 leagues- County-Metro Athleticnow in 3 leagues
- County-Metro Athletic 2now in 2 leagues
- Desert Valleynow in Desert Empire
- Inland Valleynow in Mountain Pass
- Sunset - Surfnow in Sunset
- Sunset - Wavenow in Sunset
These 2025–26 leagues have no 2026–27 table under their name. Their pages stay, with where their schools play now and the 2025–26 archive.
118 leagues with a 2026–27 table from MaxPreps. 623 of 653 California schools in our directory are in one.
Fall 2026 This site is the 2025–26 archive. Get your program’s scores live this fall, free for your first season