Hart ranked No. 1 in CIF Northern Division football poll

The CIF Southern Section preseason football polls are out and three teams from the Foothill League are in the top 10 of the revamped Northern Division.

Hart comes in as the No. 1 team in the Northern Division. Hart finished in fourth place in the Foothill League last year and was a wild-card team in the playoffs.

Canyon is the No. 2 team in the Northern Division. The Cowboys open the football season tonight against Morningside.

Valencia, the reigning Foothill League champion, is No. 5.

Four teams from the Pac 7 League, newcomers to the Northern Division, are in the top 10. San Luis Obispo is ranked No. 3 and Arroyo Grande is No. 6. The Pac 7 League was in the Western Division last year.

Here is a look at the Northern Division top 10:

NORTHERN DIVISION

1. Hart

2. Canyon/Canyon Country

3. San Luis Obispo

4. Palos Verdes

5. Valencia/Valencia

6. Arroyo Grande

7. Highland

8. Righetti

9. Quartz Hill

10. Atasacdero