The final week of the regular season has arrived, and the penultimate edition of the VST power rankings is here. The schools remained the same, but a Valley Mission team moved up a spot after a thrilling win to close out their regular season slate. Here is the latest edition of the top ten teams around the SFV heading into action tonight:

1. Birmingham Patriots (6-3) Last Week: #1
   The Patriots continued their red-hot second half of the season with a road victory at Granada Hills last week. The Patriots will look to lock up a home playoff game with a win on the road at Chatsworth this week.
2. Kennedy Cougars (8-1) Last Week: #2
   The Cougars have clinched the Valley Mission League and will look to wrap up an undefeated league campaign on the road at Reseda.
3. El Camino Real Royals (5-4) Last Week: #3
   The Royals handled business at home against Chatsworth last week. They will clinch a second-place finish in the West Valley if they take care of Taft on the road to finish up the season.
4. Van Nuys Wolves (9-1) Last Week: #5
   The Wolves are feeling good with a week off before they begin the postseason next week. Their nine-win campaign is their best finish in the Valley Mission since 2012.
5. North Hollywood Huskies (6-3) Last Week: #4
   The struggles of the early season feel like a distant memory with the way the Huskies have dominated East Valley competition. The Huskies will complete back-to-back undefeated league campaigns with a win at Fulton this week.
6. Granada Hills Highlanders (5-4) Last Week: #6
   The Highlanders may have suffered a loss at home against Birmingham, but the squad appears to be peaking just in time for the playoffs. They close out the regular season on the road at Cleveland.
7. San Fernando Tigers (6-3) Last Week: #7
   The Tigers hung tough but ultimately fell to the defending Valley Mission champions at home last week. They will look to lock up a 7-win campaign and a possible top seed in the postseason with a victory this week.
8. Arleta Mustangs (6-3) Last Week: #8
   The Mustangs look ready to do damage in the playoffs after taking care of business at Fulton last week. They’ll wrap up the regular season hosting Poly this week.
9. Taft Toreadors (6-3) Last Week: #9
   The Toreadors took down Cleveland last week and can all but assure themselves a D-I berth with a win in the finale against rivals El Camino Real at home this week.
10. Sylmar Spartans (5-4) Last Week: #10
    The Spartans take the final spot on the list this week after bouncing back from the loss at the Coliseum by trouncing Reseda last week. They will have a tough test on the road at Panorama this week to wrap up the regular season.