Upsets

The season's biggest upsets by today's SP Strength Index, and the teams that keep knocking off better opponents.

An upset here is a win by the team the SP Strength Index rates lower today, after a small home edge, by more than 3 points. The chance shown is how often a team that much weaker wins. Ratings are this week's, so an early-season surprise by a team that turned out good fades from the list.

Biggest upsets

Date	Winner	Score	Beat	Rating gap	Chance it happened
08/21	Golden West	63–27	Buchanan	21.5	18%
09/12	Sports Leadership \u0026 Management	34–32	Holtville	19.7	21%
09/11	Tehillah Christian Academy	40–38	Kings Christian	18.3	22%
08/27	Rancho San Juan	22–21	Gilroy	17.1	24%
09/04	Castle Park	66–0	Valhalla	16.9	24%
08/27	Fort Bragg	12–5	Willits	16.9	24%
08/21	Central	23–22	Orange Lutheran	15.7	26%
08/27	New Designs Watts	16–10	Milken	15.4	26%
10/09	Tabor Academy	20–17	Oak Ridge	15.4	26%
10/16	Sierra	43–24	Fresno Christian	15.3	26%
08/21	Faith Lutheran	28–27	Bakersfield Christian	15.0	27%
08/28	Maple Mountain	36–14	South Pasadena	15.0	27%
10/23	Oaks Christian	14–6	Newbury Park	14.9	27%
09/11	Hoover	54–0	Edison	14.9	27%
10/22	Foothill	34–7	North	14.2	28%
10/23	Western	26–13	Laguna Beach	13.9	28%
09/18	Duarte	15–14	Santa Clara	13.7	28%
10/22	West Shores	28–21	San Pasqual Academy	13.7	28%
09/18	Magnolia	20–14	Santa Ana Valley	13.6	29%
08/21	San Jacinto Valley Academy	75–0	Valhalla	13.5	29%
10/23	Christian Brothers	50–49	Ponderosa	12.9	30%
09/25	Sunnyside	33–14	Justin Garza	12.9	30%
08/21	Camarillo	17–16	Santa Barbara	12.9	30%
09/26	Oakland Tech	26–20	Salesian College Preparatory	12.8	30%
10/15	Shadow Hills	32–27	Palm Desert	12.6	30%
10/09	Marina	32–31	Laguna Hills	12.5	30%
09/04	Pioneer	20–14	Napa	12.3	30%
10/23	Mckinleyville	32–29	Ferndale	12.3	30%
09/18	Bernstein	54–28	Bassett	12.1	31%
09/04	Chavez	27–22	Escalon	11.8	31%
08/28	Kaiser	29–28	Heritage	11.7	31%
08/28	Hart	21–10	Newbury Park	11.7	31%
10/16	Corcoran	14–13	Lindsay	11.5	32%
09/10	Jw North	26–18	Ramona	11.5	32%
08/28	Calipatria	25–22	Foothills Christian	11.5	32%
08/28	Pacific Grove	26–22	Carmel	11.5	32%
08/28	Pierce	10–7	Middletown	11.4	32%
09/11	Westlake	28–14	Rancho Bernardo	11.4	32%
10/16	Redlands	34–29	Redlands East Valley	11.3	32%
08/21	South East	31–6	Banning	11.3	32%
10/23	Channel Islands	23–15	Santa Clara	11.0	32%
10/09	St. Anthony	17–14	La Salle	11.0	32%
09/17	Poly	30–27	Ramona	10.9	33%
09/18	Twentynine Palms	28–21	Big Bear	10.9	33%
09/11	South	34–30	Monache	10.8	33%
09/04	Piner	21–7	Willits	10.6	33%
09/18	Natomas	30–27	Sheldon	10.5	33%
09/04	Burton	20–18	Kimball	10.4	33%
08/28	Pacheco	23–22	Stone Ridge Christian	10.2	33%
10/09	Sunny Hills	17–14	Esperanza	10.2	34%
10/02	Central Valley Christian	31–21	Hanford	10.2	34%
09/11	Crawford	42–41	Mountain Empire	10.2	34%
08/20	Fowler	27–14	Granite Hills	10.2	34%
08/28	Roseville	12–0	Antelope	10.2	34%
10/23	Cathedral City	24–12	Indio	10.1	34%
08/28	Lancaster	44–35	Newport Harbor	10.1	34%
09/25	San Marin	26–19	Amador Valley	10.1	34%
10/23	Ripon	28–21	Sonora	10.0	34%
09/25	Olympian	35–29	Hoover	10.0	34%
09/11	King/drew	13–12	Cathedral	10.0	34%

Giant killers

Team	Upset wins	Over	SP rank now
Etiwanda	3	Cajon (42–34), Damien (35–25), Alta Loma (37–14)	#75 in CIF-Southern Section
Capuchino	3	Terra Nova (20–14), Santa Clara (44–43), Aragon (30–14)	#59 in CIF Central Coast Section
Mt. Whitney	3	Porterville (45–42), Golden West (21–13), Exeter (19–14)	#56 in CIF Central Section
Oaks Christian	2	Newbury Park (14–6), Simi Valley (42–35)	#102 in CIF-Southern Section
Sierra	2	Fresno Christian (43–24), Tranquillity (26–20)	#96 in CIF Central Section
Faith Lutheran	2	Bakersfield Christian (28–27), Damien (35–31)	#11 in NV section
Foothill	2	North (34–7), East Bakersfield (17–0)	#95 in CIF Central Section
Rancho San Juan	2	Gilroy (22–21), Santa Cruz (35–27)	#81 in CIF Central Coast Section
Jw North	2	Ramona (26–18), Moreno Valley (28–7)	#195 in CIF-Southern Section
Kaiser	2	Heritage (29–28), Cantwell-sacred Heart Of Mary (49–42)	#357 in CIF-Southern Section
Channel Islands	2	Santa Clara (23–15), Carpinteria (24–14)	#408 in CIF-Southern Section
Bloomington	2	Corona (29–28), Carter (26–21)	#281 in CIF-Southern Section
Piner	2	Willits (21–7), Santa Rosa (21–20)	#91 in CIF North Coast Section
Shadow Hills	2	Palm Desert (32–27), Palo Verde Valley (26–6)	#269 in CIF-Southern Section
Marina	2	Laguna Hills (32–31), Northwood (25–14)	#206 in CIF-Southern Section
Jserra Catholic	2	Bishop Amat (37–28), Crean Lutheran (37–29)	#25 in CIF-Southern Section
Crawford	2	Mountain Empire (42–41), Canyon Hills (21–19)	#80 in CIF San Diego Section
Madison	2	Imperial (17–14), San Diego (33–27)	#38 in CIF San Diego Section
Carson	2	Long Beach Poly (17–14), Lincoln (35–31)	#1 in CIF Los Angeles City Section
Fowler	2	Granite Hills (27–14), Firebaugh (40–30)	#88 in CIF Central Section
Central Valley Christian	2	Hanford (31–21), Tulare Union (31–21)	#31 in CIF Central Section
Amador	2	Denair (28–20), Mariposa County (29–28)	#89 in CIF Sac-Joaquin Section
Porterville	2	Dinuba (45–42), Lemoore (42–20)	#47 in CIF Central Section
Santa Cruz	2	Scotts Valley (27–26), Watsonville (23–7)	#73 in CIF Central Coast Section
Manual Arts	2	Fremont (30–14), Dr. Maya Angelou Community (24–19)	#71 in CIF Los Angeles City Section