Softball rankings

1. San Benito: Opened the season with 10 consecutive wins.
2. Notre Dame: Starting to look like the reigning three-time DIII champs.
3. Carmel: Makes a statement with a signature win over North Salinas.
4. North Salinas: Perhaps a wake up call after falling to Carmel.
5. Monterey: Snapped a four-game losing streak, beating Christopher.
6. Christopher: Has dropped two of its last three league games.
7. Santa Catalina: Don't write off the five-time defending MTAL champions.
8. Stevenson: Is just 2-5 in its last seven games.
9. Alvarez: An historic start to the season is disrupted by bad weather.
10. Pacific Grove: One of four teams in the MTAL separated by one game.
 On the bubble: Watsonville, Seaside, Soledad, Gilroy.