If the playoffs started today ....

Those rankings have actually held up to analysis this season with simply one or two exceptions. 2 were Pleasant Grove's early season upsets of Lodi and Christian Brothers.
Interestingly if you look Division by Division in the Sac-Joaquin Section one would discover just about every Elk Grove-area football group is still in the running for a playoff spot. For Pleasant Grove they must beat either Davis Friday or Sheldon next Friday to certify for the Division I bracket. Sheldon is 3-6 right now and this Friday is a bye for the Huskies.
In the post-season now are Monterey Trail and Cosumnes Oaks in Div. I, Elk Grove and Laguna Creek in Div. II and Bradshaw Christian in Div. VI. If they beat Galt Friday and Rosemont on the 27th, the Pride might actually get a first-round bye.

Each Division throughout the Sac-Joaquin Section will have a 12-team bracket. Seeds one through 4 will earn a preliminary bye.
If the playoffs started today, here's what the brackets would like in Divisions I, II and VI:.
Division I -.
First round byes - Folsom, Oak Ridge, Central Catholic, Inderkum.
# 12 Sheldon vs. # 5 Monterey Trail (that would be an excellent playoff opener).
# 11 Pleasant Grove vs. # 6 Turlock.
# 10 Gregori vs. # 7 Edison.
# 9 Cosumnes Oaks vs. # 8 Lincoln (Stockton).
Division II.

Round byes - St. Mary's, Rocklin, Manteca, Jesuit.
# 12 Whitney vs. # 5 Del Oro.
# 11 Laguna Creek vs. # 6 Granite Bay (If the Metro Conference wasn't so uneven in football, the Cardinals would have a much higher CalPreps ranking than they do now 13.7).
# 10 Vacaville vs. # 7 Tracy.
# 9 Downey vs. # 8 Elk Grove.
Division VI.

Preliminary byes - Sutter, Sonora, Bradshaw Christian, Hughson.
# 12 Marysville vs. # 5 Summerville.
# 11 Ripon vs. # 6 Union Mine.
# 10 Wheatland vs. # 7 Colfax.
# 9 Bear River vs. # 8 Liberty Ranch.