City College of San Francisco makes big jump in JC Athletic Bureau top 10 as football teams head into second week
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SAN MATEO – With the top nine teams in the preseason state poll winning their opening games, there is little change in this week’s ratings for California Community College Football Coaches Association members, conducted by the JC Athletic Bureau. Reigning 3C2A state champion College of San Mateo continues to lead the rankings, ahead of 2022 runner-up Riverside City College.
Among the coaches, City College of San Francisco made the only significant move, jumping to No. 3 (from seventh) and taking four first place votes, after a statement 58-14 triumph at No. 25 preseason pick Santa Rosa JC. San Mateo held off host Sierra, 37-34, and grabbed the other six first place votes – giving Bay 6 team members all the top coaches association ballots. The California Community College Sports Information Association (CCCSIA), kept its top four teams the same but CCSF made a leap in that ranking as well, going from a tie for seventh into the No. 5 spot.
Moving up successfully to the National (state championship Division) from the American Division were now No. 14 Citrus (in the south), with a 34-28 triumph over College of the Canyons, and No. 23 Feather River (in the north), 32-13 over Chabot. Feather River has a state (and national) leading 22 game winning streak, ahead of Citrus (with 15), those skeins mostly stemming from American Division games. San Mateo leads the “National” with a 7-game streak.
Butte won the lone overtime opener, 23-20 over College of the Sequoias, and jumped two spots to No. 7 this week.
There could be more significant changes next week, with several top matchups this Saturday: San Mateo hosts No. 22 Sequoias. No. 6 Golden West visits Riverside. No. 4 Mt. San Antonio travels to No. 9 Ventura. No. 8 American River entertains No. 20 Laney. Co-No. 14 San Diego Mesa goes to No. 10 Cerritos.
TOP GAMES Sat., Sept. 9: #22 Sequoias at #1 San Mateo; #6 Golden West at #2 Riverside; Sacramento at #3 CCSF; #9 Ventura at #4 Mt. SAC; Diablo Valley at #7 Butte; #20 Laney at #8 American River; co#14 SD Mesa at #10 Cerritos; co#18 Sierra at #11 Fresno; Santa Rosa at #12 Modesto; co#18 Palomar at #13 El Camino; co#14 Citrus at Mt. San Jacinto; #17 East LA at #16 Hancock; #21 Long Beach at Bakersfield; #23 Feather River at Contra Costa; #24 Reedley at Chabot. AMERICAN DIV.: Foothill at Merced, Pasadena at West LA, LA Pierce at Chaffey, Redwoods at San Jose.
(Fred Baer, JC Athletic Bureau)
| JCAB FOOTBALL POLL (Sep. 4) | CCCSIA FOOTBALL POLL (Sep. 4) | ||||||||||
| RK | School | Record | Pts | PR | RK | School | Record | Pts | PR | ||
| 1. | College of San Mateo (6) | 1-0 | 241 | 1 | 1. | College of San Mateo (7) | 1-0 | 228 | 1 | ||
| 2. | Riverside | 1-0 | 236 | 2 | 2. | Riverside City (1) | 1-0 | 227 | 2 | ||
| 3. | City College of San Francisco (4) | 1-0 | 229 | 7 | 3. | Mt. San Antonio | 1-0 | 218 | 3 | ||
| 4. | Mt. San Antonio | 1-0 | 216 | 3 | 4. | Fullerton | 1-0 | 205 | 4 | ||
| 5. | Fullerton | 1-0 | 201 | 4 | 5. | City College of San Francisco (1) | 1-0 | 203 | T-7 | ||
| 6. | Golden West | 1-0 | 193 | 6 | 6. | Ventura | 1-0 | 196 | 5 | ||
| 7. | Butte | 1-0 | 174 | 9 | 7. | Golden West | 1-0 | 187 | 6 | ||
| 8. | American River | 1-0 | 173 | 5 | 8. | Butte | 1-0 | 165 | 10 | ||
| 9. | Ventura | 1-0 | 171 | 8 | 9. | American River | 1-0 | 159 | T-7 | ||
| 10. | Cerritos | 1-0 | 157 | 11 | 10. | Modesto | 1-0 | 151 | T-11 | ||
| 11. | Fresno City | 1-0 | 144 | 12 | 11. | Cerritos | 1-0 | 147 | T-11 | ||
| 12. | Modesto | 1-0 | 141 | 13 | 12. | San Diego Mesa | 1-0 | 133 | 14 | ||
| 13. | El Camino | 1-0 | 130 | 16 | 13. | El Camino | 1-0 | 125 | T-15 | ||
| 14. | San Diego Mesa | 1-0 | 106 | T-17 | 14. | Fresno City | 1-0 | 125 | 13 | ||
| 15. | Citrus | 1-0 | 106 | 23 | 15. | Citrus | 1-0 | 103 | 19 | ||
| 16. | Allan Hancock | 1-0 | 102 | T-17 | 16. | Feather River | 1-0 | 81 | T-20 | ||
| 17. | East Los Angeles | 1-0 | 64 | 24 | 17. | Laney | 0-1 | 78 | 9 | ||
| 18. | Sierra | 0-1 | 58 | 14 | 18. | Sierra | 0-1 | 76 | T-15 | ||
| 19. | Palomar | 1-0 | 58 | RV | 19. | Allan Hancock | 1-0 | 74 | 22 | ||
| 20. | Laney | 0-1 | 54 | 10 | 20. | Reedley | 1-0 | 50 | RV | ||
| 21. | Long Beach | 0-1 | 52 | 20 | 21. | East Los Angeles | 1-0 | 48 | RV | ||
| 22. | Sequoias | 0-1 | 45 | 21 | 22. | Palomar (1) | 1-0 | 44 | RV | ||
| 23. | Feather River | 1-0 | 38 | 22 | 23. | Canyons | 0-1 | 43 | 17 | ||
| 24. | Reedley | 1-0 | 31 | RV | 24. | Sequoias | 0-1 | 37 | T-20 | ||
| 25. | Canyons | 0-1 | 25 | 15 | 25. | Diablo Valley | 0-1 | 34 | 18 | ||
| Others: Saddleback, 22; Diablo Valley, 15; Contra Costa, 14; Foothill, 12; Moorpark, 7; Mt. San Jacinton, 6; Sacramento City, 6;Pasadena City, 6; Santa Barbara City, 5; Grossmont, 4; Monterey Peninsula, 3; College of the Redwoods, 2; Chaffey, 2. | Others: Long Beach City, 32; Saddleback, 25; College of theDesert, 14; Moorpark, 11; Mt. San Jacinto, 11; Santa BarbaraCity, 6; Foothill, 5; L.A. Pierce, 4; Chaffey, 3; College of theRedwoods, 2. | ||||||||||