Fullerton regains top spot in CCCSIA poll, NorCal claims three of top four positions

September 11, 2018

JC Athletic Bureau Coaches Poll (Sept. 10)

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Fullerton College turned its 21st consecutive win into a return trip to the top of the California Community College Sports Information Association Football Poll but is being chased in the next three spots by a trio of unbeaten teams from Northern California - College of San Mateo, City College of San Francisco and Laney College.

The Hornets regained the pole position after winning a big game at No. 3 Riverside City, 34-33, on Saturday night. While San Mateo, which beat San Joaquin Delta, 31-12, garnered seven of 14 first-place votes in its bid to stay No. 1, Fullerton's win resonated enough with voters to give them six first-place tallies and 291 total points. The Bulldogs are close behind in second with 288 points while CCSF, which down No. 17 Sacramento City, 37-29, jumped two spots to No. 3 with 255 points. Laney made the biggest jump inside the top 10, moving from No. 8 to No. 4 after turning back visiting No. 4 American River, 41-14.

Ventura (2-0), coming off its 34-19 win against No. 13 Saddleback, vaulted three spots to No. 5 while College of the Canyons (2-0) bested Grossmont, 27-14, to claim No. 6. Mt. San Antonio (1-1) and Riverside (1-1) are tied at No. 7 while American River (1-1) slipped to a tie for No. 9 with Fresno City (1-0), which had its game at the College of the Siskiyous postponed to Oct. 6 due to fires in Northern California.

Cerritos (2-0) continued its strong start and sits just outside the top 10 at No.11 while Southwestern (2-0) is No. 12. Long Beach City (1-1), Bakersfield (1-1) and Citrus (2-0) round out the top 15. Butte (1-1) and Chabot (2-0) are tied for No. 16 with Modesto (1-1), West Hills Coalinga (2-0) and Mt. San Jacinto (2-0) completing the poll.

Just a few top-20 showdowns dot this week's schedule but one is a rematch in Sacramento of last year's NorCal Championship won by No. 2 San Mateo against No. 9 American River. San Francisco will host No. 18 Modesto in another and Fresno City will host No. 16 Butte.

Fullerton and San Mateo occupy the top two spots in the JC Athletic Bureau Coaches Poll released on Monday with Mt. San Antonio and San Francisco tied for third. The CCCFCA Coaches Regional Polls were also released for the first time this week with Fullerton (SCFA National), San Bernardino Valley (SCFA American), College of San Mateo (NCFC National) and Reedley, Monterey Peninsula and Hartnell (NCFC America) holding down the top positions in those rankings.

CCCSIA FOOTBALL POLL
Sept. 10
Rk	School	Pts	Record	LW	Last Week	This Week
1.	Fullerton (6)	291	2-0	2	Won at #3 Riverside City, 34-33	vs. Santa Ana
2.	College of San Mateo (7)	288	2-0	1	Won at San Joaquin Delta, 31-12	at #T-9 American River
3.	City College of San Francisco (1)	255	2-0	5	Won vs.# 17 Sacramento City, 37-29	vs. #18 Modesto
4.	Laney	227	2-0	9	Won vs. #4 American River, 27-14	at Feather River
5.	Ventura	223	2-0	8	Won vs. #13 Saddleback, 34-19	at Allan Hancock
6.	College of the Canyons	216	2-0	7	Won at Grossmont, 47-14	vs. Santa Barbara City
T7.	Mt. San Antonio	209	2-0	6	Won vs. #10 Long Beach City, 43-36	at Chaffey
T7.	Riverside City	209	1-1	3	Lost vs. #2 Fullerton, 34-33	at San Bernardino Valley
T9.	American River	150	1-1	4	Lost at #9 Laney, 27-14	vs. #2 College of San Mateo
T9.	Fresno City	150	1-0	11	ppd vs. College of Siskiyous (Oct. 6)	vs. #T-16 Butte
11.	Cerritos	130	2-0	15	Won at Moorpark, 31-10	at (RV) College of the Desert
12.	Southwestern	128	2-0	14	Won at #19 Palomar, 42-6	vs. Victor Valey
13.	Long Beach City	107	1-1	10	Lost at #6 Mt. San Antonio, 43-36	vs. L.A. Valley
14.	Bakersfield	98	1-1	16	Won vs. (RV) El Camino, 20-15	vs. Santa Monica
15.	Citrus	63	2-0	18	Won at Compton, 73-0	at (RV) Palomar
T16.	Butte	58	1-1	12	Lost at Santa Rosa, 28-23	at #T-9 Fresno City
T16.	Chabot	57	2-0	RV	Won at College of the Sequoias, 34-20	vs. San Joaquin Delta
18.	Modesto	44	1-1	20	Won at Sierra, 42-17	at #3 City College of San Francisco
19.	West Hills Coalinga	39	2-0	RV	Won vs. Shasta, 40-20 (at Yuba College)	vs. Sierra
20.	Mt. San Jacinto	33	2-0	RV	Won at L.A. Southwest, 35-14	vs. Grossmont
Others: Samta Rosa (32), Saddleback (25), College of the Desert (21), Pasadena City (19), College of the Siskiyous (17), Sacramento City (16), Reedley (11), Cabrillo (6), San Diego Mesa (6), Monterey Peninsula (5), Los Medanos (5), El Camino (3), San Bernardino Valley (3), Allan Hancock (2), Diablo Valley (2), Feather River (1), Palomar (1)

CCCFCA/SCFA NATIONAL DIVISION POLL (Sept. 10)				CCCFCA/NCFC NATIONAL DIVISION POLL (Sept. 10)
Rk.	School	Pts.	Record	Rk.	School	Pts.	Record
1.	Fullerton (5)	75	2-0	1.	College of San Mateo (4)	75	2-0
2.	Riverside City	65	1-1	2.	Laney (1)	65	2-0
3.	Mt. San Antonio	62	2-0	3.	City College of San Francisco (1)	62	2-0
4.	College of the Canyons	57	2-0	4.	American River	57	1-1
5.	Long Beach City	56	1-1	5.	Fresno City	56	1-0
6.	Ventura	55	2-0	6.	Chabot	55	2-0
7.	Cerritos	48	2-0	7.	Santa Rosa	48	1-1
8.	Southwestern	41	2-0	8.	Modesto	41	1-1
9.	Bakersfield	27	1-1	9.	Butte	27	1-1
10.	Saddleback	23	0-2	10.	West Hills Coalinga	23	2-0
11.	Palomar	16	1-1	11.	Sacramento City	16	0-2
T12.	El Camino	14	0-2	T12.	Diablo Valley	14	1-1
T12.	San Diego Mesa	14	1-1	T12.	College of the Siskiyous	14	0-1
T14.	Golden West	11	0-2	T14.	Sierra	11	0-2
T14.	East Los Angeles	11	1-1	T14.	Feather River	11	1-1

CCCFCA/NCFC AMERICAN DIVISION POLL (Sept. 10)				CCCFCA/SCFA AMERICAN DIVISION POLL (Sept. 10)
Rk.	School	Pts.	Record	Rk.	School	Pts.	Record
T1.	Reedley (1)	26	2-0	1.	San Bernardino Valley (2)	47	2-0
T1.	Monterey Peninsula (1)	26	2-0	2.	Allan Hancock (2)	43	1-0
T1.	Hartnell	26	2-0	3.	Citrus (1)	34	2-0
4.	Los Medanos (1)	24	2-0	T4.	Mt. San Jacinto	33	2-0
5.	Foothill	14	1-1	T4.	Pasadena City	33	2-0
6.	Cabrillo	13	1-0	6.	L.A. Harbor	26	1-0
7.	College of the Redwoods	12	1-1	7.	Santa Ana	16	1-1
8.	De Anza	11	1-1	8.	L.A. Valley	13	1-1
9.	Merced	8	0-2	9.	College of the Desert	12	1-1
10.	Yuba	4	0-2	10.	Chaffey	9	1-1