College of San Mateo is No. 1 in CCCSIA poll while Riverside City is tops in JC Athletic Bureau ranking

Courtesy Ventura College Athletics
Courtesy Ventura College Athletics
October 8, 2019

SAN MATEO - College of San Mateo is the new leader – by a single point – in this week's poll of California Community College football coaches, conducted by the JC Athletic Bureau. CSM garnered 269 points and six first place votes from coaches while Riverside City College had five top ballots and 268 points. Both teams had important wins over unbeaten foes to close out non-league play with 5-0 records. Formerly No. 2 San Mateo took care of No. 3 Modesto JC, 35-12, making big plays on defense and special teams. Riverside, the No. 1 team the last three weeks, knocked off No. 8 San Diego Mesa, 61-26, dropping the Olympians to No. 13.

Meanwhile, the California Community College Sports Information Association (CCCSIA) has Riverside City with a slight lead over San Mateo in its top 25 poll after garnering 9 of 11 points. Modesto holds down the No. 3 spot with College of the Canyons and City College of San Francisco tied for fourth.

Three teams each moved up one position to complete this week's JCAB top top five. Saddleback, also 5-0, is No. 3 after getting past Mt. San Antonio, 27-24, (dropping the Mounties four spots to No. 18). No. 4 Ventura edged recent 2-time state champion Fullerton, 48-47, in overtime. No. 5 City College of San Francisco, another multi-time state champ, beat Siskiyous, 73-7.   

It is bye week for National (state championship) Division teams before starting competition Oct. 19 for league titles and berths in the CCCAA state playoffs, which begin Nov. 23 and conclude with the title game at Bakersfield College Memorial Stadium on Dec. 14.

There are four remaining undefeated (5-0) teams in that division: Riverside, San Mateo, Saddleback, and Shasta.

The Southern California Football Association opens Thursday, Oct. 17, with Moorpark at #7 Canyons in the Northern League.

Saturday, Oct. 19 headliners
 #2 Riverside at Grossmont, #12 Southwestern at #3 Saddleback, #4 Ventura at Bakersfield, #12 San Diego Mesa at # 9 El Camino, co-#23 Fullerton at #15 Cerritos, East Los Angeles at #16 Long Beach, Palomar at #18 Mt. San Antonio.  

Northern California Football Conference play begins Friday, Oct. 18, with a pair of state trophy holders clashing in the Bay 6 League: #5 San Francisco at #20 Laney (the reigning CCCAA champ).  

No. 1 San Mateo, looking for a fourth straight Bay 6 title, opens at Santa Rosa on Oct. 19. Other Saturday contests: Sequoias at #6 Modesto, #8 Butte at Feather River, #10 American River at Siskiyous, #11 Shasta at #21 Sierra, #14 Fresno at San Joaquin Delta,

Limited American Division competition this Saturday (Oct. 12) week headlines No. 17 Chaffey, with a state-leading 15-game win streak, hosting Glendale in the Metro League. No. 22 Foothill entergains Gavilan in a 1 p.m. non-league contest.

(Fred Baer, JC Athletic Bureau)

JUNIOR COLLEGE ATHLETIC BUREAU COACHES POLL (Week 5)  CCCSIA FOOTBALL POLL (Week 5)   
RK School Record Pts Prev.   RK School Record Pts Prev.
1. College of San Mateo (6) 5-0 269 2   1. Riverside City (9) 5-0 272 1
2. Riverside City (5) 5-0 268 1   2. College of San Mateo (2) 5-0 266 2
3. Saddleback 5-0 235 4   3. Modesto 4-1 225 3
4. Ventura 4-1 223 5   T4. College of the Canyons 4-1 222 T-4
5. City College of San Francisco 4-1 221 6   T4. City College of San Francisco 4-1 221 T-4
6. Modesto 4-1 218 3   6. Ventura 4-1 206 7
7. College of the Canyons 4-1 207 T-8   7. Saddleback 5-0 192 8
8. Butte 3-2 162 11   8. Shasta 5-0 181 11
9. El Camino 4-1 158 13   9. Chaffey 5-0 173 10
10. American River 3-2 157 16   10. El Camino 4-1 159 14
11. Shasta 5-0 155 15   11. American River 3-2 147 16
12. Southwestern 4-1 146 12   T12. San Diego Mesa 4-1 144 9
13. San Diego Mesa 4-1 137 T-8   T12. Fresno City 3-2 143 6
14. Fresno City 3-2 132 7   14. Butte 3-2 142 T-12
15. Cerritos 3-2 101 10   15. Southwestern 4-1 124 17
16. Long Beach City 3-2 99 19   16. Citrus 5-0 105 20
17. Chaffey 5-0 95 20   17. Mt. San Antonio 3-2 92 15
18. Mt. San Antonio 3-2 82 14   18. Foothill 5-0 86 21
19. Citrus 5-0 68 22   19. San Bernardino Valley 4-1 84 19
20. Laney 2-3 51 17   20. Mt. San Jacinto 5-0 61 RV
21. Sierra 3-2 48 24   21. Reedley 4-1 53 25
22. Foothill 5-0 40 25   22. Cerritos 3-2 49 T-12
T23. Mt. San Jacinto 5-0 37 RV   23. Sierra 3-2 39 RV
T23. Fullerton 2-3 37 18   24. Long Beach City 3-2 38 RV
25. Reedley 4-1 34 RV   25. Monterey Peninsula 4-0 33 RV
Others: San Bernardino Valley (30), Bakersfield (18), Monterey Peninsula (12), Diablo Valley (10), Chabot (6), College of the Sequoias (6), East Los Angeles (5), Golden West (5), Allan Hancock (4), Merced (1).    Others:  Laney (29), Fullerton (29), Cabrillo (14), College of the Sequoias (10), Antelope Valley (9), Chabot (6), Allan Hancock (3), Bakersfield (3).     

 

CCCFCA REGIONAL POLLS                
SOCAL NATIONAL DIVISION (Week 5)     NORCAL NATIONAL DIVISION (Week 5)  
RK School Pts PR     RK School Pts PR
1. Riverside City (3) 39 1     1. College of San Mateo (4) 40 1
2. Saddleback (1) 37 2     2. Modesto 35 2
3. College of the Canyons 30 5     3. City College of San Francisco 33 4
4. Ventura 28 T-3     4. American River 27 7
5. Long Beach City 17 NR     5. Butte 23 6
6. Southwestern 16 7     6. Fresno City 22 3
T7. San Diego Mesa 15 T-3     7. Shasta 13 5
T7. Mt. San Antonio 15 6     8. Sierra 12 10
9. El Camino 10 T-9     9. Laney 9 9
10. Cerritos 6 8     10. Chabot 4 NR
                   
SOCAL AMERICAN DIVISION (Week 5)      NORCAL AMERICAN DIVISION (Week 5)
RK School Pts PR     RK School Pts PR
1. Chaffey (4) 40 1     1. Foothill (5) 50 1
2. Citrus 35 2     2. Monterey Peninsula 42 2
3. San Bernardino Valley 33 3     3. Reedley 42 T-3
4. Mt. San Jacinto 28 5     4. Cabrillo 36 T-3
5. Allan Hancock 22 4     5. Merced 28 5
6. Antelope Valley 18 6     6. Hartnell 27 4
7. Pasadena City 15 7     7. De Anza 19 8
8. Victor Valley 12 8     8. Los Medanos 15 T-10
9. West L.A. 7 NR     9. Yuba 7 T-10
10. Santa Ana 5 10     10. College of the Redwoods 6 9