Riverside City, College of San Mateo split roles on top of JC Athletic Bureau and CCCSIA football polls
San Mateo (Oct. 28, 2019) – The tight race for the top spot in the JC Athletic Bureau poll of California Community College football coaches continues this week with College of San Mateo back as No. 1, by one point. CSM had tied for first with Riverside last week after holding the top spot by one digit the previous week. San Mateo, following a 29-14 win at defending state champion Laney Saturday, garnered seven first place votes and 317 points. Riverside, a 56-13 winner over Golden West, received five top nods and 316 points.
The California Community College Sports Information poll is also a two-team race at the top with just five points separating No. 1 Riverside (247 pts) and No. 2. San Mateo (242). The Tigers picked up eight of the 10 first-place votes with the Bulldogs receiving the other two.
Back in the JCAB rankings, Saddleback, the third National Division unbeaten (all are 7-0) had the remaining No. 1 vote and was a solid third place choice with 302 points after topping Orange Coast, 58-7. Modesto broke out of a tie for fourth place to hold the No. 4 spot alone with 280 points this week, with Ventura now down a place to No. 5 with 271 points.
The top seven teams all won over the weekend, all except state defensive leader San Mateo scoring more than 54 points. Things could change a bit this Saturday. Three first place showdowns loom in the jockeying for post season state berths: No. 11 Fresno at Modesto in the Valley League, No. 6 Canyons at Ventura in the Northern League, and No. 7 Butte at No. 8 American River in the NorCal League. San Mateo plays at Diablo Valley on Friday night and Riverside visits No. 18 Southwestern on Saturday. No. 12 Long Beach will also have a say the final two weeks against Canyons and Ventura. Riverside plays at Saddleback in a Nov. 16 Southern League finale.
No. 15 Chaffey (8-0), remains the top American Division teams and has a state-leading 18-game winning streak.
Top National Division Games: Southern California Football Association,
Nov. 2:
#2 Riverside at No. 18 Southwestern; Golden West at #3 Saddleback, #6 Canyons at #5 Ventura, #9 Mt. San Antonio at #16 Cerritos, Moorpark at #12 Long Beach, #13 El Camino at Palomar, Fullerton at #14 San Diego Mesa,
Northern California Football Conference
Nov. 1: #1 San Mateo at Diablo Valley, Santa Rosa at #20 Laney.
Nov. 2: #11 Fresno at #4 Modesto, #7 Butte at #8 American River, #10 San Francisco at #23 Chabot, #17 Shasta at Siskiyous, #22 Sierra at Feather River.
American Division
Nov. 2 SCFA: #15 Chaffey at LA Southwest, #19 Citrus at San Bernardino, Mt. San Jacinto at Antelope Valley. NCFC: Contra Costa at #21 Foothill, #24 Monterey Peninsula at Hartnell, Merced at #25 Reedley, De Anza at Los Medanos.
(Fred Baer, JC Athletic Bureau)
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| JUNIOR COLLEGE ATHLETIC BUREAU COACHES POLL (Week 7) | CCCSIA FOOTBALL POLL (Week 7) | |||||||||
| RK | School | Record | Pts | Prev. | RK | School | Record | Pts | PR | |
| 1. | College of San Mateo (7) | 7-0 | 317 | T1 | 1. | Riverside City (8) | 7-0 | 247 | 1 | |
| 2. | Riverside City (5) | 7-0 | 316 | T1 | 2. | College of San Mateo (2) | 7-0 | 242 | 2 | |
| 3. | Saddleback (1) | 7-0 | 302 | 3 | 3. | Modesto | 8-1 | 215 | 3 | |
| 4. | Modesto | 8-1 | 280 | T4 | 4.. | College of the Canyons | 6-1 | 204 | 4 | |
| 5. | Ventura | 6-1 | 271 | T4 | 4. | Ventura | 6-1 | 198 | 5 | |
| 6. | College of the Canyons | 6-1 | 238 | 6 | 6. | Saddleback | 7-0 | 175 | 6 | |
| 7. | Butte | 5-2 | 232 | 7 | 7. | Chaffey | 8-0 | 169 | 8 | |
| 8. | American River | 5-2 | 209 | 9 | 8. | American River | 5-2 | 154 | 9 | |
| 9. | Mt. San Antonio | 5-2 | 203 | 14 | 9. | Butte | 5-2 | 148 | 11 | |
| 10. | City College of San Francisco | 5-2 | 198 | 13 | 10. | Fresno City | 5-2 | 143 | 12 | |
| 11. | Fresno City | 5-2 | 194 | 11 | 11. | City College of San Francisco | 5-2 | 140 | 10 | |
| 12. | Long Beach City | 5-2 | 181 | 12 | 12. | Shasta | 6-1 | 136 | 13 | |
| 13. | El Camino | 5-2 | 167 | 8 | 12. | Mt. San Antonio | 5-2 | 134 | 14 | |
| 14. | San Diego Mesa | 5-2 | 144 | T20 | 14. | El Camino | 5-2 | 112 | 7 | |
| 15. | Chaffey | 8-0 | 122 | 15 | 15. | Foothill | 7-0 | 101 | 16 | |
| 16. | Cerritos | 4-3 | 114 | 10 | 16. | San Diego Mesa | 5-2 | 97 | 19 | |
| 17. | Shasta | 6-1 | 113 | 19 | 17. | Citrus | 7-0 | 94 | 15 | |
| 18. | Southwestern | 5-2 | 102 | 17 | 18. | Long Beach City | 5-2 | 81 | 24 | |
| 19. | Citrus | 7-0 | 80 | T20 | 19. | San Bernardino Valley | 6-1 | 71 | 22 | |
| 20. | Laney | 3-4 | 78 | 16 | 20. | Reedley | 8-1 | 54 | 21 | |
| 21. | Foothill | 7-0 | 61 | 22 | 21. | Sierra | 4-3 | 52 | 17 | |
| 22. | Sierra | 4-3 | 58 | 18 | 22. | Southwestern | 5-2 | 49 | 25 | |
| 23. | Chabot | 4-2 | 57 | 23 | 23. | Monterey Peninsula | 7-0 | 44 | RV | |
| 23.. | Monterey Peninsula | 7-0 | 39 | RV | 24. | Mt. San Jacinto | 6-1 | 39 | 18 | |
| 25. | Reedley | 8-1 | 33 | 25 | 25. | Cerritos | 4-3 | 28 | 20 | |
| Others: Fullerton (31), Mt. San Jacinto (20), San Bernardino Valley (20), College of the Sequoias (14), Cabrillo (7), Golden West (6), West L.A. (3), Allan Hancock (2), Hartnell (2), Diablo Valley (1). | Others: Laney (27), Chabot (26), Cabrillo (21), Allan Hancock (21), Fullerton (9), College of the Sequoias (7), Hartnell (4). | |||||||||
| CCCFCA REGIONAL POLLS | ||||||||||
| SOCAL NATIONAL DIVISION (Week 7) | NORCAL NATIONAL DIVISION (Week 5) | |||||||||
| RK | School | Pts | PR | RK | School | Pts | PR | |||
| 1. | Riverside City (4) | 40 | 1 | 1. | College of San Mateo (4) | 40 | 1 | |||
| 2. | Saddleback | 36 | 2 | 2. | Modesto | 36 | 2 | |||
| 3. | Ventura | 31 | 4 | 3. | American River | 29 | 4 | |||
| 4. | College of the Canyons | 26 | 3 | 4. | Butte | 26 | 5 | |||
| T5. | Long Beach City | 22 | 5 | 5. | Fresno City | 26 | 6 | |||
| T5. | Mt. San Antonio | 22 | T-7 | 6. | City College of San Francisco | 19 | 3 | |||
| 7. | El Camino | 18 | 9 | T7. | Shasta | 10 | 7 | |||
| 8. | San Diego Mesa | 13 | T-7 | T7. | Sierra | 10 | 8 | |||
| 9. | Southwestern | 8 | 6 | 9. | Laney | 9 | 9 | |||
| 10. | Cerritos | 4 | 10 | 10. | Chabot | 6 | 10 | |||
| SOCAL AMERICAN DIVISION (Week 7) | NORCAL AMERICAN DIVISION (Week 5) | |||||||||
| RK | School | Pts | PR | RK | School | Pts | PR | |||
| 1. | Chaffey (5) | 50 | 1 | 1. | Foothill (1) | 28 | 1 | |||
| 2. | Citrus | 43 | 2 | 2. | Monterey Peninsula (1) | 27 | 2 | |||
| 3. | San Bernardino Valley | 42 | 3 | 3. | Reedley (1) | 26 | 3 | |||
| 4. | Allan Hancock | 33 | 5 | 4. | Cabrillo | 21 | 4 | |||
| 5. | Mt. San Jacinto | 31 | 4 | 5. | Hartnell | 18 | 6 | |||
| 6. | West L.A. | 23 | 9 | 6. | De Anza | 15 | 7 | |||
| 7. | Antelope Valley | 21 | 6 | 7. | Los Medanos | 11 | 8 | |||
| 8. | L.A. Harbor | 11 | NR | 8. | Merced | 10 | 5 | |||
| 9. | Pasadena City | 10 | 7 | 9. | Contra Costa | 5 | NR | |||
| 10. | Victor Valley | 7 | 8 | 10. | College of the Redwoods | 2 | 10 | |||