San Mateo still on top; Mt. San Antonio is No. 2 in latest football coaches poll
SAN MATEO – While defending 3C2A state champion College of San Mateo continues its early season-long run atop the JC Athletic Bureau’s poll of California Community College Football Coaches members, there is a general shake-up in this week’s poll.
CSM handled Reedley, 24-7, continuing a run of not yet allowing a defensive TD this season., Golden West knocked off formerly No. 2 Riverside, 42-35, sending the Tigers down to No 8 this week. Golden West (2-0) moves up to a fifth-place tie with El Camino (2-0), which defeated formerly No. 18 College of the Canyons, 17-13. COC (0-2) fell to No. 23.
Mt. San Antonio (2-0), the 2024 state runners-up, defeated No. 9. San Diego Mesa, 21-18, and is up a notch to No. 2 this week with 308 points, heading into a Saturday meeting with El Camino. CSM (2-0) had 12 of the 13 first-place votes and 324 total points.
Modesto (2-0) defeated No. 18 Santa Rosa, 27-20 and moved up a place to No. 3 this week, going into Saturday’s showdown at San Mateo – a repeat of last year’s Northern California title contest, won by the Bulldogs. CSM has a state-leading 12-game winning streak, dating to a non-league setback at Modesto last season. San Mateo has won 24 consecutive home games, which includes the 2022 and 2024 state championships.
No. 4 Butte (2-0) entertains No. 22 City College of San Francisco (1-1) as non-league play continues for all teams. Golden West hosts No. 21 Allan Hancock (1-1). Other top match-ups: No. 11 Bakersfield (2-0) at No. 7 Ventura (2-0); No. 23 Canyons (0-2) at No. 8 Riverside (1-1), No. 9 Diablo Valley (2-0) at Redwoods (0-2), No. 10 Saddleback (2-0) at No.17 Fullerton (1-1).
| JCAB FOOTBALL POLL (Sept. 9) | |||||
| RK | School | Record | Pts | PR | |
| 1. | San Mateo (12) | 2-0 | 324 | 1 | |
| 2. | Mt. San Antonio (1) | 2-0 | 308 | 3 | |
| 3. | Modesto | 2-0 | 275 | 4 | |
| 4. | Butte | 2-0 | 265 | 5 | |
| T5. | El Camino | 2-0 | 264 | 6 | |
| T5. | Golden West | 2-0 | 264 | 7 | |
| 7. | Ventura | 2-0 | 261 | 8 | |
| 8. | Riverside City | 1-1 | 223 | 2 | |
| 9. | Diablo Valley | 2-0 | 213 | 13 | |
| 10. | Saddleback | 2-0 | 210 | 11 | |
| 11. | Bakersfield | 2-0 | 192 | 14 | |
| 12. | Southwestern | 2-0 | 151 | 22 | |
| 13. | Monterey Peninsula | 2-0 | 148 | 19 | |
| 14. | Fresno City | 1-1 | 142 | 16 | |
| 15. | Sacramento City | 2-0 | 140 | 21 | |
| 16. | San Diego Mesa | 1-1 | 137 | 9 | |
| 17. | Fullerton | 1-1 | 126 | 10 | |
| 18. | Sequoias | 1-1 | 83 | 12 | |
| 19. | Santa Rosa | 1-1 | 81 | 18 | |
| 20. | Cerritos | 1-1 | 58 | NR | |
| T21. | Allan Hancock | 1-1 | 48 | 17 | |
| T21. | San Francisco | 1-1 | 42 | NR | |
| 23. | Canyons | 0-2 | 29 | 20 | |
| 24. | Pasadena | 1-1 | 25 | NR | |
| 25. | San Jose City | 1-1 | 24 | 23 | |
| Others: De Anza, 23; Mt. San Jacinto, 21; Long Beach City, 20; American River, 19; Foothill, 19; Citrus, 14;; Antelope Valley, 10; Grossmonth, 8; Palomar, 7; Victor Valley, 7; Feather River, 5; Los Medanos, 5; Sierra, 5; Siskiyous, 4; Santa Monica, 2; Chaffey, 1; Laney, 1. | |||||
(Fred Baer, JC Athletic Bureau)