CCCSIA Men's Soccer Poll remains steady among the leaders; Top 10 showdowns loom
SAN BERNARDINO - While the top eight teams in the weekly California Community College Sports Information Association men’s soccer poll seem to have settled into their positions atop the rankings, things may change in a hurry.
There are two games featuring top 10 teams on the schedule this week, and another featuring two teams looking to move up in the eyes of the voters.
Fullerton remains the No. 1 team in the poll, receiving six of the eight first-place votes to stay just ahead of No. 2 El Camino – which received one first-place and seven second-place votes from the respondents. Oxnard remains No. 3, with a slight edge over Norco, which moved up two spots to No. 4. Evergreen Valley fell one spot to No. 5, with Santa Rosa and San Bernardino Valley each moving up one to No. 6 and No. 7, respectively.
And this is where things will get interesting.
Evergreen Valley opens play this week on Tuesday with a home game against the poll’s biggest mover over the past two weeks - No. 10 DeAnza. The Lions jumped from receiving votes two weeks ago, to No. 16 last week. Meanwhile, Norco and San Bernardino Valley will tussle on Friday in the other match between top 10 teams.
The bottom half of the poll remains in flux, as teams jockey. No. 16 Folsom Lake will travel to take on Canada, which sits in the 21st position in the polling. Meanwhile, Cuyamaca, which has been in and out of the voting all season, moved back in this week, taking the No. 20 spot after not receiving any votes a week ago.
(Bill Norris, CCCSIA)
| CCCSIA MEN'S SOCCER POLL (Oct. 16) | ||||
| RK | School | Record | Pts | PR |
| 1. | Fullerton (6) | 12-1-1 | 157 | 1 |
| 2. | El Camino (1) | 12-1-0 | 153 | 2 |
| 3. | Oxnard (1) | 8-0-3 | 137 | 3 |
| 4. | Norco | 9-1-2 | 133 | 6 |
| 5. | Evergreen Valley | 11-1-1 | 117 | 4 |
| 6. | Santa Rosa | 10-2-1 | 115 | 7 |
| 7. | San Bernardino Valley | 11-2-2 | 110 | 8 |
| 8. | Fresno | 10-2-1 | 101 | 5 |
| 9. | Skyline | 9-2-2 | 95 | 9 |
| 10. | De Anza | 7-1-4 | 83 | 16 |
| 11. | Long Beach | 7-3-3 | 80 | T-11 |
| 12. | Irvine Valley | 7-2-4 | 73 | 13 |
| 13. | Cerritos | 8-4-2 | 56 | 14 |
| 14. | Merced | 7-3-3 | 50 | 10 |
| 15. | Santa Monica | 8-2-4 | 43 | 19 |
| 16. | Folsom Lake | 7-4-2 | 34 | 15 |
| 17. | Santa Ana | 6-4-3 | 33 | T-11 |
| 18. | Hartnell | 8-4-1 | 30 | 18 |
| 19. | Foothill | 7-2-3 | 20 | NR |
| 20. | Cuyamaca | 7-4-3 | 13 | NR |
| Others: Canada, 10; West Valley, 9; Taft, 5; Cosumnes River, 4; Citrus, 4; Mt. San Antonio, 3; Cabrillo, 3; Golden West, 2; Las Positas, 2; College of the Desert, 1; L.A. Mission, 1; College of marin, 1; Palomar, 1; Rio Hondo, 1. | ||||