Cañada Edges Evergreen Valley for Top Spot in Latest 3CSIA Men's Soccer Poll
The final stretch of any season is always going to feature teams jockeying for position in the final field, looking for the best route possible to a championship.
It's no different among the field of teams looking to lift the 3C2A Men's Soccer Championship this year. And for the teams atop the biweekly 3CSIA poll of sports information professionals, there is significant traffic at the top, and some speed bumps lying in the way.
It starts at the top, as Cañada College snuck into the No. 1 spot in the latest poll, earning four first-place votes and 265 points from voters, just one point ahead of previous No. 1 Evergreen Valley, which received six first place votes. The race to the finish for the Colts, however, will include a game with No. 5 Skyline on Nov. 11.
Fresno City landed at No. 3 in the newest poll with 215 points. The Rams will close out the season against No. 13 Merced on Nov. 13.
Moving up one spot to No. 4, with 213 points, was San Bernardino Valley. The Wolverines face their two biggest hurdles this week as they look to wrap up the Inland Empire Athletic Conference title – with away games against teams receiving votes in the latest poll, Chaffey (No. 24) on Tuesday and Norco (No. 23) on Friday.
Long Beach City, which sits at the top of the state's power points list, came in at No. 6 with three first-place votes. The Vikings were 17 points better than Santa Rosa at No. 7. Butte, Fullerton, and Cuyamaca (with one first-place vote) rounded out the top 10.
The North holds five of the top seven spots in the latest poll, but Southern California schools hold a majority in the final top 20, with an 11-9 edge from voters.
(California Community College Sports Information Association (3CSIA))
2026 3CSIA Men's Soccer Poll (Nov. 3)
| Rank | College | 2026 Record | Points | Previous Ranking |
| 1. | Cañada (4) | 13-2-1 | 265 | 2 |
| 2. | Evergreen Valley (6) | 12-0-5 | 264 | 1 |
| 3. | Fresno | 13-3-1 | 215 | T-6 |
| 4. | San Bernardino Valley | 12-1-5 | 213 | 5 |
| 5. | Skyline | 13-2-2 | 208 | 11 |
| 6. | Long Beach (3) | 10-4-3 | 197 | 3 |
| 7. | Santa Rosa | 11-2-2 | 180 | 4 |
| 8. | Butte | 12-1-3 | 165 | T-6 |
| 9. | Fullerton | 11-3-3 | 154 | RV |
| 10. | Cuyamaca (1) | 12-2-4 | 141 | 8 |
| 11. | MiraCosta | 14-3-1 | 131 | 13 |
| 12. | El Camino | 10-5-2 | 128 | 15 |
| 13. | Merced | 8-2-7 | 120 | 12 |
| 14. | Santa Monica | 13-2-4 | 101 | 9 |
| 15. | Mt. San Antonio | 11-6-1 | 87 | 19 |
| 16. | Hartnell | 9-3-4 | 73 | 16 |
| 17. | Moorpark | 10-1-5 | 54 | RV |
| 18. | Cosumnes River | 8-3-6 | 42 | 17 |
| 19. | LA Mission | 8-4-4 | 41 | 14 |
| 20. | Bakersfield | 12-6-1 | 39 | RV |
Others Receiving Votes: Woodland 34, Southwestern 26, Norco 17, Chaffey 11, Folsom Lake 6, Santa Barbara 6, Pasadena 5, Cerritos 4, Santa Ana 4, Irvine Valley 3, West Valley 2, Lake Tahoe 2, Cypress 1, Desert 1.