North takes top spot in week five poll
LOS ANGELES, Calif – West Valley is the first team from the north to nab a top spot in this week’s California Community College Fastpitch Coaches Association poll.
The Vikings are off to a 16-0 start to the 2025 season and have wins over five different ranked opponents. Mark your calendars for March 11, when the Vikings take on the undefeated No. 3 San Mateo Bulldogs. The Coast Conference matchup is the first of two meetings the teams will have this season – the second on April 3.
In the south, No. 2 El Camino lost its first game to No. 13 Orange Coast with the Pirates on the road in Torrance. Despite the loss, the Warriors remain atop the south.
No. 7 Cypress makes a jump back into the top 10. After a 5-2 loss to No. 11 Mt. San Antonio College in the early part of the season, the Chargers have strung together seven-straight wins. Most recently, Cypress knocked off Canyons in 10 innings, Cerritos in eight and San Diego Mesa in a doubleheader.
No. 10 Yuba makes the biggest leap of week five. The Niners, now 10-3-1, earned a split with No. 8 Sacramento City over the weekend, winning game one 4-0 and barely falling in extras to end the day. No. 6 San Jose City joins the Niners with a large crawl to the top – SJCC, led by Evangelina Chavarria who’s 9-0 in the circle, is 13-1 through the first month of the season.
Mt. SAC and No. 12 Fresno City drop out of the top 10 – it's the first time the Mounties have seen a double digit in their ranking all season and for the Rams it's their first time out of the top half since the preseason poll.
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3CFCA State Rankings (Week 5 – February 25, 2025) |
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Rank |
Team |
Mascot |
Previous Ranking |
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1 |
West Valley College |
Vikings |
2 |
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2 |
El Camino College |
Warriors |
1 |
|
3 |
College of San Mateo |
Bulldogs |
4 |
|
4 |
Cerritos College |
Falcons |
3 |
|
5 |
Palomar College |
Comets |
5 |
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6 |
San Jose City College |
Jaguars |
10 |
|
7 |
Cypress College |
Chargers |
11 |
|
8 |
Sacramento City College |
Panthers |
8 |
|
9 |
Long Beach City College |
Vikings |
7 |
|
10 |
Yuba College |
Niners |
18 |
|
11 |
Mt. San Antonio College |
Mounties |
9 |
|
12 |
Fresno City College |
Rams |
6 |
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13 |
Orange Coast College |
Pirates |
15 |
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14 |
American River College |
Beavers |
16 |
|
15 |
Antelope Valley College |
Marauders |
19 |
|
16 |
San Joaquin Delta College |
Mustangs |
12 |
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17 |
Saddleback College |
Bobcats |
17 |
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18 |
College of the Sequoias |
Giants |
14 |
|
19 |
Cosumnes River College |
Hawks |
20 |
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20 |
Fullerton College |
Hornets |
13 |
Dropped out: N/A
Previous Rankings
Preseason Poll (January 23, 2025)
Week Three (February 11, 2025)
