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.

Dropped out: N/A

Previous Rankings

Preseason Poll (January 23, 2025)

Week One (January 28, 2025)

Week Two (February 4, 2025)

Week Three (February 11, 2025)

Week Four (February 18, 2025)