And then there was one as Palomar owns only undefeated record; Santa Rosa jumps to No. 2 in CCCSIA Women's Basketball Poll

(Courtesy Santa Rosa Junior College Athletics)

January 25, 2023

SACRAMENTO - To say Palomar College has had a dominant season would be an understatement. The Comets have eclipsed the century barrier four times in the last six games they've played, have held their last two opponents to less than 30 points, and haven't let a team get closer than 32 points since mid-December.

It's all factored into Palomar pushing their record to a perfect 20-0 while also holding the distinction of being the state's lone remaining undefeated team and keeping a stronghold on the top spot in this week's California Community College Sports Information Association (CCCSIA) Women's Basketball Poll. The Comets picked up all 12 first-place votes among the voting panel for 220 points.

But there's a new No. 2 team right behind them with Santa Rosa (19-2) jumping from No. 4 to assume the No. 2 spot previously held by Orange Coast College (20-1), which saw its unblemished record fall in a 66-61 matchup at Orange Empire Conference foe Santa Ana last Friday. The Pirates will look to get back on track and continue their impressive season when they face another ranked OEC opponent, No. 19 Riverside City (16-5) on Wednesday.

Despite the loss, OCC didn't fall far in the poll and is tied for No. 3 with College of the Sequoias (19-2), which downed previous No. 3 and current No. 6 Fresno City (19-3), 76-72, in a big road win on Saturday. San Joaquin Delta (15-4) is No. 5 in the poll, and Butte (18-3) is No. 7. The next four teams - Moorpark (17-5), City College of San Francisco (17-4), Mt. San Jacinto (19-2) and Mt. San Antonio (15-7) - remained in their No. 8 through No. 11 spots, respectively while Cypress (16-5), Ventura (15-5) and Laney (15-5) own the next three. Long Beach City (14-6) and Folsom Lake (16-5) are tied for 15th.

Irvine Valley (16-6) is No. 17, No. 18 is San Jose City (17-4), No. 19 is Riverside city (16-5) and Glendale (15-5) comes in at No. 20.

CCCSIA STATE POLL (Jan. 23)
RK	School	W-L	PTS	PR
1.	Palomar (12)	20-0	240	1
2.	Santa Rosa	19-2	220	4
T3.	Orange Coast	20-1	201	2
T3.	College of the Sequoias	19-2	201	5
5.	San Joaquin Delta	15-4	180	7
6.	Fresno City	19-3	179	3
7.	Butte	18-3	171	6
8.	Moorpark	17-5	160	8
9.	City College of San Francisco	17-4	133	9
10.	Mt. San Jacinto	19-2	126	10
11.	Mt. San Antonio	15-7	118	11
12.	Cypress	16-5	106	14
13.	Ventura	15-5	90	12
14.	Laney	15-5	75	13
T15.	Long Beach City	14-6	59	17
T15.	Folsom Lake	16-5	59	15
17.	Irvine Valley	16-6	46	16
18.	San Jose City	17-4	44	T-20
19.	Riverside City	16-5	36	18
20.	Glendale	15-5	23	19
Others: Feather River, 17; Sierra, 14; L.A. Trade-Tech, 13; Victor Valley, 4; College of the Canyons, 1; Hartnell, 1; Imperial Valley, 1.

CCCWBCA NORTH REGION POLL (Jan. 23)
RK	School	W-L	PTS	PR
1.	Santa Rosa (4)	19-2	101	1
2.	San Joaquin Delta (2)	15-4	93	3
3.	College of the Sequoias (1)	19-2	91	4
4.	Fresno City	19-3	89	2
5.	Butte	18-3	79	5
6.	City College of San Francisco	17-4	68	6
7.	Laney	15-5	64	7
8.	Folsom Lake	16-5	55	9
9.	Sierra	12-9	49	8
10.	San Jose city	17-4	44	10
11.	Feather River	15-5	34	11
12.	Merced	11-9	27	12
13.	College of San Mateo	15-7	13	15
14.	College of the Siskiyous	14-6	9	13
T15.	Napa Valley	14-7	8	14
T15.	Solano	12-8	8	NR
Others (alphabetical): Chabot, Hartnell, Skyline.

CCCWBCA SOUTH REGION POLL (Jan. 23)
RK	School	W-L	Pts.	PR
1.	Palomar (9)	20-0	135	1
2.	Orange Coast	20-1	123	2
3.	Moorpark	17-5	117	3
4.	Mt. San Antonio	15-7	103	4
5.	Cypress	16-5	92	5
6.	Mt. San Jacinto	19-2	87	7
7.	Long Beach City	14-6	82	8
8.	Ventura	15-5	79	6
9.	Irvine Valley	16-6	66	9
10.	Glendale	15-5	50	10
10.	L.A. Trade-Tech	12-9	40	13
12.	Riverside City	16-5	37	11
T13.	Allan Hancock	14-7	20	12
T13.	L.A. Valley	12-7	20	14
15.	Victor Valley	14-7	15	15
Others (alphabetical): College of the Canyons.