Big 8 Has 3 Of Top 7 In State Women's Basketball Top 25 Rankings
January 19, 2026
State Rankings/Region Coach Rankings
While Mt. San Antonio keeps on trucking along as the #1 team in this week's California Community College Women's Basketball Coaches Association (CCCWBCA) State Top 25, a number of teams moved up and down with three new teams joining. The Big 8 Conference is well represented on the top 10 with three teams including #2 Folsom Lake, #6 Santa Rosa and #7 San Joaquin Delta, the only team to have beat the top-rated Mounties this season.
The trio of newbies are #21 Lemoore, #22 Victor Valley and #24 Skyline.
At #5, MiraCosta remains the last of the undefeated at 19-0 while #10 Copper Mountain is finally earning some more respect with just one defeat on the season like Mt. SAC and Folsom Lake.
Fifteen teams or 60 percent of the ranked teams are from the South Region.
Conference leaders are #4 Laney and unranked Merritt tied for the Bay Valley lead at 5-0 each, Folsom Lake at 7-0 to top the Big 8, #18 Fresno City and Lemoore at 3-0 to lead the Central Valley, Skyline at 3-0 in front of the Coast North, unranked Hartnell 3-0 to lead the Coast South, #12 Butte 2-0 to gain the early lead in the Golden Valley, #14 Mt. San Jacinto is 6-0 to top the Inland Empire, #15 Saddleback is 4-0 in front of the Orange Empire pack, #19 Palomar 4-0 ahead of two 3-0 teams to pace the Pacific Coast Athletic, #3 Moorpark at 4-0 to top the Western State North and #13 Glendale tied with unranked LA Valley at 4-0 out in front in the Western State South.
The South Coast Conference will finally begin North and South Division play this week.
This week's theme is assists leaders across the state.
CCCWBCA STATE TOP 25 #6
*-The Region Top 15 is listed in order of regional coach voting
| RANK | TEAM, CONFERENCE | CURRENT RECORD | NOTES | REGION TOP 15* | LAST RANK | UP/DOWN |
| 1. | Mt. San Antonio, South Coast North | 19-1 | The Mounties are on a 12-game win streak, beating three SCC South teams by an average margin of 65.3 points. Elizabeth Udeze is tied for 4th in the state in assists at 5.8 per game. | South #1 | State #1 | Same |
| 2. | Folsom Lake, Big 8 | 18-1 | The Falcons have won 7 in a row including a Jan. 6, 13-pt win over #6 SRJC, and will face #7 Delta tonight. Nyah Fortune averages 4.4 assists. | North #1 | State #2 | Same |
| 3. | Moorpark, Western State North | 17-3 | The Raiders have won six straight, posting a 30-pt victory over #17 Santa Barbara on Jan. 7. Alyssa Saldana tops the WSC North a 4.4 assists per game. | South #2 | State #5 | Up 2 spots |
| 4. | Laney, Bay Valley | 14-3 | The Eagles are on a 10-game win streak only mildly challenged recently in a 24-pt triumph over Napa Valley. Ashanti Dias is tied for 4th in the state in assists at 5.8 per game. | North #2 | State #4 | Same |
| 5. | MiraCosta, Pacific Coast Athletic | 19-0 | The undefeated Spartans survived a 1-pt win over #14 Mt. San Jacinto on Jan. 14. Anayla Anderson is 3rd in the state in assists at 6.3 per game. | South #4 | State #6 | Up 1 spot |
| 6. | Santa Rosa JC, Big 8 | 16-3 | The Bear Cubs have won 4 in a row including a 7-pt win over #23 Sierra on Jan. 10. Elle Picard averages 3.5 assists. | North #3 | State #9 | Up 3 spots |
| 7. | San Joaquin Delta, Big 8 | 15-4 | The Mustangs are winners of 6 in a row, including a 7-pt victory over Modesto. Aaliyah Youngblood averages 3 assists. | North #T4 | State #8 | Up 1 spot |
| 8. | Cypress, Orange Empire | 15-4 | The Chargers followed a 2-pt loss to #11 Irvine Valley by knocking off #8 Orange Coast by 7. Alyssa Norada averages 3.3 assists. | South #5 | State #7 | Down 1 spot |
| 9. | Orange Coast, Orange Empire | 14-5 | The Pirates had a 4-game win string snapped by #8 Cypress. Andrea Rico averages 2.2 assists. | South #3 | State #3 | Down 6 spots |
| 10. | Copper Mountain, Inland Empire Athletic | 19-1 | The Fighting Cactii are on a 6-game win streak including an 18-pt victory over #22 Victor Valley. Gia McFadden averages 3.7 assists. | South #11 | State #16 | Up 6 spots |
| 11. | Irvine Valley, Orange Empire | 16-3 | The Lasers followed their close W over Cypress by losing to #15 Saddleback in OT by 7. Alexis Price averages 2.1 assists. | South #6 | State #10 | Down 1 spot |
| 12. | Butte, Golden Valley | 14-4 | The Roadrunners have 10 of their last 11, including a 15-pt W over Redwoods. Kaidance Kaiser averages 4.8 assists. | North #T4 | State #11 | Down 1 spot |
| 13. | Glendale, Western State South | 14-4 | The Vaqueros are on an 8-game win string, the latest in an 8-pt W over Bakersfield. Kaitlin Johnson averages 3.6 assists. | South #8 | State #13 | Same |
| 14. | Mt. San Jacinto, Inland Empire Athletic | 15-5 | The Eagles have won 9 of their last 10, only losing to #5 Mira Costa by a single point. Kiara Williams is tied for 4th in the state in assists at 5.8 per game. | South #7 | State #T14 | Same |
| 15. | Saddleback, Orange Empire | 16-4 | The Bobcats are on the prowl in winning 7 in a row, including their OT W over #11 Irvine Valley. Nina Saiki averages 4.3 assists | South #10 | State #22 | Up 7 spots |
| 16. | CC San Francisco, Coast North | 14-4 | The Rams have won 6 of their last 7, but fell by 2 v. #24 Skyline on Jan. 9. Patriceia Walsh averages 3.5 assists. | North #6 | State #12 | Down 4 spots |
| 17. | Santa Barbara City, Western State North | 14-6 | The Vaqueros have won 10 of their last 11, including a couple of close ones over Ventura (by 3) and LA Mission (by 6). Siena Hoban averages 4.1 assists. | South #12 | State #23 | Up 6 spots |
| 18. | Fresno City, Central Valley | 13-6 | The Rams have won 4 straight including a 12-pt W over Taft and a 9-pt triumph over Sequoias. Alyssa Kem averages 2.5 assists. | North #7 | State #19 | Up 1 spot |
| 19. | Palomar, Pacific Coast Athletic | 13-6 | The Comets have won 4 in a row, including a pair of 100-pt plus scoring performances in Ws over Cuyamaca and Southwestern. ReeRee Davis averages 4.4 assists. | South #9 | State #18 | Down 1 spot |
| 20. | Los Angeles Trade-Tech, South Coast North | 15-5 | The Beavers have won 6 of their last 7, including a 3-pt W over Ventura on Jan. 17. Haylee Segarra averages 3.5 assists. | South #13 | State #24 | Up 4 spots |
| 21. | Lemoore, Central Valley | 14-5 | The Golden Eagles bolted on to the rankings behind a 10-game win streak that includes a 19-pt W over Sequoias. Savannah Rowland tops the CVC at 4.5 assists per game. | North #8 | Not Ranked | |
| 22. | Victor Valley, Inland Empire Athletic | 14-5 | The Rams have won 9 of their last 10, including a 7-pt OT victory over Chaffey. Mya Graham-Scott averages 2.8 assists. | South #15 | Not Ranked | |
| 23. | Sierra, Big 8 | 13-6 | The Wolverines saw a 12-game win streak snapped by Modesto by 5 on Jan. 6, then lost 4 in a row overall having to face the likes of FLC, SRJC, and Delta. They ended that drought with a 16-pt W over Sacramento. Jessie Slade averages 2.9 assists. | North #9 | State #T14 | Down 9 spots |
| 24. | Skyline, Coast North | 14-5 | The Trojans joined the Top 25 as winners of 6 in a row, including it's important W over #16 CCSF. Desiree Perez tops the Coast North at 4.5 assists per game. | North #10 | Not Ranked | |
| 25. | Santa Ana, Orange Empire | 12-7 | The Dons lost 3 in a row including by 3 v. Fullerton and by 10 v. #15 Saddleback. Mia Rivera is 9th in the state in assists at 5 per game. | Not Ranked | State #21 | Down 4 spots |
| OTHERS | ||||||
| Modesto, Big 8 | 11-8 | The Pirates played well in close Ls v. #6 Santa Rosa and #7 Delta. Emma Gilmore averages 3.8 assists. | North #13 | |||
| Long Beach City, South Coast South | 9-9 | The Vikings fell out of the rankings after a 62-pt L v. #1 Mt. SAC. Devoni Ray averages 2.4 assists. | South #14 | State #25 | ||
| College of the Sequoias, Central Valley | 9-11 | The Giants have won just 3 of their last 9, falling out the rankings this week. They have recent CVC defeats v. #21 Lemoore and #18 Fresno. Nyla Anderson averages 4 assists. | North #11 | State #17 | ||
| Fullerton, Orange Empire | 10-10 | The Hornets scored a 3-pt W over #25 Santa Ana before losing to #8 Cypress by 15. Erin Choi averages 4.6 assists. | ||||
| Bakersfield, Western State South | 11-7 | The Renegades had a 3-game win streak sandwiched between close Ls to #18 Fresno (by 3) and #13 Glendale. Danika Tolentino averages 2.6 assists. | ||||
| San Diego City, Pacific Coast Athletic | 11-8 | The Knights have won 5 straight, including a 4-pt W over SD Mesa. Elissa St. Julien averages 3.7 assists. | ||||
| Chaffey, Inland Empire Athletic | 10-10 | The Panthers have an OT L v. #22 Victor Valley and a defeat v. #10 Copper Mountain. Niyah Thomas averages 3 assists. | ||||
| Taft, Central Valley | 16-4 | The Cougars dropped out of the Top 25 with a 24-pt L v. Sequoias after losing to #18 Fresno. Taft won its next 2 games over Porterville and Merced. Ella Waufle averages 3.5 assists. | North #12 | State #20 | ||
| Sacramento City, Big 8 | 10-10 | The Panthers have lost 3 straight in falling v. Delta, SRJC and #23 Sierra. Leilani Edinburgh leads the state in assists at 7 per game. | North #14 | |||
| Hartnell, Coast South | 11-7 | The Panthers are on a 4-game win streak, downing San Jose by 8 on Jan. 16. Mia Henson averages 3.7 assists. | North #15 | |||
| Reedley, Central Valley | 12-7 | The Tigers lost to both #21 Lemoore and Sequoias. Qierra Murray averages 4.2 assists. | ||||
| College of the Redwoods, Golden Valley | 10-9 | The Corsairs lost to #12 Butte, then beat Siskiyous by 11. Mayleah Jackson averages 3.5 assists | ||||
| San Jose City, Coast South | 12-6 | The Jaguars saw a 4-game win string sliced by Hartnell by 8. Luciana Ortiz averages 4.3 assists. | ||||
| Pasadena City, South Coast North | 11-9 | The Lancers lost by 10 to Long Beach, then recorded Ws v. Cerritos, El Camino. Monica Menzies averages 3.3 assists. | ||||
| East Los Angeles, South Coast North | 11-9 | The Huskies had a 3-game win string clipped by Long Beach by 15. Jocelyn Garcia averages 3.7 assists | ||||
| Rio Hondo, South Coast North | 10-10 | The Roadrunners have won 3 of their last 4, including a 6-pt W over LA Harbor. Alicia Lara and Brooklyn Romero average 2.5 assists. | ||||
| Cosumnes River, Big 8 | 10-9 | The Hawks responded after a 5-game losing streak with a pair of Ws over American River and Diablo Valley. Zakara Cooper averages 2.5 assists. | ||||
| Merritt, Bay Valley | 10-7 | The Panthers have won 4 in a row, including a 1-pt triumph over Napa Valley and an 18-pt W over Los Medanos. Savannah Jones is 2nd in the state at 6.9 assists per game. | ||||
| Napa Valley, Bay Valley | 14-6 | The Storm saw a 3-game win streak snapped by #4 Laney. Jazmine Fontilla averages 4.7 assists. | ||||
| LA Mission, Western State North | 9-9 | The Eagles have a close 6-pt L v. Santa Barbara and a 5-pt L v. Ventura. Heart Lising averages 3 assists. | ||||
| Mission, Coast South | 10-8 | The Saints have won 4 of their last 6. Gabbie Gerrodette tops the Coast South at 4.9 assists per game. | ||||
| San Diego Mesa, Pacific Coast Athletic | 9-11 | The Olympians lost 4 of their last 5, including a 4-pt L v. San Diego City. Clare Patrick and Stevie Lundquist each average 2.2 assists. | ||||
| Desert, Inland Empire Athletic | 9-9 | The Roadrunners have won 3 of their last 5. Olivia Castaneda averages 4.2 assists. | ||||
| Compton, South Coast South | 7-8 | The Coyotes haven't played since Jan. 5. Marylou Davis averages 3.6 assists. | ||||
| LA Harbor, South Coast South | 8-10 | The Seahawks had a 3-game win streak snapped by Rio Hondo. Zoe Anderson tops the SCC South at 4.1 assists per game. | ||||
| Los Medanos, Bay Valley | 13-6 | The Mustangs lost to Solano by 3. Kendall McClure averages 4.5 assists. | ||||
| College of Marin, Bay Valley | 11-8 | The Mariners have won 3 in a row, including a 17-pt W over Solano. Jaidyn Brown averages 3.1 assists. |
OTHER STATE ASSISTS LEADERS: Keziah Maldonado-Lemus, Feather River (8th) 5.2, Briana Ruelas, Riverside City, 4.3, Ariana Soil, Antelope Valley, 4.2, Jhaymine Ave, Citrus, 4.1, Mika Kato, Santa Monica, 3.9, Janessa Garza, Porterville, 3.8, Emma Fisilau, Yuba, 3.8, Lauryn Nakamura, Cerritos, 3.6, Daphne Borunda, Imperial Valley, 3.6, Kamilayah Starr Williams, Barstow, 3.5, Belinda Diaz, Cuyamaca, 3.5, Emiliana Bejarano, Gavilan, 3.5, Ashley Wicks, Siskiyous, 3.4.
Release by Robert Lewis, CCCWBCA Publicist