Defending state champ Feather River is #1 on 2025 first Women's Volleyball Top 25
Since its stunning reverse sweep in the 3C2A state championship match v. Fresno City, Feather River College is poised to set the tone once again as the top team in California Community College women's volleyball in 2025. The Golden Knights lead the state in victories at 9-0 and top the CCCWVCA State Top 25 Rankings after two weeks of action.
Feather River led a North-dominated run at the 2nd NorCal-SoCal Showcase held at Bakersfield College Aug. 29-30. FRC, #2 San Joaquin Delta and #3 Fresno City all went 4-0 and no South team had more than one win each. Last year's state tourney MVP Chloe Albiez (FRC) became the first CCC player in two years to receive a coveted AVCA National 2-Year College Player of the Week.
The Showcase All-Tournament Team featured Feather River setter Teya Gibbs, Delta setter Paige Taylor, Fresno pin Haiden Arbelo, Sierra right side Lila Jarvis, Bakersfield libero Chloe Lopez, Grossmont setter Norma Ramirez-Barba, Long Beach outside hitter Cynthia Hinojosa, and Moorpark setter Daylin Saiki.
At #4, San Mateo boasts a 4-set win over perennial Big 8 power American River.
In the South, San Diego Mesa rolls in at #5 with its lone loss to Feather River in three, but a 30-28 second set. Meanwhile, #6 LA Mission is one of 13 undefeated teams left in the state at 6-0 and appear to be building on last year's advancement to the 3C2A state tourney.
Santa Monica, No. 7, Orange Coast, No. 8, Santa Barbara City, No. 9, and American River, No. 10, round out the State Top 10.
This week on Sept. 5-6, the Delta Classic once again brings all the North's top teams together in a battle for supremacy in the region.
CCCWVCA State Top 25 Rankings, #1
| RANK | TEAM, CONFERENCE | RECORD | NOTES | REGION TOP 15 | LAST YEAR FINAL RANK |
| 1. | Feather River, Golden Valley | 9-0 | 8 straight sweeps, 4-0 at N/S Showcase, Ws over SD Mesa and American River | North #1 | State #1 |
| 2. | San Joaquin Delta, Big 8 | 6-0 | 4-0, 12-1 sets at N/S Showcase, beat LBCC in 4, swept Moorpark, Grossmont, BAK, Hadlee Gray State POTW #1 | North #2 | State #10 |
| 3. | Fresno City, Central Valley North | 4-0 | 4-0, 12-1 sets at N/S Showcase, beat Moorpark in 4, swept BAK, Grossmont, LBCC | North #3 | State #2 |
| 4. | San Mateo, Coast South | 2-0 | beat ARC in 4, swept De Anza, early buzz is high | North #4 | State #23 |
| 5. | San Diego Mesa, Pacific Coast Athletic | 4-1 | tops in South last few seasons, beat Mt. SAC, BAK, Taft in 4 each | South #1 | State #3 |
| 6. | LA Mission, Western State North | 6-0 | won its 8-team Kickoff Classic, beat Desert in 5, Pasadena in 4 | South #2 | State #8 |
| 7. | Santa Monica, Western State South | 6-0 | 5 sweeps, beat Mt. SAC in 4 | South #3 | State #16 |
| 8. | Orange Coast, Orange Empire | 3-0 | beat LBCC in 5, Ventura in 4 | South #4 | State #11 |
| 9. | Santa Barbara City, Western State North | 3-0 | 2 sweeps, beat improved SD Miramar in 5, Hazel Irving State POTW #2 | South #5 | State #15 |
| 10. | American River, Big 8 | 3-2 | Ls v. FRC, CSM (4), beat De Anza, West Valley in 4, swept Sequoias, Gwen Hansen State POTW #2 | North #5 | State #4 |
| 11. | Pasadena City, South Coast North | 4-1 | 4-match win streak snapped by LA Mission, beat Canyons in 4, swept Ventura | South #6 | State #19 |
| 12. | College of the Desert, Inland Empire Athletic | 5-2 | 2 Ls v. LA Mission, beat Moorpark, El Camino, Citrus in 4 each | South #7 | Not Ranked |
| 13. | Mt. San Antonio, South Coast North | 2-2 | 4-set Ls v. SD Mesa, SMC, beat SD Miramar in 4 | South #8 | State #14 |
| 14. | Moorpark, Western State North | 3-4 | 1-3 at N/S Showcase, swept Sierra; lost to Fresno in 4; earlier lost to Desert in 4 | South #9 | State #12 |
| 15. | San Diego Miramar, Pacific Coast Athletic | 2-2 | Brooke Calahan (Grossmont) new coach, beat Mt. SAC in 4, lost to SBCC in 5, Madelyn Wutke State POTW #1 | South #10 | Not Ranked |
| 16. | Grossmont, Pacific Coast Athletic | 1-3 | beat Sierra in 5, had two 26-24 set Ls v. Feather River, swept by Delta, Fresno | South #11 | State #9 |
| 17. | Palomar, Pacific Coast Athletic | 5-1 | 5 sweeps including El Camino, Golden West, swept by LA Mission | South #12 | State #13 |
| 18. | Taft, Central Valley South | 6-1 | 4-match win win streak snapped by SD Mesa in 4, beat Ohlone in 5, MPC in 4, Jazzy Satele State POTW #2 | North #6 | State #24 |
| 19. | MiraCosta, Pacific Coast Athletic | 2-0 | beat San Bernardino Valley in 5, Long Beach in 4, PCAC looking strong | South #13 | State #T25 |
| 20. | Cerritos, South Coast South | 3-0 | beat Canyons in 4, swept Santa Ana, Riverside | South #14 | State #6 |
| 21. | Sequoias, Central Valley South | 3-1 | swept by ARC, swept Folsom Lake, beat West Valley, Solano in 4 each | North #7 | Not Ranked |
| 22. | Cabrillo, Coast North | 5-0 | beat Reedley, Modesto in 4, swept Porterville, San Jose, Siskiyous | North #8 | Not Ranked |
| 23. | Monterey Peninsula, Coast North | 5-1 | lost to Taft in 4, beat Cuesta, Merced in 4, swept Butte, Lassen | North #9 | Not Ranked |
| 24. | Ventura, Western State North | 2-2 | swept by Pasadena, lost in 4 to Orange Coast, beat Mt. San Jacinto in 4 (102-91 in points) | South #15 | State #20 |
| 25. | San Bernardino Valley, Inland Empire Athletic | 1-1 | lost in 5 to MiraCosta (15-12), swept Southwestern | Not Ranked | State #17 |
| BEST OF THE REST | |||||
| Cosumnes River, Big 8 | 4-0 | beat De Anza in 4, swept Columbia, Porterville, Siskiyous | North #10 | State #T25 | |
| Bakersfield, Western State South | 1-5 | Penelope Cruz new HC, hard early schedule, 1-3 at N/S Showcase, beat Sierra in 5, lost to SD Mesa in 4 | Not Ranked | State #22 | |
| Modesto, Big 8 | 4-1 | lost to Cabrillo in 4, 4 sweeps | North #11 | Not Ranked | |
| Coalinga, Central Valley South | 3-1 | beat Sierra in 5, Sacramento, Lassen in 4, lost to Cuesta in 4 | North #12 | Not Ranked | |
| Sierra, Big 8 | 1-5 | tough beginning for last year state tourney qualifier, beat LBCC in 5, lost in 5 to Coalinga, GROSS, BAK | North #13 | State #7 | |
| Long Beach City, South Coast South | 0-6 | another '24 state qualifier hoping to get back on track, lost in 5 to OCC, Sierra, in 4 to Delta, MiraCosta | State #5 | ||
| Canyons, Western State South | 2-2 | beat Cypress in 5, Irvine Valley in 4, lost to PCC, Cerritos in 4 | State #21 | ||
| Saddleback, Orange Empire | 1-0 | swept Cuyamaca | State #18 | ||
| Sacramento City, Big 8 | 3-3 | only team to take a set from Feather River (L,4), lost to Coalinga in 4, swept by MPC; 3 sweeps | North #14 | Not Ranked | |
| Hartnell, Coast North | 3-2 | beat Solano in 5, Cuesta, Folsom Lake in 4, swept by Delta, Taft | North #T15 | Not Ranked | |
| Solano, Bay Valley | 2-4 | lost to Hartnell, Modesto in 5, beat Folsom Lake in 4 | North #T15 | State #T25 | |
| Lemoore, Central Valley South | 5-1 | swept Clovis, swept by Santa Rosa | |||
| Santa Rosa, Big 8 | 4-2 | W over Lemoore as part of 4 sweeps, swept by Taft, lost in 5 to Clovis | |||
| El Camino, South Coast South | 3-2 | swept by Palomar, lost in 4 to Desert, beat East LA in 5 | |||
| Merced, Central Valley North | 1-2 | beat Cuesta in 4, lost to MPC, Modesto in 4 | |||
| Cuesta, Western State North | 3-3 | beat Coalinga in 4, two 5-set Ws over Lassen, lost to Merced, Hartnell, MPC all in 4 | |||
| Clovis, Central Valley North | 3-1 | new program opens by going 5 in Ws over Cerro Coso, Rio Hondo, SRJC before swept by Lemoore | |||
| Golden West, Orange Empire | 1-1 | swept by Palomar, beat Citrus in 5 | |||
| West Valley, Coast South | 0-2 | lost to American River, Sequoias in 4 each | |||
| Siskiyous, Golden Valley | 4-2 | beat De Anza in 5, swept by Cabrillo, Cosumnes River | |||
| Riverside City, Orange Empire | 2-2 | swept by SMC, Cerritos, beat Mt. San Jacinto in 5 | |||
| Folsom Lake, Big 8 | 5-3 | lost to Solano, Hartnell in 4, swept Shasta | |||
| Citrus, Western State South | 3-3 | lost to Golden West in 5, Desert, OCC in 4, beat Southwestern in 5, East LA in 4, swept Allan Hancock | |||
| Shasta, Golden Valley | 2-2 | swept by Folsom Lake, beat Yuba in 4, swept Diablo Valley | State #T25 | ||
Release/Rankings by Robert Lewis, CCCWVCA SID