San Mateo — Notes on the official 2014 California Community College Football Coaches Association state poll, as compiled by the JC Athletic Bureau. (102014)
And then there was just one: Unanimous No. 1 selection American River College is the only remaining “perfect” National (state championship) Division team after seven weeks of play. The Beavers held off host Siskiyous, 33-31, in a NorCal league opener while formerly No. 2 Long Beach lost to Chaffey, 40-36. No. 3 Santa Rosa was beaten by No. 4 San Mateo, 24-21, which is now No. 2.
The next three spots are a toss-up among National Central teams. No. 3 Long Beach — which has beaten No. 4 Mt. SAC — takes a bye this week. Meanwhile Mt. SAC visits No. 5 Riverside. The National Bay 6, with four of the top eight teams, features No. 7 Santa Rosa at No. 6 CCSF. TOP GAMES SATURDAY (Oct. 25):
Nat’l Central: #4 Mt. SAC at #5 Riverside, #21 Chaffey at Citrus
Nat’l Southern: Grossmont at #9 Fullerton, #12 Golden West at Santa Ana
Nat’l Northern: #11 Cerritos at Bakersfield, Hancock at Canyons.
American Pacific: Pierce at Santa Barbara, Santa Monica at LA Valley, #24 Glendale at LA Southwest.
American Mountain: #22 Southwestern at Mt. San Jacinto, #18 Victor Valley at Compton, East LA at Desert.
Official CCCFCA/JCAB STATE RATINGS
The Top 25 teams in the JC Athletic Bureau’s official California Community College Football Coaches Association State Poll, with first-place votes in brackets, won-loss records, total points ( based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote), and previous ranking.
Rk College Record Pts. Prv
1. American River [17] 6-0 425 1
2. San Mateo 5-1 391 4
3. Long Beach 6-1 373 2
4. Mt. San Antonio 6-1 369 5
5. Riverside 5-1 350 8
6. San Francisco 5-1 341 7
7. Santa Rosa 5-1 331 3
8. Diablo Valley 5-1 303 8
9. Fullerton 5-2 301 6
10. Butte 4-2 265 10
11. Cerritos 5-2 244 12
12. Golden West 4-2 226 14
13. Palomar 5-2 202 16
14. Sacramento 4-2 198 17
15. Ventura 4-3 179 11
16. Laney 3-3 139 nr
17. West Hills 6-0 134 18
18. Victor Valley 6-0 124 19
19. Chabot 3-3 120 20
20. Fresno 3-3 97 13
21. Chaffey 3-3 81 nr
22. Southwestern 5-1 75 23
23. Siskiyous 3-3 73 nr
24. Glendale 5-1 48 24
25. Hartnell 5-1 41 nr
Others included: Grossmont (3-4), Citrus (3-4), Santa Barbara (5-1), Shasta (5-1), Bakersfield (3-4), Sierra (2-4), Contra Costa (5-1), Saddleback (3-4), Santa Ana (3-3), Modesto (2-4).