Riverside City is unanimous pick in JC Athletic Bureau and CCCSIA football polls
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SAN MATEO – With just two weeks left in the regular season for most California Community College Athletic Association football teams, Riverside City College remains a unanimous choice of the state’s football coaches, taking all 15 first place votes in this week’s poll -- as conducted by the JC Athletic Bureau. Riverside continues to rule atop the California Community College Sports Information Association (CCCSIA) poll, garnering all nine first-place votes.
Last week’s top six teams were all victorious, with most league races remaining up for grabs.
Riverside (8-0) defeated formerly No. 20 El Camino, 45-10, and this Saturday visits co-No. 5 Cerritos (7-1) in the possible National Central League title decider. Mt. San Antonio (7-1), which moved up one spot to No. 2 this week, will visit Cerritos in a Nov. 12 finale. No. 3 Golden West (7-1) hosts No. 15 San Diego Mesa (5-3) this week before closing at co-No. 5 Fullerton (7-1) in Southern League deciders. All six Northern League teams are either 2-1 or 1-2 with two games left to sort it out.
No. 4 College of San Mateo (7-1) has Northern California’s best overall National record but is in a 4-way Bay 6 League deadlock at 2-1 with No. 7 Laney (6-2), No. 12 San Francisco (5-3), and No. 13 Diablo Valley (5-3). DVC is at Laney Friday night. CSM closes at CCSF Nov. 12. Reigning state champion San Francisco created the jam last Friday with a 17-16 overtime victory at Diablo Valley, which had clipped San Mateo the previous week. CCSF & DVC both scored quickly in OT but the Vikings missed on their PAT conversion kick.
No. 9 American River (5-3) puts its 3-0 NorCal League lead on the line Saturday at No. 10 Sierra (6-2), which fell out of first place after last week’s 46-20 loss to No. 8 Butte (5-3). The latter pair are 2-1 in league and hoping for a 3-way deadlock. No. 17 Fresno (5-3) and No. 22 Modesto (4-4) are both 3-0 in the Valley, two games ahead of the pack. They could settle things in the Nov. 12 finale in Fresno.
The top eight teams in the CCCSIA poll mirror the JC Athletic Bureau's top eight teams with only Golden West and the College of San Mateo switching the Nos. 3 and 4 spots in each poll.
Top National Division Games: Friday, Nov. 4: #13 Diablo Valley @ #7 Laney.
Saturday, Nov. 5: #1 Riverside @ co#5 Cerritos; #14 Palomar @ #2 Mt. SAC; #15 SD Mesa @ #3 Golden West; #4 San Mateo at Delta; co#5 Fullerton @ Saddleback; #8 Butte @ Siskiyous; #9 American River @ #10 Sierra; #11 Long Beach @ #25 Hancock; Chabot @ #12 CCSF; #20 Canyons @ #16 Ventura; #18 Bakersfield @ #21 East LA; Sequoias @ #22 Modesto;
American Division: No. 19 Citrus (8-0) visits Glendale (5-3) on Saturday, pitting 3-0 Metro records in the likely league decider. A similar 3-0 match takes place in the Pacific, with Moorpark (5-3) at Santa Barbara (7-1). No. 24 Mt. San Jacinto (7-1) has the sole lead in the Mountain League at 3-0 after topping College of the Desert, 63-14, last week. Three weeks remain in the North’s American leagues.
| JCAB FOOTBALL POLL (Oct. 31) | CCCSIA FOOTBALL POLL (Oct. 31) | ||||||||||
| RK | School | Record | Pts | PR | RK | School | Record | Pts | PR | ||
| 1. | Riverside City (15) | 8-0 | 375 | 1 | 1. | Riverside City (9) | 8-0 | 225 | 1 | ||
| 2. | Mt. San Antonio | 7-1 | 347 | 3 | 2. | Mt. San Antonio | 7-1 | 204 | 2 | ||
| 3. | Golden West | 7-1 | 339 | 2 | 3. | College of San Mateo | 7-1 | 203 | 5 | ||
| 4. | College of San Mateo | 7-1 | 321 | 4 | 4. | Golden West | 7-1 | 197 | 3 | ||
| T5 | Cerritos | 7-1 | 312 | 5 | 5. | Cerritos | 7-1 | 183 | 7 | ||
| T5 | Fullerton | 7-1 | 312 | 6 | 6. | Fullerton | 7-1 | 182 | 4 | ||
| 7. | Laney | 6-2 | 271 | 8 | 7. | Laney | 6-2 | 167 | 8 | ||
| 8. | Butte | 5-3 | 238 | 14 | 8. | Butte | 5-3 | 146 | 12 | ||
| 9. | American River | 5-3 | 229 | 12 | 9. | Sierra | 6-2 | 139 | 6 | ||
| 10. | Sierra | 6-2 | 216 | 7 | 10. | City College of San Francisco | 5-3 | 130 | 11 | ||
| 11. | Long Beach City | 5-3 | 211 | 13 | 11. | American River | 5-3 | 117 | 14 | ||
| 12. | City College of San Francisco | 5-3 | 209 | 15 | 12. | Diablo Valley | 5-3 | 111 | 9 | ||
| 13. | Diablo Valley | 5-3 | 176 | 9 | 13. | Fresno City | 5-3 | 99 | 17 | ||
| 14. | Palomar | 5-3 | 168 | 9 | 14. | Ventura | 5-3 | 82 | 19 | ||
| 15. | San Diego Mesa | 5-3 | 158 | 11 | T15. | Feather River | 7-0 | 81 | 15 | ||
| 16. | Ventura | 5-3 | 156 | 20 | T15. | Palomar | 5-3 | 81 | 13 | ||
| 17. | Fresno City | 5-3 | 148 | 16 | T17. | San Diego Mesa | 5-3 | 79 | 10 | ||
| 18. | Bakersfield | 4-4 | 99 | 18 | T17. | Long Beach City | 5-3 | 79 | 20 | ||
| 19. | Citrus | 8-0 | 87 | 17 | 19. | Citrus | 8-0 | 77 | 16 | ||
| 20. | College of the Canyons | 4-4 | 86 | NR | 20. | College of the Canyons | 4-4 | 58 | RV | ||
| 21. | East Los Angeles | 4-4 | 69 | 19 | 21. | Mt. San Jacinto | 7-1 | 50 | 21 | ||
| 22. | Modesto | 4-4 | 61 | NR | 22. | Bakersfield | 4-4 | 50 | 18 | ||
| 23. | Feather River | 7-0 | 57 | 21 | 23. | Modesto | 4-4 | 49 | RV | ||
| 24. | Mt. San Jacinto | 7-1 | 49 | 22 | 24. | Santa Barbara City | 7-1 | 27 | RV | ||
| 25. | Allan Hancock | 3-5 | 26 | 23 | 25. | College of the Sequoias | 4-4 | 20 | RV | ||
| Others: College of the Sequoias, 25; Moorpark, 20; Reedley, 18; Shasta, 18; Sacramento City, 16; San Jose City, 14; El Camino, 13; Santa Barbara City, 13; Merced, 9; College of the Desert, 4; Pasadena City, 3; College of the Redwoods, 2; Santa Rosa, 1. | Others: Merced, 18; College of the Desert, 14; El Camino, 12; De Anza, 11; Reedley, 11; College of the Redwoods, 10; East Los Angeles, 10; Glendale, 2; Foothill, 1. | ||||||||||
(Fred Baer, JCAB)