SANTA CRUZ – Convincing weeks from the Saddleback College men’s and women’s water polo teams carried both Bobcat squads into the California Community College Water Polo Coaches Association week seven Top Ten rankings.
The Saddleback men rode a 5-0 week into the eighth spot in the rankings, while the Bobcat women topped No. 7 Fullerton and No. 8 Golden West to enter the rankings at No. 10.
The men’s rankings saw Long Beach City leapfrog Orange Coast into the fourth position, while newcomer Diablo Valley claimed the ninth spot with their fourth consecutive win. There was no change in the women’s top eight. However, the San Joaquin Delta, with its seven straight wins, entered the rankings at No. 9.
Conference seasons conclude next week, followed by conference tournaments the first week of November and regional championships Nov. 13-15.
| CCCWPCA MEN'S STATE TOP TEN |
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| RANK |
SCHOOL |
REC |
LW |
COMMENTS |
| 1 |
GOLDEN WEST |
20-1 |
1 |
35 in a row; crucial OEC 13-7 win over #4 Orange Coast |
| 2 |
WEST VALLEY |
22-3 |
2 |
Coast champions post wins over #3 LBCC and #4 OCC |
| 3 |
LONG BEACH CITY |
16-5 |
4 |
11-10 win over #4 OCC; can wrap up South Coast 10/29 at El Camino |
| 4 |
ORANGE COAST |
16-7 |
3 |
Brutal schedule; tight losses to #1 GWC, #2 WVC, #3 LBCC by combined eight goals |
| 5 |
AMERICAN RIVER |
11-7 |
6 |
Clinched Big 8 with 15-7 win over former #10 Modesto |
| 6 |
MT. SAN ANTONIO |
12-8 |
5 |
Stay one game behind LBCC in South Coast with win over El Camino |
| 7 |
CUESTA |
14-10 |
8 |
4-0 week; can wrap up Western St. title 10/23 at Santa Monica |
| 8 |
SADDLEBACK |
15-9 |
NR |
Bobcats enter Top Ten with convincing 5-0 week |
| 9 |
DIABLO VALLEY |
18-7 |
NR |
Winners of four straight jump into Top Ten with 24-9 Big 8 win at SJ Delta |
| 10 |
SIERRA |
8-6 |
10 |
Idle; big 10/23 test at #1 Golden West |
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| CCCWPCA WOMEN'S STATE TOP TEN |
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| RANK |
SCHOOL |
REC |
LW |
COMMENTS |
| 1 |
LONG BEACH CITY |
25-1 |
1 |
Knocked off #3 OCC, #4 RCC, 12-10 loss to D1 CSUN |
| 2 |
SANTA BARBARA CITY |
20-5 |
2 |
20-1 against 3C2A opponents; 7-3 loss to #1 LBCC on 9/12 only blemish |
| 3 |
ORANGE COAST |
18-6 |
3 |
Clinched OEC with 15-10 win over #8 Golden West |
| 4 |
RIVERSIDE CITY |
17-6 |
4 |
20-9 OEC win over Cypress, fell to #1 LBCC |
| 5 |
AMERICAN RIVER |
12-5 |
5 |
Clinched Big 8 title with 23-10 win at Modesto |
| 6 |
CUESTA |
16-8 |
6 |
Idle; big 10/24 game vs. #5 ARC at LBCC tourney |
| 7 |
FULLERTON |
14-9 |
7 |
Tough one-goal OEC loss to #10 Saddleback |
| 8 |
GOLDEN WEST |
14-7 |
8 |
Solid win vs. San Diego Miramar; tough 15-10 OEC loss to #3 Orange Coast |
| 9 |
SAN JOAQUIN DELTA |
12-9 |
NR |
Mustangs gallop into the Top Ten with seven straight wins |
| 10 |
SADDLEBACK |
10-8 |
NR |
Bobcats claw into Top Ten with wins over #7 Fullerton and #8 Golden West |
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| CCCWPCA SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MEN'S TOP TEN |
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| RANK |
SCHOOL |
REC |
STATE |
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| 1 |
GOLDEN WEST |
20-1 |
1 |
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| 2 |
LONG BEACH CITY |
16-5 |
3 |
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| 3 |
ORANGE COAST |
16-7 |
4 |
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| 4 |
MT. SAN ANTONIO |
12-8 |
6 |
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| 5 |
CUESTA |
14-10 |
7 |
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| 6 |
SADDLEBACK |
15-9 |
8 |
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| 7 |
CERRITOS |
14-8 |
NR |
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| 8 |
CYPRESS |
13-9 |
NR |
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| 9 |
VENTURA |
13-10 |
NR |
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| 10 |
SAN DIEGO MESA |
17-8 |
NR |
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| CCCWPCA NORTHERN CALIFORNIA MEN'S TOP TEN |
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| RANK |
SCHOOL |
REC |
STATE |
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| 1 |
WEST VALLEY |
22-3 |
2 |
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| 2 |
AMERICAN RIVER |
11-7 |
5 |
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| 3 |
DIABLO VALLEY |
18-7 |
9 |
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| 4 |
SIERRA |
8-6 |
10 |
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| 5 |
MODESTO |
16-8 |
NR |
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| 6 |
CABRILLO |
12-10 |
NR |
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| 7 |
COLLEGE OF SAN MATEO |
10-8 |
NR |
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| 8 |
SAN JOAQUIN DELTA |
5-14-1 |
NR |
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| 9 |
MERCED |
6-16-1 |
NR |
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| 10 |
SANTA ROSA JR. COLLEGE |
7-10 |
NR |
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| CCCWPCA SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WOMEN'S TOP TEN |
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| RANK |
SCHOOL |
REC |
STATE |
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| 1 |
LONG BEACH CITY |
25-1 |
1 |
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| 2 |
SANTA BARBARA CITY |
20-5 |
2 |
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| 3 |
ORANGE COAST |
18-6 |
3 |
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| 4 |
RIVERSIDE CITY |
17-6 |
4 |
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| 5 |
CUESTA |
16-8 |
6 |
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| 6 |
FULLERTON |
14-9 |
7 |
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| 7 |
GOLDEN WEST |
14-7 |
8 |
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| 8 |
SADDLEBACK |
10-8 |
10 |
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| 9 |
LA VALLEY |
12-2 |
NR |
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| 10 |
PALOMAR |
14-7 |
NR |
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| CCCCCWPCA NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WOMEN'S TOP TEN |
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| RANK |
SCHOOL |
REC |
STATE |
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| 1 |
AMERICAN RIVER |
12-5 |
5 |
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| 2 |
SAN JOAQUIN DELTA |
12-9 |
9 |
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| 3 |
SIERRA |
8-4 |
NR |
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| 4 |
MERCED |
12-8 |
NR |
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| 5 |
DIABLO VALLEY |
11-5 |
NR |
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| 6 |
FRESNO CITY |
8-9 |
NR |
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| 7 |
WEST VALLEY |
6-12 |
NR |
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| 8 |
MODESTO |
4-18 |
NR |
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| 9 |
CABRILLO |
3-16 |
NR |
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| 10 |
LAS POSITAS |
3-16 |
NR |
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(Rankings by Matt Folsom, CCCWPCA)
