College of San Mateo and Mt. San Antonio are preseason picks in coaches football poll

College of San Mateo captured the 2024 3C2A Championship.

August 28, 2025

SAN MATEO – Defending 3C2A state champion College of San Mateo is the choice of the California Community College Football Coaches in the annual preseason poll, conducted by the JC Athletic Bureau. The Bulldogs, 12-1 in 2024, received 13 of 16 first-place votes from CCCFCA representatives, totaling 383 points. Mt. San Antonio College, also 12-1 last year, had 376 points, ahead of Riverside (10-2), with 360, and Modesto JC (9-3 with 337.

San Mateo gave Mt. SAC its only 2024 defeat, 43-11 , hosting the 3C2A title game, which had 30,000 live stream views. CSM has been in the finals three straight years, winning in 2022 and 2024. The Bulldogs ended up sending a school record 47 players to 4-year colleges, so are rebuilding again in 2025. San Mateo was also the mythical National JC/CC champion in 2024, according to the Massey Computer ratings (and other polls). Massey also has CSM leading its 2025 ratings.

The 2025 season kicks of a week earlier this year – with expanded playoffs after regular season play concludes.

Six teams in each region (north and south) will qualify for the state playoffs, with each of the top two region seeds receiving first-round byes.

The 2025 opener is on Friday (Aug. 29) has Reedley (4-7 in 2024) playing at No. 6 Butte (10-1) at 1 p.m.

The full slate on Saturday has San Mateo, with a 23-game home field winning streak, hosting No. 20 Sierra (6-5) at 1 p.m., livestreamed independently by state broadcaster BAOSN.tv. Other openers have Mt. SAC, which has won three state titles under head coach Bob Jastrab, at Cerritos (8-3). No. 3 Riverside (10-2) hosts No. 18 Long Beach (6-5), No. 4 Modesto JC (9-3) entertains Laney (4-7), and No. 5 American River (7-4) hosts College of the Sequoias (6-5).

Other top 10 games: No. 7 Golden West (9-2) at No. 22 Mt. San Jacinto (6-5), No. 19 Diablo Valley (6-5) at No. 8 Fresno CC (8-3), Santa Barbara CC (3-7) at No. 9 El Camino (7-4), and East Los Angeles (2-8) at No. 10 San Diego Mesa (8-3).

JCAB FOOTBALL POLL (Preseason)
RK	School	'24 Record	Pts	PR
1.	San Mateo (13)	12-1	383	1
2.	Mt. San Antonio (1)	12-1	376	2
3.	Riverside City (1)	10-2	360	3
4.	Modesto	9-3	337	4
5.	American River (1)	7-4	304	8
6.	Butte	10-1	300	5
7.	Golden West	9-2	283	6
8.	Fresno City	8-3	282	7
9.	El Camino	7-4	262	9
10.	San Diego Mesa	8-3	242	10
11.	Ventura	8-3	241	11
T12.	Canyons	8-3	187	12
T12.	Saddleback	8-3	187	13
14.	Foothill	7-4	171	14
15.	Fullerton	5-5	143	25
16.	Sequoias	6-5	133	16
17.	Bakersfield	6-5	121	17
18.	Long Beach City	6-5	106	15
19.	Diablo Vlley	6-5	96	19
20.	Sierra	6-5	84	18
21.	Pasadena City	11-0	87	22
22.	Mt. San Jacinto	6-5	83	20
23.	Allan Hancock	6-5	72	21
24.	San Francisco	3-7	50	NR
25.	De Anza	10-1	46	24
Others: Cerritos (5-5), 36; Laney (4-7), 30; Reedley (4-6), 28;Sacramento City (4-6), 24; Monterey Peninsula (11-0), 23;Chaffey (8-2), 22; Palomar (4-6), 17; Citrus (5-5), 12; FeatherRiver (1-9), 12; San Joaquin Delta (0-11), 12; Cabrillo (3-7),8; Shasta (4-7), 8; San Jose City (8-2), 6; Merced (2-8), 5;Moorpark (4-6), 4; L.A. Southwest (6-5), 2; Redwoods (7-2),2; Santa Rosa (2-8), 2; Victor Valley (4-6), 1.

Opening Weekend Schedule

Friday, August 29
NCFC NATIONAL DIV. NON-LEAGUE
Reedley at Butte, 1 p.m.

Saturday, August 30
NCFC NATIONAL DIV. NON-LEAGUE
Foothill at Monterey Peninsula, 1 p.m.
Sacramento at Redwoods, 1 p.m.
Santa Rosa at San Francisco, 1 p.m.
Sequoias at American River, 1 p.m.
Sierra at San Mateo, 1 p.m.
Diablo Valley at Fresno, 5 p.m.
Laney at Modesto, 5 p.m.
Shasta at San Jose, 6 p.m.

NCFC AMERICAN DIV. NON-LEAGUE
Chabot at Hartnell, 1 p.m.
Feather River at Coalinga, 1 p.m.
San Joaquin Delta at De Anza, 1 p.m.
Siskiyous at Gavilan, 1 p.m.
Contra Costa at Cabrillo, 6 p.m.
Los Medanos at Merced, 6 p.m.

SCFA NON-LEAGUE
Canyons at Southwestern, 12 noon
Long Beach at Riverside, 12 noon
Moorpark at Fullerton, 12 noon
Victor Valley at Glendale 12 noon
LA Valley at West LA, 1 p.m.
Orange Coast at Hancock 2 p.m.
Compton at Grossmont 3 p.m.
Antelope Valley at San Bernardino, 6 p.m.
Bakersfield at Santa Ana, 6 p.m.
Chaffey at Citrus. 6 p.m.
Desert at LA Pierce, 6 p.m.
East Los Angeles at SD Mesa, 6 p.m.
Golden West at Mt. San Jacinto. 6 p.m.
LA Southwest at Santa Monica. 6 p.m.
Mt. SAC at Cerritos, 6 p.m.
Saddleback at Pasadena. 6 p.m.
Santa Barbara at El Camino, 6 p.m.
Ventura at Palomar, 6 p.m.

(Fred Baer, JC Athletic Bureau)