Winning Streaks and Unbeatens Lead Latest JCAB Top 25
San Mateo, Calif. - Riverside City College continues to top the JC Athletic Bureau state poll of California Community College Football Coaches Association representatives this week but there are showdowns upcoming. The Tigers (6-0) took 14 first place votes this week and totaled 374 points to stay ahead of defending 3C2A Champion College of San Mateo (5-1), who tallied 357 points and the remaining first place ballot.
Southwestern College (6-0) holds on to the No. 3 position with 344 points and places its state-leading eight-game winning streak on the line in Saturday's 2 p.m. Southern League crucial at Riverside, which has a 6-game streak. They are the state's only remaining National Division teams remaining. Shasta College (6-0) is the lone American Division unbeaten and just missed the top 25 rankings by one point this week.
Southern League teams hold four of the top five spots this week with No. 4 San Diego Mesa (5-1) and No. 5 Saddleback (5-1) set to clash Saturday at Mesa. Mt. San Antonio moved up one place to No. 6 this week. Sierra (5-1) is now No. 7 and is the second NorCal team in the top 10. Another top 10 matchup this week has No. 9 Cerritos at No. 8 Pasadena.
The north has top 20 matchups on Saturday with showdowns in all three National Division leagues: No. 25 Foothill at No. 2 San Mateo in the Bay 6; No. 7 Sierra at No. 16 Diablo Valley and No. 10 Butte at No. 15 Redwoods in the NorCal; and No. 11 Modesto at No. 12 Fresno in the Valley.
Top 20 Games:
October 17: No. 3 Southwestern at No. 1 Riverside, No. 25 Foothill at No. 2 San Mateo, No. 5 Saddleback at No. 4 San Diego Mesa, Santa Barbara at No. 6 Mt. San Antonio, No. 7 Sierra at No. 16 Diablo Valley, No. 9 Cerritos at No. 8 Pasadena, No. 10 Butte at No. 15 Redwoods, No. 11 Modesto at No. 12 Fresno, Santa Monica at No. 13 Golden West, No. 14 Ventura at Citrus, No. 17 Chaffey at Mt. San Jacinto, No. 18 Fullerton at Bakersfield, Sacramento at No. 19 Monterey Peninsula, No. 20 El Camino at Palomar.
2026 JC Athletic Bureau / CCCFCA Coaches Poll (Oct. 13)
| Rank | College | 2026 Record | Points | Previous Ranking |
| 1. | Riverside (14) | 6-0 | 374 | 1 |
| 2. | San Mateo (1) | 5-1 | 357 | 2 |
| 3. | Southwestern | 6-0 | 344 | 3 |
| 4. | San Diego Mesa | 5-1 | 309 | 6 |
| 5. | Saddleback | 5-1 | 308 | 5 |
| 6. | Mt. San Antonio | 5-1 | 299 | 7 |
| 7. | Sierra | 5-1 | 291 | 8 |
| 8. | Pasadena | 5-1 | 254 | 14 |
| 9. | Cerritos | 5-1 | 248 | 11 |
| 10. | Butte | 4-2 | 234 | 10 |
| 11. | Modesto | 4-2 | 216 | 12 |
| 12. | Fresno | 4-2 | 194 | 15 |
| 13. | Golden West | 4-2 | 189 | 4 |
| 14. | Ventura | 4-2 | 177 | 16 |
| 15. | Redwoods | 5-1 | 170 | 17 |
| 16. | Diablo Valley | 4-2 | 164 | 9 |
| 17. | Chaffey | 4-2 | 148 | 13 |
| 18. | Fullerton | 4-2 | 139 | 19 |
| 19. | Monterey Peninsula | 4-2 | 117 | 24 |
| 20. | El Camino | 3-3 | 66 | 18 |
| 21. | San Francisco | 3-3 | 64 | 22 |
| 22. | Sequoias | 3-3 | 51 | 20 |
| 23. | Laney | 3-3 | 33 | 21 |
| 24. | Allan Hancock | 3-3 | 24 | 23 |
| 25. | Foothill | 3-3 | 23 | RV |
Others Receiving Votes: Shasta (6-0) 22, San Bernardino Valley (6-1) 14, Santa Monica (6-1) 11, Grossmont (5-2) 10, Antelope Valley (6-1) 8, Mt. San Jacinto (2-4) 8, Palomar (2-4) 3, Bakersfield (2-4) 3, Chabot (4-2) 2, Siskiyous (4-2) 1.
Current Win Streaks: 8 - Southwestern, 7 - Shasta, 6 - Riverside, 5 - Cerritos, Grossmont, Pasadena, Sierra.
Upcoming Schedule
Saturday, October 17
NCFC NATIONAL - BAY 6
Foothill at San Mateo (1 p.m.)
Santa Rosa at De Anza (1 p.m.)
San Francisco at San Jose (6 p.m.)
NCFC NATIONAL - NORCAL
Butte at Redwoods (1 p.m.)
Sierra at Diablo Valley (1 p.m.)
American River at Laney (5:30 p.m.)
NCFC NATIONAL - VALLEY
Modesto at Fresno (1 p.m.)
Sacramento at Monterey Peninsula (1 p.m.)
Sequoias at Reedley (1 p.m.)
NCFC ANERICAN - GOLDEN COAST
Coalinga at Shasta (1 p.m.)
Gavilan at Merced (1 p.m.)
Hartnell at Cabrillo (6 p.m.)
NCFC AMERICAN - PACIFIC 7
Chabot at Los Medanos (1 p.m.)
Siskiyous at San Joaquin Delta (1 p.m.)
Contra Costa at Feather River (5 p.m.)
SCFA NATIONAL - NORTHERN
Moorpark at Allan Hancock (1 p.m.)
Long Beach at Santa Ana (1 p.m.)
Santa Barbara at Mt. San Antonio (2 p.m.)
Ventura at Citrus (6 p.m.)
SCFA NATIONAL - CENTRAL
East LA at Canyons (12 p.m.)
Cerritos at Pasadena (6 p.m.)
Fullerton at Bakersfield (6 p.m.)
SCFA NATIONAL - SOUTHERN
Southwestern at Riverside (2 p.m.)
Chaffey at Mt. San Jacinto (6 p.m.)
El Camino at Palomar (6 p.m.)
Saddleback at San Diego Mesa (6 p.m.)
SCFA AMERICAN - PACIFIC
West LA at Glendale (7 p.m.)
SCFA AMERICAN - METRO
Victor Valley at LA Valley, 1 p.m.
Compton at Desert (6 p.m.)
LA Southwest at Antelope Valley (6 p.m.)
SCFA NON-LEAGUE
Santa Monica at Golden West (12 p.m.)
(Fred Baer, JC Athletic Bureau)