San Joaquin Delta, Palomar headline first CCCWBCA regional polls of the year

San Joaquin Delta is tops in the CCCWBCA North Region preseason poll.

November 8, 2022

SAN LUIS OBISPO - Sierra College and head coach Brandie Murrish begin the defense of their championship as California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) started the 2022-2023 season yesterday.

Sierra was ranked to return to the final eight in the California Community College Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (CCCWBCA) preseason poll. They were outvoted by San Joaquin Delta College, the state's runner-up team last season, for tops in the North Region. Trailing are College of the Sequoias in third, City College of San Francisco four points behind, and Fresno City College in fifth.

South Region’s poll was topped by Palomar College. Mt. San Antonio College is the runner-up. Moorpark College is in third place. Mt. San Jacinto College holds the four-spot. East Los Angeles College ompletes the top five.

CCCWBCA will continue its support of Coaches vs. Cancer. There will also be Women in Sport games supporting Title IX and honoring its 50th anniversary. This is in part due to the national Equality in Women’s Sports movement that was founded at CCCAA-member Riverside City College.

The regular season will end Feb. 17. Regional postseason berths will be determined two days later. The finals will return to West Hills College Lemoore. Quarterfinals will commence on March 10. Semifinals will be the following evening with the championship game on Sunday afternoon. The Sophomore Showcase four-year recruiting event is also on the weekened docket with details to be announced. It will not be certified for NCAA Division I programs to attend.

(Greg Murphy, CCCWBCA)

CCCWBCA NORTH REGION POLL (Preseason)			CCCWBCA SOUTH REGION POLL (Preseason)
RK	School	Pts	RK	School	Pts
1.	San Joaquin Delta (4)	138	1.	Palomar (5)	137
2.	Sierra (2)	126	2.	Mt. San Antonio (3)	133
3.	College of the Sequoias	119	3.	Moorpark (1)	124
4.	City College of San Francisco (1)	115	4.	Mt. San Jacinto (1)	107
5.	Fresno City (1)	112	5.	East Los Angeles	92
6.	Butte	111	6.	Long Beach City	70
7.	Laney (2)	93	T7.	Ventura	67
8.	Merced	86	T7.	Victor Valley	67
9.	Skyline	65	9.	Pasadena City	55
10.	Santa Rosa	61	10.	Cypress	49
11.	Chabot	42	T11.	Glendale	44
12.	College of San Mateo	21	T11.	L.A. Trade Tech	44
13.	Modesto Junior College	20	13.	L.A. Valley	42
14.	Folsom Lake College	17	14.	Irvine Valley	33
15.	Solano	15	15.	Orange Coast	30
Others: College of the Redwoods, College of the Siskiyous, Merrit, Monterey Peninsula, Napa Valley, San Jose City, Shasta, West Hills Lemoore.			Others: Allan Hancock, Antelope Valley, Bakersfield, Cerritos, Citrus, College of the Canyons, Imperial Valley, L.A. Harbor, Rio Hondo, Riverside City, Santa Ana, Southwestern, West L.A.