Folsom Lake #2, Orange Empire 5 highlight 2nd CCCWBCA State Top 25 Rankings
December 16, 2025
State/Region Coach Rankings with Points tabulated
2025-26 TOURNEY BRACKETS/SCHEDULES
Mt. San Antonio College (12-1) remains the #1 team garnering 13 of a possible 15 first-place votes in the second California Community College Women's Basketball Coaches Association (CCCWBCA) State Top 25.
At #2, Folsom Lake is one of the three undefeated teams left in the state at 11-0 as it took the other two first-place coaches votes, flying eight spots up in the rankings.
Orange Coast at #3, Cypress at #7 (a 7-position ride up the ratings), and Irvine Valley at #8 (a whopping 17-spot jump) gave the Orange Empire Conference three top 10 teams as the OEC has a collective 49-13 record among the top five teams in that league that also includes #T21 Saddleback and #23 Santa Ana.
Two of the early big stories are #9 MiraCosta, under former Grossmont HC Wes Perryman, still undefeated at 12-0 and #19 Copper Mountain, a team directed by second-year HC Kris Groce, that has opened the season without a defeat at 13-0.
Laney hasn't missed a beat with a new HC in Bryan Gardere as it stands at #4 followed by some of the regulars in the rankings the last several years in #5 San Joaquin Delta and #6 Moorpark. San Francisco settles in to complete the top 10 at #10.
CCCWBCA STATE TOP 25 #2
*-The Region Top 15 is listed in order of state rank, but may differ from the regional coach ratings for both North and South at the link above release
| RANK | TEAM, CONFERENCE | CURRENT RECORD | NOTES | REGION TOP 15* | LAST RANK | UP/DOWN |
| 1. | Mt. San Antonio, South Coast North | 12-1 | The Mounties are on a 5-game win streak; 7-game win string to open season, one of 2 teams to go 3-0 at Mt. SAC Tip-Off Classic; only L to San Joaquin Delta. Taliyah McFerson totaled 69 points and 39 rebounds as Mt. SAC also won the LA Valley Buddy All-Star tourney with a 3-0 run, defeating SD Mesa, 78-49, in the title game; Elizabeth Udeze is tied for the state lead in assists average at 6.1. | South #1 | State #1 | Same |
| 2. | Folsom Lake, Big 8 | 11-0 | The Falcons are one of three undefeated teams left in the state; FLC is the state leader in FG percentage at 49.2 percent and assists per game 22.3; Jada Tupou is averaging 18.3 points and leads state in FG Pct. at 71.8. | North #1 | State #9 | Up 8 spots |
| 3. | Orange Coast, Orange Empire | 10-3 | The Pirates had a 6-game win streak snapped in a L v. #T21 SD Mesa, also Ls v.#1 Mt. SAC, #6 Moorpark; have Ws over #4 Laney, #7 Cypress; Melaiah Joseph leads team in scoring at 14.5 ppg. | South #2 | State #3 | Same |
| 4. | Laney, Bay Valley | 9-3 | The Eagles are on 5-game win streak; won the Sequoias Gilcrest Tourney title, beating #6 Moorpark, then #5 Delta in OT (77-74) in semis, then edging #12 Butte in OT, 72-69 in championship final; Laney's Ls are v. the state's top 3 ranked teams; Ashanti Dias is averaging 16.3 ppg. | North #2 | State #10 | Up 6 spots |
| 5. | San Joaquin Delta, Big | 7-2 | The Mustangs have a 73-72 win over #1 Mt. SAC and won their hosted Jocelyn Mancebo Classic, defeating #11 Santa Rosa in the title game, 62-42; Delta had a 6-game win streak snapped by #4 Laney and a 63-47 L v. #16 Sequoias; Aaliyah Youngblood is averaging 16.2 ppg | North #3 | State #4 | Down 1 spot |
| 6. | Moorpark, Western State North | 10-2 | The Raiders opened the season with a 7-game win streak, including 3-0 at Mt. SAC Tip-off, captured hosted We Are MC Invitational title (3-0), defeating Pasadena for championship; suffered Ls to #1 Mt. SAC, #4 Laney; went 2-0 at PCC Crossover with Keilani Peralta named MVP | South #3 | State #5 | Down 1 spot |
| 7. | Cypress, Orange Empire | 11-3 | The Chargers started 10-0, but suffered a tough 81-80 OT L v. #13 Palomar at their hosted tourney, then endured Ls v. #1 Mt. SAC and #3 Orange Coast; best W v. #10 San Francisco; Kaylene Vivo was MVP of the Charger Classic | South #4 | State #14 | Up 7 spots |
| 8. | Irvine Valley, Orange Empire | 10-1 | The Lasers won the LA Southwest Cougar Classic (3-0), had its only L, 47-45 v. #9 MiraCosta, but are 6-0 since that defeat; Their best W was in OT v. #13 Palomar; Alexis Price is averaging 15 ppg | South #5 | State #25 | Up 17 spots |
| 9. | MiraCosta, Pacific Coast Athletic | 12-0 | The Spartans are still undefeated with five 100-point plus games to their credit; Their best Ws though were in a low-scoring affair v. #8 Irvine Valley and a 24-point triumph over #14 Glendale; Anayla Anderson, an All-State 3rd Team selection at Grossmont last year, is tied for assists per game at 6.1 plus, an 11.5 ppg scorer, and third in state in steals pg at 4.5 | South #6 | Not Ranked | |
| 10. | CC San Francisco, Coast North | 8-3 | The Rams had a 5-game win streak snapped by #7 Cypress and have Ls v. #5 Delta and #24 Long Beach; Their best W is a 71-70 squeaker over #11 Santa Rosa; Patriceia Walsh is averaging 15 ppg | North #4 | State #T11 | Up 1 spot |
| 11. | Santa Rosa JC, Big 8 | 7-2 | The Bear Cubs have Ls v. #4 Delta and #10 CCSF; their best W so far v. #17 Fresno; Jordan Washington is fifth in the state in scoring at 21.3 ppg plus a 10.7 rebounds avg. | North #5 | State #18 | Up 7 spots |
| 12. | Butte, Golden Valley | 10-4 | The Roadrunners have Ls v. #2 Folsom Lake, #4 Laney, #11 SRJC, and #18 Sierra; Their best W v. #16 Sequoias; 3-0 at San Jose Tourney; Kaidanca Kaiser is tied for state assists lead at 6.1, averages 9.4 ppg, and third in state in total steals (51). | North #6 | State #21 | Up 9 spots |
| 13. | Palomar, Pacific Coast Athletic | 7-3 | The Comets have had some close Ls, including in OT v. both #8 Irvine Valley and #15 Mt. San Jacinto plus a 6-point margin v. #T21 Saddleback; Palomar's best W also in OT v. #7 Cypress; Kylie Trujillo is sixth in state in scoring at 21.2 ppg | South #7 | State #T6 | Down 7 spots |
| 14 | Glendale, Western State South | 7-4 | The Vaqueros have Ls v. #3 Orange Coast, #6 Moorpark, #9 MiraCosta, and #16 Sequoias (OT); Shadel Ffrench is averaging 13.9 ppg and is 5th in state in rebound pg at 14.8 | South #8 | State #T6 | Down 8 spots |
| 15. | Mt. San Jacinto, Inland Empire Athletic | 8-4 | The Eagles have Ls v. #1 Mt. SAC, #3 Orange Coast, #8 Irvine Valley and #24 Long Beach; Their best W v. #13 Palomar (2OT, 87-81) and the IEAC is the first to begin conference play as MSJC downed Chaffey, 92-36; Karsen Marshall is second in the state in scoring at 22.2 ppg | South #9 | State #13 | Down 2 spots |
| 16. | Sequoias, Central Valley | 6-7 | Tough pre-conference schedule taking toll on Giants; Ls v. state's top 4 teams plus #6 Moorpark, #12 Butte and unranked Sacramento City, but Ws v. #5 Delta, #14 Glendale; Nyla Anderson leads a balanced team scoring at 9.9 ppg | North #7 | State #2 | Down 14 spots |
| 17. | Fresno City, Central Valley | 8-4 | The Rams have Ls v. #2 Folsom Lake, #7 Cypress, #11 Santa Rosa and unranked Modesto; their best W v. 18 Sierra; Alyssa Kem is averaging 15.6 ppg | North #8 | State #T11 | Down 6 spots |
| 18. | Sierra, Big 8 | 7-2 | After Ls v. current #17 Fresno and pre-season #17 Lemoore, The Wolverines have put together a 7-game win streak including 87-78 over #12 Butte; Brooklynn Nordquist is averaging 15 ppg | North #9 | State #8 | Down 10 spots |
| 19. | Copper Mountain, Inland Empire Athletic | 13-0 | The Fighting Cacti have been nothing but prickly v. opponents as one of the state's three undefeated teams; Their tightest Ws were by 6 points each over Santa Barbara City and LA Harbor; They lead the state in team scoring at 87.5 ppg and CM started IEAC play with a 104-68 W over Desert; Gia McFadden is averaging 14.5 ppg | South #10 | Not Ranked | |
| 20. | San Diego Mesa, Pacific Coast Athletic | 7-5 | The Olympians have two Ls v. #1 Mt. SAC, v. #7 Cypress, #T21 Saddleback, and unranked Chaffey; they handed #3 Orange Coast its only L, 72-66, and have a W v. #23 Santa Ana; Stevie Lundquist is fourth in in the state in scoring at 21.8 ppg | South #11 | State #23 | Up 3 spots |
| T21. | Saddleback, Orange Empire | 9-3 | The Bobcats have won 7 of their last 8 with Ws over #13 Palomar and #20 SD Mesa; Their Ls v. #4 Laney, #9 MiraCosta and #24 Long Beach; Kassidy Beach is averaging 16.6 ppg | South #12 | Not Ranked | |
| T21. | Taft, Central Valley | 13-1 | The Cougars had a 12-game win streak to open the season stopped by Santa Barbara, 74-62; Madyn Kassatly was All-PCC Sisterhood of Champions Tourney and averages 14.5 ppg | North #10 | Not Ranked | |
| 23. | Santa Ana, Orange Empire | 8-3 | The Dons have a L v. #20 SD Mesa and two 1-point Ls v. Redwoods and Chaffey (OT), but also have won 5 of their last 6 including v. #24 LBCC and #T25 LA Trade-Tech; Anaya Beard is averaging 16.9 ppg | South #13 | State #22 | Down 1 spot |
| 24. | Long Beach City, South Coast South | 6-7 | The Vikings record is deceiving with Ls v. #3 Orange Coast (twice), #4 Laney (68-66), #6 Moorpark, #7 Cypress (OT), #13 Palomar, and #23 Santa Ana; Their Ws have been hard-fought, in OT over #10 CCSF, by 2 over #15 Mt. San Jacinto, by 3 over #T21 Saddleback, by 3 over Antelope Valley, and 2OT over LA Valley; Zoie Lamkin is averaging 14.3 ppg | South #14 | State #15 | Down 9 spots |
| T25. | Los Angeles Trade-Tech, South Coast North | 9-3 | The Beavers have Ls v. #7 Cypress, #23 Santa Ana, and v. Bakersfield; They went 3-0 v. North opponents at the Cosumnes River Jeanne Calamar Classic; LATT is led by the state scoring leader in Athieng Bol averaging 22.3 ppg including a 41-point effort (14-17 FGs, 11-12 FTs) v. Lassen | South #15 | Not Ranked | |
| T25. | Lemoore, Central Valley | 8-5 | The Golden Eagles took some lumps early in the season with Ls v. #2 Folsom Lake, #5 Delta, #7 Cypress, #12 Butte, and #17 Fresno, but have won 6 of their last 7; they have a W over #18 Sierra; Lia Sims is averaging 14.3 ppg | North #11 | State #17 | Down 8 spots |
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| Chaffey, Inland Empire Athletic | 7-8 | The Panthers have a tough pre-conf. schedule and have Ws over #20 SD Mesa, in OT over #23 Santa Ana; Ls v. #7 Cypress, #8 Irvine Valley, #9 MiraCosta, #T21 Saddleback, #T25 LATT; Danielle Singley is averaging 15.5 ppg | ||||
| Santa Barbara City, Western State North | 7-5 | The Vaqueros have won 4 of their last 5; have Ls v. #9 MiraCosta, #20 Copper Mountain, Ws v. #T21 Taft; lost wild 112-102 OT v. Chaffey; Kaylee Lawson is averaging 14 ppg | State #20 | |||
| Victor Valley, Inland Empire Athletic | 8-4 | The Rams have Ls v. #1 Mt. SAC, #3 Orange Coast, #14 Glendale, and #T25 LATT; they opened IEAC play with a 101-66 W over San Bernardino Valley; Myla Gibson is third in the state in rebounding at 16.4 pg | State #19 | |||
| Skyline, Coast North | 8-3 | The Trojans are led by Nia Rogers at 13.1 ppg | North #12 | |||
| Modesto, Big 8 | 8-3 | The Pirates had a 7-game win streak (including over #17 Fresno) snapped by #T25 Lemoore; Emma Gilmore is averaging 11.9 ppg | North #13 | |||
| Napa Valley, Bay Valley | 10-2 | current 8-game win streak, won its Storm Surge Tourney (3-0) with MVP Arianna Aguilar | North #14 | |||
| San Jose City, Coast South | 8-4 | The Jaguars are led by Hayley Johnson at 20.6 ppg | North #15 | State #16 | ||
| Hartnell, Coast South | 7-6 | The Panthers have Ls v. #4 Laney, #5 Delta and a W over SBCC; Mia Henson is averaging 16.5 ppg | State #24 | |||
| Bakersfield, Western State South | 8-4 | The Renegades were 8-1 to open season including a W over #T25 LA Trade-Tech, but have lost 3 straight including v. #20 SD Mesa, #23 Santa Ana | ||||
| Cuesta, Western State North | 7-6 | The Cougars have Ls v. #16 Sequoias and #T25 Lemoore, but beat Bakersfield; Fiona Durham is averaging 14.4 ppg | ||||
| Fullerton, Orange Empire | 5-5 | The Hornets have Ls v. #10 CCSF, #11 SRJC, and #14 Glendale (OT); Hailey Lakey is averaging 15.5 ppg | ||||
| Reedley, Central Valley | 9-4 | The Tigers had a 7-game win streak snapped by #T21 Saddleback, have Ws over Bakersfield, Cuesta; Taylor Sutherland is averaging 17.7 ppg and leads the state in steals at 5.2 pg | ||||
| East Los Angeles, South Coast North | 8-5 | The Huskies have Ls v. #3 OCC, #6 Moorpark, #13 Palomar, #15 MSJC, and also lost to Ventura; they have won 3 straight; Sarah Ramos is averaging a double-double of 14 ppg, 12.3 rebounds | ||||
| Pasadena City, South Coast North | 7-5 | The Lancers have already surpassed last year's 5-win total under acting HC Alexa Mirzaian; they have 2 Ls v. #6 Moorpark, one in the MC Invitional title game; 2-time All-Tourney selection Kamora Fletcher had a triple-double v. SD City, 18 pts, 16 reb, 10 assists | ||||
| Cosumnes River, Big 8 | 7-4 | The Hawks won 5 of their first 6, have two Ls v. #12 Butte and v. #10 CCSF; Zakara Cooper is averaging 14 ppg | ||||
| Redwoods, Golden Valley | 6-6 | Corsairs have Ls v. four top 25 teams; Nora Talty is averaging 14.6 ppg | ||||
| Los Medanos, Bay Valley | 8-2 | The Mustangs are 6-1 in their last 7; Kendall McClure is averaging 16.6 ppg | ||||
| College of Marin, Bay Valley | 7-6 | The Mariners are one of 39 teams with above .500 records; Isabella Zepeda is averaging 10.2 ppg | ||||
| Rio Hondo, South Coast North | 6-7 | Five of the Roadrunners Ls v. the state top 25; Miranda Morales is averaging 15.6 ppg | ||||
| Oxnard, Western State North | 6-6 | Rosalin Moreno is averaging 13 ppg to pace the Condors | ||||
| San Diego City, Pacific Coast Athletic | 6-6 | Dahlia Blake is averaging 16.8 ppg to lead the Knights | ||||
| Southwestern, Pacific Coast Athletic | 6-7 | Ari Mason is averaging 19.3 ppg for the Jaguars |
Release by Robert Lewis, CCCWBCA Publicist