Jockeying In State Women's Basketball Top 25 Going Into Final Week Of Regular Season
The latest California Community College Women's Basketball Coaches Association (CCCWBCA) State Top 25 goes into the final week of the regular season with some teams battling to get into the postseason, some trying to grab a conference title, and others just preparing for the 2026 Regional Playoffs.
State #1 Mt. San Antonio (26-1) is one of 14 teams with 20 or more victories while #5 MiraCosta remains the only undefeated team at 26-0. San Joaquin Delta moves up to #2 and tops in the North region followed closely by #3 Folsom Lake in a battle to the wire for the Big 8 Conference crown.
Moorpark goes up to #4, Laney comes in at #6, Irvine Valley bolts up to #7, Santa Rosa JC climbs to #8, and both Mt. San Jacinto at #9 and Glendale at #10 leap into that top 10.
Fifteen teams from the South are part of the elite 25. Five Orange Empire Conference squads are in that mix including Saddleback at #11, Cypress #13, Orange Coast #14, and Santa Ana at #24.
Two teams making waves of late are #16 Long Beach City and #19 College of the Sequoias, both rising six positions from the previous ranking. Meanwhile, San Jose City takes a trip into the ratings at #23.
This week's theme is scoring leaders across the state, and every team is represented either in the ranking notes are other leaders.
CURRENT REGIONAL TSRPI
SOUTH--1. Mt. SAC .666, 2. Orange Coast .635, 3. Moorpark .634, 4. Irvine Valley .622, 5. Cypress, .614, 6. MiraCosta .602, 7, Mt. San Jacinto .585, 8. Saddleback .580, 9. Long Beach .571, 10. Santa Barbara .569, 11. Glendale .568, 12. Palomar .558, 13. LA Trade-Tech .554, 14. Santa Ana .550, 15. Copper Mountain .549, 16. Rio Hondo, Chaffey .545, 18. San Diego Mesa, .544, 19. Ventura .534, 20. Fullerton .533, 21. Victor Valley .531, 22. Pasadena .525, 23. Bakersfield .515, 24. East LA .511, 25. LA Mission .492.
NORTH-1. SJ Delta .657, 2. Laney .639, 3. Folsom Lake .624, 4. Santa Rosa .613, 5. Fresno .601, 6. Sequoias .597, 7. Butte .580, 8. San Francisco .574, 9. Lemoore, Sierra, .559, 11. Sacramento .556, 12. Redwoods .536, 13. Modesto .532, 14. Cosumnes River .523, 15. Skyline .521, 16. Siskiyous .516, 17. Reedley .511, 18. San Jose, Napa Valley, Taft, .506, 21. Los Medanos .503, 22. Hartnell .501, 23. San Mateo .490, 24. Merritt .488, 25. Marin .487.
CCCWBCA STATE TOP 25 #8
| RANK | TEAM, CONFERENCE | CURRENT RECORD | NOTES | LAST STATE RANK | UP/DOWN |
| 1. | Mt. San Antonio, South Coast North | 26-1 | The Mounties clinched their 6th straight SCC North championship and have a 19-game win streak. Mt. SAC has a 40-game conference win skein as well. Taliyah McFerson averages a team-best 17 points a game. | State #1 | Same |
| 2. | San Joaquin Delta, Big 8 | 22-4 | The Mustangs have won 13 in a row and the Big 8 title comes down to the reg. season finale v. fellow 1st place Folsom Lake on Feb. 20. Aaliyah Youngblood averages 17.6 points a game. | State #4 | Up 2 spots |
| 3. | Folsom Lake, Big 8 | 24-2 | The Falcons have won 6 straight including v. Santa Rosa on Feb. 3. Jada Tupou averages 15.8 points a game. | State #2 | Down 1 spot |
| 4 | Moorpark, Western State North | 23-3 | The Raiders have won 12 straight and already have clinched at least a tie for their 7th consecutive WSC North title at 10-0. MC has a 50-game conf. win string and is 80-1 in the division going back to the '17-18 season. Keilani Peralta averages 13.8 points. | State #6 | Up 2 spots |
| 5. | MiraCosta, Pacific Coast Athletic | 26-0 | The still undefeated Spartans are 10-0 to lead the PCAC and have a showdown with 2nd place Palomar in the finale on Feb. 20. Anayla Anderson averages 11.8 points. | Same | |
| 6. | Laney, Bay Valley | 21-3 | The Eagles are on a 17-game win streak, clinching a fifth straight BVC championship at 12-0 with two games remaining. Laney has a 40-game BVC win string dating back to '23-24. Sophia Askew-Gonsalves averages 19.3 points. | State #3 | Down 3 spots |
| 7. | Irvine Valley, Orange Empire | 22-4 | The Lasers top the heated race for the OEC crown at 8-2 after big victories over both Saddleback and for the 2nd time in conference v. Orange Coast, 45-33. Alexis Price averages 13.6 points. | State #10 | Up 3 spots |
| 8. | Santa Rosa JC, Big 8 | 21-5 | The Bear Cubs lost to Folsom Lake, then win 3 in a row. Jordan Washington is 8th in the state in scoring at 19.9 ppg. | State #9 | Up 1 spot |
| 9. | Mt. San Jacinto, Inland Empire Athletic | 21-5 | The Eagles have won 7 in a row, clinching at least a tie for an 8th straight conf. title, and has been a part of all six IEAC crowns going back to 2019-20. Karsen Marshall leads the state in scoring at 23.2 ppg. | State #13 | Up 4 spots |
| 10. | Glendale, Western State South | 22-4 | The Vaqueros have won 16 straight, and clinches at least a tie for their 7th consecutive WSC South crown at 12-0. Sammy Velasquez averages 12 points. | State #15 | Up 5 spots |
| 11. | Saddleback, Orange Empire | 20-7 | The Bobcats are 2-2 in their last 4, including losses to Irvine Valley and Cypress. They have one game left v. Orange Coast and would need to win, then hope Irvine at least lose one of its last two v. Santa Ana and Fullerton next week to tie for the OEC title. Kassidy Beach averages 14.9 points. | State #12 | Up 1 spot |
| 12. | Fresno City, Central Valley | 19-7 | The Rams had a 9-game win streak snapped by Sequoias, 57-48 on Feb. 11, then survive 58-56 in OT v. Lemoore to still lead the CVC at 9-1. Alyssa Kem averages 14.1 points. | State #11 | Down 1 spot |
| 13. | Cypress, Orange Empire | 18-5 | The Chargers lose to both Orange Coast and Fullerton, then upend Saddleback, 69-60. Mariah Henderson averages 14.8 points. | State #7 | Down 6 spots |
| 14. | Orange Coast, Orange Empire | 18-8 | The Pirates lose to Santa Ana, beat Cypress, then fall to IVC. Melaiah Joseph averages 14.7 points. | State #8 | Down 6 spots |
| 15. | Copper Mountain, Inland Empire Athletic | 24-2 | The Fighting Cactii picked up 4 consecutive wins, undefeated v. everyone else they played but Mt. San Jacinto. Gia McFadden averages 19 points. | State #16 | Up 1 spot |
| 16. | Long Beach City, South Coast South | 17-9 | The Vikings have won 9 in a row and have clinched their 6th straight SCC South title. They stretched their conf. win streak to 43 games. Zoie Lampkin averages 13.4 points. | State #22 | Up 6 spots |
| 17. | Butte, Golden Valley | 20-5 | The Roadrunners had an 8-game win streak stopped by Redwoods, 72-68, on Feb. 5, then bounce back with 2 wins. They lead the GVC by one game over the Corsairs. Marissa Elizalde averages 17.1 points. | State #14 | Down 3 spots |
| 18. | Palomar, Pacific Coast Athletic | 19-7 | The Comets have won 4 in a row and would love nothing better than to try to spoil MiraCosta's perfect season in the conf. finale. Kylie Trujillo averages 16.4 points. | State #21 | Up 3 spots |
| 19. | College of the Sequoias, Central Valley | 16-11 | The Giants have won 7 straight, taking out their dartboard and hitting a bullseye in avenging earlier CVC defeats by knocking off Lemoore and 1st-place Fresno. Kalysa Phanhsavang averages 10.8 points. | State #T25 | Up 6 spots |
| 20. | CC San Francisco, Coast North | 19-5 | The Rams had a 6-game win streak snapped by San Jose in a row after avenging an earlier loss by beating Skyline. Alexis Cornejo averages 13.7 points. | State #18 | Down 2 spots |
| 21. | Santa Barbara City, Western State North | 20-7 | The Vaqueros have won 4 in a row, including a 3-pt win over Ventura. Kaylee Lawson averages 13.7 points. | State #21 | Same |
| 22. | Lemoore, Central Valley | 18-7 | The Golden Eagles saw a mini, 4-game win streak broken by Sequoias. Lia Sims averages 15.7 points. | State #19 | Up 3 spots |
| 23. | San Jose City, Coast South | 19-6 | The Jaguars won 7 straight, including their big win over CCSF, and will face a Coast South title matchup v. Hartnell on Feb. 18. Hayley Johnson is 5th in the state in scoring at 20.7 ppg while teammate Synise Byrd is 6th at 20.2, including a 41-pt effort in Jan. v. Gavilan | Not Ranked | |
| 24. | Santa Ana, Orange Empire | 15-11 | The Dons beat Orange Coast, but then lose to Fullerton, Saddleback. Anaya Beard averages 16.5 points. | State #T25 | Up 1 spot |
| 25. | Los Angeles Trade-Tech, South Coast North | 18-8 | The Beavers are upset by Pasadena after wins over East LA, Rio Hondo. Athieng Bol is 7th in the state in scoring at 20 ppg. She had a 41-pt game v. Lassen on Dec. 12. | State #23 | Down 2 spots |
| OTHERS | |||||
| Bakersfield, Western State South | 18-8 | The Renegades' 6-game win streak was clipped by Glendale, then bounce back with win over Citrus. Daniko Tolentino averages 17 points | |||
| Sierra, Big 8 | 17-9 | The Wolverines lose 3 straight v. the top 3 in Big 8. Brooklynn Nordquist averages 14.4 points. | |||
| Fullerton, Orange Empire | 13-13 | The Hornets stop a 4-game losing string, win 3 in a row, including a 2nd win in OEC play over Santa Ana and a stinger of an upset over Cypress. Erin Choi averages 17.8 points. | |||
| San Diego Mesa, Pacific Coast Athletic | 14-13 | The Olympians go 2-2 in last 4, but the Ls v. Palomar and MiraCosta. Stevie Lundquist is 2nd in the state in scoring at 21.7 ppg. | |||
| Chaffey, Inland Empire Athletic | 15-12 | The Panthers won 4 straight including a rematch v. Victor Valley before losing to Copper Mountain by 23. Danielle Singley averages 13 points. | |||
| Victor Valley, Inland Empire Athletic | 17-8 | The Rams lose 2 in a row to Chaffey, then a tough one to Copper Mountain, 70-69. Mya Graham-Scott averages 15.6 points. | State #17 | ||
| Hartnell, Coast South | 16-9 | The Panthers win 5 in a row including 18-pt win over Skyline on Feb. 6, and continue to top the Coast South at 6-0. Mia Henson averages 17.6 points. | |||
| College of the Redwoods, Golden Valley | 15-10 | The Corsairs get big win over Butte, then see 5-game losing streak snapped by Siskiyous. Nora Talty averages 13.8 points. | |||
| Pasadena City, South Coast North | 13-13 | The Lancers beat Rio Hondo, then upset LA Trade Tech, 54-47, before losing big to Mt. SAC. Kamora Fletcher averages 16.6 points. She became 4th player in PCC history to score 40 v. LATT | |||
| Reedley, Central Valley | 16-10 | The Tigers lose to Sequoias, then win 2 in a row. Taylor Sutherland averages 17.7 points. She scored 39 in a Nov. win over SDCC. | |||
| San Diego City, Pacific Coast Athletic | 14-12 | The Knights win 2, then lose big v. MiraCosta. Dahlia Blake averages 15.7 points. | |||
| Skyline, Coast North | 17-9 | The Trojans in 1-3 stretch, lose to CCSF, Hartnell and San Mateo. Niesha Ramirez averages 14. 2 points. | |||
| Taft, Central Valley | 18-9 | The Cougars snap 4-game losing streak with 2 CVC wins, then lose to Reedley. Madyn Kassatly averages 15.3 points. | |||
| Los Medanos, Bay Valley | 17-8 | The Mustangs have won 3 in a row, including a rematch win v. Marin. Eve Monzon averages 19.3 points. | |||
| Napa Valley, Bay Valley | 19-7 | The Storm keeps the rain pouring steady on 4-game win string, including an avenge triumph over Merritt. Jazmine Fontilla averages 16.4 points. | |||
| Ventura, Western State North | 12-13 | The Pirates recover from losses to Moorpark, SBCC with win over Cuesta. Kayla Lumas averages 13.5 points. | |||
| LA Mission, Western State North | 14-12 | The Eagles is 3-1 in last 4. Heart Lising averages 16.6 points. | |||
| Cosumnes River, Big 8 | 14-13 | The Hawks snap 3-game losing skein by swooping to 2 wins. Zakara Cooper averages 14.2 points. | |||
| Sacramento City, Big 8 | 13-14 | The Panthers had a 3-game win streak broken in loss to Delta, then play SRJC hard in 5-point defeat. Sierra Tuliau is tied for 9th in the state in scoring at 19.4 ppg. She had a state-high this season of 50 pts in a Jan. 8 win over Diablo Valley. | |||
| College of San Mateo, Coast North | 13-13 | The Bulldogs barked off 4 straight wins, including a rematch v. Skyline. Tatiana Wilson averages 9.5 points. | |||
| Modesto, Big 8 | 13-13 | The Pirates break a 5-game losing string with a win over American River. Emma Gilmore averages 10.3 points. | |||
| East Los Angeles, South Coast North | 13-13 | The Huskies lose 3 in a row, including by 1 point v. Trade-Tech. Sarah Ramos averages 15.9 points. | |||
| College of the Siskiyous | 12-13 | The Eagles soared in a 4-game win string, including a rematch over Redwoods, busted by Butte. Alexes Collier averages 17.4 points. | |||
| Rio Hondo, South Coast North | 12-15 | The Roadrunners snap a 5-game losing streak with a rematch win v. East LA. Miranda Morales averages 18.3 points. | |||
| Antelope Valley, Western State South | 13-13 | The Marauders have won 5 of their last 6, but lose to Bakersfield. Ariana Soil averages 14.2 points. | |||
| Merritt, Bay Valley | 14-11 | The Panthers are 1-3 in last 4, beat Marin. Savannah Jones is 4th in the state in scoring at 20.8 ppg. | |||
| Compton, South Coast South | 12-11 | The Coyotes had a 3-game win streak snapped in OT loss to Cerritos, then lose big to Long Beach. Marylou Davis averages 15.5 points. | |||
| Mission, Coast South | 14-12 | The Saints were blessed in winning 3 of its last 4 and play Hartnell tough in 4-pt defeat. Alyssa Lopez averages 14.8 points. | |||
| College of the Desert, Inland Empire Athletic | 12-12 | The Roadrunners are outmaneuvering Wile E. Coyote again as winners of 3 of their last 4. Giovanna Espinoza is tied for 9th in the state in scoring at 19.4 ppg. | |||
| College of Marin, Bay Valley | 14-12 | The Mariners lose a pair of close ones v. Los Medanos and Merritt, then navigate 2 wins in a row. Jaidyn Brown averages 11.4 points. |
OTHER STATE POINTS LEADERS: Jhavmine Ave, Citrus, 21.6 (3rd in state), Destiny Melendez, San Bernardino Valley, 19.0, Rian Dillihunt, LA Southwest, 18.8, Ari Mason, Southwestern, 18.5, Anaiah Brown, Palo Verde, 18.4, 4.2, Aliyah Muhammad, LA Valley, 17.5 (scored 44 v. Canyons on Nov. 8), Aliyah Perry, Southwestern, 17.1 (scores 39 v. SD Mesa on Feb. 13), Natalia Sanchez, Solano, 17.0, Hailey Lakey, Fullerton, 17.0, Lauryn Nakamura, Cerritos, 16.6, Kyana Davis, West LA, 16.6, Kamilyah Starr Williams, Barstow, 16.3, Samiyah Jenkins, American River, 16.2, Savannah Montini, Chabot 16.0, Hasanah Gilchrist, Merced, 15.0, Andrea Lopez, LA Harbor, 13.9, Alexa Flores, Gavilan, 13.2, Emma Fisalau, Yuba, 13.1, America Chavez, Oxnard, 13.0, Bree Luna, Allan Hancock, 12.6, Taylor Ford, Shasta, 12.6, Fiona Durham, Cuesta, 12.5, Neveah Lockett, Porterville, 11.9, Keziah Maldonado-Lemus, Feather River, 11.7, Kathy Artiga, Canyons, 11.4, Yasmine Zufri, Cuyamaca, 11.1, Christiauna Taylor, El Camino, 10.8, Genesis Lee Davila, Foothill, 10.6, Daniella Ortega, Imperial Valley, 9.3, Alizah Lara, Lassen, 8.9, Brianna Ruelas, Riverside City, 8.6, Naomi Zurisadai Vidal, Diablo Valley, 7.5, Maryjane Haro, Monterey Peninsula, 6.9.
Release/Rankings by Robert Lewis, CCCWBCA Publicist
*the ratings while taking into account winning percentage, quality wins, conference performance, and current trends are done for publicity purposes only