Taft, Ventura Ring Some Bells In State Women's Volleyball Top 25
In any other year between 2012 and 2024, #5-ranked Taft College's sweep over #10 Fresno City on October 29 would have meant the end of the longest current conference win streak in the sport of women's volleyball, but while the accomplishment was significant for the Cougars, that victory will only be a footnote from a historical sense.
With the addition of Clovis this year, the Central Valley Conference split into two, 5-team divisions with Taft now in the CVC North and Fresno in the CVC South. That means Fresno's streak of now 197 consecutive conference victories continues. However, Taft still can say it is the first CVC team to defeat the Rams since the 2011 season and certainly help justifes the difference in higher ranking for the Cougars.
Meanwhile, Feather River continues its stranglehold on the #1 spot in this week's CCCWVCA State Top 25 Rankings. San Diego Mesa is still tops in the South at #2, followed by #3 San Joaquin Delta, and still the last of the undefeated Orange Coast slotted at #4.
After Taft, #6 Santa Monica benefited from an upset as new #18 Ventura shocked now #7 Santa Barbara City in four sets, thus allowing the Corsairs to leap frog the Vaqueros (SMC defeated SBCC in three in Sept. 24 crossover). Moorpark won a rematch v. Santa Barbara in five sets earlier last week to take over the Western State Conference North Division lead, but the Vaqueros for now stay ahead of the Raiders (SBCC beat MC in four the first matchup) in the rankings.
Ventura jumped six spots while Mt. San Antonio climbed into the top 10 at #9.
CCCWVCA State Top 25 Rankings, #9
| RANK | TEAM, CONFERENCE | RECORD | NOTES | REGION TOP 15 | LAST RANK |
| 1. | Feather River, Golden Valley | 27-1 | extends GVC win streak to 78 with sweep over Butte, current win streak now at 8 | North #1 | State #1 |
| 2. | San Diego Mesa, Pacific Coast Athletic | 23-1 | 20-match win streak, extends PCAC win streak to 31 with sweep over Cuyamaca | South #1 | State #2 |
| 3. | San Joaquin Delta, Big 8 | 24-1 | 16-match win streak, clinched at least tie for the Big 8 title, swept Sacramento, beat Cosumnes River in 4, Hadlee Gray is a State Player of the Week #11 | North #2 | State #3 |
| 4. | Orange Coast, Orange Empire | 21-0 | extends OEC win streak to 26, has current 32-set string, swept Irvine Valley, Riverside | South #2 | State #4 |
| 5. | Taft, Central Valley South | 24-2 | 15-match win streak, won 29 straight sets, swept Fresno, Reedley, top CVC South at 4-0, Vienna Perier is a State POTW #11 | North #3 | State #5 |
| 6. | Santa Monica, Western State South | 21-4 | 12-match win streak, clinched WSC South title, swept Citrus, Canyons | South #3 | State #6 |
| 7. | Santa Barbara City, Western State North | 18-3 | 8-match win streak stopped, lost to Moorpark in 5 (15-12), then to Ventura in 4 | South #4 | State #6 |
| 8. | Moorpark, Western State North | 19-7 | 7-match win streak, edged Santa Barbara in 5, swept Allan Hancock, lead WSC North at 9-1 | South #5 | State #8 |
| 9. | Mt. San Antonio, South Coast North | 18-5 | 9-match win streak, swept Rio Hondo, East Los Angeles | South #6 | State #12 |
| 10. | Fresno City, Central Valley North | 20-5 | 7-match win streak stopped by Taft in 3, swept Merced, 5-0 to lead the CVC North | North #4 | State #9 |
| 11. | Long Beach City, South Coast South | 13-8 | 11-match win streak, swept Compton, lead SCC South at 5-0 | South #7 | State #11 |
| 12. | LA Mission, Western State North | 21-3 | swept Ventura, 3rd in WSC North | South #8 | State #10 |
| 13. | College of San Mateo, Coast South | 18-5 | 10-match win streak, didn't lose a set in month of October (30-0), leads Coast South at 6-0 | North #5 | State #13 |
| 14. | College of the Desert, Inland Empire Athletic | 20-4 | 12-match win streak, clinch at least tie for IEAC title at 8-0, swept Victor Valley, Mt. San Jacinto | South #9 | State #14 |
| 15. | Pasadena City, South Coast North | 17-5 | swept LA City, Rio Hondo, has huge match to decide SCC North title on Wednesday, hosting Mt. SAC | South #10 | State #15 |
| 16. | San Diego Miramar, Pacific Coast Athletic | 19-6 | 5-match win streak, swept Grossmont, Imperial Valley, tied with Grossmont for 2nd in PCAC at 10-2 | South #11 | State #16 |
| 17. | Monterey Peninsula, Coast North | 17-2 | 7-match win streak, swept Hartnell, De Anza, top Coast North at 6-0 | North #6 | State #17 |
| 18. | Ventura, Western State North | 12-9 | swept by LA Mission, then knock off Santa Barbara in 4 in Pirates biggest win of season, Josephine Rausch is State POTW #11 | South #12 | State #24 |
| 19. | Sequoias, Central Valley South | 20-8 | stunned by Reedley in reverse sweep in 5 (15-11), swept Coalinga | North #7 | State #18 |
| 20. | Sacramento City, Big 8 | 19-9 | 7-match win streak stopped by Delta in 3 | North #8 | State #19 |
| 21. | Grossmont, Pacific Coast Athletic | 11-9 | swept by SD Miramar, defeats San Diego City in 4 | South #13 | State #20 |
| 22. | Cosumnes River, Big 8 | 18-5 | played Delta tough in 4-set defeat | North #9 | State #21 |
| 23. | Palomar, Pacific Coast Athletic | 16-6 | swept SD City, MiraCosta | South #14 | State #22 |
| 24. | Hartnell, Coast North | 15-10 | beat Ohlone in 4, swept by Monterey Peninsula | North #10 | State #25 |
| 25. | Cabrillo, Coast North | 18-4 | swept De Anza, beat Las Positas in 4 | North #11 | State #23 |
| BEST OF THE REST | |||||
| American River, Big 8 | 14-10 | beat Modesto in 4, swept Folsom Lake | North #12 | ||
| Golden West, Orange Empire | 14-3 | 6-match win streak, edge Saddleback in 5 (15-10), swept Irvine Valley | South #15 | ||
| MiraCosta, Pacific Coast Athletic | 12-9 | swept Imperial Valley, swept by Palomar | |||
| Ohlone, Coast South | 17-13 | swept Skyline, San Francisco | North #13 | ||
| Saddleback, Orange Empire | 13-5 | lost to Golden West in 5 (lost in points 115-105), swept Fullerton | |||
| Modesto, Big 8 | 18-8 | lost to American River in 4, swept Santa Rosa | North #14 | ||
| Solano, Bay Valley | 17-11 | 11-match win streak, extends BVC win string to 78, outlasted Yuba in 5, swept Contra Costa | North #15 | ||
| Mt. San Jacinto, Inland Empire Athletic | 11-9 | swept by Desert | |||
| Reedley, Central Valley South | 11-13 | upset Sequoias in 5, 4-match win streak stopped by Taft in 3 | |||
| San Bernardino Valley, Inland Empire Athletic | 11-8 | twice swept Chaffey | |||
| Sierra, Big 8 | 11-14 | swept Folsom Lake, Diablo Valley | |||
| Citrus, Western State South | 13-10 | swept Antelope Valley, swept by Santa Monica | |||
| Irvine Valley, Orange Empire | 8-9 | 6-match win streak ends with being swept by Orange Coast, Golden West | |||
| Cuesta, Western State North | 11-11 | swept LA Pierce | |||
| Coalinga, Central Valley South | 12-9 | swept Merced, swept by Sequoias | |||
| Antelope Valley, Western State South | 14-5 | swept West LA, edge Bakersfield in 5 (18-16), one of 22 teams in South with better than .500 overall records | |||
| Lassen, Golden Valley | 15-12 | won 11 of 13, swept Siskiyous, Redwoods | |||
| El Camino, South Coast South | 10-11 | beat Cerritos in 4 | |||
| Cerritos, South South South | 11-9 | lost to El Camino in 4, swept LA Harbor | |||
| Canyons, Western State South | 9-13 | swept Bakersfield, swept by Santa Monica | |||
| Clovis, Central Valley North | 12-7 | reverse sweep Lemoore in 5 (15-10) | |||
| De Anza, Coast North | 13-13 | swept by Cabrillo, Monterey Peninsula | |||
| Lemoore, Central Valley South | 15-10 | lost to Clovis in 5, swept Porterville | |||
| Cypress, Orange Empire | 10-12 | swept Santa Ana, Santiago Canyon | |||
| Las Positas, Coast North | 14-8 | ends 5-match losing streak with sweep over Gavilan, lost to Cabrillo in 4 | |||
| Shasta, Golden Valley | 8-15 | 2 wins over Siskiyous, last week in 4, swept by Feather River | |||
| Siskiyous, Golden Valley | 16-12 | lost to Shasta in 4, one of 20 teams in North with better than .500 records |
Release/Rankings by Robert Lewis, CCCWVCA SID