No. 8 Ventura Making Waves In State Women's Volleyball Top 25 #6

Ventura College enters the top 10 at #8 on 3CWVCA State Top 25 this week.

October 5, 2026

Competing in one of the state's strongest leagues, the Western State Conference North Division, Ventura College has been a regular playoff qualifier. The Pirates have put together a recent hot streak that has included victories in a revenge sweep over Santa Monica and a thrilling 5-set win over San Diego Mesa.

This has allowed the Pirates (11-3 record) to crack the top 10 at #8 in this week's 3CWVCA State Volleyball Top 25 Rankings #6. VC is hoping to make it back to the 3C2A Championship Tournament after making it in 2023.

Undefeated Fresno City (18-0) solidified its #1 ranking by beating #2 Feather River for the second time this year, winning in four sets on Friday. The Rams are the North and state's RPI leader at .688. The Golden Eagles' 20 victories (20-2) lead the state, five of those were accomplished last week.

Those two powers are followed by undefeated South bigwhigs #3 San Diego Miramar (14-0) and #4 Los Angeles Mission (15-0, most wins among SoCal squads). The rest of the top 10 include #5 Taft (15-2) moving up two spots, San Joaquin Delta (12-5) taking a leap of four slots to #6, San Mateo (13-4) at #7, Ventura, Long Beach City (9-5) at #9, and San Diego Mesa (12-5) dropping four positions to #10.

SoCal current RPI leader (.631) San Bernardino Valley (11-1) is 11th as Ventura is the only team to defeat the Wolverines this season. At #12, Saddleback (10-1) also has just one loss and that was against SBVC. Pasadena City (12-6) is 13th and has a number of quality victories in its log.

Moving on up were #14 Lassen, #15 Moorpark, #16 Palomar, and #21 Cosumnes River--all up one spot. Both Bakersfield #18 and Cerritos, using an upset in five sets over SMC, at #25 leap on to this week's rankings.

The South now has a slight edge in ranked teams, 13-12, over the North.

The Coast Conference decided just last week to drop the two divisions this year and go with a 9-team league for the 2026 season. Las Positas, San Jose City and City College of San Francisco all were unable to field squads this year. The conference will decide the Coast championship with a 3-match tournament (quarterfinals, semifinals) culminating with the finals on Nov. 13.

3CWVCA State Top 25 Rankings, #6

RANK	TEAM, CONFERENCE	RECORD	NOTES	REGION TOP 15	LAST WEEK'S STATE RANK
1.	FRESNO CITY, Central Valley North	18-0	The Rams opened CVC North play with sweep over Columbia-extending their incredible conference-only win streak to 201 dating back to 2011. They beat Feather River for the second time in 4 (first matchup went 5), swept Cabrillo.	North #1	State #1
2.	FEATHER RIVER, Golden Valley	20-2	The Golden Eagles had an impressive 5-1 week, swept Monterey Peninsula twice, West Valley, Sequoias, Cabrillo then had 9-match win streak stopped by Fresno in 4. FRC 20-0 v. anyone but #1 FCC (0-2).	North #2	State #2
3.	SAN DIEGO MIRAMAR, Pacific Coast Athletic	14-0	The Jets are 5-0 in PCAC play with sweeps over Grossmont, Imperial Valley. They have won 43 of 46 sets this year.	South #1	State #3
4.	LA MISSION, Western State North	15-0	The Eagles opened WSC North play with sweep over Cuesta. They have won 45 of 50 sets.	South #2	State #4
5.	TAFT, Central Valley South	15-2	The Cougars open CVC South play in sweeping Porterville, and hold a 10-match, conference-only win streak since 2024. Jazzahlei Satele is State Player of the Week #5	North #3	State #7
6.	SAN JOAQUIN DELTA, Big 8	12-5	The Mustangs edge American River in 5 (15-11), beat Santa Rosa in 4, extend Big 8 win streak to 22 since 2024. They lead Big 8 at 5-0. Morgan Lung was a State Player of the Week #5.	North #4	State #10
7.	COLLEGE OF SAN MATEO, Coast	13-4	The Bulldogs are on a 5-match win streak, opening Coast play by beating Hartnell in 4. They have an 11-match Coast conference-only win streak since start of 2025.	North #5	State #5
8.	VENTURA, Western State North	11-3	The Pirates are on an 8-match win streak, score biggest win of season, edging SD Mesa in epic 5 (15-10). They swept Allan Hancock to open WSC North play.	South #3	State #13
9.	LONG BEACH CITY, South Coast South	9-5	The Vikings swept Compton, beat Cerritos in 4 to extend SCC South win streak to 15 dating back to 2024.	South #4	State #8
10.	SAN DIEGO MESA, Pacific Coast Athletic	12-5	The Olympians see 10-match streak end in 5-set L v. Ventura (lost 1st set 30-28, won 4th 30-28, 121-114 points). They then extend PCAC win streak to 40 dating back to 2023 by sweeping Cuyamaca. Mesa is tied with Miramar for PCAC lead at 5-0. Danielle Muttera was a State Player of the Week #5.	South #5	State #6
11.	SAN BERNARDINO VALLEY, Inland Empire Athletic	11-1	The Wolverines are on an 8-match win streak, have won 13 straight sets, opened IEAC with a sweep over Copper Mountain.	South #6	State #9
12.	SADDLEBACK, Orange Empire	10-1	The Bobcats have won 6 in a row, 20 sets in a row, swept Golden West and tied with Irvine Valley to top the OEC, both at 5-0.	South #7	State #11
13.	PASADENA CITY, South Coast North	12-6	The Lancers are on a 5-match win streak, opened SCC North play with sweeps over East LA, LA City. PCC has important wins over Ventura, Long Beach, but two losses to SBVC and other Ls v. Saddleback, SMC, Mt. San Jacinto places them lower for now.	South #8	State #12
14.	LASSEN, Golden Valley	18-3	The Cougars did not play last week, open GVC play this Wednesday at Butte.	North #6	State #15
15.	MOORPARK, Western State North	11-3	The Raiders have won 6 straight, swept Cuesta, Santa Barbara to open WSC North play.	South #9	State #16
16.	PALOMAR, Pacific Coast Athletic	12-2	The Comets have won 9 of their last 10, swept SD City, beat MiraCosta in 4	South #10	State #17
17.	SANTA MONICA, Western State South	10-5	The Corsairs swept LA Pierce in WSC South Opener to extend, then on same night lost to Cerritos in 5 (15-12); swept Antelope Valley to close week and extend division streak to 16 dating back to 2024. SMC is 4-5 since beating Pasadena, Ventura on Sept. 4.	South #11	State #14
18.	BAKERSFIELD, Western State South	9-7	The Renegades opened WSC South play, beating Citrus in 5 (15-11), Canyons in 4. Earlier Ws over Delta, Clovis reasons enough to rejoin the top 25.	South #12	Not Ranked
19.	CLOVIS, Central Valley North	13-3	The Crush have won 8 straight, beat Merced in 4, swept Reedley, have earlier key Ws over American River, West Valley.	North #7	State #19
20.	AMERICAN RIVER, Big 8	9-8	The Beavers gave Delta a battle in 5-set L, swept Diablo Valley.	North #8	State #20
21.	COSUMNES RIVER, Big 8	12-4	The Hawks swept Modesto, Sierra and have a nice resume with early season Ws over Taft, Lassen.	North #9	State #22
22.	MONTEREY PENINSULA, Coast	10-7	The Lobos have stacked their schedule v. tough teams--beat West Valley in 5 (16-14), swept by Feather River twice in 2 days, swept Sequoias. Earlier 5-set Ls v. Fresno, Lassen, Shasta have strengthened their rating.	North #10	State #18
23.	SANTA ROSA JC, Big 8	12-4	The Bear Cubs lost to Sacramento, Delta both in 4. They have earlier Ws over Cosumnes River, Shasta, Hartnell.	North #11	State #21
24.	SHASTA, Golden Valley	15-5	The Knights did not play last week, earlier Ws over CRC, Monterey Peninsula, Hartnell have helped their rating.	North #12	State #24
25.	CERRITOS, South Coast	7-6	The Falcons upset Santa Monica in 5, lost to Long Beach in 4 in SCC South Opener.	South #13	Not Ranked
	BEST OF THE REST
	HARTNELL, Coast	12-11	The Panthers lost to San Mateo in 4 to start Coast play, swept Folsom Lake. They have had an up-and-down year that has included Ws over Lassen, American River, Clovis, and 5-set Ls v. Shasta, FRC, MPC.	North #13	State #23
	IRVINE VALLEY, Orange Empire	7-4	The Lasers beat Riverside in 4, swept Orange Coast, tied for OEC 1st place with Saddleback at 5-0.	South #14
	WEST VALLEY, Coast	8-7	The Vikings lost in tough 5 to MPC, swept by Feather River, then end 4-match losing streak in sweep over Folsom Lake.	North #14	State #25
	SACRAMENTO CITY, Big 8	12-6	The Panthers score big W over Santa Rosa in 4, then lose to Modesto in 5 (15-9).	North #T15
	COALINGA, Central Valley South	11-5	The Falcons swept Porterville, Lemoore to begin CVC South play. They have earlier Ws over West Valley, Sacramento.	North #T15
	GROSSMONT, Pacific Coast Athletic	7-8	The Griffins were swept by SD Miramar, swept SD City.	South #T15
	EL CAMINO, South Coast South	10-5	The Warriors are on a 5-match win streak, swept LA Harbor, Compton to start SCC South play.	South #T15
	CERRO COSO, Inland Empire Athletic	10-5	The Coyotes have won 5 straight, swept Chaffey to open IEAC play.
	MODESTO JC, Big 8	11-6	The Pirates were swept by Cosumnes River, then stop 5-match losing streak in 5 over Sacramento.
	MIRACOSTA, Pacific Coast Athletic	6-6	The Spartans swept Imperial Valley, lost to Palomar in 4.
	MT. SAN JACINTO, Inland Empire Athletic	8-8	The Eagles swept Victor Valley, Chaffey and are off to a 3-0 start to IEAC action.
	CYPRESS, Orange Empire	10-6	The Chargers edged Fullerton in 5 (15-13), beat Santa Ana in 4.
	FULLERTON, Orange Empire	8-6	The Hornets lose to Cypress in 5, beat Riverside in 5 (19-17) and have played 3 consecutive matches that have gone the distance.
	COLLEGE OF THE CANYONS, Western State South	6-10	The Cougars made it 4-2 in 5-set matches by edging Antelope Valley (15-11), lose to Bakersfield in 4.
	ORANGE COAST, Orange Empire	5-6	The Pirates beat Santiago Canyon in 4, swept by Irvine Valley
	SANTA BARBARA CITY, Western State North	6-10	The Vaqueros swept Allan Hancock, swept by Moorpark.
	OHLONE, Coast	8-10	The Renegades swept Skyline, lost in 5 to Butte (15-13)
	COLLEGE OF THE SEQUOIAS, Central Valley South	9-11	The Giants swept Lemoore, swept by Feather River, MPC
	COLLEGE OF THE DESERT, Inland Empire Athletic	6-8	The Roadrunners swept Copper Mountain.
	VICTOR VALLEY, Inland Empire Athletic	7-6	The Rams were swept by Mt. San Jacinto.
	COLLEGE OF THE REDWOODS, Golden Valley	8-7	The Corsairs did not play last week, face Shasta to start GVC play this Wed.
	COLLEGE OF THE SISKIYOUS, Golden Valley	11-7	The Eagles did not play last week, open GVC action v. Feather River on Wed.
	RIO HONDO, South Coast North	6-3	The Roadrunners lost to Mt. San Antonio in 4, edge East LA in 5 (16-14).
	MT. SAN ANTONIO, South Coast North	3-10	The Mounties beat Rio Hondo in 4 and extended their SCC North win streak to 12 dating back to 2024. They have won 3 of last 4.
	MERCED, Central Valley North	6-6	The Blue Devils lost to Clovis in 4, swept Columbia to begin CVC North action.
	COLUMBIA, Central Valley North	6-8	The Claim Jumpers 5-match win streak stopped in sweeps by Fresno, Merced that started CVC North play.
	COLLEGE OF MARIN, Bay Valley	7-6	The Mariners swept Los Medanos to open BVC play.
	YUBA, Bay Valley	6-9	The 49ers beat Solano in 4 to begin BVC action.

Release/Rankings by Robert Lewis, 3CWVCA SID