STATE 2018 RANKINGS No. 1
CCCWVCA SID-Robert Lewis, e-mail: rmlewis@pasadena.edu
September 10, 2018
Defending state champion Irvine Valley is on a 30-match overall win streak and tops the first 2018 State Top 25 Rankings. Gavilan wins the Delta Classic for the first time and its 10-0 record helps it to No. 2 and tops in the North. South Coast South powers El Camino at #3 and Long Beach City at #4 occupy the next two spots with Bakersfield at #5. American River, the Delta runner-up, comes in at #6, after not making last year's final top 25. #7 Cabrillo, #8 Grossmont, #9 Moorpark and #10 Feather River round out the first top 10 of the year.
Six teams that were not ranked in the final top 25 of 2017 are ranked. Eight 2017 final ranked teams (due to the 3-way tie of last year's No. 25 spot) did not make the first rankings for this year.
Match of the Week: American River over Cabrillo, 25-23, 22-25, 18-25, 25-19, 15-11 (ends Cabrillo's 42-match regular season win streak v. North Region teams dating back 2016)
CCCWVCA STATE WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL TOP 25
2018 Rankings No. 1
California Community College Women's Volleyball Coaches Association Rankings
Rank, School, Conference, Record, Last Year's Final State Rank...Current Regional Top 15
1. IRVINE VALLEY, Orange Empire, 3-0 1...SoCal 1...defending state champs with sweeps over LBCC, Canyons; 30 wins in row
2. GAVILAN, Coast South, 10-0 T25...NorCal 1...wins Delta Classic, swept Delta, Fresno, beat Sierra in 5, ARC in 4
3. El CAMINO, South Coast South, 4-0 14...SoCal 2...4 sweeps including over Moorpark, Cypress
4. LONG BEACH, South Coast South, 5-1 13...SoCal 3...After opening loss to IV, 5-match win streak, beat BAK in 5, swept MiraCosta
5. BAKERSFIELD, Western State East, 7-1 15...SoCal 4...6-match win streak stopped by LBCC in 5, 6 sweeps, beat GW in 4, FUL in 3
6. AMERICAN RIVER, Big 8, 7-2 not ranked...NorCal 2...Delta 2nd place, beat CAB in 5, swept FRC, lost to GAV, HART in 4
7. CABRILLO, Coast North, 3-1 4...NorCal 3...swept Delta, beat Foothill in 4, lost to American River in 5
8. GROSSMONT, PCAC South, 7-1 12...SoCal 5...beat Moorpark in 5, loses SD Mesa Tourney final in 5 to same team; beat CYP in 4
9. MOORPARK, Western State North, 5-2 17...SoCal 6...swept by El Camino (23,19,25); split two 5-set thrillers v. Grossmont; swept CAN
10. FEATHER RIVER, Golden Valley, 5-2 7...NorCal 4...beat HART, FOOT in 4, swept CSM, SacC, 4-set L to Sierra, 3-L to ARC
11. HARTNELL, Coast North, 6-2 not ranked...NorCal 5...6-match win streak included Ws over ARC in 4, Fresno in 5
12. SIERRA, Big 8, 5-2 9...NorCal 6...4-set W over FRC, lost in 5 to Gavilan, swept by Fresno
13. FRESNO, Central Valley, 5-3 10...NorCal 7...5-set Ls to Hartnell, American River, swept by GAV; swept Sierra, SRJC
14. MIRACOSTA, PCAC North, 4-1 5...SoCal 7...swept by LBCC (24,24,15); swept Pasadena, beat SD Mesa, Saddleback in 4
15. CYPRESS, Orange Empire, 4-2 18...SoCal 8...beat Pasadena, Mt. SAC in 4 each; swept by El Camino, lost in 4 to Grossmont
16. ORANGE COAST, Orange Empire, 7-0 23...SoCal 9...6 sweeps, best win over #22 Ventura
17. SAN JOAQUIN DELTA, Big 8, 6-2 2...NorCal 8...6 sweeps including Butte, De Anza, swept by Gavilan and Cabrillo
18. FOLSOM LAKE, Big 8, 3-0 6...NorCal 9...ended Ohlone's 7-match win streak, 3 sweeps
19. FULLERTON, Orange Empire, 5-1 not ranked...SoCal 10...5-set Ws CER, VEN; beat MSAC in 4; BAK ends 5-match W streak
20. SANTA ROSA, Big 8, 5-2 21...NorCal 10...split v. #21 Foothill (W-4; L-5), 2 Ws over #25 San Mateo, swept by Fresno
21. FOOTHILL, Coast South, 2-3 not ranked...NorCal 11...split v #20 SJRC (L-4,W-5), lost in 4 to FRC, CAB; swept Butte
22. VENTURA, Western State North, 2-2 not ranked...SoCal 11...swept #23 Golden West, lost in 5 to FUL, swept by Orange Coast
23. GOLDEN WEST, Orange Empire, 2-2 22...SoCal 12...gave #24 SDCC squad its only L in 5; lost in 4 to BAK, swept by VEN
24. SAN DIEGO CITY, PCAC South, 7-1 8...SoCal 13...beat SBCC in 4, 6-match win streak snapped by #23 GWC in 5
25. SAN MATEO, Coast North, 7-3 not ranked...NorCal 12...2 losses to #20 SRJC, in 4 and 5, swept by #10 FRC, 7-0 v. rest
BEST OF THE REST
MT. SAN ANTONIO, South Coast North, 3-3 SoCal 14...5-set W over Canyons; 4-set Ls v. #8 Grossmont, #14 Cypress, #19 Fullerton
PASADENA, South Coast North, 2-4 SoCal 15...5-set W over SBCC; losses in 4 to #9 Moorpark, #15 Cypress, swept by #14 MC, #5 BAK
CANYONS, Western State East, 3-3 State 3...rocky start includes 5-set L v. MSAC, swept by #1 Irvine Valley, #9 Moorpark
BUTTE, Golden Valley, 5-4 State 20...NorCal 13...4-set Ls v. #11 Hartnell, #12 Sierra, swept by #16 Delta, #21 FOOT; 5-0 v. rest
WEST VALLEY, Coast North, 4-3 NorCal 14...5-set L v. #13 Fresno; 4-L v. #6 American River, swept by #2 Gavilan; beat Sac City in 4
OHLONE, Coast South, 7-1 NorCal T15...only L v. #18 Folsom Lake in 3; all other wins are sweeps v. non-ranked teams
SEQUOIAS, Central Valley, 5-3 NorCal T15...4-set L v. #11 Hartnell, swept by #5 Bakersfield, #6 ARC; 5-0 v. the rest
DE ANZA, Coast South, 4-3 State T25...NorCal T15...5-set L v. #25 San Mateo, swept by #12 Sierra and #16 SJ Delta
DESERT, PCAC North, 5-1 ...swept by #17 Orange Coast, but 5 sweep wins including one over Riverside
MT. SAN JACINTO, PCAC North, 5-0 ...15-1 in sets in its 5 victories
EAST LOS ANGELES, South Coast North, 4-2 ...swept by #24 SD City and Desert; handed Cuyamaca its only defeat
CUYAMACA, PCAC South, 6-1 ...5 sweeps, only blemish is a 5-set L v. East Los Angeles
SANTA BARBARA, WSC North, 0-4 State 16...rough start includes 5-set L to PCC, 4-set L v. #24 SDCC, and swept by #4 LBCC, #5 BAK
SAN FRANCISCO, Coast North, 3-4 State 24...swept by unranked Sequoias and Sacramento City
SOLANO, Bay Valley, 4-6 State T25...lost in 5 to unranked Butte, and in 4 to CCSF; swept twice by #2 Gavilan
COSUMNES RIVER, Big 8, 5-3 ...swept by Solano and #25 San Mateo; lost in 5 to De Anza; had 4-match win streak
MERCED, Central Valley, 3-0 ...outlasted Modesto in 5, swept San Jose, Monterey Peninsula
MODESTO, Big 8, 4-1 ...only L to Merced in 5, 5-set Ws over Columbia, West Hills-Coalinga
CERRITOS, South Coast South, 2-1 ...took #19 Fullerton to 5 in L
RIVERSIDE, Orange Empire, 4-2 ...swept by Desert and Mt. San Jacinto
LA HARBOR, South Coast South, 2-1 ...lost to #24 San Diego City in 4, sweeps over West LA, Glendale
LOS POSITAS, Coast South, 3-0 ...new program still undefeated, includes 5-set W over Alameda
WEST HILLS-LEMOORE, Central Valley, 1-0 ...new program sweeps San Jose in debut
SADDLEBACK, Orange Empire, 1-4 State 19...swept by unranked Chaffey, only W in 5 over Rio Hondo
PIERCE, Western State South, 0-0 State 11...a state power program for many years, now a mystery with no scheduled matches 'til Sept. 26
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