ARC Beavers jump to second place in JC Poll
2016 JC Athletic Bureau Poll of California Community College Football Coaches
The Top 25 teams in the JC Athletic Bureau's State Poll of California Community College Football Coaches, with first-place votes in brackets, won-loss records, total points (based upon 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote), and previous ranking.
[Final poll is also used in the NATYCAA Cup all-sports rankings for football.]
| Rk | College | Record | Pts. | LR | |
| 1. | Riverside | [16] | 7-0 | 400 | 1 |
| 2. | American River | 6-1 | 360 | 4 | |
| 3. | Saddleback | 6-1 | 359 | 6 | |
| 4. | Laney | 6-1 | 343 | 5 | |
| 5. | Fullerton | 6-1 | 336 | 3 | |
| 6. | San Francisco | 5-2 | 308 | 8 | |
| 7. | Santa Rosa | 6-1 | 305 | 2 | |
| 8. | Butte | 5-2 | 296 | 7 | |
| 9. | Ventura | 5-2 | 276 | 9 | |
| 10. | Mt. San Antonio | 5-2 | 255 | 10 | |
| 11. | Long Beach | 5-2 | 239 | 11 | |
| 12. | Modesto | 5-2 | 218 | 12 | |
| 13. | Diablo Valley | 5-2 | 209 | 13 | |
| 14. | Bakersfield | 5-2 | 182 | 15 | |
| 15. | Los Angeles Valley | 7-0 | 151 | 16 | |
| 16. | San Mateo | 4-3 | 148 | 21 | |
| 17. | Shasta | 7-0 | 119 | 18 | |
| 18. | Southwestern | 7-0 | 117 | 19 | |
| 19. | Sacramento | 4-3 | 115 | 17 | |
| 20. | Grossmont | 4-3 | 82 | 14 | |
| 21. | Golden West | 3-4 | 67 | nr | |
| 22. | Fresno | 3-4 | 62 | 20 | |
| 23. | Chabot | 3-4 | 44 | nr | |
| 24. | Los Medanos | 6-1 | 42 | nr | |
| 25. | Cerritos | 3-4 | 39 | 23 | |
Next 5: Siskiyous (3-4), West Hills (5-2), Monterey Peninsula (6-1), East Los Angeles (5-2), Antelope Valley (5-2).
Others included: Canyons (3-4), Moorpark (3-4), Orange Coast (3-4), El Camino (3-4), Sequoias (3-4), Santa Barbara (5-2)
[First place votes in brackets]
Longest winning streaks: 11 games, Shasta & LA Valley.
RIVERSIDE UNANIMOUS NO. 1 AS ONLY REMAINING NAT'L UNBEATEN
San Mateo (Oct. 24, 2016) – As the lone remaining National Division unbeaten, Riverside City College is a unanimous selection as the top team in this week's JC Athletic Bureau's statewide poll of California Community College football coaches, taking 16 first place votes. The Tigers are coming off a 77-7 National Central League win over Los Angeles Harbor.
Otherwise there was a shuffle among the top ten, following losses by two perfect teams. Saddleback climbed from No. 6 to 3 after edging Fullerton, 30-27, in a National Southern League battle and the Hornets dropped from No. 3 to 5. Defending state champion City College of San Francisco moved up to No. 6 from eighth after knocking off formerly No. 2 Santa Rosa, 34-21, in the Bay 6. The Bearcubs fell to seventh. American River took advantage with a 17-7 win over crosstown rival Sacramento and is up two spots to No. 2 this week to rank as the top Northern California team.
The battle for California Community College Athletic Association state playoff berths continues for National Division teams Saturday, with just three weeks of regular season play remaining. Featured in the Northern California Football Conference: The Bay 6's two leaders (2-0) clash: No. 6 San Francisco at No. 15 San Mateo. No. 13 Diablo Valley plays at No. 7 Santa Rosa, hoping to remain in contention. Two Valley League (2-0) leaders meet -- No. 23 Chabot at No. 12 Modesto. (No. 22 Fresno plays at co-leader No. 4 Laney on Friday.) NorCal League games: No. 2 American River at Feather River, Sierra at No. 8 Butte, Siskiyous at No. 19 Sacramento.
Top Southern California Football Association match-ups: National Central: El Camino at No. 1 Riverside, Chaffey at No. 10 Mt. SAC, No. 11 Long Beach at LA Harbor. National Southern: No. 3 Saddleback at No. 20 Grossmont, Palomar at No. 5 Fullerton, No. 21 Golden West at Orange Coast. National Northern: Moorpark at No. 9 Ventura, No. 14 Bakersfield at Santa Monica, Canyons at No. 25 Cerritos. Each region will qualify three National league champions and one at-large team to contest the state title, beginning Nov. 19.
American Division play continues for regional bowl berths, with three teams still sporting perfect (7-0) records: No. 15 Los Angeles Valley, No. 17 Shasta, and No. 18 Southwestern. Top NCFC games Saturday: Golden Coast: West Hills at Hartnell, Merced at Gavilan. Pacific 7: San Jose at Shasta, Foothill at Los Medanos. Non-conference: Monterey Peninsula at Redwoods. The SCFA has a pair of match-ups among league leaders: LA Valley at Antelope Valley in the Pacific and East LA at West LA in the Metro. Other games: Pacific: Citrus at Santa Barbara, LA Pierce at Hancock. Mountain: Southwestern at San Bernardino, Desert at San Diego Mesa, Victor Valley at Mt. San Jacinto. Metro: LA Southwest at Pasadena, Compton at Glendale.