Posted: Dec 16, 2025
Irvine Valley's women's basketball team is ranked No. 8 in the latest California Community Colllege Women's Basketball Coaches Association poll.
The Lasers have a record of 10-1 overall and play at No. 20 San Diego Mesa on Wednesday on at 6 p.m.
IVC is one of three OEC teams ranked in the top 10 in the state with Orange Coast at third and Cypress at No. 7.
The full state rankings are below
State/Region Coach Rankings with Points tabulated
2025-26 TOURNEY BRACKETS/SCHEDULES
Mt. San Antonio College (12-1) remains the #1 team garnering 13 of a possible 15 first-place votes in the second California Community College Women's Basketball Coaches Association (CCCWBCA) State Top 25.
At #2, Folsom Lake is one of the three undefeated teams left in the state at 11-0 as it took the other two first-place coaches votes, flying eight spots up in the rankings.
Orange Coast at #3, Cypress at #7 (a 7-position ride up the ratings), and Irvine Valley at #8 (a whopping 17-spot jump) gave the Orange Empire Conference three top 10 teams as the OEC has a collective 49-13 record among the top five teams in that league that also includes #T21 Saddleback and #23 Santa Ana.
Two of the early big stories are #9 MiraCosta, under former Grossmont HC Wes Perryman, still undefeated at 12-0 and #19 Copper Mountain, a team directed by second-year HC Kris Groce, that has opened the season without a defeat at 13-0.
Laney hasn't missed a beat with a new HC in Bryan Gardere as it stands at #4 followed by some of the regulars in the rankings the last several years in #5 San Joaquin Delta and #6 Moorpark. San Francisco settles in to complete the top 10 at #10.
CCCWBCA STATE TOP 25 #2
*-The Region Top 15 is listed in order of state rank, but may differ from the regional coach ratings for both North and South at the link above release
| RANK | TEAM, CONFERENCE | CURRENT RECORD | NOTES | REGION TOP 15* | LAST RANK | UP/DOWN |
| 1. | Mt. San Antonio, South Coast North | 12-1 | The Mounties are on a 5-game win streak; 7-game win string to open season, one of 2 teams to go 3-0 at Mt. SAC Tip-Off Classic; only L to San Joaquin Delta. Taliyah McFerson totaled 69 points and 39 rebounds as Mt. SAC also won the LA Valley Buddy All-Star tourney with a 3-0 run, defeating SD Mesa, 78-49, in the title game; Elizabeth Udeze is tied for the state lead in assists average at 6.1. | South #1 | State #1 | Same |
| 2. | Folsom Lake, Big 8 | 11-0 | The Falcons are one of three undefeated teams left in the state; FLC is the state leader in FG percentage at 49.2 percent and assists per game 22.3; Jada Tupou is averaging 18.3 points and leads state in FG Pct. at 71.8. | North #1 | State #9 | Up 8 spots |
| 3. | Orange Coast, Orange Empire | 10-3 | The Pirates had a 6-game win streak snapped in a L v. #T21 SD Mesa, also Ls v.#1 Mt. SAC, #6 Moorpark; have Ws over #4 Laney, #7 Cypress; Melaiah Joseph leads team in scoring at 14.5 ppg. | South #2 | State #3 | Same |
| 4. | Laney, Bay Valley | 9-3 | The Eagles are on 5-game win streak; won the Sequoias Gilcrest Tourney title, beating #6 Moorpark, then #5 Delta in OT (77-74) in semis, then edging #12 Butte in OT, 72-69 in championship final; Laney's Ls are v. the state's top 3 ranked teams; Ashanti Dias is averaging 16.3 ppg. | North #2 | State #10 | Up 6 spots |
| 5. | San Joaquin Delta, Big | 7-2 | The Mustangs have a 73-72 win over #1 Mt. SAC and won their hosted Jocelyn Mancebo Classic, defeating #11 Santa Rosa in the title game, 62-42; Delta had a 6-game win streak snapped by #4 Laney and a 63-47 L v. #16 Sequoias; Aaliyah Youngblood is averaging 16.2 ppg | North #3 | State #4 | Down 1 spot |
| 6. | Moorpark, Western State North | 10-2 | The Raiders opened the season with a 7-game win streak, including 3-0 at Mt. SAC Tip-off, captured hosted We Are MC Invitational title (3-0), defeating Pasadena for championship; suffered Ls to #1 Mt. SAC, #4 Laney; went 2-0 at PCC Crossover with Keilani Peralta named MVP | South #3 | State #5 | Down 1 spot |
| 7. | Cypress, Orange Empire | 11-3 | The Chargers started 10-0, but suffered a tough 81-80 OT L v. #13 Palomar at their hosted tourney, then endured Ls v. #1 Mt. SAC and #3 Orange Coast; best W v. #10 San Francisco; Kaylene Vivo was MVP of the Charger Classic | South #4 | State #14 | Up 7 spots |
| 8. | Irvine Valley, Orange Empire | 10-1 | The Lasers won the LA Southwest Cougar Classic (3-0), had its only L, 47-45 v. #9 MiraCosta, but are 6-0 since that defeat; Their best W was in OT v. #13 Palomar; Alexis Price is averaging 15 ppg | South #5 | State #25 | Up 17 spots |
| 9. | MiraCosta, Pacific Coast Athletic | 12-0 | The Spartans are still undefeated with five 100-point plus games to their credit; Their best Ws though were in a low-scoring affair v. #8 Irvine Valley and a 24-point triumph over #14 Glendale; Anayla Anderson, an All-State 3rd Team selection at Grossmont last year, is tied for assists per game at 6.1 plus, an 11.5 ppg scorer, and third in state in steals pg at 4.5 | South #6 | Not Ranked | |
| 10. | CC San Francisco, Coast North | 8-3 | The Rams had a 5-game win streak snapped by #7 Cypress and have Ls v. #5 Delta and #24 Long Beach; Their best W is a 71-70 squeaker over #11 Santa Rosa; Patriceia Walsh is averaging 15 ppg | North #4 | State #T11 | Up 1 spot |
| 11. | Santa Rosa JC, Big 8 | 7-2 | The Bear Cubs have Ls v. #4 Delta and #10 CCSF; their best W so far v. #17 Fresno; Jordan Washington is fifth in the state in scoring at 21.3 ppg plus a 10.7 rebounds avg. | North #5 | State #18 | Up 7 spots |
| 12. | Butte, Golden Valley | 10-4 | The Roadrunners have Ls v. #2 Folsom Lake, #4 Laney, #11 SRJC, and #18 Sierra; Their best W v. #16 Sequoias; 3-0 at San Jose Tourney; Kaidanca Kaiser is tied for state assists lead at 6.1, averages 9.4 ppg, and third in state in total steals (51). | North #6 | State #21 | Up 9 spots |
| 13. | Palomar, Pacific Coast Athletic | 7-3 | The Comets have had some close Ls, including in OT v. both #8 Irvine Valley and #15 Mt. San Jacinto plus a 6-point margin v. #T21 Saddleback; Palomar's best W also in OT v. #7 Cypress; Kylie Trujillo is sixth in state in scoring at 21.2 ppg | South #7 | State #T6 | Down 7 spots |
| 14 | Glendale, Western State South | 7-4 | The Vaqueros have Ls v. #3 Orange Coast, #6 Moorpark, #9 MiraCosta, and #16 Sequoias (OT); Shadel Ffrench is averaging 13.9 ppg and is 5th in state in rebound pg at 14.8 | South #8 | State #T6 | Down 8 spots |
| 15. | Mt. San Jacinto, Inland Empire Athletic | 8-4 | The Eagles have Ls v. #1 Mt. SAC, #3 Orange Coast, #8 Irvine Valley and #24 Long Beach; Their best W v. #13 Palomar (2OT, 87-81) and the IEAC is the first to begin conference play as MSJC downed Chaffey, 92-36; Karsen Marshall is second in the state in scoring at 22.2 ppg | South #9 | State #13 | Down 2 spots |
| 16. | Sequoias, Central Valley | 6-7 | Tough pre-conference schedule taking toll on Giants; Ls v. state's top 4 teams plus #6 Moorpark, #12 Butte and unranked Sacramento City, but Ws v. #5 Delta, #14 Glendale; Nyla Anderson leads a balanced team scoring at 9.9 ppg | North #7 | State #2 | Down 14 spots |
| 17. | Fresno City, Central Valley | 8-4 | The Rams have Ls v. #2 Folsom Lake, #7 Cypress, #11 Santa Rosa and unranked Modesto; their best W v. 18 Sierra; Alyssa Kem is averaging 15.6 ppg | North #8 | State #T11 | Down 6 spots |
| 18. | Sierra, Big 8 | 7-2 | After Ls v. current #17 Fresno and pre-season #17 Lemoore, The Wolverines have put together a 7-game win streak including 87-78 over #12 Butte; Brooklynn Nordquist is averaging 15 ppg | North #9 | State #8 | Down 10 spots |
| 19. | Copper Mountain, Inland Empire Athletic | 13-0 | The Fighting Cacti have been nothing but prickly v. opponents as one of the state's three undefeated teams; Their tightest Ws were by 6 points each over Santa Barbara City and LA Harbor; They lead the state in team scoring at 87.5 ppg and CM started IEAC play with a 104-68 W over Desert; Gia McFadden is averaging 14.5 ppg | South #10 | Not Ranked | |
| 20. | San Diego Mesa, Pacific Coast Athletic | 7-5 | The Olympians have two Ls v. #1 Mt. SAC, v. #7 Cypress, #T21 Saddleback, and unranked Chaffey; they handed #3 Orange Coast its only L, 72-66, and have a W v. #23 Santa Ana; Stevie Lundquist is fourth in in the state in scoring at 21.8 ppg | South #11 | State #23 | Up 3 spots |
| T21. | Saddleback, Orange Empire | 9-3 | The Bobcats have won 7 of their last 8 with Ws over #13 Palomar and #20 SD Mesa; Their Ls v. #4 Laney, #9 MiraCosta and #24 Long Beach; Kassidy Beach is averaging 16.6 ppg | South #12 | Not Ranked | |
| T21. | Taft, Central Valley | 13-1 | The Cougars had a 12-game win streak to open the season stopped by Santa Barbara, 74-62; Madyn Kassatly was All-PCC Sisterhood of Champions Tourney and averages 14.5 ppg | North #10 | Not Ranked | |
| 23. | Santa Ana, Orange Empire | 8-3 | The Dons have a L v. #20 SD Mesa and two 1-point Ls v. Redwoods and Chaffey (OT), but also have won 5 of their last 6 including v. #24 LBCC and #T25 LA Trade-Tech; Anaya Beard is averaging 16.9 ppg | South #13 | State #22 | Down 1 spot |
| 24. | Long Beach City, South Coast South | 6-7 | The Vikings record is deceiving with Ls v. #3 Orange Coast (twice), #4 Laney (68-66), #6 Moorpark, #7 Cypress (OT), #13 Palomar, and #23 Santa Ana; Their Ws have been hard-fought, in OT over #10 CCSF, by 2 over #15 Mt. San Jacinto, by 3 over #T21 Saddleback, by 3 over Antelope Valley, and 2OT over LA Valley; Zoie Lamkin is averaging 14.3 ppg | South #14 | State #15 | Down 9 spots |
| T25. | Los Angeles Trade-Tech, South Coast North | 9-3 | The Beavers have Ls v. #7 Cypress, #23 Santa Ana, and v. Bakersfield; They went 3-0 v. North opponents at the Cosumnes River Jeanne Calamar Classic; LATT is led by the state scoring leader in Athieng Bol averaging 22.3 ppg including a 41-point effort (14-17 FGs, 11-12 FTs) v. Lassen | South #15 | Not Ranked | |
| T25. | Lemoore, Central Valley | 8-5 | The Golden Eagles took some lumps early in the season with Ls v. #2 Folsom Lake, #5 Delta, #7 Cypress, #12 Butte, and #17 Fresno, but have won 6 of their last 7; they have a W over #18 Sierra; Lia Sims is averaging 14.3 ppg | North #11 | State #17 | Down 8 spots |
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| Chaffey, Inland Empire Athletic | 7-8 | The Panthers have a tough pre-conf. schedule and have Ws over #20 SD Mesa, in OT over #23 Santa Ana; Ls v. #7 Cypress, #8 Irvine Valley, #9 MiraCosta, #T21 Saddleback, #T25 LATT; Danielle Singley is averaging 15.5 ppg | ||||
| Santa Barbara City, Western State North | 7-5 | The Vaqueros have won 4 of their last 5; have Ls v. #9 MiraCosta, #20 Copper Mountain, Ws v. #T21 Taft; lost wild 112-102 OT v. Chaffey; Kaylee Lawson is averaging 14 ppg | State #20 | |||
| Victor Valley, Inland Empire Athletic | 8-4 | The Rams have Ls v. #1 Mt. SAC, #3 Orange Coast, #14 Glendale, and #T25 LATT; they opened IEAC play with a 101-66 W over San Bernardino Valley; Myla Gibson is third in the state in rebounding at 16.4 pg | State #19 | |||
| Skyline, Coast North | 8-3 | The Trojans are led by Nia Rogers at 13.1 ppg | North #12 | |||
| Modesto, Big 8 | 8-3 | The Pirates had a 7-game win streak (including over #17 Fresno) snapped by #T25 Lemoore; Emma Gilmore is averaging 11.9 ppg | North #13 | |||
| Napa Valley, Bay Valley | 10-2 | current 8-game win streak, won its Storm Surge Tourney (3-0) with MVP Arianna Aguilar | North #14 | |||
| San Jose City, Coast South | 8-4 | The Jaguars are led by Hayley Johnson at 20.6 ppg | North #15 | State #16 | ||
| Hartnell, Coast South | 7-6 | The Panthers have Ls v. #4 Laney, #5 Delta and a W over SBCC; Mia Henson is averaging 16.5 ppg | State #24 | |||
| Bakersfield, Western State South | 8-4 | The Renegades were 8-1 to open season including a W over #T25 LA Trade-Tech, but have lost 3 straight including v. #20 SD Mesa, #23 Santa Ana | ||||
| Cuesta, Western State North | 7-6 | The Cougars have Ls v. #16 Sequoias and #T25 Lemoore, but beat Bakersfield; Fiona Durham is averaging 14.4 ppg | ||||
| Fullerton, Orange Empire | 5-5 | The Hornets have Ls v. #10 CCSF, #11 SRJC, and #14 Glendale (OT); Hailey Lakey is averaging 15.5 ppg | ||||
| Reedley, Central Valley | 9-4 | The Tigers had a 7-game win streak snapped by #T21 Saddleback, have Ws over Bakersfield, Cuesta; Taylor Sutherland is averaging 17.7 ppg and leads the state in steals at 5.2 pg | ||||
| East Los Angeles, South Coast North | 8-5 | The Huskies have Ls v. #3 OCC, #6 Moorpark, #13 Palomar, #15 MSJC, and also lost to Ventura; they have won 3 straight; Sarah Ramos is averaging a double-double of 14 ppg, 12.3 rebounds | ||||
| Pasadena City, South Coast North | 7-5 | The Lancers have already surpassed last year's 5-win total under acting HC Alexa Mirzaian; they have 2 Ls v. #6 Moorpark, one in the MC Invitional title game; 2-time All-Tourney selection Kamora Fletcher had a triple-double v. SD City, 18 pts, 16 reb, 10 assists | ||||
| Cosumnes River, Big 8 | 7-4 | The Hawks won 5 of their first 6, have two Ls v. #12 Butte and v. #10 CCSF; Zakara Cooper is averaging 14 ppg | ||||
| Redwoods, Golden Valley | 6-6 | Corsairs have Ls v. four top 25 teams; Nora Talty is averaging 14.6 ppg | ||||
| Los Medanos, Bay Valley | 8-2 | The Mustangs are 6-1 in their last 7; Kendall McClure is averaging 16.6 ppg | ||||
| College of Marin, Bay Valley | 7-6 | The Mariners are one of 39 teams with above .500 records; Isabella Zepeda is averaging 10.2 ppg | ||||
| Rio Hondo, South Coast North | 6-7 | Five of the Roadrunners Ls v. the state top 25; Miranda Morales is averaging 15.6 ppg | ||||
| Oxnard, Western State North | 6-6 | Rosalin Moreno is averaging 13 ppg to pace the Condors | ||||
| San Diego City, Pacific Coast Athletic | 6-6 | Dahlia Blake is averaging 16.8 ppg to lead the Knights | ||||
| Southwestern, Pacific Coast Athletic | 6-7 | Ari Mason is averaging 19.3 ppg for the Jaguars |
Release by Robert Lewis, CCCWBCA Publicist
