California Community
College Football Information
Polls
and State Statistics -- compiled by JC Athletic Bureau: Fred Baer,
Director
P.O. Box 5401, San
Mateo, CA 94402; M/T: 650.483.3733; frdbaer@aol.com
3C2A Football Season Set to Open:
SAN MATEO & MT. SAC ARE PRESEASON COACHES
PICKS
San Mateo (August 27, 2025) – Defending 3C2A state champion College of San
Mateo is the choice of the California Community College Football Coaches in the
annual preseason poll, conducted by the JC Athletic Bureau. The Bulldogs, 12-1
in 2024, received 13 of 16 first place votes
from CCCFCA representatives, totaling 383 points. Mt. San Antonio College, also
12-1 last year, had 376 points, ahead of Riverside (10-2), with 360, and
Modesto JC (9-3 with 337.
San Mateo gave Mt. SAC its only 2024 defeat,
43-11 , hosting the 3C2A title game, which had 30,000 live stream views. CSM
has been in the finals three straight years, winning in 2022 and 2024. The
Bulldogs ended up sending a school record 47 players to 4-year colleges, so are
rebuilding again in 2025. San Mateo was also the mythical National JC/CC
champion in 2024, according to the Massey Computer ratings (and other polls). Massey
also has CSM leading its 2025 ratings.
The 2025 season kicks of a week earlier this
year – with expanded playoffs after regular season play concludes.
Six teams in each
region (north and south) will qualify for the state playoffs, with each of the
top two region seeds receiving first round byes.
The 2025 opener is on Friday (Aug. 29) has Reedley
(4-7 in 2024) playing at No. 6 Butte (10-1) at 1 p.m.
The full slate on Saturday has San Mateo,
with a 23-game home field winning streak, hosting No. 20 Sierra (6-5) at 1 p.m.,
livestreamed independently by state broadcaster BAOSN.tv. Other openers have
Mt. SAC, which has won three state titles under head coach Bob Jastrab, at
Cerritos (8-3). No. 3 Riverside (10-2) hosts No. 18 Long Beach (6-5), No. 4
Modesto JC (9-3) entertains Laney (4-7), and No. 5 American River (7-4) hosts College
of the Sequoias (6-5).
Other top 10 games: No. 7 Golden West (9-2) at No. 22 Mt. San
Jacinto (6-5), No. 19 Diablo Valley (6-5) at No. 8 Fresno CC (8-3), Santa
Barbara CC (3-7) at No. 9 El Camino (7-4), and East Los Angeles (2-8) at No. 10 San Diego Mesa (8-3).
(See full schedule below.)
2025 PRESEASON JC ATHLETIC
BUREAU / CCCFCA FOOTBALL POLL
PR = final 2024 rank. (first place votes in parentheses) |
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Rk. |
College |
Record |
Pts.
|
PR |
1. |
College of San Mateo[13] |
12-1 |
383 |
1 |
2. |
Mt. San Antonio (1) |
12-1
|
376 |
2 |
3. |
Riverside CC (1) |
10-2 |
360 |
3 |
4. |
Modesto JC |
9-3 |
337 |
4 |
5. |
American River (1) |
7-4 |
304 |
8 |
6. |
Butte |
10-1 |
300 |
5 |
7 . |
Golden West |
9-2 |
283 |
6 |
8. |
Fresno CC |
8-3 |
282 |
7 |
9. |
El Camino |
7-4 |
262 |
9 |
10. |
San Diego Mesa |
8-3 |
242 |
10 |
11. |
Ventura |
8-3 |
241 |
11 |
12t. |
College of the Canyons |
8-3 |
187 |
12 |
12t. |
Saddleback |
8-3 |
187 |
13 |
14. |
Foothill |
7-4 |
171 |
14 |
15. |
Fullerton |
5-5 |
143 |
25 |
16. |
College of the Sequoias |
6-5 |
133 |
16 |
17. |
Bakersfield |
6-5 |
121 |
17 |
18. |
Long Beach CC |
6-5 |
106 |
15 |
19. |
Diablo Valley |
6-5 |
96 |
19 |
20. |
Sierra |
6-5 |
84 |
18 |
21. |
Pasadena CC |
11-0 |
87 |
22 |
22. |
Mt. San Jacinto |
6-5 |
83 |
20 |
23. |
Allan Hancock |
6-5 |
72 |
21 |
24. |
CC San Francisco |
3-7 |
50 |
nr |
25. |
De Anza36 |
10-1 |
46 |
24 |
Others: Cerritos
(5-5), 36; Laney (4-7), 30; Reedley (4-6), 28; Sacramento (4-6), 24; Monterey
Peninsula (11-0), 23; Chaffey (8-2), 22; Palomar (4-6), 17; Citrus (5-5)
& Feather River (1-9) & San Joaquin Delta (0-11) 12 each; Cabrillo
(3-7) & Shasta (4-7), 8 each; San Jose (8-2), 6; Merced (2-8), 5; Moorpark
(4-6), 4; LA Southwest (6-5) & Redwoods (7-2) & Santa Rosa (2-8), 2
each; Victor Valley (4-6) 1. |
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