Conference play starting as State Women's Volleyball Top 25 taking shape
September 22, 2025
With conference play beginning last week including the Big 8, Orange Empire and Pacifici Coast Athletic, the CCCWVCA State Top 25 Rankings #4 includes four teams still undefeated and many others that boast outstanding win percentages.
Feather River College remains the Queen of the Mountain at #1 with four more victories than any other team at 18-0. The other undefeated are in the South led by #5 Los Angeles Mission (14-0), then #6 Orange Coast and #7 Santa Barbara City, each at 10-0.
Teams also showing their worth are #2 Fresno City (12-2, both losses v. FRC), #3 San Joaquin Delta (13-1), #4 and still South leader and #4 San Diego Mesa (11-1), #8 Taft (11-2), #9 San Mateo (7-3) and rounding out the top 10 Pasadena City (9-3) at #10.
There were no changes in the top 15 spots in this week's rankings.
Other Top 25 teams that have dazzling win-loss records are #16 Sequoias (12-2), #19 Modesto (14-1) and #23 Monterey Peninsula (9-1).
New teams on the Top 25 are Siskiyous at #24 and current top four South RPI Ventura at #25.
Eighteen teams have reached 10 wins or more, 11 from the North.
CCCWVCA State Top 25 Rankings, #4
| RANK | TEAM, CONFERENCE | RECORD | NOTES | REGION TOP 15 | LAST RANK |
| 1. | Feather River, Golden Valley | 18-0 | beat Solano in 4, swept Gavilan | North #1 | State #1 |
| 2. | Fresno City, Central Valley North | 12-2 | edged American River in 5, swept Hartnell, West Valley; Kalani Soares is a State Player of the Week #5 | North #2 | State #2 |
| 3. | San Joaquin Delta, Big 8 | 13-1 | 5-match win streak, swept Diablo Valley, Folsom Lake to begin Big 8 play | North #3 | State #3 |
| 4. | San Diego Mesa, Pacific Coast Athletic | 11-1 | 8-match win streak, opened PCAC play by sweeping MiraCosta, Palomar | South #1 | State #4 |
| 5 | LA Mission, Western State North | 14-0 | swept Santa Monica, beat Canyons in 4 to extend season-long win string | South #2 | State #5 |
| 6, | Orange Coast, Orange Empire | 10-0 | began OEC play with sweeps over Fullerton, Santa Ana, Nika Safavi is a State Player of the Week #5 | South #3 | State #6 |
| 7. | Santa Barbara City, Western State North | 10-0 | had streak of 20 straight set wins snapped in 4-set triumph Canyons, then swept Bakersfield | South #4 | State #7 |
| 8, | Taft, Central Valley South | 11-2 | rallied from 2-1 down to beat Cerro Coso in 5 | North #4 | State #8 |
| 9. | San Mateo, Coast South | 7-3 | swept Solano, beat Cabrillo in 4 | North #5 | State #9 |
| 10. | Pasadena City, South Coast North | 9-3 | swept Chaffey, Cerritos | South #5 | State #10 |
| 11. | Santa Monica, Western State South | 10-4 | swept by LA Mission, beat Moorpark in 5 (15-12) | South #6 | State #11 |
| 12. | Mt. San Antonio, South Coast North | 8-3 | swept Compton | South #7 | State #12 |
| 13. | San Diego Miramar, Pacific Coast Athletic | 11-4 | 7-match win streak, swept Southwestern, SD City to start PCAC action | South #8 | State #13 |
| 14. | College of the Desert, Inland Empire Athletic | 10-4 | swept Imperial Valley | South #9 | State #14 |
| 15. | Moorpark, Western State North | 9-6 | swept Bakersfield, lost heartbreaker to SMC (112-106 points edge for Corsairs) | South #10 | State #15 |
| 16. | Sequoias, Central Valley South | 12-2 | 8-match win streak, edged Sacramento in 5 (15-13), swept Ohlone, San Jose, Los Medanos; Allison Wood is a State Player of the Week #5 |
North #6 | State #17 |
| 17. | American River, Big 8 | 7-6 | big week as it held 2-1 lead before losing in 5 to Fresno, then swept Cosumnes River to begin conf.; 1-1 v. Sequoias this year |
North #7 | State #24 |
| 18. | MiraCosta, Pacific Coast Athletic | 7-3 | swept by SD Mesa | South #11 | State #16 |
| 19. | Modesto, Big 8 | 14-1 | 10-match win streak, swept Folsom Lake, Diablo Valley to open Big 8 play | North #8 | State #20 |
| 20. | Cabrillo, Coast North | 10-2 | 5-match win streak stopped by San Mateo in 4 | North #9 | State #18 |
| 21. | Palomar, Pacific Coast Athletic | 8-3 | beat Imperial Valley in 4, swept by SD Mesa (two 25-23 sets) | South #12 | State #21 |
| 22. | Cosumnes River, Big 8 | 11-2 | beat Sacramento in 5 (15-10), 6-match win streak then stopped by ARC in 3 | North #10 | State #19 |
| 23. | Monterey Peninsula, Coast North | 9-1 | did not play last week | North #11 | State #22 |
| 24. | Siskiyous, Golden Valley | 13-3 | 9-match win streak (27-3 sets), beat Mendocino in 4, swept Los Medanos | North #12 | Not Ranked |
| 25. | Ventura, Western State North | 6-4 | swept Antelope Valley, beat Citrus in 4 | South #13 | Not Ranked |
| BEST OF THE REST | |||||
| Sacramento City, Big 8 | 11-7 | lost to CRC, Sequoias in 5 each, to Ohlone in 4, swept Santa Rosa | North #13 | State #25 | |
| Sierra, Big 8 | 5-9 | swept Santa Rosa; has 2 sweeps this year over Ohlone | North #14 | ||
| Long Beach City, South Coast South | 4-8 | 4-2 in last 6, beat Grossmont in 4, swept East LA | South #14 | ||
| Allan Hancock, Western State North | 7-6 | won 4 straight, beat Glendale, West LA in 4 each | South #T15 | ||
| Saddleback, Orange Empire | 5-2 | beat Cypress, Riverside City in 4 each to open OEC schedule | South #T15 | ||
| Ohlone, Coast South | 8-10 | swept De Anza, Shasta, beat Sacramento in 4, swept by Sequoias (78-67 points) | North #T15 | ||
| Coalinga, Central Valley South | 8-4 | swept West Valley, win 4-set war over Hartnell | North #T15 | ||
| Hartnell, Coast North | 7-7 | swept by Fresno, then lose bizarre 4-setter v. Coalinga (won in points, 97-91) | North #T15 | State #23 | |
| Antelope Valley, Western State South | 8-1 | 7-match win streak stopped by Ventura in 3, then get past Pierce in 5 (15-12) | |||
| San Bernardino Valley, Inland Empire Athletic | 4-4 | beat Rio Hondo in 5 (15-11) | |||
| Mt. San Jacinto, Inland Empire Athletic | 6-7 | swept Grossmont, swept by Mt. SAC | |||
| Cuesta, Western State North | 7-5 | beat Citrus, Glendale in 4 each | |||
| Golden West, Orange Empire | 5-1 | swept Cerritos, won 5-set marathon over Cypress (114-106) | |||
| Lassen, Golden Valley | 7-10 | swept Lemoore, edged Yuba in 5 (15-13) | |||
| Lemoore, Central Valley South | 10-4 | beat Butte in 4, swept by Lassen, swept Yuba | |||
| Citrus, Western State South | 7-6 | lost to Cuesta, Ventura in 4 each | |||
| Las Positas, Coast North | 9-2 | 7-match win streak, swept the Valleys-Napa and Victor-get past Reedley in wild 5 (18-16) | |||
| De Anza, Coast North | 7-9 | beat Butte in 4, swept Shasta, swept by Ohlone | |||
| Solano, Bay Valley | 7-11 | swept by San Mateo, lost in 5 to Cabrillo, in 4 to Feather River, swept Gavilan | |||
| Clovis, Central Valley North | 6-3 | swept Los Medanos, San Jose City | |||
| El Camino, South Coast South | 5-6 | beat Victor Valley in 4, swept LA City |
Release/Rankings by Robert Lewis, CCCWVCA SID