Week 6 was another eventful week as we had the fortune of numerous tournaments across Northern California. The San Jose Classic saw Ohlone barrel it's way to the Championship. Skyline, making it's first appearance of the season in a tournament, won its own tourney in impressive fashion. The Lassen Classic saw Mt Hood, from Oregon, come away with hardware while the Foothill Tournament let a Southern California team escape 3-0 (LA Harbor). Several teams saw a significant jump in my rankings. I can honestly say the Top 5 was the easiest part of this weeks rankings, after that it was tough figuring out where to place teams after the outcome of several games & tournaments this past week.
Here is Coach K's unscientific look at his Top 15 in Northern California JC Basketball for Week 6
*Again, this is not an official ranking, this is only my opinion. This ranking is only as serious as you make it*
1 - Fresno City (12-1) (-)
No games this past week after winning the 16 team Modesto Tournament. Maintains the #1 spot
Key wins this year include Chabot (9-2), Cuesta (6-5), Sac City (6-6), Santa Rosa (3-6), Yuba (4-3), Allan Hancock(7-4) & Lassen (10-6).
FCC is benefiting from an entire week off, since leading scorers Chris Ashanti & Dejon Budreaux both suffered injuries in the MJC Tournament. Not sure how long these two will be out.
Next up Fresno faces Riverside (4-8) at home on Dec 18th @ 5pm.
Not much competition left for FCC. They will face tough opponents in the Allan Hancock Tournament and a single game scheduled with Saddleback (12-1) on 1/4/14 will definitely be their toughest competition until playoffs start, with the Central Valley conference historically not offering much of a challenge for the Rams.
2 - Ohlone (11-1) (+1)
Ohlone moves up another spot after running through the San Jose City Classic Tournament with 3 big wins; Merritt (6-5), San Jose (5-5) & DVC (7-2). Ohlone is riding an 11 game winning streak & looking to put a stop to the dominance imposed by CCSF in the Coast-North Conference.
Key wins this year include San Jose (5-5), Merritt (6-5) twice & Diablo Valley (7-2) twice
Next up is Lassen (10-6) in the West Valley Tournament on 12/19 @ 8pm
3 - San Francisco (10-1) (-1)
CCSF drops 1 spot after Ohlone picked up it's 11th win in a row over the weekend with 3 key victories. Still dominant in transition & on the glass, CCSF is still a contender for conference as well as state this year. But they have Ohlone, Chabot & Skyline ambitiously breathing down their necks this year in conference contention.
Key wins include Mt San Antonio (7-3), Allan Hancock (7-4), Sierra (3-5), & 3 over Santa Rosa (3-6)
Next up San Francisco competes in the Delta Tournament opening up with host team Delta (4-4) @ 6pm on Dec 20th.
4 - Chabot (9-2) (+1)
Chabot jumps up one spot after an idle week. Previously Chabot took 2nd in the Modesto Tournament that featured 16 teams. They were given a forfeit for their appearance in the Championship game against Fresno City when Coach Aye took his team to the locker room with 40 seconds on the clock. This was after his team was just called for it's 5th technical and one of his players received an ejection for getting his second T of the night. (figured I'd clear that up after reading they forfeited the game with 6 minutes to go in another poll)
CCCAA rules regarding Technical Fouls:
2 Techs for a game = ejection.
1 ejection = at least a 1 game suspension.
2 ejections for the season = that player is done for the year.
I guess Coach Aye was concerned that other players were at risk of being suspended based on how that game was going. So I'm not going to punish them for the walk out with 40 seconds remaining, but I would put in my scouting report that if you can draw 5 technicals against them, you have good odds at winning.
Key wins this year include Cosumnes River (10-3), Las Positas (6-4), Butte (5-5) & 2 over Contra Costa (4-5).
Next up Chabot travels to face San Jose City (5-5) on December 18th @ 7pm.
Came in 2nd place over the weekend in the San Jose City Classic Tournament. Picked up wins over Monterey Peninsula (6-6) & Santa Monica (10-2) before falling again to Ohlone (11-1) in the Championship. I would say right now that DVC is the favorite to win the Big 8. However that conference is very well rounded, with several teams including Sierra & Santa Rosa that could make a turn around very quickly.
Other key victories this year are Cabrillo (7-4), Foothill (6-4), San Jose City (5-5) & Wayne Community College (4-2) from Michigan.
Next up for DVC is Foothill (6-4) in the West Valley Tournament on 12/19 @ 2pm
6 - Skyline (7-2) (+10)
Making it's first appearance in my rankings this year and jumping all the way to #6? Yes, they are hot right now winning 5 in a row and taking the Championship of their own tourney with wins over Marin (5-3), Sikisyious (8-6) & Cabrillo (7-4) in the Championship. This was their first appearance in a tournament this year, giving them a chance to face tougher opponents & get better exposure. The Coast-North is shaping up to be the toughest conference in the North this year, and arguably the State with 4 of the top 6 teams in my rankings & leaving out 2 more teams with winning records currently.
Next up for Skyline is at De Anza (4-6) on 12/20 @ 5pm
7 - Los Medanos (7-1) (+7)
Had the week off and jumps 7 spots in my rankings. Pretty good week right? Well I decided that the loss to Monterey Pensinsula doesn't look so bad now that Monterey is currently (6-6) with some key wins over other opponents as well. Plus Los Medanos won the Mendocino Tournament and has some victories over teams that others in my rankings have struggled with. I have not seen them in action yet, but plan on seeing what LMC is all about very soon. LMC is looking to knock Yuba off the top of the Bay Valley Conference totem pole.
Key wins this year include Siskiyous (8-6) & Butte (5-5).
Up next LMC faces Redwoods (8-4) on December 19th @ 6pm in the first round of the Santa Rosa Tournament. *Redwoods is another team I'm anxious to learn more about since they have faced many Oregon teams and JV teams I do not know how to currently rank them*
8 - Lassen (10-6) (+4)
I can finally feel comfortable ranking Lassen ahead of San Jose, being I don't think it's right to punish Lassen and banish them from the rankings now that San Jose is (5-5) and barely making the Top 15. Lassen suffered 2 of their losses to San Jose, but also has 2 victories over Cosumnes River (10-3) after this weekends tournament in Susanville.
Lassen also comes off a solid week previously where they went 3-1 in the Modesto Tournament taking home the Consolation Championship. Took wins over Yuba (4-3), Siskiyous (8-6) & Modesto (5-6).
Other key wins this year include Cosumnes River (10-3), Contra Costa (4-5) & Cuesta (6-5)
Up next for Lassen is a big one, as they face Ohlone (11-1) in the opening round of the West Valley Tournament on 12/19 @ 8pm
9 - Cosumnes River (8-2) (-3)
CRC stays in the Top 10, but falls a few spots in my rankings after suffering it's second loss this season to Lassen. They did go 2-1 over the weekend in Susanville, but the wins over Feather River (3-9) & Simpson JV don't do much other than skew the margin of victory average for the Hawks (they won those two games by an average of 50 points).
Previously CRC stayed in the Top 10 after finishing 5th in the Modesto Tournament with victories over Reedley (3-5), Mendocino (2-6) & Cuesta (6-5) .
Key wins this year for Cosumnes River include Chabot (9-2), Cuesta (6-5) & Columbia (6-6)
Next up Cosumnes River faces Lassen (10-6) again in the opening round of the Chabot Tournament on 12/28 @ 5pm.
10 - Cabrillo (7-4) (-2)
Not so much punished for getting 2nd in the Skyline Tournament, just falls a couple spots with the advancement of Los Medanos, Lassen & Skyline in the rankings.
Had victories over Napa (4-6) & Las Positas (6-4) before falling to host Skyline (7-2) in the Championship of the Skyline Tournament this weekend.
Key wins for Cabrillo this year include Sac City (6-6), Las Positas (6-4), Sierra (3-5) & Merritt (5-3)
Up next for Cabrillo is a taste of what it would feel like to be in the Coast-North Conference. They face Chabot (9-2) on 12/20 @ 7pm, Then CCSF (10-1) on 12/28 & Foothill (6-4) on 12/30.....all these games are on the road!
11 - Yuba (4-3) (-1)
2 weeks ago was my #1 ranked team. Fell all the way from the #1 spot after a disappointing 0-2 showing in the Modesto Tournament that sent them home early. Yuba lost to Columbia (6-6) in overtime, and lost to Lassen (10-6) in the Consolation bracket.
Key wins this year include San Francisco (10-1), Mt San Antonio (7-3) & Sac City (6-6). The win over San Francisco would normally still propel Yuba higher in my rankings, however, losing 2 games in a row in a tournament at this point in the season has me concerned about their teams progression.
Next for Yuba is Feather River (3-9) on December 19th @ 4pm in the Santa Rosa Tournament.
Jumps up another spot after going 2-1 over the weekend en route to 3rd place in the Skyline Tournament. Scored victories over West Valley (4-7) & Siskiyous (8-6) while suffering a loss to Cabrillo (7-4)
Key wins include Siskiyous (7-4) & Delta (4-4)
Up next Las Positas faces San Jose City (5-5) on 12/21 @ 3pm
Breaks my rankings for the first time this year after going 2-1 over the weekend en route to the Consolation Championship in the San Jose City Tournament. Lost to DVC (7-2) in the opening round before picking up victories over Hartnell (0-8) & Merritt (6-5)
Other key wins include Foothill (6-4) & Los Medanos (7-1)
Up next for MPC is Modesto (5-6) in the opening round of the West Valley Tournament on 12/19 @ 6pm
14 - Merritt (6-5) (-4)
Drops 4 spots in my rankings after a disappointing 1-2 showing in the San Jose City Tournament where they lost in the Consolation Bracket Championship. It also doesn't help that the only victory over the weekend was to (0-5) Alameda.
Key wins this year include San Jose City (5-5) & Bakersfield (8-3)
15 - San Jose City (5-5) (-4)
Similar to Merritt, SJCC suffers in the rankings after going 1-2 in their own tournament, and picked up their only victory over Alameda (0-5) over the weekend. Suffered losses to Ohlone (11-1) & Santa Monica (10-2). 4 of SJCC losses have been on their home floor this year (Merritt, Reedley, Ohlone & Santa Monica)
Key wins this year include Lassen (10-6) twice & Sac City (6-6).
Up next for 'Speed City' is Chabot (9-2) on 12/18 @ 7pm
Honorable Mention
Sacramento City (6-6)
Came home from the Modesto Tournament 2-2 after taking 4th place in the 16 Team Tournament. Had wins against Lassen (10-6) & Columbia (6-6) before falling to Fresno City (12-1) & Contra Costa (4-5).
Sac City remains a team that can compete with anybody on any given night. Key wins this year include Lassen (10-6) & Contra Costa (4-5)
Up next Sac City faces Lane College (Oregon) in the first round of the Siskiyous Tournament on December 28th @ 4pm
Santa Rosa (3-6)
Only one win over a team with a winning record this year, Marin (5-3). Brutal schedule has them suffering 6 losses, 3 of which they suffered to San Francisco (10-1), and one loss each to Fresno City (12-1), San Bernardino Valley (13-3) & Antelope Valley (11-3). Has to get some victories before I can place them back in the Top 15. Has the toughest schedule in the entire state, but their is no virtue in suffering losses to some of the state's best teams, especially if it's over and over and over again.
Up next SRJC faces Shasta (2-10) in the first round of the Santa Rosa Kris Kringle Tournament on 12/19 @ 8pm. This is SRJC chance to gain some momentum with some W's
Delta (4-4)
Dropped completely out of the Top 15 after being ranked #7 in Week 5. This is due to them going 0-2 over the weekend in the Foothill Tournament. Losing to West Hills (7-4) doesn't look too bad, but losing to Canada (3-11) isn't going to help much in their arguments for a higher ranking.
West Hills (7-4)
Foothill (6-4)
Sierra (3-5)
Redwoods (8-4)
Contra Costa (4-5)
Modesto (5-6)
Butte (5-5)
Columbia (6-6)
Marin (5-3)
*Feel free to chime in with any comments or suggestions.*
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