Irvine Valley's men's basketball team, which was unranked in the first California Community College Men's Basketball Coaches Association state poll of the season, is now No. 23 in the second poll of the year.
IVC, which has a record of 6-2 overall after its 78-63 victory at College of the Desert on Tuesday, is one of 12 new teams on the list.
Irvine Valley has won five of its last six games, including two straight with a victory at home over Cuyamaca last Friday at home and then the win at Desert.
IVC next plays at the Monterey Bay Classic Dec. 4-6 and starts against Sierra on Dec. 4 at 3 p.m.
West LA made the biggest jump in the latest rankings.
Wins over Saddleback, LA Southwest and Fullerton boosted West Los Angeles into the top 10 in the latest poll.
San Francisco City, the defending state champions and the preseason ranked No. 1 team, easily secured the top spot.
Santa Rosa moved from No. 11 to No. 2 this week, powerd by six consecutive wins.
Fullerton slipped to No. 3, with Citurs and Las Positas, rounding out the top five.
Just four unbeaten teams remain in the state — No. 5 Las Posias, No. 8 Modesto, No. 9 Santiago Canyon and No. 24 Santa Ana.
The CCCMBCA poll is created using the CCCMBCA NCRPI score for each team which is then added to a team's Winning Percentage Index (WPI) score.
Averaging the two rankings provides a ranking score, highlest to lowest. For those who are new, the WPI is a measurement used to determine post-season berths.
The WPI determines the value of wins and losses according to the varying strength of schedule for each team. It dies deeper into a team's success over the NCRPI score.
The WPI software determines the value of the cumulative wins and losses that each team has against other teams, including out-of-state community colleges (something the NCRPI can't do). Results against junior varsity, club and alumni teams are excluded from earning points and being factored into a college's score.
A win against a team with a winning record earns more value than a win against a team with a losing record. Conversely, a loss to a team with a winning record is less detrimental than a loss to a losing team.
At the time of each report, each team's current winning percentage is assigned a number value from among 16 sectors (separated by 6.25 percent increments).
The value of a win or loss can change after each game due to potential "sector" changes to their opponent's sector. In other words, teams move up and down depending each game's outcome, which is why we use the word dynamic to explain the value of a win and or loss.
Once completion of non-conference is completed, a team's WPI ranking will be used for the state poll.
| Rank | College | Record | PR |
| 1 | San Francisco | 7-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Santa Rosa | 7-1 | 11 |
| 3 | Fullerton | 5-1 | 2 |
| 4 | Citrus | 5-1 | 5 |
| 5 | Las Positas | 7-0 | 7 |
| 6 | West Valley | 4-2 | 4 |
| 7 | West LA | 5-1 | NR |
| 8 | Modesto | 5-0 | 13 |
| 9 | Santiago Canyon | 6-0 | 10 |
| 10 | Cerritos | 4-1 | 16 |
| 11 | Mt. San Antonio | 5-1 | NR |
| 12 | Ventura | 6-1 | 11 |
| 13 | East Los Angeles | 4-2 | 8 |
| 14 | Saddleback | 4-2 | NR |
| 15 | Sequoias | 4-2 | 3 |
| 16 | Mt. San Jacinto | 6-1 | NR |
| 17 | LA Southwest | 6-4 | NR |
| 18 | Chabot | 7-1 | 15 |
| 19 | San Diego City | 4-2 | 14 |
| 20 | Yuba | 3-2 | NR |
| 21 | Cosumnes River | 4-2 | 19 |
| 22 | Columbia | 4-1 | NR |
| 23 | Irvine Valley | 5-2 | NR |
| 24 | Santa Ana | 9-0 | NR |
| 25 | San Jose City | 5-3 | 9 |
| tie | Palomar | 4-1 | NR |
| Redwoods | 5-3 | NR | |
| San Bernardino Valley | 4-3 | 6 | |
| Feather River | 6-4 | NR |
