Defending Champions Open as State's Top-Ranked Team

Defending Champions Open Season Ranked No. 1

Fullerton College opens the 2023-24 season as the state's top-ranked team. The Hornets are coming off a second state championship in three seasons with head coach Perry Webster. Last season, Fullerton held the state's top ranking for the majority of the season.

Such a claim in 2023-24 might be a little tougher for a program. After the two fall showcases many coaches said there were a number of colleges capable of building upon its talent to be a threat for the state title in March.

Four of them appear to be state tournament participants last year — West Valley (No. 3), Sequoias (No. 5), San Francisco City (No. 7), and East Los Angeles (No. 8) — hold four of the top eight spots in the CCCMBCA preseason Top 30. Yuba, behind strong guard play, opens at No. 2. San Diego City, which is back under the tutelage of Mitch Charlens after a year sabbatical, opens at No. 5. No. 6 Allan Hancock, which garnered the No. 17 seed in last year's regional (and lost in the first round), appears to have rebuilt and has a team that is considered a strong contender in 2023-24.

There has only been three times when a program has been able to repeat as champions — Long Beach City in 1958 and 1959; Riverside City, which won three in a row in 1964, 1965, 1966; and Rancho Santiago Canyon, now Santa Ana, in 1990 and 1991. NOTE: Butte repeated as the Small School Division Champion (stopped after 1983) in 1975 and 1976 and Merced matched it in 1978 and 1979.

Below is the remainder of the CCCMBCA Top 30. The 2023-24 season commences on November 1 and concludes March 15-17 with the 3C2A State Championship at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut.

CCCMBCA Pre-Season State Top 30
1. Fullerton
2. Yuba
3. West Valley
4. San Diego City
5. Sequoias
6. Allan Hancock
7. San Francisco City
8. East Los Angeles
9. Chabot
10. Citrus
11. Columbia
12. Santa Monica
13. LA Southwest
14. Las Positas
15. Mt. San Jacinto
16. Pasadena City
17. Cerritos
18. Fresno City
19. Ventura
20. West Hills-Lemoore
21. Riverside City
22. Cabrillo
23. San Bernardino Valley
24. San Joaquin Delta
25. San Jose City
26. West Los Angeles
27. Redwoods
28. Saddleback
29. Santa Rosa
30. San Mateo, Cypress

Northern California Pre-Season Top 25
1. Yuba
2. West Valley
3. Sequoias
4. San Francisco City
5. Chabot
6. Columbia
7. Las Positas
8. Fresno City
9. West Hills-Lemoore
10. Cabrillo
11. San Joaquin Delta
12. San Jose City
13. Redwoods
14. Santa Rosa
15. San Mateo
16. Diablo Valley
17. Contra Costa
18. Ohlone
19. Skyline
21. Butte
22. Merritt
23. Monterey Peninsula
24. Canada
25. Los Medanos, Cosumnes River

Southern California Pre-Season Top 25
1. Fullerton
2. San Diego City
3. Allan Hancock
4. East Los Angeles
5. Citrus
6. Santa Monica
7. LA Southwest
8. Mt. San Jacinto
9. Pasadena City
10. Cerritos
11. Ventura
12. Riverside City
13. San Bernardino Valley
14. West Los Angeles
15. Saddleback
16. Cypress
17. Santiago Canyon
18. Miramar 
19. Cerro Coso 
20. Bakersfield  
21. Chaffey
22. Southwestern
23. Palomar
24. Cuesta
25. Long Beach, Desert, Glendale