College of the Canyons volleyball is the No. 23 ranked program in the state according to the first California Community College Women’s Volleyball Coaches Association Top-25 poll released on Monday, Sept. 4.

Canyons (1-3) enters the poll after earning its first victory of the season over the weekend vs. El Camino College.

The Lady Cougars join No. 24 Cabrillo College (0-2) as the only two teams with a losing record to claim a spot in the rankings. However, all of COC’s losses have come vs. ranked opponents.

Canyons took a tough four-set loss vs. No. 2 Grossmont College (6-0) on Friday. Prior to that, COC was on the wrong end of a four-set defeat vs. No. 22 Long Beach City College (3-0), falling 29-27 in a back-and-forth final set. The Lady Cougars also started the season with a loss to No. 5 Irvine Valley College (3-0).

COC and No. 16 Bakersfield College (2-2) are the only two programs from the Western State Conference, South Division included in the initial rankings.

In 2022, Canyons finished the season ranked No. 6 in the state after posting a 20-9 record, winning the WSC, South championship and making a second straight trip to the CCCAA State Championship tournament.

Up next, Canyons travels south for the annual San Diego Mesa Quad tourney Sept. 8-9. COC is slated to face the host Olympians (5-0) at 2 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 8 with a scheduled 5 p.m. meeting vs. MiraCosta College (1-2) later that day.

View the full Top-25 rankings in the Sept. 4 poll here.

Stay up to date on all this season’s action by visiting the College of the Canyons Athletic Department and following on social media at @COCathletics on X, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube.