For the fourth week in a row, the Irvine Valley men's vollyeball team is ranked No. 3 in the California Community College Men's Volleyball Coaches Association Poll.
Orange Coast College cotinues to lead the state rankings.
The poll replicates last week. The first through 10th teams are the same.
But things could change as the regular season winds down.
There are several important matches Wednesday night.
No. 1 OCC hosts No. 3 Irvine Valley in a battle for the top spot in the Orange Empire Conference.
The Pirates are 14-1 overall and Irvine Valley is 15-3.
No. 6 Moorpark hosts No. 7 Santa Monica in a key match for playoff position and No. 2 Long Beach hosts Antelope Valley on Wednesday.
The Vikings' Erik Hernandez leads the state in kills per set at 4.44.
Cameron Grammatica from Santiago Canyon is right behind Hernandez at 4.03 kill per set.
OCC's Will Anderson has continued to shine all over the court.
He is averaging 3.77 kills, ranks second in the state in total kills at 177, hits .345 (fourth best in the state) and leads the state in aces (0.62 per set).
CCCMVCA State Top 10
1. Orange Coast (14-1)
2. Long Beach City (12-2)
3. Irvine Valley (15-3)
4. El Camino (11-4)
5. Miramar (11-3)
6. Moorpark (11-6)
7. Santa Monica (6-7)
8. Fullerton (8-8)
9. Santiago Canyon (6-9)
9. Santa Barbara City (4-10)
Others: San Diego Mesa (7-11), Antelope V
