Dirty 30 push is under way
The 2025 season is winding down and many of the league titles were decided this past weekend with playoff seeds being announced. At least a dozen schools still have a chance at capturing the JCGridiron.com Dirty 30 title following the season.
The West Coast had a wild finish, with all six upper-tier leagues being decided on the final weekend. Some were nailbiters and others were blowouts as the real cream is starting to rise to the top.
Down in Southern California, Golden West was the last remaining undefeated team in the state’s National Division (upper-tier) after defeating Fullerton College, 33-22, on Saturday. The Rustlers took over the top spot in the JCGridiron.com Dirty 30 Rankings and earned the top seed for the SoCal Playoffs. Golden West has a couple of weeks off before playing the winner of No. 12 Ventura and No. 15 Cerritos, who play on November 22.
Saddleback (pictured) earned the No. 2 seed for the playoffs after demolishing El Camino College, 49-7. The Bobcats rose to No. 7 in the Dirty 30 Rankings and now have two weeks to recover before facing the winner of No. 9 Mt. San Antonio and No. 17 El Camino, who play on the 22nd.
Northern California was equally crazy, as No. 8 San Mateo earned the top seed while No. 14 Modesto was named the No. 2 seed, with both earning byes on the 22nd. No. 6 Diablo Valley will host No. 29 Butte and No. 16 San Francisco will host No. 26 Fresno City on the 22nd in the opening round.
Hutchinson had a bye this past weekend, which allowed Golden West to pass them in the rankings. The No. 2 Blue Dragons now play Highland and No. 24 Garden City to close out the Jayhawk Conference schedule but still remain the top-ranked team in the NJCAA Rankings.
The Southwest Junior College Football Conference finally sorted things out and Tyler was the last remaining undefeated team to earn the top seed in the conference playoffs. The No. 5 Apaches will host No. 35 Cisco this weekend while No. 28 Northeastern Oklahoma A&M will face No. 25 Trinity Valley in the other semifinal.
The Mississippi title game is set for this Saturday as No. 4 Gulf Coast will travel to No. 11 Northwest to decide the title in the Magnolia State. Gulf Coast outpaced No. 20 East Mississippi, 45-24, while Northwest scored with 1:10 left in the game to edge No. 13 Copiah-Lincoln, 28-27.
The Minnesota Conference title was decided on Sunday with North Dakota State College of Science coming away with a 37-29 win against Rochester. NDSCS is now on the bubble at No. 44 following the win.
De Anza finished the season as the lone undefeated American Division team out west after mauling Cabrillo College, 99-3, on Saturday. The Lions jumped on to the big board at No. 30 and will host No. 32 Feather River on November 22 in the Northern California American Division Championship. No. 45 Victor Valley will host unranked Santa Monica in the South American Division Championship.
Here is the rest of the JCGridiron Dirty 30 Rankings. Just a reminder, the Dirty 30 Rankings do not count games against unaffiliated programs or club programs in the rankings.
- JCGridiron.com Dirty 30 Rankings (11/10/25)
| Rank | School | City | Rcd | Next |
| 1 | Golden West | Huntington Beach, CA | 10-0 | TBD 11/29 |
| 2 | Hutchinson | Hutchinson, KS | 8-0 | @ Highland |
| 3 | Iowa Western | Council Bluffs, IA | 8-1 | v Ellsworth |
| 4 | Gulf Coast | Perkinston, MS | 9-1 | @ #11 Northwest |
| 5 | Tyler | Tyler, TX | 9-0 | v #35 Cisco |
| 6 | Diablo Valley | Pleasant Hill, CA | 9-1 | v No. 29 Butte (11/22) |
| 7 | Saddleback | Mission Viejo, CA | 9-1 | TBD 11/29 |
| 8 | San Mateo | San Mateo, CA | 9-1 | TBD 11/29 |
| 9 | Mt. San Antonio | Walnut, CA | 9-1 | v #17 El Camino (11/22) |
| 10 | Georgia Military | Milledgeville, GA | 10-1 | TBD |
| 11 | Northwest | Senatobia, MS | 9-1 | v #4 Gulf Coast |
| 12 | Ventura | Ventura, CA | 9-1 | v #15 Cerritos (11/22) |
| 13 | Copiah-Lincoln | Wesson, MS | 8-2 | TBD |
| 14 | Modesto | Modesto, CA | 8-2 | TBD 11/29 |
| 15 | Cerritos | Norwalk, CA | 8-2 | @ #12 Ventura (11/29) |
| 16 | San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | 7-3 | v #26 Fresno City (11/22) |
| 17 | El Camino | Torrance, CA | 8-2 | @ #9 Mt. SAC (11/22) |
| 18 | Coffeyville | Coffeyville, KS | 6-3 | @ Independence |
| 19 | Fullerton | Fullerton, CA | 7-3 | v #22 Riverside City (11/17) |
| 20 | East Mississippi | Scooba, MS | 7-3 | TBD |
| 21 | Hinds | Raymond, MS | 6-3 | TBD |
| 22 | Riverside City | Riverside, CA | 7-3 | @ #19 Fullerton (11/17) |
| 23 | Butler | El Dorado, KS | 5-3 | @ Dodge City |
| 24 | Garden City | Garden City, KS | 6-3 | v #27 Iowa Central |
| 25 | Trinity Valley | Athens, TX | 7-2 | v #18 NEO |
| 26 | Fresno City | Fresno, CA | 6-4 | @ #16 San Francisco (11/22) |
| 27 | Iowa Central | Fort Dodge, IA | 6-3 | @ #24 Garden City |
| 28 | NE Oklahoma A&M | Miami, OK | 5-4 | v #25 Trinity Valley |
| 29 | Butte | Oroville, CA | 8-2 | @ #6 Diablo Valley (11/22) |
| 30 | De Anza | Cupertino, CA | 10-0 | v #32 Feather River (11/22) |
Others on the Bubble: Sequoias (CA) 7-3, Feather River (CA) 9-1, Snow (UT) 4-3, Northeast (MS) 5-4, Itawamba (MS) 5-4, Cisco (TX) 5-3, Los Medanos (CA) 9-1, Moorpark (CA) 6-4, DuPage (IL) 6-2, Southwestern (CA) 7-3, Jones (MS) 5-4, Monroe (NY) 4-4, Monterey Peninsula (CA) 7-3, North Dakota SCS 8-1, Victor Valley (CA) 9-1
