New head coach Amaurys Fermin and the Porterville College men's basketball team continue to gain notoriety. In the most recent California Community College Men's Basketball Coaches Association (CCCMBCA) State Poll, the Pirates rose six spots to the No. 20 position. The second state rankings of the 2021-22 season were released on Tuesday.

The Pirates are 7-2 to open the season and are coming off an 89-84 win in overtime against Cañada College on Saturday. PC has won five of its last six and face No. 24 Monterey Peninsula College and No. 25 Cerritos College in its next two contests before Christmas break.

CCCMBCA State Top 30 / Dec. 7, 2021
1. Fullerton
2. San Francisco
3. Ventura
4. Columbia
5. West LA
6. Santiago Canyon
7. San Diego City
8. West Valley
9. San Bernardino Valley
10. Las Positas
11. East Los Angeles
12. LA Harbor
13. Los Medanos
14. Sequoias
15. LA Southwest
16. Citrus
17. San Mateo
18. San Jose City
19. Cerro Coso
20. Porterville
21. Palomar
22. Irvine Valley
23. Canyons
24. Monterey Peninsula
25. Cerritos
26. San Diego Miramar
27. Redwoods
28. Riverside
29. Mt. San Antonio
30. (tie) Mt. San Jacinto, Contra Costa, Yuba