2025 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA FALL TOP 40 STUDENT SECTION PRESEASON RANKINGS

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In 2015, yours truly began covering Student Sections in Orange County, California. We expanded to Southern California in 2017 and in 2021, we added four more states and added 15 more states. We went to 40 states two years ago.

We went to all 50 states in winter of 2023 and now we add our friends from the North in Canada on top of dividing Texas into two regions, similar to what we did with California. No one has ever done that before…until now!

This is still a one-man operation for the most part, but we have some help with some partners on Instagram like good friends at OC Student Sections and Stadium Geeks with help from Maryland Student Section Rater, NorCal Student Sections and many more.

This year we plan to get several “barstool” pages that showcase Student Sections in their states. Some of those pages were very helpful last year as we get more accurate with our rankings.

I know that Student Sections have a lot of work to do to get the students to the games to cheer on their classmates and go along with the theme and make sure they don’t cause trouble. These student sections deserve recognition.

This past season, we several more Student Sections, including some big powerhouse ones that not only will be a top dawg in their state, but will be a big player in the National side!

We will kick off the Student Section season with Preseason Football Student Section Rankings. REMEMBER, this is a PREVIEW. It is merely a prediction. The real rankings come out in November or December. 

If you feel your student section isn’t ranked high enough or not ranked at all, let us know and we’ll keep a close eye on them.

Every week, we will also have Student Section of the Week for each state. Once you win Student Section of the Week, you can’t win it again, but you still have to battle for the top spot in your state and perhaps the Nation as we will also name a Football Student Section National Champion. 

We continue with the 2025 Fall Student Section Season with a preview of Northern California.

NorCal is the reason why we expanded outside of Southern California thanks to the Turlock Dogpound. There’s alot of great school spirit in upper California. There is also some schools that don’t get as much love as other NorCal Student Sections and our goal is to give them the love they deserve. We have definitely found even more NorCal schools, two of them making big moves in last years rankings. This is a list that is getting tougher and tougher every year to make when you try to add everyone, but can’t. So many schools with great school spirit up north!

What also helps is that we get the help from NorCal Student Sections. They do terrific work in highlighting the best of the best Student Section in NorCal. Give them a follow on Instagram (@NorCalStudentSections on Instagram).

Last Football season, we had the De La Salle 12th Man as the top Football Student Section in Northern California. The 12th Man was solid in the stands and on Instagram and it got them the top ranking in NorCal! The 12th Man got more than that after battling in the voting bracket and taking home the 2024 Fall Student Section National Championship title! The 12th Man will definitely be ready to battle for a repeat and know that they have some company to take them down. We are trying to plan a trip to checkout the 12th Man in late September. Hopefully we’ll see them!

In each state, we will name one student section to look out for. A student section that while they aren’t ranked super high or weren’t ranked high last year, they’re a Student Section to lookout for and for Northern California, it’s the Serra Jungle. The Jungle rarely gets talked about, but that should change with the discovery of their Student Section page on Instagram. Well, we think because it seems they are a basketball only Student Section because that is all we see. If they post the same amount as they did during the Winter, then Serra will be up there with some of the top dawgs in NorCal.

Will the Jungle break into the top of the rankings or will the 12th Man keep their NorCal and National Title? Let’s find out.

2025 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA FALL TOP 40 STUDENT SECTION PRESEASON RANKINGS

  1. Dublin (2024 Rank: NR)

Dublin took notice of the hype we gave De La Salle and wanted in on this and they took advantage of it in the winter as the best Student Section of the Winter Season, but they want more and based off the past photos, they look like a solid Fall Student Section as well. What I also like about Dublin is, Game respect Game. They have shown love for Student Sections like De La Salle and have gotten that in return. Respect. If Dublin shows off their Student Section on social media like they have in the past, they will remain number one in NorCal and perhaps do what De La Salle did and take home a National Ship!

  1. De La Salle 12th Man (2024 Rank: 1)
  2. Folsom Dog Pack (2024 Rank: 2)
  3. Laguna Creek Cardinal Crew (2024 Rank: 5)
  4. Jesuit (2024 Rank: 7)
  5. Del Oro Blackhole (2024 Rank: 3)
  6. Rocklin Storm (2024 Rank: 6)
  7. Vista del Lago Blue Crew (2024 Rank: 14)
  8. Serra Jungle (2024 Rank: NR)
  9. Turlock Dogpound (2024 Rank: 4)
  10. Oakdale Stang Gang (2024 Rank: 8)
  11. St. Ignatius Red Sea (2024 Rank: 10)
  12. Shasta Pack (2024 Rank: 9)
  13. Justin Garza (2024 Rank: 16)
  14. Twelve Bridges Crash Pit (2024 Rank: 11)
  15. Elk Grove Stampede (2024 Rank: 12)
  16. Foothill Jungle (2024 Rank: 22)
  17. Woodcreek Wolfpack (2024 Rank: 13)
  18. Enterprise Maniacs (2024 Rank: 15)
  19. Christian Brothers Mob (2024 Rank: 18)
  20. Granite Bay Grizz Nation (2024 Rank: 20)
  21. Summerville Cave (2024 Rank: 27)
  22. Clayton Valley (2024 Rank: 21)
  23. Chico Red Zone (2024 Rank: 31)
  24. Cardinal Newman (2024 Rank: 32)
  25. Windsor (2024 Rank: 17)
  26. Lassen (2024 Rank: 19)
  27. Edison Maroon Madhouse (2024 Rank: NR)
  28. West Park (2024 Rank: 23)
  29. Colfax (2024 Rank: 25)
  30. Pittman (2024 Rank: 30)
  31. U-Prep Rage Cage (2024 Rank: 28)
  32. Oak Ridge O-Zone (2024 Rank: 38)
  33. Wheatland Blue Crew (2024 Rank: 24)
  34. Pleasant Valley Rowdy Boys (2024 Rank: 26)
  35. Ponderosa Loud Crowd (2024 Rank: 29)
  36. Buchanan Red Riot (2024 Rank: 33)
  37. Yuba City Mob (2024 Rank: NR)
  38. Central Grizzly Den (2024 Rank: NR)
  39. Gridley Dawg Pound (2024 Rank: 35)

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