SAN FRANCISCO – Defending state champion City College of San Francisco is a win from a return trip to the state tournament after the No. 1-seeded Rams dispatched No. 16 Foothill College by a final score of 85-52 in a second-round game of the Northern California Regional Playoffs on Saturday night.

With the victory, CCSF improved to 28-1 overall. The Rams have won now 17 straight games and are a perfect 12-0 at home this season.

CCSF is set to host No. 9 Columbia College on Saturday, March 7 in a regional final of the Northen California playoffs. Ticket prices for the 3C2A postseason game at Brad Duggan Court at the Wellness Center are $12 for general admission and $8 for all identified students, faculty, staff, senior citizens age 60 and over, and children under 12 years old. Tickets can be purchased online in advance at the CCSF Tickets Page.

The winner of the third-round playoff game advances to the 3C2A State Championships on March 13-15 at College of the Sequoias in Visalia.

The Rams are looking to capture back-to-back state titles and have won six in the program's history (1962, 2011, 2016, 2018, 2022, 2025), including a record five state championships by head coach Justin Labagh. CCSF has reached the state tournament in nine of the last 10 seasons.

No. 9 Columbia advanced to Saturday's game with a narrow 67-65 win at No. 8 Cosumnes River College in its second-round game. The Claim Jumpers were co-champions of the Central Valley Conference and are 25-5 overall.

CCSF and Columbia will be meeting for the first time this season.

Other North regional final matchups include No. 10 Sierra at No. 2 Santa Rosa, No. 6 Yuba at No. 3 West Valley, and No. 5 Modesto at No. 4 San Jose.