OK. If the Chico State men's soccer team doesn't get some kind of top-25 ranking this week, the NCAA, Division II and the NSCAA/adidas pollsters might as well just mail Felipe Restrepo a flaming bag of poop, just to make it clear that they're not buying it.

I'm not sure what else the Wildcats can do to make their case that they're a national program, not after a 3-1 victory over No. 7 Cal State Dominguez Hills. I don't particularly care one way or the other, except for that I just want to see some kind of consistency or reason in these polls. Apparently, Chico State didn't even get top 25 votes last week, probably because of a loss at Cal State L.A.

That's kind of the way journalism people are. Yes, we work with people and we understand the importance of subjectivity sometimes, but the nonlinear freaks us right out. Formulas are good. Black and white is good. Maybe I'll shoot those pollsters an e-mail and get to the bottom of this. But probably not.

Speaking of polls, I'm not sure if the volleyball team's five straight wins are enough to vault them into the top 25, especially the most recent of those came against San Francisco State. I would guess that if last week's upset of UC San Diego didn't do it, this probably won't be the camel-back-breaking straw.

However, don't be so glum. It's just rankings. More important than those are the CCAA standings, which are starting to flesh out. Sonoma State, specifically, is coming down to Earth and now has third place all to itself. Funny about them — they seem to have the same affliction Chico State did last year, that being a propensity for losing on the road. The Seawolves are 10-0 at home but 3-4 away. Cal State San Bernardino is tops, followed by the Tritons. The Wildcats' recent hot play has gotten them up to fourth place.

Also, if you missed it — which I know for a fact that you did — the live chat on Thursday afternoon was a crash-and-burn failure, miserable and complete. I blame it on two reasons: First, this beat is extremely narrowly followed and second, 1 p.m. on a Thursday is a popular time for classes, work and lunch. And, maybe it's just that nobody wants to talk to me. I've been told I come across as standoffish, so it makes sense.

For me, the chat interrupted a nap. Basically, it was a big-time bust that I probably won't try again.