The Hutchinson Community College football team remained ranked No. 14 in the latest NJCAA poll released on Tuesday.
Playing a ranked opponent for the third-straight week, Hutchinson defeated No. 19 Garden City 63-49 on Saturday in a shootout that accumulated 112 points and more than 1,200 yards total offense between the two teams.
The Blue Dragons (2-1, 2-0 Jayhawk Conference) saw two teams leapfrog them in this week’s poll. Georgia Military (2-0) jumped from No. 18 to No. 11, while Nassau (2-0) went from No. 17 to No. 13.
East Mississippi secured its top spot by picking up one more first-place vote than second-place Butler. Arizona Western is third, followed by Mississippi Gulf Coast and Iowa Western. Garden City fell out of the rankings after the loss to Hutchinson.
The Blue Dragons started the season ranked No. 10. The latest ranking marks the 31st-consecutive poll and the 40th time in the last 42 polls that the Blue Dragons have appeared in.
Hutchinson plays host to Dodge City on Saturday in a 7 p.m. kickoff at Gowans Stadium.
(HCC Sports Information)
NJCAA FOOTBALL POLL Record Pts Last Week
1. East Mississippi CC (8) 2-0 140 1
2. Butler CC (1) 3-0 131 2
3. Arizona Western College 1-0 124 3
4. Mississippi Gulf Coast CC 1-0 118 4
5. Iowa Western CC 3-0 112 7
6. Hinds CC 2-0 107 5
7. Navarro College 2-0 97 9
8. Eastern Arizona College 2-0 87 10
9. Blinn College 1-1 80 11
10. Northwest Mississippi CC 1-0 72 12
11. Georgia Military College 2-0 59 18
11. Trinity Valley CC 2-1 59 6
13. Nassau CC 2-0 48 17
14. Hutchinson CC 2-1 44 14
15. Snow College 2-1 42 8
16. Rochester CTC 3-0 39 16
17. College of DuPage 3-0 26 20
18. Scottsdale CC 2-0 22 20
19. Kilgore College 2-0 11 NR
20. Itawamba CC 2-0 6 NR
20. Tyler Junior College 1-1 6 13
Others receiving votes: Iowa Central CC (1-1).
