By Hutchinson CC Sports Information
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – The Hutchinson Community College football team remains atop the latest NJCAA Division I Football Rankings, released on Monday.
Now 7-0 after a 27-18 home victory over Garden City on Saturday at Gowans Stadium, the Blue Dragons received 9 of 10 first-place votes with No 2 Iowa Western getting the other. The Blue Dragons maintain a 149-141 lead over the Reivers.
The Blue Dragons have now been ranked in 25 consecutive ranking periods.
With the victory, the Blue Dragons start a season 7-0 for the eighth time in program history.
Kilgore maintained the No. 3 spot with a 37-17 win over previous No. 4 Trinity Valley. Jones and Snow move up one spot each to Nos. 4 and 5, respectively.
The Blue Dragons travel to Highland for a Noon kickoff on Saturday in Highland.
Dodge City jumped into the Top 10, jumping up four spots. Butler dropped from No. 7 to No. 13 after a loss to Iowa Western. Iowa Central dropped its second-straight game and fell to No. 14.
NJCAA DIVISION I FOOTBALL RANKINGS | |||
| Record | Points | Last Poll | |
| 1. Hutchinson (9) 2. Iowa Western (1) 3. Kilgore 4. Jones 5. Snow 6. Mississippi Gulf Coast 7. Copiah-Lincoln 8. Trinity Valley 9. East Mississippi 10. Dodge City 11. Tyler 12. Lackawanna 13. Butler 14. Iowa Central 15. Georgia Military | 7-0 8-0 5-1 6-1 6-2 6-1 6-1 5-2 5-2 5-3 5-2 6-1 4-3 5-3 5-3 | 149 141 130 120 104 101 89 76 70 56 56 41 29 13 12 | 1 2 3 5 6 8 10 4 11 14 12 13 7 9 13 |
| Receiving Votes: Northwest Mississippi, Northeast Mississippi, New Mexico Military | |||
