By Blue Dragon Sports Information
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – The Hutchinson Community College football team remains No. 1 for the fourth-straight week in the NJCAA Division I Rankings, which were released on Monday.
The Blue Dragons moved to 4-0 for the season and earned their first Jayhawk Conference victory on Saturday after a 37-7 victory over Coffeyville at Gowans Stadium.
The Blue Dragons play their third road game of the season against a ranked opponent. Hutchinson travels to No. 10 Butler (3-1) at 7 p.m. on Saturday in El Dorado.
For the third-straight week, the Blue Dragons received 9 of 10 first-place votes and held a 149-141 point advantage over No. 1 Iowa Western.
After previous No. 3 Kilgore lost on Saturday, Iowa Central moved up to No. 3 with Mississippi Gulf Coach at No. 4 and Snow at No. 5.
Dodge City makes its first appearance in the Top 15 this season at No. 15. The Blue Dragons play most to Dodge City on October 7 at Gowans Stadium.
The Blue Dragons have now been ranked in 23 consecutive ranking period.
NJCAA DIVISION I FOOTBALL RANKINGS | |||
| Record | Points | Last Poll | |
| 1. Hutchinson (9) 2. Iowa Western (1) 3. Iowa Central 4. Mississippi Gulf Coast 5. Snow 6. East Mississippi 7. Tyler 8. Kilgore 9. Trinity Valley 10. Butler 11. Jones 12. Northwest Mississippi 13. Georgia Military 14. Northeast Mississippi 15. Dodge City | 4-0 5-0 4-1 3-0 3-1 2-1 2-1 3-1 3-1 3-1 2-1 2-1 3-2 3-0 2-2 | 149 141 127 119 111 97 88 80 75 57 43 36 22 10 9 | 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 3 9 11 12 13 15 RV RV |
| Receiving Votes: Lackawanna, New Mexico Military, Navarro, Copiah-Lincoln, Independence | |||
