HutchCC Sports Information
The Hutchinson Community College Men’s Basketball team start the season ranked No. 13 in the 2022-23 NJCAA Division I Preseason rankings.
The Blue Dragons were one of four Jayhawk Conference teams to be ranked to begin the season. Coffeyville was tabbed 14th, Seward County is 16th and Butler came in at 23rd. Dodge City, Cowley and Garden City are all receiving votes.
Last season, the Blue Dragons began the 2021-2022 receiving votes, which broke a 10-year run of being ranked in the preseason poll.
As head coach Tommy DeSalme begins his second year at Hutchinson, the Blue Dragons were also the favorite to win the Jayhawk Conference.
The 2022-23 Blue Dragons return four players from a 26-9 team that was a Jayhawk Conference and Region VI runner-up and made it to the second round of the NJCAA Tournament.
Last year’s national champion, Northwest Florida State, was tapped No. 1 in the poll following a 2022 national title game victory win over Salt Lake, who is ranked fifth. Northwest Florida State received 12 first-place votes. Second-ranked Florida Southwestern State earned one first-place vote. Indian Hills is ranked third.
The Blue Dragons open their 2022-2023 campaign at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 1 against Fort Scott at the Sports Arena.
2022-23 NJCAA DIV. I MEN'S BASKETBALL RANKINGS
Points
1. Northwest Florida State (12) 348
2. Florida Southwestern (1) 330
3. Indian Hills 308
4. Kilgore 292
5. Salt Lake 286
6. Odessa 282
7. Triton 278
8. Howard 195
9. Chipola 185
T10. Pearl River 175
T10. Tallahassee 175
12. Lee 173
13. Hutchinson 171
14. Coffeyville 169
15. Moberly Area 111
16. Seward County 109
17. College of Southern Idaho 95
18. Southeastern 87
19. South Plains 80
20. Cochise 77
21. Northeast Mississippi 61
22. Mineral Area 58
23. Butler 50
24. Snow 43
25. Eastern Florida State 33
Receiving Votes: Northeastern Oklahoma A&M, South Georgia Tech, Connors State, Wallace State-Hanceville, Dyersburg State, Dodge City, Three Rivers, New Mexico, Southwestern Illinois, Cowley County, Jones, Arizona Western, Georgia Highlands, North Dakota State College of Science, Blinn, Garden City, Harcum, Indian River State, Brunswick CC, John A. Logan, Vincennes, Western Wyoming, Olney Central