Hutchinson CC Sports Information
Now 7-0 to start a season for the fifth-straight season, the Hutchinson Community College football team remains No. 1 in the latest NJCAA Division I Football Rankings released on Tuesday.
Sitting No. 1 for the third-straight week, the Blue Dragons won their seventh-straight game to open the season after a 72-0 shutout of the Independence Pirates on Saturday at Gowans Stadium, the Dragons' fourth shutout this season.
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The top 5 teams from last week all remained the same with Mississippi Gulf Coast at No. 2, Iowa Western at No. 3, Georgia Military at No. 4 and Trinity Valley at No. 5.
The Blue Dragons are on the road this week at Coffeyville for a 7 p.m. kickoff.
Hutchinson earned all 10 first-place votes this week.
The Blue Dragons extended their program record for longest consecutive run in the national poll to 71 weeks. The Dragons have been ranked in the top three of the NJCAA Rankings for 65 consecutive polls.
Now with this latest move to No. 1, the Blue Dragons have been ranked No. 1 in 53 of the 90 polls released in the Drew Dallas era.
Dodge City (5-2) remained No. 11 this week and Butler moved up one spot to No. 13. Future Blue Dragon opponent NEO (Noon on October 24 at Gowans Stadium) lost its second-straight game and fell five spots to No. 15. Future opponent Iowa Central (November 7 in Fort Dodge, Iowa) is receiving votes.