STEVE CARPENTER
HutchCC Sports Information
After a 2-1 week last week, the Hutchinson Community College Volleyball team dropped four spots in the latest NJCAA Division I Volleyball Rankings, which were released on Tuesday instead of Monday became of the Labor Day holiday.
The Blue Dragons had their 10-match winning streak snapped last Wednesday in a four-set Jayhawk West loss to No. 16 Seward County. Hutchinson then swept Cloud County and the Friends University JV on Friday at the Sports Arena.
Hutchinson is now No. 17 in the national rankings with a 12-3 record.
The Blue Dragons have five matches this week with a conference road trip to Pratt on Wednesday and four matches in the NJC Classic on Friday and Saturday in Sterling, Colorado. Hutchinson will play Casper College, No. 5 Western Nebraska, No. 4 Indian Hills and No. 19 Northeastern Junior College.
The Blue Dragons own a victory over Casper and lost to Indian Hills in five sets earlier this season.
Seward County moved up to No. 15 and is the highest-ranked Jayhawk West team in the rankings. Butler is receiving votes.
Florida SouthWestern garnered all eight first-place votes and remained No. 1 this week. Snow College moved up to second. New Mexico Military, Indian Hills and Western Nebraska round out the top five teams in the rankings.
Last week, the Blue Dragons jumped into the national rankings for the first time since 2018.
NJCAA DIVISION I VOLLEYBALL RANKINGS
Record Points Last Week
1. Florida SouthWestern (8) 4-0 160 1
2. Snow 6-0 133 3
3. New Mexico Military 11-2 126 2
4. Indian Hills 14-1 119 6
5. Western Nebraska 10-1 112 4
6. Salt Lake 9-2 105 5
7. Miami Dade 7-2 98 8
8. Odessa 11-2 91 7
9. Utah State Eastern 8-3 84 15
10. Polk State 3-1 77 10
11. Hillsborough 8-2 70 12
12. Missouri State-West Plains 3-2 63 14
13. Trinity Valley 9-4 56 NR
14. Blinn 12-2 49 9
15. Seward County 9-2 42 16
16. Navarro 11-2 35 18
17. Hutchinson 12-3 28 13
18. Daytona State 4-0 21 19
19. Northeastern 5-5 14 RV
20. Monroe 13-2 3 20
Receiving Votes: Butler, Iowa Western, Jefferson, Southern Idaho