Hutchinson CC Sports Information
For the fourth-consecutive week, the Hutchinson Community College football team holds on to the No. 1 spot in the NJCAA Division I Rankings, which were released on Monday.
This is the 39th consecutive poll the Dragons have been ranked in, which breaks a tie for the second-longest run in the rankings in program history. The Dragons were in 38-straight polls from 2018 to the third week in 2021. Hutchison was out of 6 of the next 7 polls before returning on November 2, 2021, which started the current run in the rankings.
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The Blue Dragon record for consecutive weeks ranked in the polls is 45, which was set from 2010 to 2013.
This is the sixth time the Blue Dragons have been ranked No. 1 in the NJCAA polls in program history. The Dragons have been ranked No. 1 in 33 of the past 59 polls and have been ranked in the nation's Top 3 for 34 consecutive polls.
The Blue Dragons moved to 4-0 after last Saturday's 99-0 victory over Ellsworth on Saturday at Gowans Stadium.
Coming up this Saturday will be Hutchinson's third nationally ranked matchup of the season as No. 14 Dodge City comes into Gowans Stadium for a Noon kickoff. Dodge City returned to the poll after falling out three weeks ago. The Conquistadors rallied from 21 points down to defeat Iowa Central 25-24 on Saturday in Dodge City.
This will be the second-straight season Hutchinson and Dodge City will meet as ranked opponents. Last season the Dragons were No. 1 and Dodge City was No. 11.
The top four teams in this week's rankings remain the same. The Dragons garnered all 12 first-place votes. Iowa Western stayed second, followed by Snow and Mississippi Gulf Coast.
Georgia Military moved up to No. 5 after Kilgore was upset by Cisco last weekend.
Garden City (4-1) climbed two spots to No. 6 this week. Highland rolled past Independence and jumped three spots to No. 10. Dodge City is No. 14 and Butler is No. 15. Coffeyville is receiving votes.