Hutchinson CC Sports Information
The Hutchinson Community College volleyball team had just one match last week, but was rewarded in the latest NJCAA rankings.
After a Jayhawk West road sweep at Cloud County, the Blue Dragons moved up one spot to No. 19 in the Division I Volleyball Rankings.
Hutchinson (22-8 overall, 9-1 in the Jayhawk) is in second place in the Jayhawk West behind Seward County, who is 21-5 overall and 10-1 in the league and came in at No. 15 in the pool. Butler received votes in this week's poll and is third in the Jayhawk West, sitting at 17-10 overall and 8-1 in the league.
Since the Blue Dragon Classic, a tournament the Blue Dragons struggled going 1-3 and fell out of the national rankings, Hutchinson has won four matches in a row, including a sweep over nationally ranked Seward County to split the regular season meetings with the Saints.
Hutchinson plays host to Butler in a crucial Jayhawk match 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Sports Arena.
Salt Lake overtook the No. 1 spot in the rankings with Florida Southwestern dropping to No. 2. Indian Hills remained No. 3.
NJCAA DIV. I VOLLEYBALL RANKINGS
1. Salt Lake (8)
2. Florida Southwestern
3. Indian Hills
4. Miami Dade
5. Western Nebraska
6. Utah State Eastern
7. Snow
8. Odessa
9. Central Wyoming
10. Missouri State
11. Trinity Valley
12. Blinn
13. Hillsborough
14. Daytona State
15. Seward County
16. New Mexico
17. New Mexico Military
18. Navarro
19. Hutchinson
20. Mineral Area
Receiving Votes: Midland, Butler