Hutchinson CC Sports Information
While Hutchinson Community College, Iowa Western and Trinity Valley all maintained their spots at Nos. 1, 2 and 3 in the latest NJCAA Division I Football Rankings, there was major movement below the top three teams after last week's games.
Former No. 4 Georgia Military, former No. 6 East Mississippi and former No. 7 Hinds all lost last week. Northwest Mississippi moves into the all-important fourth slot in the national rankings as the top four teams in the final national poll qualify for the NJCAA playoffs.
Jayhawk Conference team Butler moves into the fifth spot, jumping up three places and Navarro climbed four spots to No. 6.
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As for the Blue Dragons, their 59-0 Jayhawk Conference Championship clinching victory over Dodge City secured their spot atop the rankings for the sixth-straight week.
While the conference title is locked up for the seventh-straight season, the No. 1 seed for the playoffs is not. Hutchinson will travel to Fort Dodge, Iowa on Saturday to take on No. 11 Iowa Central in a noon kickoff in the regular-season finale.
The Blue Dragons extended their program record for longest consecutive run in the national poll to 74 weeks. The Dragons have been ranked in the top three of the NJCAA Rankings for 68 consecutive polls.
Now with this latest move to No. 1, the Blue Dragons have been ranked No. 1 in 56 of the 93 polls released in the Drew Dallas era.