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The Hutchinson Community College women's basketball team moved up one spot in the NJCAA Division I National Rankings this week after a 2-0 week last week to close out the non-conference portion of the schedule.
The Blue Dragons are No. 18 this week and are one of four Jayhawk Conference teams in the newest Top 25 that was released on Monday.
Hutchinson earned victories over Murray State (86-68) and Otero (82-59) in the Hutch Women's "BreatheFire" Classic on Friday and Saturday at the Sports Arena to close the non-conference schedule at 5-1.
Now starts the 24-game grind of the KJCCC double-round-robin schedule on Wednesday. The Blue Dragons will open with Garden City (5-0) at home at 5:30 p.m. and then will travel to No. 14 Butler (5-0) at 2 p.m. on Saturday in El Dorado.
The Blue Dragons have now been ranked in 33 consecutive polls and have been ranked in 192 of the last 214 polls.
For the first time since Hutchinson was ranked No. 1 last season, the KJCCC has the top-ranked team residing within the conference. With a loss by Northwest Florida State over the weekend, Dodge City (5-0) is the No. 1-ranked team for the first time in program history.
This week's Top 5 has Dodge City, Chipola, Three Rivers, Gulf Coast State and Northwest Florida State.