NJCAA DIVISION I VOLLEYBALL RANKINGS |
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Record | Points | Last Poll | |
1. Polk State (7) 2. Navarro 3. Miami Dade 4. Seward County 5. New Mexico Military 6. Snow 7. Indian Hills 8. Iowa Western 9. Salt Lake 10. Trinity Valley 11. St. Petersburg 12. Wallace State 13. Central Florida 14. Utah State Eastern 15. Hillsborough 16. Blinn 17. Odessa 18. Western Nebraska 19. Yavapai 20. Daytona State 20. Northeastern |
16-0 17-0 15-2 14-2 22-0 20-2 18-2 13-5 19-5 16-3 7-1 24-0 14-4 20-6 17-3 24-2 19-1 18-5 12-2 11-3 12-5 |
140 133 126 119 112 105 94 81 75 71 65 59 54 44 42 36 31 26 18 12 12 |
1 2 3 4 5 6 12 14 7 9 17 13 8 15 10 11 16 19 18 NR 20 |
Others Receiving Votes: Panola (17-3, 7.0); Hutchinson (8-11, 1.0); Western Wyoming (13-6, 1.0) |
Hutchinson CC Sports Information
Despite a record that's three games under .500, the Hutchinson Community College volleyball team is still receiving some national recognition.
The Blue Dragons receive a vote in the latest NJCAA Division I Volleyball national rankings, which were released on Monday.
Hutchinson is 8-11 overall heading into Tuesday night's Jayhawk West match at Dodge City.
Perhaps the reason the Blue Dragons are gaining some national notoriety despite the sub-.500 record is the strength of schedule Hutchinson has played nine teams currently in or have been ranked in the national poll this season.
The biggest Blue Dragon victories are a sweep of No. 14 Mineral Area and a five-set win over then-no. 10 Indian Hills on September 21 at the Sports Arena in the Blue Dragon Classic. This past week in Tyler, the Dragons knocked off Missouri State-West Plains, a perennial NJCAA power, but which was only receiving votes, in five sets.
Polk State remains No. 1 in the national rankings, followed by Navarro, Miami-Dade, Seward County and New Mexico Military. The Dragons have already played three of the current national Top 5.
Incidentally, Indian Hills is now No. 7 in the NJCAA rankings this week.
Dodge City is Hutchinson's only match this week, but will play Pratt, No. 4 Seward County, Jefferson, Tyler, Indian Hills and MSU-West Plains next week.