COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – In the third NJCAA football poll of the 2011 season, Navarro College (Texas) and Blinn College (Texas) are still ranked No. 1 and No. 2, respectively. Advancing in the poll, No. 3 Arizona Western College and No. 4 Northwest Mississippi Community College both moved up two spots following impressive victories in week two.
Coming off an open date, Navarro fell to 138 points after losing a first-place vote. The Bulldogs will be back in action Saturday when they host Tyler Junior College (Texas) who received eight points in this week’s poll.
Following a 49-14 win over Northeastern Oklahoma A&M, Blinn received their first first-place vote of the 2011 season and first since winning the National Championship in 2009. The Buccaneers head into a non-conference battle with Arkansas Baptist this week with 132 points in the poll.
Another recipient of their first first-place vote of the season was Northwest Mississippi. The Rangers claimed a road win Thursday, beating East Central Community College (Miss.) 42-19. The victory was Northwest Mississippi’s 13th consecutive regular season win dating back to 2009. This week, the Rangers host No. 8 East Mississippi Community College. The Lions of East Mississippi moved up one spot in the rankings after a 20-17 win at Hinds Community College (Miss.).
Butler Community College (Kan.) received 112 points and is the highest ranked team with a loss at No. 5. The Grizzlies are followed by No. 6 Iowa Western Community College with 106 points and No. 7 Snow College (Utah) with 102 points. Rounding out the Top 10 are No. 9 Grand Rapids Community College (Mich.) with 78 points and No. 10 Trinity Valley Community College (Texas) with 74 points.
Due to a 40-7 loss at Air Force Prep, Hutchinson Community College (Kan.) plummeted 12 spots in the rankings down to No. 15. After losing their first two games of the season, No. 16 Georgia Military fell out of the Top 20 for the first time since September 2010.
The third regular season NJCAA Football Poll will be announced on Sept. 20.
Top 20 National Poll | September 13, 2011
Rank
College
Region
Record
Points
1st Pl Votes Last Week
1 Navarro College 14 2-0 138 5 1
2 Blinn College 14 3-0 132 1 2
3 Arizona Western College 1 2-0 122 0 5
4 Northwest Mississippi Community College 23 2-0 116 1 6
5 Butler Community College - KS 6 2-1 112 0 4
6 Iowa Western Community College 11 3-0 106 0 7
7 Snow College 18 2-0 102 0 7
8 East Mississippi Community College 23 2-0 90 0 9
9 Grand Rapids Community College 12 3-0 78 0 10
10 Trinity Valley Community College 14 3-0 74 0 11
11 Nassau Community College 15 2-0 61 0 13
12 Eastern Arizona College 1 3-0 60 0 15
13 Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College 23 1-1 54 0 12
14 Hutchinson Community College 6 2-1 51 0 3
15 Pearl River Community College 23 1-1 42 0 14
16 Coffeyville Community College 6 2-1 30 0 17
17 Lackawanna College 19 2-0 25 0 19
18 Glendale Community College 1 3-0 22 0 19
19 Central Lakes College-Brainerd 13 3-0 17 0 18
20 Copiah-Lincoln Community College 23 2-0 10 0 RV
Other schools receiving votes
College Region Record Points Last Week
College of DuPage 4 3-0 8 NR
Tyler Junior College 14 2-0 8 RV
Scottsdale Community College 1 3-0 4 RV
Georgia Military College 17 0-2 4 16
Rochester Community & Technical College 13 3-0 2 RV
Ellsworth Community College 11 2-1 2 RV
