2022-23 NJCAA DIV. I
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| 1. Northwest Florida State (12) 2. Florida Southwestern (1) 3. Indian Hills 4. Kilgore 5. Salt Lake 6. Odessa 7. Triton 8. Howard 9. Chipola T10. Pearl River T10. Tallahassee 12. Lee 13. Hutchinson 14. Coffeyville 15. Moberly Area 16. Seward County 17. College of Southern Idaho 18. Southeastern 19. South Plains 20. Cochise 21. Northeast Mississippi 22. Mineral Area 23. Butler 24. Snow 25. Eastern Florida State |
348 330 308 292 286 282 278 195 198 175 175 173 173 169 111 109 95 87 80 77 61 58 50 42 33 |
| Receiving Votes: Northeastern Oklahoma A&M, South Georgia Tech, Connors State, Wallace State-Hanceville, Dyersburg State, Dodge City, Three Rivers, New Mexico, Southwestern Illinois, Cowley County, Jones, Arizona Western, Georgia Highlands, North Dakota State College of Science, Blinn, Garden City, Harcum, Indian River State, Brunswick CC, John A. Logan, Vincennes, Western Wyoming, Olney Central | |
Hutchinson CC Sports Information
The Hutchinson Community College Men's Basketball team start the season ranked No. 13 in the 2022-23 NJCAA Division I Preseason rankings.
The Blue Dragons were one of four Jayhawk Conference teams to be ranked to begin the season. Coffeyville was tabbed 14th, Seward County is 16th and Butler came in at 23rd. Dodge City, Cowley and Garden City are all receiving votes.
Last season, the Blue Dragons began the 2021-2022 receiving votes, which broke a 10-year run of being ranked in the preseason poll.
As head coach Tommy DeSalme begins his second year at Hutchinson, the Blue Dragons were also the favorite to win the Jayhawk Conference.
The 2022-23 Blue Dragons return four players from a 26-9 team that was a Jayhawk Conference and Region VI runner-up and made it to the second round of the NJCAA Tournament.
Last year's national champion, Northwest Florida State, was tapped No. 1 in the poll following a 2022 national title game victory win over Salt Lake, who is ranked fifth. Northwest Florida State received 12 first-place votes. Second-ranked Florida Southwestern State earned one first-place vote. Indian Hills is ranked third.
The Blue Dragons open their 2022-2023 campaign at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 1 against Fort Scott at the Sports Arena.