BLUE DRAGONS RANKED NO. 19 THIS WEEK

Blue Dragons volleyball is ranked No. 19 in this week's NJCAA national rankings. (Billy Watson/Blue Dragons Sports Information)
Blue Dragons volleyball is ranked No. 19 in this week's NJCAA national rankings. (Billy Watson/Blue Dragons Sports Information)
 
 

NJCAA DIV. I VOLLEYBALL RANKINGS

  Record Points Last Poll
1. Salt Lake (8) 
2. Florida Southwestern 
3. Indian Hills
4. Miami Dade 
5. Western Nebraska
6. Utah State Eastern 
7. Snow 
8. Odessa 
9. Central Wyoming 
10. Missouri State 
11. Trinity Valley
12. Blinn 
13. Hillsborough
14. Daytona State 
15. Seward County 
16. New Mexico 
17. New Mexico Military  
18. Navarro 
19. Hutchinson
20. Mineral Area 

21-2
15-1
30-2
16-4
24-3
20-4
14-3
21-4
15-7
17-7
22-7
26-6
13-6
9-3
21-5
18-6
17-8
21-5
22-8
17-6

160
133
126
119
112
105
98
91
84
77
70
63
56
49
42
35
28
21
14
5

2
1
3
4
6
5
7
9
10
11
8
14
13
17
15
18
12
16
20
RV
Receiving Votes: Midland, Butler
Hutchinson CC Sports Information
 
The Hutchinson Community College volleyball team had just one match last week, but was rewarded in the latest NJCAA rankings.
 
After a Jayhawk West road sweep at Cloud County, the Blue Dragons moved up one spot to No. 19 in the Division I Volleyball Rankings. 
 
Hutchinson (22-8 overall, 9-1 in the Jayhawk) is in second place in the Jayhawk West behind Seward County, who is 21-5 overall and 10-1 in the league and came in at No. 15 in the pool. Butler received votes in this week's poll and is third in the Jayhawk West, sitting at 17-10 overall and 8-1 in the league. 
 
Since the Blue Dragon Classic, a tournament the Blue Dragons struggled going 1-3 and fell out of the national rankings, Hutchinson has won four matches in a row, including a sweep over nationally ranked Seward County to split the regular season meetings with the Saints.  
Hutchinson plays host to Butler in a crucial Jayhawk match 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Sports Arena. 
 
Salt Lake overtook the No. 1 spot in the rankings with Florida Southwestern dropping to No. 2. Indian Hills remained No. 3.