BLUE DRAGONS MOVE TO NO. 1 IN NJCAA RANKINGS

Journey Armstead at the Blue Dragon women's basketball team are ranked No. 1 in the NJCAA Division I Rankings. (MacKenzie/Franklin/Blue Dragon Sports Information)
Journey Armstead at the Blue Dragon women's basketball team are ranked No. 1 in the NJCAA Division I Rankings. (MacKenzie/Franklin/Blue Dragon Sports Information)

NJCAA DIV. I WOMEN'S BASKETBALL RANKINGS

  Record Points Last Poll
1. Hutchinson (10)
2. Gulf Coast State
3. Collin
4. Northwest Florida State
5. New Mexico JC
6. Wabash Valley
7. Shelton State
8. Eastern Florida State
9. McLennan
10. Pearl River
11. Odessa
12. Trinity Valley
13. Three Rivers
14. Pensacola State
15. College of Southern Idaho
16. Dodge City
17. Mineral Area
18. Eastern Arizona
19. Temple
20. Salt Lake
21. Butler
22. Casper
23. Northeastern JC
24. Chipola
25. East Georgia State
23-0
21-2
21-1
20-2
19-4
19-2
21-4
20-3
18-5
18-3
21-3
16-5
19-4
19-5
22-4
20-4
22-2
21-3
20-2
19-4
19-4
20-5
24-3
20-6
18-3
250
240
230
220
210
200
190
180
170
160
150
140
130
120
110
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
6
2
1
4
3
5
6
8
9
10
7
12
13
14
15
16
11
17
18
19
20
21
23
25
RV
RV
Receiving Votes: Utah State Eastern, Angelina, Chattanooga State, Cochise

Hutchinson CC Sports Information

For the first time since the 2017-18 season, the Hutchinson Community College women's basketball team is ranked No. 1 in the NJCAA Division I national rankings.

Off to a 23-0 start – tied for the fourth-best start in the program's 50-years history, the Blue Dragons are the lone-remaining unbeaten team in the nation. After previous No. 1 Gulf Coast State lost in overtime to unranked Chipola last Wednesday, the Blue Dragons vaulted into the top spot following a pair of 30-point wins over Pratt and Cloud County.

The last time the Dragons were ranked No. 1 was the 2917-18 preseason poll. The Blue Dragons dropped one early game that season to Seward County, fell to No. 9 and fought all the way back to No. 2 in that season's final poll.

This is the first time the Blue Dragons have been ranked No. 1 in a regular season poll since the 2014-15 season. That team remained No. 1 for the final six polls of that season.

The first time Blue Dragon women's basketball ascended to No. 1 came in the 2012-13 season. That team spent five weeks at No. 1

The new Top 5 has the Blue Dragons at No. 1, Gulf Coast State at No. 3, Collin at No. 3, Northwest Florida State at No. 4 and New Mexico Junior College at No. 5.

After dropping a road game Saturday at Cowley, Dodge City dropped five spots to No. 16. Butler remained No. 21.

This week, the Blue Dragons travel to Cowley at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday and play host to No. 21 Butler at 2 p.m. on Saturday in the Sports Arena.

The Blue Dragons have been ranked now in 11 consecutive polls.