COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The first two weeks of NJCAA football are in the books and preseason No.1 East Mississippi Community College held on to its top ranking in the first Top 20 poll of the year. The defending national champions are followed by No. 2 Butler Community College (Kan.), No. 3 Arizona Western College, No. 4 Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College and No. 5 Hinds Community College (Miss.). Tyler Junior College moved up three spots to No. 13. They host Kilgore this Saturday at 7pm at Trinity Mother Frances Rose Stadium.
The third regular season NJCAA Football Poll will be announced on Sept. 11.
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NJCAA Football Poll - Sept. 4, 2012
School (Record) - Poll Votes (1st Place Votes) - Previous Ranking
1. East Mississippi CC (1-0) - 138 (7) - 1
2. Butler Community College, Kan. (2-0) - 134 (2) - 2
3. Arizona Western College (1-0) - 124 - 3
4. Mississippi Gulf Coast CC (1-0) - 118 - 4
5. Hinds CC, Miss. (1-0) - 107 - 6
6. Trinity Valley CC, Texas (2-0) - 105 - 7
7. Iowa Western CC (2-0) - 104 - 8
8. Snow College, Utah (2-0) - 90 - 9
9. Navarro College, Texas (2-0) - 82 - 12
10. Eastern Arizona College (1-0) - 68 - 13
11. Blinn College, Texas (0-1) - 65 - 5
12. Northwest Mississippi CC (0-0) - 64 - 11
13. Tyler JC, Texas (1-0) - 56 - 16
14. Hutchinson CC, Kan. (1-1) - 39 - 10
15. Iowa Central CC (1-0) - 38 - 18
16. Rochester CTC, Minn. (2-0) - 37 - 19
17. Nassau CC, N.Y. (1-0) - 29 - 15
18. Georgia Military (1-0) - 15 - NR
19. Garden City CC, Kan. (2-0) - 4 - NR
20. College of DuPage , Ill. (1-0) - 2 - NR
20. Scottsdale CC, Ariz. (1-0) - 2 - NR
Others: None
Dropped from Rankings: Dean College, Mass. (14); New Mexico Military Institute (15); Coffeyville CC, Kan. (17)
ABOUT the NJCAA
The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) is the governing body of two-year college athletics, offering athletic and academic opportunities to college students. It is the second largest national intercollegiate athletic organization in the United States with over 500 member schools in 43 states. Each year over 60,000 student-athletes compete in one of 28 different sports and the organization sponsors 48 national championship events and nine football bowl games. For more visit http://www.njcaa.org.
