With Saturday's dominating 52-28 win at #3 Hutchinson, Butler football has moved up three spots to fifth in this week's NJCAA Top 20 poll.
The Grizzlies (3-0 overall, 2-0 KJCCC), who have scored 40 or more points in each of the first three victories this season, received 111 votes - just seven behind fourth-ranked Tyler (TX).
For the third straight week, Butler is one of three KJCCC teams ranked in the top 10. Coffeyville (3-0, 1-0) moved up one spot to third, while Hutchinson (2-1, 1-1) dropped six spots to ninth despite the loss to Butler. Dodge City (3-0, 2-0) continues to move up in the rankings after a 38-21 home win over Independence. The Conquistadors, who entered the poll at 20th last week, moved up four spots to 16th.
Copiah-Lincoln (MS) held down the No. 1 spot in the poll for the second consecutive week and received 139 total votes and seven of the nine first-place votes. Nassau (NY) remained ranked second, collecting the other two first-place votes and 134 total votes. Coffeyville, Tyler and Butler round out the top five.
Snow (UT) and East Mississippi remained sixth and seventh for a second straight week, while Northwest Misssissippi, Hutchinson and Rochester (MN) finish out the NJCAA Top 10.
Butler will be on the road for a second straight week as they travel to Fort Scott (1-2, 0-2 KJCCC) on Saturday. The Greyhounds opened the season with a 21-10 road win at Iowa Central, but lost back-to-back conference games to Hutchinson (37-6) and at Coffeyville (48-25). Kickoff from Frary Field is at 7:00 p.m.
| 2015 NJCAA TOP 20 FOOTBALL POLL | ||||
| Sept. 15, 2015 | ||||
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Prev. |
| 1. | Copiah-Lincoln, MS (7) | 2-0 | 139 | 1 |
| 2. | Nassau, NY (2) | 2-0 | 134 | 2 |
| 3. | Coffeyville | 3-0 | 124 | 4 |
| 4. | Tyler, TX | 2-0 | 118 | 5 |
| 5. | Butler | 2-0 | 111 | 8 |
| 6. | Snow, UT | 1-0 | 110 | 6 |
| 7. | East Mississippi |
2-1 | 98 | 7 |
| 8. | NW Mississippi | 3-0 | 90 | 10 |
| 9. | Hutchinson | 2-1 | 83 | 3 |
| 10. | Rochester, MN | 3-0 | 77 | 12 |
| 11. | Hinds, MS | 3-0 | 66 | 15 |
| 12. | Pima, AZ | 4-0 | 60 | 16 |
| 13. | Mississippi Gulf Coast | 2-1 | 52 | 14 |
| 14. | Georgia Military | 3-1 | 45 | 9 |
| 15. | Kilgore, TX | 2-1 | 34 | 16 |
| 16. | Dodge City | 3-0 | 33 | 20 |
| 17. | Blinn, TX | 3-1 | 29 | 18 |
| 18. | Scottsdale, AZ | 2-0 | 28 | 19 |
| 19. | Central Lakes-Brainerd, MN | 2-1 | 26 | 13 |
| 20. | Trinity Valley, TX | 2-2 | 6 | RV |
Other schools receiving votes: Arizona Western (1-2, 4); Dean, MA (2-0, 2); East Central, MS (2-1, 1).
Dropped from rankings: Arizona Western (11); Navarro, TX (18).
