With a 3-1 loss to No. 4-ranked Tyler on Friday, the Butler women's soccer team was dropped from fifth to eighth in in the NJCAA Top 20 national poll, which was released Wednesday.
Butler (7-2-0 overall, 2-0-0 conference) received 61 votes in this week's poll and is now 1-2 against current ranked opponents. The Grizzlies defeated current #2 Laramie County (WY) in the season opener, but have losses to No. 3 Iowa Western and Tyler, who moved down from fourth to sixth in the poll.
Prior to Tyler, the Grizzlies defeated Pratt 11-0 on Wednesday, as sophomore midfielder Morgan Foster scored four goals in the contest. The loss to Tyler snapped a six-game winning streak for the Grizzlies.
For the third straight week, Paradise Valley (AZ) was the unanimous No. 1 pick, receiving 100 votes and all five first-place votes. Laramie County, Iowa Western, Navarro (Texas) and Monroe Community (N.Y.) round out the top five.
Other KJCCC schools featured in the national poll are Barton (6-2-0, 16th), Coffeyville (6-2-0, 19th) and Johnson County (7-1-0, 20th).
Butler will host a pair of conference games this weekend, as the Grizzlies will play Garden City at 6 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 27, then take on Johnson County on Sunday at 7 p.m.
| NJCAA Top 20 National Poll | September 25, 2013 | |||||
| Rank | College | Record | Points | 1st place votes |
Previous Rank |
| 1. | Paradise Valley, Ariz. | 10-0-0 | 100 | 4 | 1 |
| 2. | Laramie County, Wyo. | 8-1-0 | 95 | 0 | 2 |
| 3. | Iowa Western | 6-1-0 | 90 | 0 | 3 |
| 4. | Navarro, Texas |
5-2-0 | 78 | 0 | 10 |
| 5. | Monroe Community, N.Y. | 7-1-0 | 74 | 0 | 7 |
| 6. | Tyler, Texas |
7-2-0 | 72 | 0 | 4 |
| 7. | Lewis & Clark, Ill. |
9-0-0 | 69 | 0 | 9 |
| 8. | Butler |
7-2-0 | 61 | 0 | 5 |
| 9. | Monroe College, N.Y. |
6-0-0 | 55 | 0 | 10 |
| 10. | Iowa Central |
7-1-0 | 50 | 0 | 7 |
| 11. | Eastern Florida State |
5-2-1 | 45 | 0 | 14 |
| 12. | Darton State, Ga. | 8-1-0 | 37 | 0 | 5 |
| 13. | Jones County, Miss. |
7-0-0 | 34 | 0 | 16 |
| 14. | Schoolcraft, Mich. |
6-0-0 | 31 | 0 | 17 |
| 15. | Cisco, Texas |
6-2-0 | 24 | 0 | 18 |
| 16. | Barton |
6-2-0 | 20 | 0 | NR |
| 17. | Cape Fear, N.C. |
7-0-0 | 14 | 0 | 19 |
| 18. | Iowa Lakes |
8-2-0 | 10 | 0 | NR |
| 19. | Coffeyville |
6-2-0 | 7 | 0 | NR |
| 20. | Johnson County | 7-1-0 | 2 | 0 | 19 |
| 20. | Meridian, Miss. | 7-1-0 | 2 | 0 | NR |
Dropped from rankings: Hutchinson; Georgia Perimeter; St. Louis, Mo.
