EL DORADO, Kan. – Following big weeks for both programs, Butler football and soccer are both ranked in their respective NJCAA polls this week.
FOOTBALL
The Grizzlies went on the road and easily handled the No. 3 ranked team in the nation, Iowa Central, 45-10. They were rewarded for the performance with their highest ranking this season, coming in at seventh in the NJCAA D1 Week Eight Football Poll after being slotted in at 12th last week.
The No. 7 ranking for Butler is its highest-ranking since week eight of the 2022 season when they were ranked sixth after moving to 5-2 with a win over Iowa Central.
Hutchinson remains No. 1 and the Grizzlies opponent this week, Iowa Western, sits at No. 2. Butler is at No. 7 and the opponent they took down, last week's third ranked team in Iowa Central, is at No. 9. Dodge City found itself ranked 14th, the second time this season they have been ranked.
No. 7 Butler hosts No. 2 Iowa Central this Saturday at 7 p.m. from BG Products Veterans Sports Complex.
2023 NJCAA DI Football Poll | Week Eight - 10-16-23
|
Place |
Name |
Record |
Points |
1st Place |
Prev. |
|
1 |
Hutchinson Community College |
6-0 |
149 |
9 |
1 |
|
2 |
Iowa Western Community College |
7-0 |
141 |
1 |
2 |
|
3 |
Kilgore College |
4-1 |
129 |
0 |
5 |
|
4 |
Trinity Valley Community College |
5-1 |
118 |
0 |
6 |
|
5 |
Jones College |
5-1 |
113 |
0 |
7 |
|
6 |
Snow College |
5-2 |
95 |
0 |
8 |
|
7 |
Butler Community College - KS |
4-2 |
73 |
0 |
12 |
|
8 |
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College |
5-1 |
70 |
0 |
4 |
|
9 |
Iowa Central Community College |
5-2 |
68 |
0 |
3 |
|
10 |
Copiah-Lincoln Community College |
5-1 |
64 |
0 |
10 |
|
11 |
East Mississippi Community College |
4-2 |
57 |
0 |
10 |
|
12 |
Tyler Junior College |
4-2 |
39 |
0 |
13 |
|
13 |
Lackawanna College |
6-1 |
38 |
0 |
11 |
|
14 |
Dodge City Community College |
4-3 |
14 |
0 |
11 |
|
15 |
Northeast Mississippi Community College |
5-1 |
9 |
0 |
9 |
Receiving Votes: Northwest Mississippi, Georgia Military
SOCCER
After dropping out of the rankings for the first time all season, Butler soccer went 2-0 last week including a ranked road win over No. 16 Cowley to help their cause. They re-entered this week's NJCAA D1 Women's Soccer Week Eight Poll at No. 18.
Barton sits at sixth, the highest of the KJCCC squads. Hutchinson comes in at No. 11 and Cowley is one spot ahead of the Grizzlies at No. 17.
Butler has its final two regular season games at home this week, hosting Seward on Wednesday at four and Dodge City on Saturday at two.
2023 NJCAA DI Women's Soccer Poll | Week Eight - 10-16-23
|
Place |
Name |
Record |
Points |
1st Place |
Prev. |
|
1 |
Iowa Western Community College |
11-0 |
140 |
7 |
1 |
|
2 |
Seminole State College |
15-0-1 |
133 |
0 |
2 |
|
3 |
Tyler Junior College |
12-0-1 |
126 |
0 |
3 |
|
4 |
Daytona State College |
12-0 |
119 |
0 |
4 |
|
5 |
Salt Lake Community College |
11-1 |
112 |
0 |
5 |
|
6 |
Monroe Community College |
9-2 |
105 |
0 |
6 |
|
7 |
Barton Community College |
10-1-2 |
98 |
0 |
7 |
|
8 |
Eastern Florida State College |
6-2-1 |
91 |
0 |
8 |
|
9 |
Arizona Western College |
12-1 |
84 |
0 |
9 |
|
10 |
Navarro College |
7-2-3 |
77 |
0 |
11 |
|
11 |
Hutchinson Community College |
12-2-3 |
70 |
0 |
10 |
|
12 |
Monroe College |
6-2-1 |
63 |
0 |
12 |
|
13 |
Hill College |
9-2-2 |
56 |
0 |
13 |
|
14 |
Casper College |
13-2-1 |
49 |
0 |
15 |
|
15 |
Western Wyoming Community College |
15-3-3 |
36 |
0 |
17 |
|
16 |
Kansas City Kansas Community College |
10-3-2 |
35 |
0 |
14 |
|
17 |
Cowley County Community College |
8-2-3 |
28 |
0 |
16 |
|
18 |
Butler Community College - KS |
7-5-5 |
21 |
0 |
18 |
|
19 |
Laramie County Community College |
7-3-3 |
14 |
0 |
15 |
|
20 |
Blinn College |
10-3 |
2 |
0 |
N/A |
Receiving Votes: Polk State, Utah State Eastern, Murray State, Lewis & Clark, Snow
