HUTCHINSON BLUE DRAGONS AT NUMBER 6 IN THE NJCAA PRESEASON FOOTBALL POLL

 The Hutchinson Blue Dragons football team, fresh off last year’s 10-2 campaign and their second consecutive Salt City Bowl victory, are ranked number 6 in the NJCAA preseason football poll. Navarro College, the defending national champions (and not just in football – the Bulldogs won the NJCAA Division 1 World Series in June) have the top ranking. The Butler (KS) Grizzlies, Navarro’s opponent in last December’s National Championship Game, are at number 3. Here’s the full Top 25:

1. Navarro College Bulldogs … 2. MS Gulf Coast Bulldogs … 3. Butler Grizzlies … 4.Blinn Buccaneers … 5. Arizona Western Matadors … 6. Hutchinson Blue Dragons … 7. Snow College Badgers … 8. Pearl River Wildcats … 9. NW Mississippi Rangers … 10. Georgia Military Bulldogs … 11. Nassau Lions … 12. Iowa Western Reivers … 13.Grand Rapids Raiders … 14.Trinity Valley Cardinals … 15. Coffeyville Red Ravens … 16. East Mississippi Lions … 17. Ellsworth Panthers … 18. Eastern Arizona College Gila Monsters … 19. Copiah- Lincoln Wolves … 20. Lackawanna Falcons … 21.Central Lakes Raiders … 22. Cisco College Wranglers … 23. Independence Pirates … 24. Iowa Central Tritons …25. Dean College Bulldogs