COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado – The Blinn College football team moved up eight spots on the NJCAA football rankings released Tuesday after defeating the third-ranked team in the country in Week 2.
The Buccaneers climbed to No. 6 after defeating then-No. 3 Trinity Valley Community College, 31-27, on Saturday, Sept. 16. Trinity Valley dropped to No. 8 following the loss.
The Buccaneers are undefeated with a 3-0 record and will head on the road to face Kilgore College at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23.
Fellow Region XIV Conference team Tyler Junior College is ranked No. 4.
The NJCAA Football Top 20 Poll follows:
Rank |
College (1st Place Votes) |
State |
Record |
Points |
Prev |
1 |
East Mississippi (5) |
MS |
3-0 |
137 |
2 |
2 |
Arizona Western (4) |
AZ |
2-0 |
136 |
1 |
3 |
Holmes |
MS |
3-0 |
123 |
7 |
4 |
Tyler |
TX |
3-0 |
122 |
7 |
5 |
Snow |
UT |
4-0 |
111 |
10 |
6 |
Blinn |
TX |
3-0 |
106 |
14 |
7 |
Lackawanna |
PA |
2-0 |
92 |
9 |
8 |
Trinity Valley |
TX |
3-1 |
90 |
3 |
9 |
Central Lakes |
MN |
3-0 |
78 |
12 |
10 |
Iowa Western |
IA |
3-1 |
77 |
4 |
11 |
DuPage |
IL |
3-0 |
64 |
17 |
12 |
Mesa |
AZ |
2-1 |
61 |
6 |
13 |
Independence |
KS |
2-1 |
38 |
15 |
14 |
Butler |
KS |
2-1 |
36 |
RV |
15 |
Dodge City |
KS |
3-1 |
34 |
19 |
16 |
Georgia Military |
GA |
2-1 |
29 |
18 |
17 |
Monroe College |
NY |
3-0 |
26 |
20 |
18 |
Louisburg |
NC |
3-0 |
22 |
RV |
19 |
Northwest Mississippi |
MS |
1-1 |
21 |
5 |
20 |
Copiah-Lincoln |
MS |
2-1 |
18 |
13 |
Blinn has competed in intercollegiate athletics since 1903 and captured 36 NJCAA national championships since 1987.