Northwest rises to No. 4 in NJCAA Division I football poll

Northwest Mississippi Community College climbed to fourth in the Week 10 NJCAA Division I football poll, one spot higher than the previous ranking, as it prepared for the Region 23 championship game.

The Rangers were the highest-ranked team in the poll with more than one loss. Hutchinson Community College (9-0) held the top spot, followed by Iowa Western Community College (8-1) and Trinity Valley Community College (8-1). Butler Community College (7-2) rounded out the top five.

Northwest was scheduled to host No. 9 Hinds Community College (7-3) at Ranger Stadium and Bobby Franklin Field. The calendar listed kickoff for 2 p.m. Saturday, with a pregame broadcast scheduled for 1:30 p.m. on Ranger TV.

Hinds fell from seventh after losing to unranked Jones College on Thursday, according to the report. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College (8-2) moved to seventh, while East Mississippi Community College (8-2) dropped to eighth after losing to Northwest the previous Thursday in Scooba. Copiah-Lincoln Community College (7-3) ranked 13th, and East Central Community College (6-4) was 15th.

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