From Staff Reports
Corsicana Daily Sun
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The Navarro Bulldogs continued their slow climb up the national poll on Tuesday, moving up one spot to No. 7 in the latest NJCAA Division I football rankings.
The top four teams remained the same with Iowa Western (8-0) holding down the top spot, followed by Butler (8-0), East Mississippi (8-0) and Arizona Western (6-0).
East Mississippi had the biggest win of thw eek, defeating then-No. 4 Northwest Mississippi 56-49.
Navarro (7-1) is one slot ahead of No. 8 Northeastern Oklahoma A&M (7-1). The teams will square off Saturday in Miami, Okla. in the final game of the SWJCFC regular season.
Top 20 Rankings – Week 9
RANK COLLEGE RECORD POINTS 1ST VOTES PREV.
1. Iowa Western 8-0 205.0 5 1
2. Butler 8-0 189.0 1 2
3. East Mississippi 8-0 182.5 3 3
4. Arizona Western 6-0 180.5 0 4
5. Nassau 8-0 172.5 0 6
6. ASA 8-0 147.0 0 7
7. Navarro 7-1 137.0 0 8
8. NEO 7-1 129.5 0 9
9. Mississippi Gulf Coast 7-1 125.0 0 11
10. Snow 7-1 121.0 0 10
11. Northwest Mississippi 6-1 101.5 0 5
12. Kilgore 7-1 98.5 0 13
13. Hutchinson 7-1 96.0 0 12
14. Central Lakes 8-1 69.5 0 15
15. Louisburg 6-1 60.5 0 16
16. Rochester 8-1 57.0 0 17
17. Copiah-Lincoln 6-2 37.0 0 14
18. Jones County 6-2 30.0 0 18
19. College of DuPage 6-2 23.5 0 19
20. Ellsworth 5-2 14.5 0 NR
