East Mississippi Community College (3-1) remains in fifth place in the new National Junior College Athletic Association poll, released Monday.
It’s the first time this season the Lions have kept the same spot in the poll in consecutive weeks. They were the preseason No. 1 team, then fell to 11th with a loss to Hinds, reached fifth, fell to sixth and went back up to fifth.
Once again, Hutchinson (Kansas) and Butler (Kansas) were ranked No. 1 and No. 3
Northwest Mississippi and Mississippi Gulf Coast came in third and fourth, respectively.
No. 11 Copiah-Lincoln (3-1), No. 16 Hinds (3-1) and No. 17 Jones (2-2) were the other Mississippi teams in the top 20.
EMCC hosts East Central (3-1), the team receiving the second-most votes outside the top 20, at 7 p.m. Thursday.
Theo DeRosa reports on Mississippi State sports for The Dispatch. Follow him on Twitter at @Theo_DeRosa.
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