East Mississippi Community College jumped two spots to third place in Monday’s new National Junior College Athletic Association football poll.
EMCC (4-1) was fifth for the past two weeks but jumped Butler (Kansas) and Northwest Mississippi, which both lost last week. The Lions are riding a four-game win streak into Thursday’s home game with Northwest, which fell to the No. 7 spot.
Hutchinson (Kansas) kept the top spot in the rankings, and Mississippi Gulf Coast took the No. 2 spot.
Monday’s poll was the first of the season to use the Football Computer Ranking, which factors in teams’ strength of schedule in determining the ranking.
The Lions kick off with Northwest 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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