Softball drops one spot to 9th in latest NJCAA rankings

Softball drops one spot to 9th in latest NJCAA rankings
Adam Gore/LetsGoICC.com

FULTON, MS – Softball dropped to No. 9 in the latest Marucci Sports National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division II softball rankings.

The Indians (30-5, 15-3 MACJC) dropped from the No. 8 spot despite going 3-1 last week after sweeping Coahoma Community College (0-26, 0-18 MACJC) and splitting on the road with then third-ranked East Central Community College (30-5, 14-4 MACJC).

LSU-Eunice (36-2) remains the nation's top team while Phoenix College (32-5) made the biggest jump of the week moving from No. 7 to replace Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College (27-3, 10-3 MACJC) at the No. 2 spot. The Bulldogs took over the No. 3 spot with East Central slipping to No. 4 and MACJC-leading Jones County Junior College (26-5, 15-1 MACJC) also falling a spot to No. 6 in country.

Johnson County (12-7) jumped from No. 11 into a tie for ninth place with the Indians.

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ICC is currently two games out of first place in the MACJC and are scheduled to face Southwest Mississippi Community College (17-13, 10-6 MACJC) in Summit on Friday.

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