COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Following last weekend's appearance in the C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl, Northwest finished the 2016 football season at No. 6 in the NJCAA's final rankings released Monday.

It marks the fourth top 10 finish in the last seven seasons for the Rangers, who ended the season at 9-3 overall. All three season losses came against teams ranked in the NJCAA top five.

Northwest opened the year ranked 10th coming off an 11-1 record and 2015 National Championship.

Overall, the Rangers went 4-3 against ranked opponents during the year, which included two wins against top 10 teams. Northwest is 10-4 its last 14 games against ranked opponents. 

Northwest was one of five teams from the MACJC in the final poll along with No. 2 East Mississippi (11-1), No. 7 Holmes (7-3), No. 10 Northeast (6-3) and No. 19 Itawamba (5-4).

Garden City (Kan.) defeated Arizona Western 25-22 in the El Toro Bowl to claim the 2016 national title. 

To learn more about Ranger football visit the athletics website at www.nwccrangers.com.