COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – After a convincing 33-13 victory at No. 3 Holmes last week, Northwest advanced six spots to No. 11 in the latest NJCAA Football poll released Tuesday afternoon.

Football Computer Rankings (FCR) factored into this week's poll, and will from here on out, which takes into account opponents' win percentage and their opponents' win percentage. 

Northwest improved to 3-1 on the season with the road victory and 2-1 in the MACJC North Division.

East Mississippi continues to create separation at the No. 1 spot, with the Lions earning seven first place votes with a 5-0 overall record. Tyler (5-0), Iowa Western (4-1), Trinity Valley (5-1) and Arizona Western (3-0) make up the remainder of the top five.

Several other MACJC programs climbed back into the rankings this week as well. Hinds (4-0) sits just behind the Rangers at No. 12, while Holmes (4-1), Jones County (4-1) and Gulf Coast (3-2) round out the conference representation at No's. 15, 17 and 20, respectively. 

Northwest will host Coahoma (1-4, 0-2 MACJC North) on Thursday night at Bobby Franklin Field. The game can be seen in high definition at nwccrangers.com/watch. Live stats are also available.

NJCAA Top 20 Poll (10/3/17)
1. East Mississippi
2. Tyler (TX)
3. Iowa Western
4. Trinity Valley (TX)
5. Arizona Western
6. Snow (UT)
7. Independence (KS)
8. Blinn (TX)
9. Scottsdale (AZ)
10. Lackawanna (PA)
11. Northwest Mississippi
12. Hinds
13. Georgia Military
14. Hutchinson (KS)
15. Holmes
16. Monroe College (NY)
17. Jones County
18. Louisburg (NC)
19. Butler (KS)
20. Mississippi Gulf Coast